The Divinity never has Selfish Motives

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Arjuna and Dharmaraja, his eldest brother, who were both watching

from a distance, were astounded. Arjuna asked Krishna, " What just

happened here? What is responsible for this spectacle? " Krishna

answered, " Arjuna, no one understands my actions. For the divinity

there is never any selfishness or egoism. The protection of my

devotees is my only concern. The benefit and encouragement of my

devotees is my only wish. I kept all those fearsome weapons which

were employed by Bhishma and had entered the chariot, harmlessly

under my foot. As long as I had my foot on them, they were not able

to exercise their powers over you. If I had alighted from the chariot

first, these weapons would have destroyed you along with the chariot.

You would have been reduced to ashes. Being unaware of this, you

asked me to get down first. "

 

The moment Arjuna heard these words of Krishna; he realized his own

arrogant and ignorant behavior. He was exhibiting all the signs of

jealousy. Finding fault with the divinity and thinking that he was

greater than Krishna can be seen as a form of jealousy.

 

There are a number of important signs of jealousy. Jealousy makes its

appearance when you meet a person who has earned greater fame than

you. Or it will develop when a person has more wealth than you.

Jealousy will also show its head when you come into the presence of a

person who is more beautiful and handsome. For students, jealousy

will soon appear if there is another student who scores higher marks

than you. It is the weakness of ordinary human beings to develop

jealousy whenever they come in contact with people who excel them in

terms of wealth, position, beauty, intelligence, and other such

qualities.

 

Jealousy will not live harmlessly inside you. The moment jealousy

enters all the virtues which you have cultivated over a long time,

all the great qualities which you have developed, are destroyed. It

ruins the human nature; it strengthens the animal nature; it promotes

the demonic nature. It has no scruples. It does not look forward or

backward. It is such an insidious quality that you must see to it

that jealousy will never possess you. Enjoy the prosperity of others.

Enjoy the progress of others. Enjoy the welfare of others. Enjoy the

beauty of others. This is true virtue. This is one of the most

important teachings of the Gita. Desiring the good of others is a

laudable quality which everyone should possess.