Reply To: A Sotapanna would have no shred of jealousy?

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Lal
Keymaster

Christian wrote: ” As Sotapanna you can still have cravings especially those deep-rooted ones.”

It is true that a Sotapanna would have kama raga (i.e., he/she would still enjoy sense pleasures).

But he/she would not have jealousy for anyone else having better access to sense pleasures.
– Cravings do not necessarily lead to jealousy.
– It is a step-by-step process. At the next step, Sakadagami would still like sense pleasures, but would not have any desire to OWN objects that provide sense pleasures.