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i apologize for the long read but it is well worth it..this interpretation was found on gurbani.org

HUMILITY

Kabeer, let yourself be a pebble on the path; abandon your egoism.

Such a humble slave will meet God. Kabeer, what good would it be,

to be a pebble? It would only hurt the traveler on the path. Your slave,

O God, is like the dust of the earth. Kabeer, what then, if one could

become dust? It is blown up by the wind, and sticks to the body. The

humble servant of God should be like water, which cleans everything.

Kabeer, what then, if one could become water? It becomes cold, then

hot. The humble servant of God should be just like God (sggs 1372).

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Spiritual quality of humility belongs to a godly person endowed with Divine Nature. Such person is humble, modest, and kind; for he never performs any act that is abominable. Accordingly, humility abides in the heart of those fortunate ones who have divinized their inner-self: the mind, intelligence, consciousness, and ego. Hence the importance of this Divine Virtue of "humility" is underscored in the Gurbani (Sri Guru Granth Sahib, SGGS); for one can test and judge himself by this Virtue to see how far his own Spiritual-Unfoldment is progressed.

True humility is one of the essential qualifications of a godly or a transcendentally situated person. Other transcendental qualifications that follow humility include fearlessness, purity of mind, Spiritual Knowledge, charity, self-control, diligent study of the scriptures, inner-austerity, simplicity, nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger and covetousness, inner-renunciation, tranquility, aversion from faultfinding, compassion for all living beings, gentleness, modesty, steady determination, vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, inner cleanliness, freedom from envy and passion for honor, Shabad or Naam Consciousness, and so on. By coming in contact with such humble being, a lowly conditioned being is transformed into the Divine Consciousness!

Sant janaa mil paaeeai rasnaa Naam bhanaa: Meeting with the humble godly souls, God is found, as we chant His Name with our tongues (sggs 133).

Humility puts us in a right relation to God and His Creation. Therefore, it is God's will for us to acquire humility. As we will see in the pages that lie ahead, humility is the state of Being as well as the process of obeying and reconciling one's life to God's Hukam (Eternal Law or Will), Naam or Shabad as it is made known through His scriptures, Spiritual Masters, creation, and devotion.

Sewak sevahi gurmukh Hari jaataa. Amrit Naam sadaa jan sohahi gurmat Hari ras paavaniaa: By becoming a Gurmukh (Spiritual Being), the humble servant who serves the Lord, comes to know Him. Those humble beings look beautiful forever in the Amrit Naam (sggs 126).

Humility Defined

Material life or body-consciousness makes us very eager to receive honor, flattery, and recognition from others. The person in true humility is never anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored, flattered, or recognized by others. Because such person is in Perfect Knowledge (Aatam Giyan) and Intuitive Understanding who knows that he is not this body. To such a person, honor or dishonor, fame or anything else pertaining to this body is useless.

Saram surti dui sasur bhae. Karnee kaaman kar man lae: Modesty and intuitive understanding are my parents-in-law; I have made good deeds as my spouse (sggs 152).

True humility is the recognition of one's imperfections. Further, humility is to consider others better than yourself. The material conception of life makes us finding faults in others by ignoring our own; because we are lacking. Due to this lack, we are unable to recognize our own imperfections. The humble and modest feeling of being meek and lowly comes when we attain humility. For example, all God-realized persons are embodiment of true humility; for they always call themselves meek and lowly. Their pattern of humility is unblemished.

Ham keere kiram satgur sarnaaee kar daya Naam pargaas: I am a mere insect, a worm. O Satguru, I seek Your Sanctuary. Please be merciful, and bless me with the Light of the Naam (sggs 10).

Ham nahi change buraa nahi koyi. Pranvat Nanak taare soi: I am not good; no one is bad. Prays Nanak, He alone saves us (sggs 728).

Kabir sabh te ham bure ham taji bhalo sabh koi. Jin esaa kar boojhiaa meet hamaaraa soi: Kabeer, I am the worst of all. Everyone else is good. Whoever understands this is a friend of mine (sggs 1364).

Aapas kayu jo bhalaa kahaavai bhalaaee tis ke nikit na aavai.....: One who calls himself good — goodness will not draw near him. One whose mind is the dust of all — says Nanak, his reputation is spotlessly pure (sggs 278).

Humility is a habit of mind and heart corresponding to our comparative meanness, unworthiness and vileness before God (Self or Soul-Nature). A truly humble man is sensible of the small extent of his knowledge, and the great extent of his ignorance, and of the limited extent of his understanding as compared with the understanding of God. He is sensible of his weakness, limited strength, and limited ability. Here is an example of unblemished pattern of humility.

