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AHANKAAR – SELF PRIDE
Let us consider the most difficult and the most distracting one first– AHANKAAR self pride. This is the biggest enemy standing in the way of the Human Soul (JEEV ATMA) on its spiritual journey to become a Supreme Soul (PARAM-ATMA). The distance between the PARAM-ATMA and JEEV ATMA is the creation of the man himself due to his ego and pride (HAUME –AHANKAAR).
houmai eaehaa jaath hai houmai karam kamaahi ||
This is the nature of ego, that people perform their actions in ego.
houmai eaeee ba(n)dhhanaa fir fir jonee paahi ||
This is the bondage of ego, that time and time again, they are reborn.
houmai kithhahu oopajai kith sa(n)jam eih jaae ||
Where does ego come from? How can it be removed?
houmai eaeho hukam hai paeiai kirath firaahi ||
This ego exists by the Lord’s Order; people wander according to their past actions.
houmai dheeragh rog hai dhaaroo bhee eis maahi ||
Ego is a chronic disease, but it contains its own cure as well.
kirapaa karae jae aapanee thaa gur kaa sabadh kamaahi ||
If the Lord grants His Grace, one acts according to the Teachings of the Guru’s Shabad.
naanak kehai sunahu janahu eith sa(n)jam dhukh jaahi ||2||
Nanak says, listen, people: in this way, troubles depart. ||2||
vaddeha(n)s mehalaa 3 ||
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
houmai naavai naal virodhh hai dhue n vasehi eik t(h)aae ||
Ego is opposed to the Name of the Lord; the two do not dwell in the same place.
houmai vich saevaa n hovee thaa man birathhaa jaae ||1||
In egotism, selfless service cannot be performed, and so the soul goes unfulfilled. ||1||
har chaeth man maerae thoo gur kaa sabadh kamaae ||
O my mind, think of the Lord, and practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
hukam ma(n)nehi thaa har milai thaa vichahu houmai jaae || rehaao ||
If you submit to the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, then you shall meet with the Lord; only then will your ego depart from within. ||Pause||
houmai sabh sareer hai houmai oupath hoe ||
Egotism is within all bodies; through egotism, we come to be born.
houmai vaddaa gubaar hai houmai vich bujh n sakai koe ||2||
Egotism is total darkness; in egotism, no one can understand anything. ||2||
houmai vich bhagath n hovee hukam n bujhiaa jaae ||
In egotism, devotional worship cannot be performed,
and the Hukam of the Lord’s Command cannot be understood.
houmai vich jeeo ba(n)dhh hai naam n vasai man aae ||3||
In egotism, the soul is in bondage, and the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, does not come to abide in the mind. ||3||
naanak sathagur miliai houmai gee thaa sach vasiaa man aae ||
O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, egotism is eliminated,
and then, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind||
sach kamaavai sach rehai sachae saev samaae ||4||9||12||
One starts practicing truth, abides in truth
One thing more to understand to make it easier to understand is that KRODH anger and AHANKAAR self-pride are complementary to each other. AHANKAAR causes KRODH. KRODH comes because of AHANKAAR. So if you are able to over power AHANKAAR then KRODH will diminish automatically. The opposite of AHANKAAR is the utmost humbleness-NIMRATA, and this is a very powerful weapon to kill AHANKAAR. In order to kill your HAUME EGO try following things:
· Cleaning of your kitchen utensils – seva starts from your home.
· Cleaning of your family’s shoes – seva starts from serving your own family members first.
· Do DANDAOT BANDHNA (prostrating to SGGS) when you go to the gurudwara – KAR DANDAOT PUN WADDA HAI, this produces wonderful results.
· Clean langar’s utensils, no match with this seva.
· Clean gurudwara.
· Dust sangat’s shoes, does wonders.
· AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO EARN IT FAST DUST SANGAT’S SHOES WITH YOUR BEARD OR HAIR (ego women’s pony tail).
Believe it, if you do these things you will definitely feel the difference within your self instantaneously. These have been very successfully experienced by some Gursikhs. It does wonders, just do it and reap the rewards instantaneously. The more the NIMRATA the more the AMRIT.
SAT GURUS were extremely humble – they were servants of Gods servants.
The SUPREME SPIRITUAL STATUS (PARAM PADVI) is to become the servant of Godsservants. So you have to bring this attribute in yourself, you have to become the servant of Gods servants then only the MASTER will be pleased at you.
Consider everybody else is higher than you, be they your spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, your subordinate, your servant. You are the lowest of the lowest of the lowest, you have to become so low that you want to be lower than the a worm in manure (BISHTA KA KIDA).
saadhhasa(n)g jaa kaa mittai abhimaan ||
who gives up his egotistical pride in the Company of the Holy.
aapas ko jo jaanai neechaa ||
One who sees himself as lowly,
sooo ganeeai sabh thae oochaa ||
shall be accounted as the highest of all.
jaa kaa man hoe sagal kee reenaa ||
One whose mind is the dust of all,
har har naam thin ghatt ghatt cheenaa ||
recognizes the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in each and every heart.
man apunae thae buraa mittaanaa ||
One who eradicates cruelty from within his own mind,
paekhai sagal srisatt saajanaa ||
looks upon all the world as his friend.
sookh dhookh jan sam dhrisattaethaa ||
One who looks upon pleasure and pain as one and the same,
naanak paap pu(n)n nehee laepaa ||6||
O Nanak, is not affected by sin or virtue. ||6||
AHANKAAR – SELF PRIDE
Let us consider the most difficult and the most distracting one first– AHANKAAR self pride. This is the biggest enemy standing in the way of the Human Soul (JEEV ATMA) on its spiritual journey to become a Supreme Soul (PARAM-ATMA). The distance between the PARAM-ATMA and JEEV ATMA is the creation of the man himself due to his ego and pride (HAUME –AHANKAAR).
