Envy is the biggest and smallest inner enemy of a living being.
Not so much lust and anger.
Lust and anger are created by God.
Envy, jealousy, pride are self-created.
The jiva itself has created them.
God has placed enemies like lust in the blood.
That these have been placed for a purpose of creation.
Envy is not placed for that reason.
Envy is created by man himself.
And Maharaj said that envy arises from pride.
So if one has pride.
If one has more reverence for oneself, thinking, 'I am capable of anything,' then all these envies arise from that.
If he is not capable, even if he is capable, he will not be envious.
If one has assumed that one is capable of anything, then one is not capable of anything.
So, he envies others who are capable, thinking they are like that.
Cannot stay.
Restlessness.
Cannot tolerate the progress of others.
So that is called restlessness.
Pride in oneself, high expectations, all this comes from that.
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One's limited capacity and high expectations lead to all this.
Everyone's capacity is not the same.
Whether we are inferior to someone or not.
Whether we are low or not.
So what does he say?
You yourself.
Whether you come down from anyone or not.
That I am above everyone.
If we are inferior to someone.
Then one should accept it in one's mind.
That we are so much less than that.
Whether we are inferior to equals or not.
It is very difficult to accept that.
I am somewhat lacking in quality compared to my peers.
That cannot be accepted.
Due to pride, pride does not allow one to accept it.
Why am I inferior?
I am superior to everyone.
He does not allow me to accept that.
So, if one is inferior and does not accept one's inferiority, then one has to show something like that to others.
So, he envies, acts hypocritically, deceives, feels jealous, and commits treachery.
He also harbors enmity towards him.
He also destroys it.
All this happens.
It comes from pride.
Ego.
Pride.
Whether a child or an elder, a woman or a man, poor or rich.
Whether it is an animal or a bird or an insect.
The tendency of envy is present in all of them.
In Vachanamrut Sarangpur 8, envy means not being able to see the good in others.
Shriji Maharaj has called that envy.
Especially to equals.
Envy among equals is clearly visible.
If there is envy in others, big or small.
Then it is not easily visible.
Jealousy, malice, envy, hatred, anger, and enmity.
All these are enemies of the same category.
This thing lies in the three gunas of Maya.
In Samkhya Karika, it is said that the three gunas are mutually overpowering.
Mutually endowed with qualities.
And mutually overpowering.
All cannot remain separate.
And they cannot see each other's good.
So, the nature of such qualities of Maya has come into us.
It has descended through tradition.
Intellect, senses, all 24 elements are there.
They are created from that.
They are created from that, so it is already there.
All this.
In Samkhya Karika, it is said, what is the function of the three gunas?
What is the role of each one?
To pull each other's legs.
To pull each other's legs.
That is its role.
It has no other work.
So, people do the same thing.
That one forgets one's own work.
And in pulling each other's legs, one considers that as one's own effort and role.
To pull the legs of all our competitors, so many competitors are created.
Then he becomes free to pull his legs.
In Samkhya Karika, it is said that the three gunas are mutually overpowering.
They are of the nature of mutually overpowering.
That is, in the three gunas, there is such an inherent tendency that they cannot see each other's greatness.
The same thing descends into the creation of Maya through tradition.
To feel burning in one's heart upon seeing the good of others is called jealousy.
And if that fault develops a little, it takes the form of malice.
It is called jealousy until only anguish arises in the heart.
Whereas the tendency to attribute faults to the true qualities of others is called malice.
After that, when a little activity against the opponent begins, it is called envy.
When there is secret activity, it is called envy.
And when there is open activity, it is called treachery.
Furthermore, when open and blatant opposition manifests, it is called treachery.
Treachery takes the form of action.
Furthermore, when it matures even more, it is called anger.
It is said.
And then it takes the form of enmity.
Just as a seed sprouts and its trunk, branches, sub-branches, leaves, and flowers expand, so too, in the end, envy manifests as complete destruction. This is the outcome of envy.
These are all mental illnesses.
Mental illness.
Mental illness is very difficult to destroy.
It is said that one is sick in mind and sick in body.
If one is sick in mind, one does not recover quickly.
If a person is only physically ill, they recover.
But then he is not sick in mind, he is sick, so who tells him that he is well?
And the cure for mental illness is a bit tough, isn't it?
If one goes to a mental hospital, all the patients there have to be kept under control.
Otherwise, they might do something unexpected.
Some people don't believe that they are sick.
They are a bit like us.
They say, 'Akalmatha Notka'.
Akalmatha is very clumsy by body.
A mentally ill person has a lot of potential.
To turn someone's life upside down.
If we divide the inner enemy, three divisions can be made.
One is God-created, human-created, and eternal enemies.
God-created enemies like lust are God-created.
It is God-created, and even the eternal enemy is called God-created, but there are two divisions in it.
God created them.
God created it for the purpose of creation.
Therefore, no one can destroy it.
Yet, it is the duty of a devotee-seeker of God not to fall into the clutches of inner enemies.
That much can be done.
We should not become victims of lust and other desires, and a devotee of God can control them so that they do not hinder our present dharma.
He can do that much.
He cannot completely destroy it.
Destruction happens only when the body is destroyed.
Maharaj has said so.
That metal is the form of work.
So, it is a part of the body's constitution, and as long as the body exists, it cannot be destroyed.
To destroy lust and other desires means not to let their perversions arise.
That can happen.
It can only happen when one is a devotee of God.
Lust and other inner enemies are created by God.
God created it for the purpose of creation.
Therefore, no one can destroy it.
Yet, it is the duty of a devotee-seeker of God not to fall into the clutches of inner enemies.
By the grace of God, it also becomes possible.
Moreover, these inner enemies are somewhat successful.
Secondly, human-created.
Jealousy, envy, etc., inner enemies are human-created.
Its creation was not for the purpose of running the world.
Humans have created them to nourish their ego by their own nature.
Therefore, one has to destroy it oneself.
God does not do it.
The prayer we made is very true.
That, O God, I feel a lot of envy, so please remove it.
So, if we have the desire, God helps.
If we say it and then don't avoid it, then God doesn't help.
Eternal enemies.
Hunger, thirst, sleep, etc., which a person cannot overcome until death, then how can he destroy them?
But it is necessary for a devotee of God to control it generally.
Normal control happens.