Insecure, he looked for faults in others more than virtues, seeking assurance that others are also not doing well… until he came across a really good person… which made him jealous, forgetting that he could emulate his...

From Chester Brown’s ‘Paying for It’: Jealousy is natural, but that doesn’t mean that not feeling jealous is not natural. It’s probably better to frame the matter in relation to maturity. It’s immature to be jealous, it’s mature to not feel...

To transform jealousy, it is good to cultivate rejoice (gladness) that others are ‘better’, and to see their better state is a possible model to work towards. Of course, this should be more in the spiritual than worldly sense. For example, we don’t become jealous when we...

A Tit for a Tat (228) Tit: Isn’t it strange? Tat: What is? Tit: We like to see good-looking people as it’s pleasing to the eye…. Tat: So…? Tit: But if they are very good-looking, we might feel jealous. Tat: And if they are not so good-looking? Tit: We feel...

The remake of ‘Clash of the Titans’ is more fascinating than its 1981 predecessor for a number of reasons. Firstly, the monsters are a lot meaner. Secondly, the gods are a lot meaner… too! Set in an ancient time, the film paints a terrifying world filled with convoluted ...

Z: (To colleague) Wanna lunch with us? R: Nay, my girlfriend won’t like the idea. Z: Huh? It’s a group of us – not just you and me candlelighting! R: I know, but she don’t like the idea of me lunching with any girls, in a group or not. Z: Wow! Countless senseless...

Friend: I read your recent article about ’small & big cars’ (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thedailyenlightenment-realisation/message/358). Sometimes its ‘difficult’ to practise the Dharma. For example, I know I am able to afford branded cars but choose not to do so, because of...

A toddler nephew is undergoing a strange phase of growing up. Barely a month ago, his baby sister was born. Suddenly, his behaviour became a little incomprehensibly moody and anger-prone… even to himself! He seemed to experience a form of existential anguish that he couldn’t...