Category Archives: Haumai, Ego

Unburdening Process

Posted by T. Singh

The Gurbani tells us that the false ego-sense (Haumai) is the great crushing burden we Jeeva (embodied beings) carry around. This life is a chance given to us to unburden ourselves of this load. Choice is ours - either we can chose to carry it around longer and keep suffering, or we can chose to unburden ourselves here and now. To … Read More »

Pride Corrupts and Causes Downfall

Posted by T. Singh

Pride is one of the powerful Bikaars (negative tendencies, passions…). As long as we have pride, it will impede the Divine Grace. While modesty and humility are traits to be cultivated, yielding to Bikaars is vehemently cautioned against in the Gurbani.

For example, Kabeer Sahib reminds us that the body is nothing more than a bundle of “bones wrapped in … Read More »

Rituals Bind Us in Egotism

Posted by T. Singh

The Gurbani thunders from the top of its voice that the performance of rituals bind people in more and more false ego-sense (Haumai). Why? Because the chronic disease of this false ego-sense makes us do useless acts, devoid of any spiritual vibrations.

ਕਰਮ ਕਰਤ ਬਧੇ ਅਹੰਮੇਵ ॥: Karam karat baadhe ahammev: Ritual practices bind people in egotism (sggs 324).

 This … Read More »

Small Pool vs. Ocean

Posted by T. Singh

ਕਬੀਰ ਥੋਰੈ ਜਲਿ ਮਾਛੁਲੀ ਝੀਵਰਿ ਮੇਲਿਓ ਜਾਲੁ ॥ ਇਹ ਟੋਘਨੈ ਨ ਛੂਟਸਹਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਸਮੁੰਦੁ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਲਿ ॥੪੯॥: Kabeer thorai jal maashulee jheevar melio jaal || Ih toghanai n shootasahi fir kar samund samhaal ||49||: O Kabeer! (if) the fish dwells in the shallow water; (then) the Jheevar (ਝੀਰ, fisherman, etc.) casts his net (and catches the fish). You cannot escape (the … Read More »

RABID DOG AND GREED

Posted by T. Singh

Greed is one of “five” evil passions (Bikaars, negative inclinations of the instinctive mind, etc.) mentioned in the Gurbani. The other four are: lust, anger, attachment, and pride. There are also countless variations of these “five” such as Jealousy, hatred, selfishness, cheating, dishonest, deception, corruption, and so on.

In essence, as indicated in the Gurbani, greediness = rabidness, and a … Read More »

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