Gurbani Word

ਹਉਮੈ

Name: ਹਉਮੈ (Haumai) — Sense of self, Ego, Pride
Description: The Gurbani word ਹਉਮੈ (Haumai) explained with an example pankti.

Haumai

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Meaning

ਹਉਮੈ ਏਹਾ ਜਾਤਿ ਹੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਹਿ ॥ ਹਉਮੈ ਏਈ ਬੰਧਨਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਫਿਰਿ ਜੋਨੀ ਪਾਹਿ ॥

This is the nature of ego, that people perform their actions in ego. The bondage of ego is such that, time and time again, they are reborn.