ਹਉਮੈ ਜਲਿਆ ਮਨਹੁ ਵਿਸਾਰੇ ॥
ha-umai jali-aa manhu visaaray.
Burnt by egotism, one forgets the Lord from his mind.
ਜਮ ਪੁਰਿ ਵਜਹਿ ਖੜਗ ਕਰਾਰੇ ॥
jam pur vajeh kharhag karaaray.
In the City of Death, he is attacked with massive swords.
ਅਬ ਕੈ ਕਹਿਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਮਿਲਈ ਤੂ ਸਹੁ ਜੀਅੜੇ ਭਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੪॥
ab kai kahi-ai naam na mil-ee too saho jee-arhay bhaaree jee-o. ||4||
Then, even if he asks for it, he will not receive the Lord's Name; O soul, you shall suffer terrible punishment. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When pride takes over, it is easy to forget the One and the calm that comes with remembering.
Living only from that heat leaves the heart restless and unsettled.
So it is kind to myself to remember now, gently, while the remembering is easy.
Pride makes us forget; gentle remembering, now, is the kind way back.
Haumai (ego) burns, and in its heat the One slips from the mind. In the fierce picture of the City of Death and its swords, that forgetting grows heavy and hard to undo. The invitation is to remember now, in tenderness, while remembering is easy.
A Question to Sit With
When pride flares up in you, what helps you come back to what matters?
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