Comparison

why compare? you are unique

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Emotions of fear, desire and guilt are subjective emotions. Subjective emotions—you do not need another person or even an object to create these emotions. But to compare yourself with another person and to feel jealous of him, you need the presence of another person.

Jealousy is therefore an objective emotion. It needs an object to be activated. Jealously starts from comparison.

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We compare ourselves with others in various areas like looks, wealth, knowledge, fame, friends etc. When we compare ourselves with others we feel that somebody else has something more than what we have and we get caught in jealously. Comparison is the seed and jealously is the fruit. When we are not able to beat other's excellence, we get jealous Comparison and Jealousy are both actually non- existent we create them ourselves. Comparison is purely a fragment of our imagination. We are so busy comparing all the time that we never see things as they

Comparison has a purely negative existence. Comparison is pure illusion. We all function around the three axes of doing, having and using. Doing for having without enjoying being, is the sole cause of all our misery.

Reason for comparing:

We compare ourselves because we have never understood ourselves. We are not aware of who we are and what we have. The society has conditioned us from our birth to evaluate ourselves based on others. Every judgment you make about yourself is based on some comparison.

Imagine you are the only person on a new planet, how could you compare yourself with any one?

When there is no one to compare our self, we just are happy with our self. Each individual is unique. We need to understand that truth. But that is a very bitter fruit.

Make the children aware of comparison, and the reasons for comparing.

What are subjective emotions?

Why do we call them subjective emotions?
What is an objective emotion?
What is jealousy?
When you are alone can you compare?
Can you compare a lion and a horse?
Do we compare ourselves with flowers or birds?

What are the special features you think you have?
In which way are you similar to others?
In which way you are different from others?
Why do we compare ourselves with others? •
Do plants and trees compare themselves?

The moment you stop comparing all jealousy disappears, instead you will start feeling contentment in yourself and grateful to existence for having given you so much and for making you unique