Premanand Ji Maharaj on jealousy and comparison

Jealousy of other people's success is a question devotees ask him with some embarrassment. His answer removes the embarrassment and the jealousy together.

Premanand Ji Maharaj gesturing before a green backdrop

In short

  • You are measuring your life against one you cannot see the inside of.
  • Contentment is not the reward for getting what others have.
  • It is the practice that makes the comparison stop mattering.
  • Envy dies of neglect, not of argument.

The measuring mistake

Do not weigh your life against one you only see from outside.

The other life looks complete because you only see its outside. Your own life you see from the inside, with every difficulty included. The comparison was never fair.

Contentment as a practice

He turns the usual order around. Contentment is not what you feel after you get what others have. It is the practice that makes the comparison stop mattering in the first place.

Envy dies of neglect

Arguing with envy feeds it. Like anger and overthinking, it fades when it is not given a second thought. Give the mind the name instead.

Where this comes from

Everything on this page is drawn from what this site records of his public satsang on the questions page and the teachings page. It summarises his position; it does not quote him word for word.

This is a fan website, not the official site of Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj. The article summarises what he teaches in public satsang; it does not quote him. If something here is wrong, tell us and it is corrected the same week.

Quick answers

Questions people ask about this

What does Premanand Ji Maharaj say about jealousy?

That you are measuring your life against one you cannot see the inside of, and that contentment is the practice that makes the comparison stop mattering.

How do I stop comparing myself with others?

Stop feeding the comparison with a second thought, and practise contentment rather than waiting for it.

Is wanting success wrong?

Not in itself. The problem he points to is letting someone else's life become your measure.

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