The Buddha's Words Everyday

27Jul

What is wrongful envy? Concerning this, a householder or his son is wealthy in grain, silver or gold. Then a servant or underling thinks: ‘If only that wealth didn't belong to them.’ Or suppose a monk or brahmin gets a good supply of robes, food, lodging or medicine for sickness, and another monk or brahmin thinks: ‘If only he didn't get a good supply of those things.’ This is called wrongful envy and is not abandoned by acts of body or speech, but by seeing it with wisdom.

A.V,40