# Non-Enviousness *On the quality of nirmatsara—being free from envy* --- ### Vaisnava Appreciates Others > So Vaiṣṇava is not envious. If somebody advances more than him, he appreciates: "Oh, he's so nice that he has advanced more than me. I could not serve Kṛṣṇa in such a nice way." That is Vaiṣṇavism. And if one is envious—"Oh, this man is going so fast. Let him..., let us put some impediments on this path"—he's not Vaiṣṇava; he's *hīnasya jantuḥ.* He's animal. Vaiṣṇava cannot be envious. Therefore Vaiṣṇava cult... This is *paramo nirmatsarāṇām.* No *matsaratā,* no enviousness. *Satām,* devotees. Devotees means he must be *nirmatsara.* — [[spoken/1973/730130nd.cal|The Nectar of Devotion, Calcutta, January 30, 1973]] --- ### God Is Equal to Everyone > Kṛṣṇa says that "I am equal to everyone." If God is not equal to everyone, then how He can be God? He is God, who is equal. *Na me dveṣyo 'sti na priyaḥ.* So when God is killing somebody and God is patting something, er, somebody, that does not mean He has got two equal behavior for two persons. No. His behavior is the same: affection. But to kill this demon means to stop him from further sinful activities and get him..., give him release from the sinful activities he has done. Therefore it is His mercy. But one has to study very carefully. Because God is absolute, there is no difference between His activities killing the demon and giving protection to a devotee. He is giving protection to the demon also, by killing him. But one cannot understand. — [[spoken/1974/740130sb.tok|Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.16.36, Tokyo, January 30, 1974]] --- ### Only the Supreme Master Is Krishna > Therefore Kṛṣṇa's name is Asamordhva. There is nobody equal to Him, nobody greater than Him. Everyone is servant of Him. That is explained in the *Caitanya-caritāmṛta: ekale īśvara kṛṣṇa, āra saba bhṛtya.* Only the supreme master, controller, is Kṛṣṇa, and everyone is servant. Our position is servant. Therefore Caitanya Mahāprabhu says, *jīvera 'svarūpa' haya-kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa.'* — [[spoken/1971/710130l3.all|Lecture at Māgha-melā, Allahabad, January 30, 1971]] --- ### Not a Hindu God > So Kṛṣṇa is for everyone. Kṛṣṇa is not monopolized. This is a wrong theory, "He is a Hindu god." No. He is for everyone. Otherwise, how you Americans, Europeans and others outside India, how you are accepting? Because originally Kṛṣṇa is your father, everyone's father. *Mamaivāṁśo jīva*, all living... Not only you, but the animals, the trees, the plants, the insects, the serpent, the aquatics, the fish—everyone the son of Kṛṣṇa. This is *daivī sampat.* — [[spoken/1975/750131bg.hon|Bhagavad-gītā 16.5, Honolulu, January 31, 1975]] --- *4 verified verbatim quotes from Śrīla Prabhupāda on non-enviousness*