Each paragraph offers a particular viewpoint based on a distinct perspective. Your task is to read each one closely and identify which worldview it expresses. Pay attention to what it values, how it sees reality, and what it dismisses. Let the underlying assumptions guide your recognition. Answers below.
Twelve Worldviews
Materialism
Spiritism
Realism
Idealism
Mathematism
Rationalism
Psychism
Pneumatism
Monadism
Dynamism
Phenomenalism
Sensationalism
Dealing With Jealousy
Viewpoint 1
Jealousy is a veil over the soul’s vision. When you feel it, you’ve forgotten that each being walks a path shaped by spiritual law. No one steals your light — they reflect their own. The moment you look inward, truly inward, you’ll feel the presence that is always yours. You are held. Jealousy vanishes when you remember that what is meant for you cannot be taken.
Viewpoint 2
Jealousy is the shadow cast when we lose sight of the higher purpose. It arises when we confuse status with meaning, or victory with value. But what matters isn’t who has what — it’s whether you’re becoming what you’re meant to be. Redirect your energy toward the ideal. Let others shine. If their light obscures yours, perhaps you’re standing in the wrong place.
Viewpoint 3
Jealousy speaks the language of the inner being. It arises when one soul feels unseen, unloved, or left behind. You can’t reason it away — you must listen to what it’s trying to say. What part of you feels unacknowledged? What longing is waking up? The path to healing isn’t suppression, but communion with your inner life. Only through this dialogue can peace return.
Viewpoint 4
Jealousy is blocked force. It’s the feeling of energy that wants to move — toward creation, conquest, love — but instead hits a wall. Don’t suppress it. Redirect it. Use it as a fuel source. Build, train, change something. Let the fire drive action. If you let it sit, it’ll rot. But if you move with it, it becomes strength. Transform the current. Don’t let it freeze.
Viewpoint 5
Let’s be honest: jealousy happens. It’s a human emotion — not a sin, not a deep mystery, just a fact. Someone has more, or seems to. You feel the sting. Fine. Name it. Look at it. What triggered it? What’s actually going on? Don’t invent stories or excuses. Ground yourself in reality. You’re not cursed or broken — you’re reacting. Know that, and you regain control.
Viewpoint 6
Jealousy is a miscalculation of worth. You’re assigning too much value to what another possesses and too little to your own position. Step back. Analyze the system. What variables are in play? What measurable qualities are you comparing? Normalize for context. Most envy arises from comparing incompatible data sets. Balance the equation, and the emotional imbalance resolves. Recalibrate — don’t ruminate.
Viewpoint 7
Jealousy is a reaction to scarcity. Someone else has what you want — love, success, attention — and your instincts flare. It’s not mysterious; it’s competition. If you want to stop feeling it, don’t meditate. Compete better. Improve your looks, your income, your situation. Rebalance the resources in your favor. When the threat goes away, so does the jealousy. You can’t fix the feeling until you change the facts.
Viewpoint 8
Jealousy is the echo of a misdirected will. It's what happens when you place your desire in the wrong field — when your inner force is meant to move forward, but turns sideways. The moment you reconnect with your true intention, the energy realigns. Let your will find its rightful course. Then others’ success no longer threatens; it harmonizes. The Spirit never competes — it creates.
Viewpoint 9
Jealousy thrives where clarity fails. Ask yourself: is the emotion justified? Is there actual betrayal, or are you reacting to assumptions? Reason offers distance. Build a framework of trust, define your boundaries, and compare your feeling to the facts. You’ll find that much of jealousy dissolves when subjected to scrutiny. Don't believe everything your emotions suggest — test them.
Viewpoint 10
What we call jealousy is just a ripple in perception — a sudden shift in how someone appears to us, or how we appear to ourselves. It’s not a truth, but a lens. Watch it. Notice how it arises, how it passes. See what it attaches to. The feeling is real, but its content is unstable. By attending to the phenomenon without believing it, you make space for it to dissolve.
Viewpoint 11
Jealousy is a feeling, yes — but more than that, it’s a sensation. A tightness in the chest, a burning in the gut, a flutter in the throat. Start there. Don’t judge it — feel it. Let it speak through your body before you name it with your mind. If you stay with the raw sensation, it passes faster. You don’t need to fix the story — just feel the heat, and let it cool.
Viewpoint 12
You feel jealousy when you lose connection with your own inner world. You begin to measure yourself by another’s story, forgetting that your path unfolds from within. No one else’s light dims yours unless you let it. The answer isn’t comparison but recollection — remember who you are. Restore your center, and the storm passes. No other soul can replace your becoming.
Answers
7. Materialism
1. Spiritism
5. Realism
2. Idealism
6. Mathematism
9. Rationalism
3. Psychism
8. Pneumatism
12. Monadism
4. Dynamism
10. Phenomenalism
11. Sensationalism
