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1) A non-envious person never criticizes sadhus.

2) He does not consider demigods to be independent lords, for his intelligence is only absorbed in Sri Krishna. Yet he does not disregard the demigods.

3) He has faith in Sri Guru and all other superior devotees as befits each of them.

4) He offers respect to the bhakti scriptures.

5) Abandoning meaningless arguments, he acknowledges that the holy name is the topmost meaningful attainment. His perception is rooted in the perfect conviction that the holy name (nama) and its owner (nami) are one and the same.

6) He never engages in wickedness while de- in the scriptures. Rather, one should offer all pending on the protection of the holy name.

7) He does not consider the auspiciousness of ordinary piety — such as social dharma, religious vows, or renunciation — to be comparable in any way to the auspiciousness of chanting the holy names.

8) He tries to inculcate faith in the faithless, but he never grants them the holy name until that faith has awakened.

9) He believes completely in the glories of the holy name as described in sastra.

10) He is devoid of any sense of I and mine.

Oh readers! Non-enviousness alone is the cause of liberation for the living being, and envy is his only bondage. In sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Madhya 9.361) it has therefore been said:

caitanya-carita suna sraddha-bhakti kari'

matsarya chadiya mukhe bala `hari' `hari'

Please hear the transcendental pastimes of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu with faith and devotion! Giving up envy of the Lord, everyone chant the Lord's holy name, `Hari' `Hari'!