I received this unsolicited mail from Jon Tzu and almost did not open it, but his address line 'Sage Buddha' caused me to pause. Thought you might appreciate his thoughtful treatise on envy.
All things that are envied envy something else. We envy that which we believe will bring us the inner peace and happiness we are actually seeking. Since the person being envied has not found happiness he of course envies something else. Know that if you became that person you would also envy something else.
Many people struggle their whole lives for the things they envy to gain something that they thought would bring them the inner happiness and peace they are actually seeking. Perhaps it would of been best to not have envied at all and found that peace within ourselves as envy leads to jealousy. If we cannot attain what we envy then we become jealous of that thing we believe has that happiness we seek.
Imagine if you do not envy something and find that you become content with what you have and how you are thus breaking that cycle. This one act can create the conditions for freeing yourself from jealousy. Now imagine a world without jealousy.
I am finishing my retreat and have some business to attend to in the Kansas City area. Some people have been asking where they can meet me so if your in that area or would like to come and talk about Eastern Philosophy please e-mail me.
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