Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
"I'm young, I'm well-mannered, I come from a good family" — and just like that, pride puffs the mind up bigger than it really is.
Pride blows the mind up bigger than it really is.
Jobanvant achaar kuleenaa — I am young, I have good manners, I come from a good family. Man meh ho-ay gumaanee — and so the mind grows proud.
These are the ego's favorite boasts: youth, manners, and family name. They are exactly the things that puff a mind up. Picture a balloon. It looks huge, but it is mostly air.
The verse does not mock these things. It simply shows pride making the self look bigger than it truly is.
What are you tempted to feel proud about — and does it make you bigger or just puffed up?
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