We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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The jealous man lives in hell. Drop comparing and jealousy disappears, meanness disappears, phoniness disappears. But you can drop it only if you start growing your inner treasures; there is no other way.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Jealousy harms the individual and can be overcome by focusing on personal growth.
This quote by Rajneesh suggests that jealousy is a destructive emotion that confines us to a state of suffering. By ceasing to compare ourselves with others and instead focusing on cultivating our inner qualities and strengths, we can eliminate negative feelings such as jealousy, meanness, and superficiality, leading to a more fulfilling life.
Themes
JealousyComparisonPersonal GrowthInner TreasuresNegativity
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about self-improvement.
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