Ham awgun bhare ek gun naahee: I am full of sins, and have no virtue (sggs 1405).

According to the Gurbani, humility is a formidable weapon. This weapon can be used to cut the roots of arrogant pride and false ego. It can be used to free ourselves from ostentatious, assuming, arrogant, scornful, stubborn, and self-justifying behavior. Thus, humility brings ends to an arrogant and egotistical behavior. It disposes a person to a condescending behavior to the meekest and lowest and to treat inferiors with courtesy and affability, as being sensible of his own weakness and despicableness before God.

Khanaa sagal ren shaaree: My dagger is to be humble: the dust of all (sggs 628).

Gareebee gadaa hamaaree. Khanna sagal ren saaree. is aagai ko na tikai vekaaree. Gur poorai ih gal saaree: Humility is my spiked club. My dagger is to be the dust of all men’s feet. No evil-doer can withstand these weapons. The Perfect Guru has given me this understanding (sggs 628).

Humility is simply realism. A truly humble person is a perfectly realistic person. Consequently, a person of humility will have an accurate self-concept. Due to his Intuitive Understanding of matter and Spirit, he always knows as to where he stands in the scheme of things.

Kahu Nanak seyee jan poore. Jinaa praapat saadhoo dhoore: Says Nanak, those humble beings are perfect, who are blessed with the dust of the godly feet (sggs 195).

The word humility is also related to the word "humor". Persons possessing true humility (Gurmukhs) are full of inner Joy and Humor. To the contrary, proud, self-absorbed people (Manmukh) don't seem to even laugh much! If Manmukhs do laugh, their laughter is phony, shallow, hurtful and contemptuous. They could have anything but inner Joy and Peace.

Sahaj suhelaa phal maskeenee. Satgur apunai mohi daan deenee: The fruit of humility is intuitive peace and pleasure. My True Guru has given me this gift (sggs 235).

Tinaa anand sadaa sukh hai jinaa sach naam aadhaar: Those who have the Support of the True Name are in Joy and Peace forever (sggs 36).

Thus, true humility is in living the Shabad or Divine Name with love and devotion, becoming Naam-conscious or God-immersed, becoming contented, attaining intuitive understanding, being free of arrogant pride and egocentric life, enjoying Inner Peace and Joy, abiding in Truth and performing pious deeds. Also, true humility in being living liberated (Jeevanmukta), satisfied and fulfilled, kind and merciful, modest, full of inner beauty, free of sinful mistakes, untouched by sorrows and pains of material life, detached, and so on.

Satgur sevahi sadaa man daasaa. Haumai maar kamal pargaasaa. Anhad vaajai nij ghar vaasaa. Naam rate ghar mahi udaasaa: Serving the True Guru, the mind becomes humble forever. Egotism is subdued, and the heart-lotus blossoms forth. The Unstruck Melody vibrates, as they dwell within the home of the self. Attuned to the Naam, they remain detached within their own home (sggs 161).

Naam awkhad jin jan terai paayaa. Janam janam kaa rog gavaayaa: Your humble servant, who obtains the Medicine of the Naam, is rid of the illnesses of countless lifetimes and incarnations (sggs 108).

Aap tiaagi hoeeai sabh renaa jeevatiaa iou mareeai: Renouncing egoism, become humble, the dust of all men's feet; in this way, die while still alive: become Jeevanmukta (sggs 750).

Humility And Assertiveness

A Manmukh with self-centered pride (one without humility) may say: "It's better to be dead than being a warm, insect, lowly, or dust of others feet". In other words, "what about assertiveness, or my rights?", he may ask.

Humility does not mean one should not assert his rights. Being a true devotee does not mean to give up all his rights. Being a humble servant of God does not mean that you let everybody walk all over you. Or you let this world eat you up alive! No, that is not what humility is all about.

Humility teaches equality, not manipulation. So does assertiveness. True assertive behavior is to stand up for ourselves without undue anxiety, to express honest feelings comfortably, and to exercise personal rights without denying the rights of others. To put it otherwise, true assertiveness is to look not only to one's own interests but also to the interests of others. Therefore, a true assertiveness is not the natural tendency of manipulating others so that one's own needs are met, even at the cost of another persons needs. Neither the true assertiveness is aggression. Aggression is unhealthy and inappropriate, but the true assertiveness is healthy and appropriate.

