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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

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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).

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SILKWORM

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ਤੁਮ ਮਖਤੂਲ ਸੁਪੇਦ ਸਪੀਅਲ ਹਮ ਬਪੁਰੇ ਜਸ ਕੀਰਾ ॥ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਮਿਲਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਮਾਧਉ ਜੈਸੇ ਮਧੁਪ ਮਖੀਰਾ ॥੨॥: Tum makhatool suped sapeeal ham bapure jas keeraa. Satsangat mil raheeai maadhaou jaise madhup makheeraa ||2||: (O Lord) You are (beautiful like) the white and yellow threads of silk, and I am like a poor (silk) worm (who dies after separation from the … Read More »

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