The Bhāva door

Name a feeling or situation. Receive a verse to sit with.

Jealousy, envy, resentment

I can't stand someone else's success · Why do they have what I don't? · I feel bitter about others

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च |

adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānāṃ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca .

12.13 He who hates no creature, who is friendly and compassionate to all, who is free from attachment and egoism, balanced in pleasure and pain, and forgiving.

Why this verse: One who is not envious but is a kind friend to all living beings, who does not think himself a proprietor — the saint who possesses these qualities is dear to Me.

BG 16.19Bhagavad Gītā

तानहं द्विषतः क्रुरान्संसारेषु नराधमान् |

tānahaṃ dviṣataḥ krurānsaṃsāreṣu narādhamān .

16.19 Those cruel haters, worst among men in the world, I hurl those evil-doers into the wombs of demons only.

Why this verse: Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demonic species.