"Malo Eye" Free envy and hate ?
It is said that the evil eye is rooted in "envy and gratuitous hatred," so we must avoid this terrible trait at all costs. Let's see...
Envy is a very bad quality! As the Wise Man said:
"Envy, desires and the pursuit of honors remove a person from the world" (Pirkey Avot 4-1)
The instinct of the individual's heart is evil! And it causes him to long to be "The One of the Generation," both in wisdom and good deeds, as well as in wealth and honors, and so he is distressed! When he sees another equal or better than himself.
Envy desires evil (evil to one's neighbor) and speaks ill of him. Hatred comes from envy! It is like a fire that consumes and there is no cure for it.
He who possesses this evil quality lives all his days in pain and bitterness and eats the bread of sadness. He has no friends or loved ones! (Even if it doesn't seem so now, it will become apparent later.)
This type of person increases disputes and is happy about the calamity of others, and wants his fellow men to stumble in the halakhot (in their conduct according to Judaism) and to turn away and diminish their Divine Service.
He also wants his fellow men to be of little worth and little understanding, erring with many other evils that come from the same envy.
Who can express the seriousness of this quality?
"The man who desires life" will distance himself from this "envy," strengthening himself to master his instinct by delving deeper into pure thoughts! He must believe wholeheartedly that no one can take away from another what is already destined for him by Heaven!
Even if the person were alone in the world, he could not have more earnings than what he has already decreed.
And if there were thousands of other merchants working in the same field, he wouldn't lack anything he's already predestined for. This evil is at work in all spheres, even now among those who claim to be dedicated to Torah study and service to the Creator.
Therefore, the individual must be content with his portion! That is the will of the Creator.
The True People of Israel must be like one man, with one body, and it is right for a person to rejoice in the good of others and grieve for any of their misfortunes.
(From the Writings of Rabbi Eliezer Papu)
That is why in our morning prayer we say:
"May it be Your will, O Eternal One! My G-d, and G-d of my fathers... that You free me today and every day!... from the Evil eye, from slander, from the bad tongue, from the insolent... whether or not I am a child of Your covenant..."
Furthermore, the great sages teach us that one of the ways to protect ourselves from the evil eye is to "always judge (see) our neighbor favorably, always speak well of him" because in this way the law: "Mida neged Midah" (measure for measure) will be applied in our favor "We will be judged only for good"
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