Wiki says:
“Jealousy is an emotion
and typically refers to the negative thoughts and feelings of insecurity, fear,
and anxiety over an anticipated loss of something that the person values,
particularly in reference to a human connection. Jealousy often consists of a
combination of presenting emotions such as anger, resentment, inadequacy,
helplessness and disgust.”
Recently the word "jealousy" has
been appearing along with the thoughts to write something about it, so that
maybe something could be seen. In the picture above with the eggs, there
is a look on the one eggs face that may imply that it is mad that the other two
eggs are together, or maybe it is upset that they are resting and it is not, or
that they look content and it is not. The underlying thing of jealousy is
that someone or something has what you don't and that you want it.
The quickest way to see jealousy without
having to change it, is to see that there has to be a "you" to have the
emotion "jealousy" without the "you" jealousy is just an
emotion that is labeled. And to take it a step further, emotions are just
energy; like a wave that rises and falls (one doesn't try to change a wave, but
many try to change emotions, instead of just letting them be until they
subside).
So jealousy can be great tool for watching
emotions rise and fall without doing anything about them. To just have
them. And it can be a great tool in the seeing that there is no
"you" to be jealous, for when the depth of
this realization comes, you will laugh that you were always and only
jealous of your own self. That might be a big jump but let's look, if you find
that there is no "you (no individual you)" then you begin to
realize at the same time, that it is the same for everyone and that the
"sameness" that animates the appearance of "you" is the
"same" in everyone. In this seeing, or just Knowing, you don't
have to see it, because in the world it appears as if we are all different and
separate, but that is only because the attention is on the "world"
and not what the world appears "IN." That doesn't mean that you
might not still feel the emotion as real, but you will know who you are jealous
of; and in That Recognition once again rest in yourSelf.
Jealousy usually appears when there is
either a fear of loss, that something you have or want will go to someone else,
and it also appears when one does not feel adequate enough to retain what one
has. So the goal of this writing, if there is one, is to help the reader
begin to use jealousy, when it arises, as a way to bring the attention back to
theirSelf, instead of projecting it outwards. You can use any example of
jealousy. I just had one the other day and it was with my own child. We
both took a motorcycle class, we both drove bikes for two days, we were tested
on our riding abilities and on our studies. He passed both tests with
flying colors and rave reviews from the instructor. I on the other hand did not
pass the written test and just barely passed the driving. He was
thrilled, as was I for him, and yet at the same time, the feelings arose of not
being good enough, that my son was better than me, that I was not good at
anything in life, that I was a failure (Now you can look at all those sentences
and see that if you remove the word "I/me" then all that are there
are thoughts and feelings, but with no one to place them on they would just
rise and fall, but with an "I" they stay around because they have
someone/something to stick too.) The more one can begin to see the
"I" thought as an illusion, the less energy and intensity emotions
have. The gift in this jealousy arising was the opportunity to once again
see that it takes an "I/me" to keep it alive and without it, life just
happens and moves on. It only stays (the emotion) if it is kept fed with
the "I/me" thoughts.
This might be challenging to point to, but
with no separation, with no "I/me" in either the form of my son or
myself, there is just one thing going on ... in seemingly two forms, one
getting a license and one not getting a license but that doesn't separate Self
from Self. Just like the one writing this and you reading this are in the
same Self, that doesn't change that the writer writes this and the reader reads
it, even though it is only One receiver/giver, appearing as more than one, yet
only one and even less than one. It is quite challenging to point to the
simplicity of "Less than One." And one might say, well who are
you pointing this out too ... if there is only one...less than one ... myself
:o)
So self :o) When jealousy arises the
next time and it will cause this is the training ground for remembering who you
Are. When it arises, possibly begin to see that it takes an "I"
to be jealous and so you could begin by asking "Who am I" that is
jealous. You also could look at what you are afraid of losing and why you
must hold on to it so tightly, if it is trying to get away and you could
offer it release from your grasp. (Which includes beliefs about yourself
... like the example above ... the willingness to let go of the belief in the
"I/me" thought, drops all the beliefs and who would want to hold on
to beliefs like the ones above?)
You could also look at the "other"
that you are jealous of and KNOW without understanding...that it is yourSELF in
another form that is receiving it, and therefore, what would you keep from
yourSelf? This may not ease your discomfort but if you are coming from
the space of WHO YOU ARE then it will, but if you are coming from the space of
"who you think you are" then it can be quite challenging to see and
let go. So begin to place the attention on "who you are" by
discovering who you are. When you hear the words "I/me" begin
to allow the possibility that it is a lie and all thoughts that attach to it
are also lies.
