Category:Free from Envy
Theme Analysis
The category of being free from envy explores the essential internal qualification for spiritual advancement and the ultimate symptom of a liberated soul. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that envy, or matsara, is the fundamental disease of the material world, fueling competition, duality, and suffering. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is specifically intended for those who are nirmatsara—completely non-envious. A devotee must be especially careful to avoid envying other devotees, as this constitutes a severe vaisnava-aparadha, nor should one ever be envious of the spiritual master. True freedom from envy is nourished through the constant practice of sravana-kirtana. By drinking the nectar of krsna-katha, the heart is purified of all competitive spirit, allowing the devotee to become a paramahamsa—a perfect well-wisher to all living entities. This transformation leads to the establishment of a competitionless society with God at the center and grants the soul the transcendental qualities described in the Bhagavad-gītā, ultimately making one eligible to return back home, back to Godhead.
- The Qualification for Bhagavata Philosophy The highest spiritual knowledge is reserved for those who have purged the contamination of envy from their hearts. Without becoming nirmatsara, it is impossible to advance in Krsna consciousness or truly understand the deeper purports of the scriptures.
- Purification through Hearing and Chanting The disease of envy is cured by the regular reception of krsna-katha. Whether hearing of the pastimes of Lord Ramacandra or the characteristics of great souls, this aural reception nullifies material attachment and frees the soul from the bondage of fruitive activities.
- The Symptom of the Paramahamsa An exalted devotee is recognized by their equal vision and kindness toward all. Being free from attachment and envy, they strive to create a society where competition is replaced by cooperation, centering all activities on the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord.
- Transcendental Qualities and Success Freedom from envy is a hallmark of the divine nature. By remaining steady in success and failure and avoiding the passion for honor, a devotee attracts the mercy of the Lord. Such a person, following the examples of authorities like Manu, achieves a life of peace and guaranteed success.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Awakening Our Divine Nature by Becoming Free from Envy.
Pages in category "Free from Envy"
The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
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- A devotee must therefore be completely free from envy, especially of other devotees. To envy other devotees is a great offense, a vaisnava-aparadha
- A devotee who constantly engages in hearing and chanting (sravana-kirtana) is certainly freed from the disease of envy, and thus he becomes eligible to go back home, back to Godhead
- Anyone who drinks even a small drop of krsna-katha through aural reception is freed from all material attachment and envy. Like a bird with no means of subsistence, such a person becomes a mendicant and lives by begging
B
- Because everyone in the material world is envious, there is competition. The devotees of the Lord are not only free from all material envy, but they are also kind to everyone in an attempt to establish a competitionless society with God in the center
- By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance one should counteract sufferings due to providence
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- He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady both in success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions. BG 4.22 - 1972
- He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions
I
- In Srimad-Bhagavatam it is said that the Bhagavata philosophy is meant for people who are completely free from envy (SB 1.1.2) - paramo nirmatsaranam
- In the beginning of Srimad-Bhagavatam it is therefore said that Srimad-Bhagavatam is meant for those who are completely nirmatsara (nonenvious). In other words, one who is not free from the contamination of envy cannot advance in Krsna consciousness
O
- O King Pariksit, anyone who aurally receives the narrations concerning the characteristics of Lord Ramacandra's pastimes will ultimately be freed from the disease of envy and thus be liberated from the bondage of fruitive activities
- One who is not free from the contamination of envy cannot advance in Krsna consciousness
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- The Blessed Lord said: Modesty & steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy & the passion for honor-these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature. BG 16.1-3 - 1972
- The paramahamsa is free from envy
- The transcendental devotees of the Lord are not only free from material envy, but are well-wishers to everyone, and they strive to establish a competitionless society with God in the center