JEALOUSY - Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

Jealousy makes you unsettled, have no peace, be unhappy and act in ways that make you deteriorate and be alone. How can you be jealous of other people who work hard and do well? They deserve their efforts and they 'make' you upset because they remind you of what you're not willing to do. How can you purposely make it hard for other people to do their job because you don't have their results? Wrong method. In the end no one likes you or your work. You will be alone, bitter and despised. Jealousy is a thief that robs you of peace, friendships, respect, and growth. Fight your jealousy, not the people who succeed. Fight your jealousy and not your friends. -- Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

In answer to Plinio Tsai's question from facebook:

Rinpoche, how should the person stop the mind that wishes to compare ones own qualities with others qualities and feel bad about it? How someone applies rejoice instead of comparision?

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weeliang on May 10, 2011 at 4:19:05 am wrote:

Dear Rinpoche,

Thank you for the short teaching.

I have realized that when I rejoice in other people's success, it pushes me to beat myself. But when I am jealous with other people's success, I naturally only want to beat the other person. Therefore, all my energy and thoughts are focused on the other person rather than on improving myself to succeed.

with folded hands,

Wee Liang

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Doreen Teoh on May 6, 2011 at 4:11:59 pm wrote:

Thank you Rinpoche for explanation on Jealousy. What about if we feel that there is unfairness or prejudiced situation that is been practise? Is it a similar application or feelings?

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meng kiat on Apr 29, 2011 at 8:47:53 am wrote:

thank you Rinpoche, very nice and clear teaching on how to clear away our jealousy:)

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anila on Apr 28, 2011 at 10:39:57 pm wrote:

Thank you Rinpoche for answering Plinio Tsai question. I am sure it will benefit a lot more people out there and not only we students. I feel that what causes people to have jealousy starts from the mind and also from their Karma. You create the results of unhappiness through your own doing by being jealous. And you cause it. You also can choose to be happy and have a lot of friends by rejoicing for what they have achieved through their hard work...

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patsy on Apr 28, 2011 at 6:18:17 pm wrote:

Thank you Rinpoche for this clear and easy to understand explanations.

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Alejandra Arroyo Valerio on Apr 28, 2011 at 6:30:37 am wrote:

Thank you Rimpoche, this is so heplful to hear, please keep answering questions, we do need this remind over and over again.

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rr on Apr 27, 2011 at 9:00:15 pm wrote:

'Their success is not your problem'-- thanks that is beautifully said. It made me read AL question in a very different way than I would have before I heard it.

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Margaretlee on Apr 27, 2011 at 6:26:21 pm wrote:

Thank you Plinio for posting this question and Rinpoche for giving a short and profound teaching.

In short, I think we must all comtemplate from time to time the law of karma. Personally I believe jealousy is the worst enemy of all, because from there arises anger and negative speech and actions that would create more negative results for us in the future.

Learning to rejoice may not seem to be at hand in the beginning but like what Rinp...

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Den on Apr 27, 2011 at 6:15:51 pm wrote:

I felt I could really understand that Samsara is a meritocracy from this clear talk. Whoever achieved anything in any way, has done so because they have PAID for the result by their own efforts. Totally fair. If I make the same effort, I can achieve the same result.

Thinking about practical example, maybe it's a bit like two people wearing t-shirts. One of them made the effort to wash their shirt in washing powder, rinse it and dry it nicely in t...

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Den on Apr 27, 2011 at 5:13:39 pm wrote:

Wow, there is so much Dharma teaching in this one single response. I know virtually nothing about Dharma and there are so many good ideas in here that I had never heard before, "May I always take refuge in the Arya Ratna Dharma in order to protect others from my own deluded thoughts", "May you my teacher remember me in all my future lives, and like today, bring me to the clarity and lucidity of Dharma with the hook of your compassion", etc. Very useful...