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opposite person’s Adeya Namakarma is in action and yours
isn’t. This will prevent the rise of jealousy.

Q. Why bring Adeya Namakarma into the picture?

Ans. So that we do not harbour jealousy and resentment
towards those who possess strong Adeya Namakarma.

“Why don’t people obey me? Why does everyone listen to
him? Why is he wealthy and I am not?”

What is the reason behind such jealousy? The reason is that
we look at the wealth but not the punya behind it. If we have
that insight, then we will immediately tell our mind that
attainment of wealth is dependent on the opposite person’s
punya. In that case, why should I be jealous and spoil my
mind? What will I gain? Instead I should think about the

opposite person’s punya – why is his punya more than mine?
What should I do to increase mine?

An employer’s behaviour with two servants :

An employer favours one servant more than the other. He
gives him many concessions in work. At that point of time,
the other servant should not feel envious and spoil his mind
thinking that the employer is unjust. Instead, he should
consider the reasons behind the employer’s favours on the

other servant. Does he respect and serve the master better
than I do? He gladly obeys each and every order without
delay. Then, isn’t it obvious that the master favours him? The
favours are a result of punya and hence he should deliberate

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