A step-by-step analysis will show us that the true humility is essential for true assertiveness. According to the Gurbani, fearlessness is an essential quality of a true devotee. Further, the Gurbani tells us that one cannot become a true devotee without true humility! What it means is that, in order for one to be a truly assertive person, he must be fearless. Therefore, for one to be a truly assertive, he has to possess true humility. This is the reason in Gurmat (Divine Teaching of the Gurbani, SGGS), a truly humble person is equated to a saint as well as a soldier (Sant-Sipaahee). Thus, without true humility, there can only be aggression, manipulation, anxiety, hate and hurt, but not true assertiveness.

Saran pario Nanak thaakur kee abhai daan sukh paayo: Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of his Lord, and has received the blessings of fearlessness and peace (sggs 498).

Sooraa so pehchaaneeai jo larai deen ke het. Purjaa purjaa kat marai kabhoo na shaadai khet: He alone is known as a spiritual hero, who fights (with his evil passions) for the sake of Dharma. He may be cut apart, piece by piece, but he never leaves the battle-field (sggs 1105).

Humility And Pride

Self-centered pride is the opposite of humility. The former is a demoniac quality, and the latter is all Divine. According to the scriptures, if one is humble, he considers himself the servant of God as well as His Creation. He will never feel or act superior to others.

Humility is the product of Goodness. On the other hand, self-centered pride is the product of our evil nature. Every problem of this material life can be traced to our arrogant pride stemming from psychological ego. For example, it is our pride that keeps us in the cycle of repeated pain and delusion.

It is good to have healthy self-esteem, satisfaction or delight in one's accomplishments. However, what is undesirable is the conceited attitude and feelings of superiority over others. Unfortunately, from our very childhood, this is exactly what we are taught — to feel superior to others!

What are the symptoms of false pride? A person inflicted with this disease finds himself on a "head trip"; his behavior is arrogant; he talks "up" or "down" to people rather than "to" them; he always wants to have his own way, even at the cost of another persons needs; he always seeks for name, fame, flattery, recognition and praise; he likes to be blessed by others rather than he blessing them; he has boastful attitude and constant comparison to others; his relationship with his God, his real Self, and others takes the back seat; he lacks the concern for others; and so on.

Vich haumai karam kamaavde jiyu vesvaa put ninaau: Those who do their deeds in ego are like the prostitute’s son, who has no name (sggs 82).

Taj abheemaan janam maran nivaarahu. Hari ke daas ke charan namaskaaragu: Renounce your arrogant pride, and end the cycle of birth and death. Bow in humility to the feet of God’s slave (sggs 191)

Budh greebee kharach laihu haumai bikh jaarau. Saachaa hat pooraa saudaa vakhar Naam vapaarahu: Take wisdom and humility as your supplies, and burn away the poison of pride. True is that shop, and perfect the transaction; deal only in the merchandise of the Naam (sggs 399).

Cultivating Humility

As made very clear by the Gurbani, true humility is essential for linking with God, the Pure Self within. Without humility there can be no Self-realization. Baabaa Nanak's entire life is exemplary in this regard — he always prayed God for two things: humility, and Kirtan (meditation, Japa or Naam-Simran).

Naam jape naamo aaraadhe tis jan kayu karo sabg namaskaa. Mal kooree Naam utaareean jap Naam hoaa sachiaaar: Let all bow in humility to that humble being who chants the Naam, and meditates on it. The Naam washes off the filth of falsehood; chanting the Naam, one becomes truthful (sggs 950).

Naam siromani sarab mai bhagat rahe liv laae: The Naam is the most sublime of all; the devotees remain lovingly attuned to it (sggs 1393).

In addition to Self-realization, humility is also essential for all human relationships, especially good parenting, happy marriage, and so on. Humility enables us to recognize and account for needs of children, spouse and others. When we do that, our needs are more likely to be met than when we demand our needs without regard for feelings and needs of others. Thus, humility puts us in a right relation to God and His Creation. This is an essential starting point for selfless service or Nishkaam Sevaa.

Harijan parvaar saadhaar hai ikeeh kulee sabh jagat shadaavai: God’s humble servants are the saviors of their families; they save their families for twenty-one generations (sggs 166).

A lifestyle without humility exhibits undesirable qualities such as false pride, egocentric life, lust, haughtiness, worldly attachment, wickedness, guile, jealousy, evil instincts, hate, envy, anger, greed, arrogance, inordinate ambition, faultfinding, self-righteousness, animosity, duality, fear, selfishness, quarrel, slandering, lower quality thoughts, aggressiveness, cruelty, prejudices, cheating, lie, hypocrisy, deceptiveness, and so on.

Saakat kau amrit bahu sinchahu sabh daal phul bisukaare. jiu jiu nivahi saakat nar setee shed shed kadhai bikh khaare: The faithless cyinic may be totally drenched with ambrosial nectar, but even so, all his branches and flowers are filled with venom. The more one bows down in humility before the faithless cyinc, the more he provokes, and stabs, and spits out his poison (sggs 983).

