DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM JEALOUSY, BE FREE FROM CONTENTION
Master Jun Hong Lu: If you are someone who still harbours jealousy towards others, it goes to show that you have yet to reach the state of self-liberation. This is the reason why I say this to many young Buddhist practitioners, “You must always remember – never be jealous of others, just work hard without thinking about the rewards. When we see others enjoying the fortune and virtue in their life, it is none of our business. We should not be jealous of them. This is because jealousy is a type of virus that will cause you to catch a flu or a cold that potentially will make you seriously ill. In fact, many serious illnesses stem from a cold or a flu”.
Assuming a person with a weak body constitution is hit by a virus. This may trigger a host of other pathogens, resulting in some other serious illnesses. That is why it is important for us to disentangle ourselves from the conflicts that we are embroiled in.
What should we rely on to resolve these disputes? It is through our ability to accord with conditions in dealing with them, just like how we should go with the flow in life and in our handling of matters. We should embrace the mindset that accepts whatever that we have today, and we are also able to accept the fact that there will be things that we will fail to obtain tomorrow.
This same mentality should be applied in our effort to help others to be spiritually awakened. If we are able to help them, we should do so. However, if we feel we are not able to, we should back-off. Be constantly connected to the wisdom and the light of the Buddha. When we are constantly basked in the light of the Bodhisattva, and are in harmony with the Buddha, we will experience an instantaneous awakening.
Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Buddhism In Plain Terms, Volume 5 Chapter 17
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