When the love is confined only to the physical, when the Ego has completely enveloped the physical embodiment, there arises something else before jealousy, my dear ones.   And that something is…………

"Fear? envy? suspicion? anger? (each one gave different answers)

(Sir smiled) You have so many words to describe yourself? (Laughter)

Greed!  greed! The small 'i' becomes important. And as its importance rises and expands, its greed for further importance expands.  And then the small 'i' looks all around and waits for the smallest opportunity that will feed it and help in its monstrous growth. Why is there jealousy? If this child claims to love another and he turns around and pays attention for a while to another, she is jealous. Why is she jealous? Because, her Ego-Being perceives that here is an opportunity that ‘i’ could have used to enhance my importance, which is now being snatched by another. And it is greed that leads to jealousy. You dearly wish for a job and the job goes to another, who you claim is your dearest friend. Is there joy? There is a smile - yes. And there is back-thumping and congratulations…..and greed at the lost opportunity and there is jealousy.

Have you ever thought why envy has been called green? Why has anger been called red? Jealousy arises out of greed which arises because there is an opportunity lost to enhance the importance of the 'small 'i' that you are. With the release -- and this
chemical release has been explained (see 12.5.02) - with the release of this feeling, the Chakra that closes first, to protect itself from the toxicity of this chemical, is the heart. From its wonderful bright green emerald, it becomes a nasty ugly green.  Green with envy!

Anger is red. Why do you get angry? Just as jealousy has its root in greed, where does anger have its root?  Now everyone is keeping quiet! Anger has its root in acute insecurity and fear. And the ruby red of the chakra becomes either murky and dark or almost resembles and smells like fallen blood!  Red with anger!