ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥
manmukh anDhulay gurmat na bhaa-ee.
The manmukh is blind; he does not like the Guru's Teachings.
ਪਸੂ ਭਏ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੨॥
pasoo bha-ay abhimaan na jaa-ee. ||2||
He has become a beast; he cannot get rid of his egotistical pride. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one turned only toward their own wants cannot see, and does not like the Guru's teaching.
They turn rough as an animal, and their proud it's-all-about-me feeling does not go away.
Pride makes a heart small; something bigger than the self melts it.
Pride can make a person rough and small, and it does not leave on its own.
Manmukh andhulay gurmat na bhaa-ee — the self-turned heart does not warm to the Guru's teaching. Pasoo bhae abhimaan na jaaee — pride can make a person act small and beastly, and it will not leave on its own. Abhimaan is stubborn self-importance; it takes the touch of something larger than the self to dissolve it.
A Question to Sit With
What helps pride soften in you when it starts to take over?
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