How can we replace the demoniac qualities with the Divine Virtue of humility? We are urged by the scriptures to become humble or Spiritual Beings; for God is only known to humble Souls. Therefore, to acquire humility, we need to replace our fleshly nature with the nature of God — Pure Consciousness. Also, we need to annihilate the instinctive mind, and renew it with God's Name as we strive for humility.

Hari bhayio khand ret mahi bikhriyo hastee chuniyo na jaayee. Kahi Kabir kul jaat paat taji cheetee hoyi chun khaayi: The Lord is like sugar, spilled onto the sand; the elephant cannot pick it up. Says Kabeer, give up your false pride of ancestry, caste and honor; be like the tiny ant — pick up and eat the sugar (sggs 973).

Mann jeetai jagg jeet: If you conquer the mind, you conquer the material world (sggs ).

Those trying to cultivate humility are counseled by the scriptures to pursue heartfelt Love, Self-knowledge (Aatm-Gian), Self-inquiry (Vichaar), detachment (Bairaag), meditation, selfless service, so on and so forth. Such Divine virtues will lead one to experience God's Goodness, Love, and Infiniteness, and his own nothingness.

Dhiaai dhiaai jeevahi jan tere sach shabad man maane jeeo: Your humble servants live by meditating on You. Their minds treasure the True Shabad (sggs 107).

Ras prem bharee kashu bol na jaanee: I am filled with the Sublime Essence of Divine Love, and I do not know how to say anything now (sggs 459).

Bin bairaag na shootas maya: Without developing detachment to mundane objects, one can not escape from worldliness or illusion -- Maya (sggs 329).

Aap beechaare su giaanee hoyee: One who conducts Self-inquiry is truely Wise or Giyani (sggs 152).

Nanak Shabad vichaariai paayiai guni nidhaan: Nanak, by Shabad Vichaar, one obtains the treasure of Spiritual Wisdom (sggs 59)

Proper understanding of humility can be realized by diligently studying true scriptures and by associating with godly beings who are humble, meek, content, patient, loving, submissive, gentle, abide in God's commands or Hukam, full of hope and charity, devotion-immersed, repentant, Spiritually wise, able to bear adversity and weaknesses, joyful, pure in heart, full of Divine Knowledgeable and faith, self-disciplined, etc.

So jan ralaayiaaNa ralai jis antar bibek bichaar: Those humble beings who are filled with keen understanding and meditative contemplation—even though they intermingle with others, they remain distinct (sggs 28).

Bhaaee re sant janaa kee ren. Sant sabhaaa Gur paaeeai mukti pdaarath dhen: O Siblings of Spirituality, become the dust of the feet of the humble Saints. In the Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the Source of all good fortune (sggs 18).

Dhann dhann sat sangat jit Hari ras paayaa mil jan Nanak Naam pargaas: Blessed, blessed is the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, where God’s Essence is obtained. Meeting with His humble servant, O Nanak, the Light of the Naam shines forth (sggs 10).

Safal oh maathaa sant namaskaaras. Charan puneet chalahi Hari maarag: Blessed is that forehead, which bows in humility to the Saints. Sacred are those feet, which walk on God’s Path (sggs 191).

A big part of humility is contentment (Santosh or Santokh). All desires and related fears bind us to the material plane. They draw us to objects of senses, the senses overwhelm the mind, the sense-blind mind enslaves the soul, thus the mind goes on creating sinful actions entangling the Jeeva or beings in the web of repeated birth and death. A man of no want has everything! Contentment is gained by getting rid of desires; worldly as well as celestial. Thus, true contentment is rejoicing in every situation or adversity.

Sanjam sat santokh seel sannaahu maphutai: The armor of self-restraint, truth, contentment and humility can never be pierced (sggs 1397).

Haumai krodh Shabad nivaarai. Satgur sev sadaa sukh paaeeai seel santokh sabh taahaa he: Egotism and anger are silenced through the Shabad. Serving the True Guru, lasting peace is found; humility and contentment are all in his service (sggs 1058).

Jap tap sanjam kamaavai karam. seel santokh kaa rakhia dharam. Bandhan torai hovai mukat. Soee brahman poojan jugat: He (the knower of God) keeps to the Dharma, with faith, humility and contentment. Breaking his bonds, he is liberated. Such a Brahmin (the knower of God) is worthy of being worshipped (sggs 1411).