mehalaa 2 ||
Second Mehl:
Second Mehl:
houmai eaehaa jaath hai houmai karam kamaahi ||
This is the nature of ego, that people perform their actions in ego.
houmai eaeee ba(n)dhhanaa fir fir jonee paahi ||
This is the bondage of ego, that time and time again, they are reborn.
houmai kithhahu oopajai kith sa(n)jam eih jaae ||
Where does ego come from? How can it be removed?
houmai eaeho hukam hai paeiai kirath firaahi ||
This ego exists by the Lord’s Order; people wander according to their past actions.
houmai dheeragh rog hai dhaaroo bhee eis maahi ||
Ego is a chronic disease, but it contains its own cure as well.
kirapaa karae jae aapanee thaa gur kaa sabadh kamaahi ||
If the Lord grants His Grace, one acts according to the Teachings of the Guru’s Shabad.
naanak kehai sunahu janahu eith sa(n)jam dhukh jaahi ||2||
Nanak says, listen, people: in this way, troubles depart. ||2||
SGGS 466
vaddeha(n)s mehalaa 3 ||
Wadahans, Third Mehl:
houmai naavai naal virodhh hai dhue n vasehi eik t(h)aae ||
Ego is opposed to the Name of the Lord; the two do not dwell in the same place.
houmai vich saevaa n hovee thaa man birathhaa jaae ||1||
In egotism, selfless service cannot be performed, and so the soul goes unfulfilled. ||1||
har chaeth man maerae thoo gur kaa sabadh kamaae ||
O my mind, think of the Lord, and practice the Word of the Guru’s Shabad.
hukam ma(n)nehi thaa har milai thaa vichahu houmai jaae || rehaao ||
If you submit to the Hukam of the Lord’s Command, then you shall meet with the Lord; only then will your ego depart from within. ||Pause||
houmai sabh sareer hai houmai oupath hoe ||
Egotism is within all bodies; through egotism, we come to be born.
houmai vaddaa gubaar hai houmai vich bujh n sakai koe ||2||
Egotism is total darkness; in egotism, no one can understand anything. ||2||
houmai vich bhagath n hovee hukam n bujhiaa jaae ||
In egotism, devotional worship cannot be performed,
and the Hukam of the Lord’s Command cannot be understood.
houmai vich jeeo ba(n)dhh hai naam n vasai man aae ||3||
In egotism, the soul is in bondage, and the Naam,
the Name of the Lord, does not come to abide in the mind. ||3||
naanak sathagur miliai houmai gee thaa sach vasiaa man aae ||
O Nanak, meeting with the True Guru, egotism is eliminated,
and then, the True Lord comes to dwell in the mind||
sach kamaavai sach rehai sachae saev samaae ||4||9||12||
One starts practicing truth, abides in truth
and by serving the True One gets absorbed in Him. ||4||9||12||
SGGS 560
One thing more to understand to make it easier to understand is that KRODH anger and AHANKAAR self-pride are complementary to each other. AHANKAAR causes KRODH. KRODH comes because of AHANKAAR. So if you are able to over power AHANKAAR then KRODH will diminish automatically. The opposite of AHANKAAR is the utmost humbleness-NIMRATA, and this is a very powerful weapon to kill AHANKAAR. In order to kill your HAUME EGO try following things:
· Cleaning of your kitchen utensils – seva starts from your home.
· Cleaning of your family’s shoes – seva starts from serving your own family members first.
· Do DANDAOT BANDHNA (prostrating to SGGS) when you go to the gurudwara – KAR DANDAOT PUN WADDA HAI, this produces wonderful results.
· Clean langar’s utensils, no match with this seva.
· Clean gurudwara.
· Dust sangat’s shoes, does wonders.
· AND IF YOU REALLY WANT TO EARN IT FAST DUST SANGAT’S SHOES WITH YOUR BEARD OR HAIR (ego women’s pony tail).
Believe it, if you do these things you will definitely feel the difference within your self instantaneously. These have been very successfully experienced by some Gursikhs. It does wonders, just do it and reap the rewards instantaneously. The more the NIMRATA the more the AMRIT.
SAT GURUS were extremely humble – they were servants of Gods servants.
The SUPREME SPIRITUAL STATUS (PARAM PADVI) is to become the servant of Gods
Consider everybody else is higher than you, be they your spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, your subordinate, your servant. You are the lowest of the lowest of the lowest, you have to become so low that you want to be lower than the a worm in manure (BISHTA KA KIDA).
sagal purakh mehi purakh pradhhaan ||
Among all persons, the supreme person is the one
Among all persons, the supreme person is the one
saadhhasa(n)g jaa kaa mittai abhimaan ||
who gives up his egotistical pride in the Company of the Holy.
aapas ko jo jaanai neechaa ||
One who sees himself as lowly,
sooo ganeeai sabh thae oochaa ||
shall be accounted as the highest of all.
jaa kaa man hoe sagal kee reenaa ||
One whose mind is the dust of all,
har har naam thin ghatt ghatt cheenaa ||
recognizes the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, in each and every heart.
man apunae thae buraa mittaanaa ||
One who eradicates cruelty from within his own mind,
paekhai sagal srisatt saajanaa ||
looks upon all the world as his friend.
sookh dhookh jan sam dhrisattaethaa ||
One who looks upon pleasure and pain as one and the same,
naanak paap pu(n)n nehee laepaa ||6||
O Nanak, is not affected by sin or virtue. ||6||
SGGS 266