The Gurbani and other scriptures clearly indicate that it is the Divine Hukam (Will) to seek this virtue of humility. Therefore, we must pursue humility as a duty. Divine Grace, strength, and forgiveness are promised to the humble. As the foundation for Spiritual Progress, humility disposes people to abide by the Divine Name; and to be receptive to inspiration, revelation, and wisdom. Selfless service and humility are keys for becoming Godward. Therefore, we are urged by the scriptures to be persistent in achieving humility in spite of worldly obstacles that distract us from this goal of Spiritual Perfection.

Gur ke charan kamal namaskaar. Kaam krodh is tan te maar. Hoi raheeai sagal kee reenaa. ghat ghat ramayeeaa sabh mahi cheenaa: Bow in humility to the lotus feet of the Guru. Eliminate lust and anger from this body. Be the dust of all, and see God in each and every heart, in all (sggs 866).

Niwan su akhar khavan gun jihba maneeaa mant. Ye trai bhaine ves kar taa vas aavee kant: Humility is the word, forgiveness is the virtue, and sweet speech is the magic mantra. Wear these three robes, O sister, and you will captivate your Husband Lord (sggs 1384).

Hoi sagl kee renukaa hari sang samaavo: Become humbe, the dust of all men's feet; and so merge with the Divine (sggs 322).

Bhayu bhui pavit paanee sat santokh bled. Hal halemee haalee chit chetaa vattar vakhat sanjog. Naau beej bakhsees bohal duniaa sagal darog. Nanak nadree karam hoi jaavahi sagal vijog: Make the Fear of God the farm, purity the water, truth and contentment the cows and bulls, humility the plow, consciousness the plowman, remembrance the preparation of the soil, and union with God the planting time. Let God’s Name be the seed, and His Forgiving Grace the harvest. Do this, and the whole world will seem false. O Nanak, if He bestows His Merciful Glance of Grace, then all your separation will be ended (sggs 955).

—T. Singh

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i apologize for the long read but it is well worth it..this interpretation was found on gurbani.org

HUMILITY

Kabeer, let yourself be a pebble on the path; abandon your egoism.

Such a humble slave will meet God. Kabeer, what good would it be,

to be a pebble? It would only hurt the traveler on the path. Your slave,

O God, is like the dust of the earth. Kabeer, what then, if one could

become dust? It is blown up by the wind, and sticks to the body. The

humble servant of God should be like water, which cleans everything.

Kabeer, what then, if one could become water? It becomes cold, then

hot. The humble servant of God should be just like God (sggs 1372).

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this is a reallllyyy wikid shabad............................ sooo deep

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hardkaur:: man you wrote an essay, you been doing that quite a bit lately grin.gif

please post the shabad in gurmukhi as well :lol:

kbIr roVw hoie rhu bwt kw qij mn kw AiBmwnu ]

kabeer rorraa hoe rahu baatt kaa thaj man kaa abhimaan ||

Kabeer, let yourself be a pebble on the path; abandon your egotistical pride.

AYsw koeI dwsu hoie qwih imlY Bgvwnu ]146]

aisaa koee dhaas hoe thaahi milai bhagavaan ||146||

Such a humble slave shall meet the Lord God. ||146||

kbIr roVw hUAw q ikAw BieAw pMQI kau duKu dyie ]

kabeer rorraa hooaa th kiaa bhaeiaa pa(n)thhee ko dhukh dhaee ||

Kabeer, what good would it be, to be a pebble? It would only hurt the traveller on the path.

AYsw qyrw dwsu hY ijau DrnI mih Kyh ]147]

aisaa thaeraa dhaas hai jio dhharanee mehi khaeh ||147||

Your slave, O Lord, is like the dust of the earth. ||147||

kbIr Kyh hUeI qau ikAw BieAw jau auif lwgY AMg ]

kabeer khaeh hooee tho kiaa bhaeiaa jo oudd laagai a(n)g ||

Kabeer, what then, if one could become dust? It is blown up by the wind, and sticks to the body.

hir jnu AYsw cwhIAY ijau pwnI srbMg ]148]

har jan aisaa chaaheeai jio paanee saraba(n)g ||148||

The humble servant of the Lord should be like water, which cleans everything. ||148||

kbIr pwnI hUAw q ikAw BieAw sIrw qwqw hoie ]

kabeer paanee hooaa th kiaa bhaeiaa seeraa thaathaa hoe ||

Kabeer, what then, if one could become water? It becomes cold, then hot.

hir jnu AYsw cwhIAY jYsw hir hI hoie ]149]

har jan aisaa chaaheeai jaisaa har hee hoe ||149||

The humble servant of the Lord should be just like the Lord. ||149||

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