Sikh’s Book on Ego: Haumai

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This treatise on Ego is the 6th volume in the series. This series was launched particularly for the Sikhs , who have settled abroad and are mostly ignorant about their great spiritual heritage. These books aim to create in them a greater understanding of their own religion. The word ego corresponds with two words in Indian Religious terminology viz. , Hau or Haumai, which literally conveys the sense of ‘mineness’ and the other word is Aham or Ahamkara. The word Ahamkara has been used by the sage Kapila, in his system of Hindu philosophy known as Samkhya. The Vedas declare that God is averse to ego or Ahamkara. The Gurus declare that the path of ego is averse to the path of devotion. Modesty is a pre-requisite for the path of devotion. The path of ego is the path of destruction.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Surindar Singh Kohli

Dr. Surindar Singh Kohli, was professor and Head of the Department of Punjabi, Punjab University, Chandigarh. He has not only made a significant contribution in the field of comparative literature, but has also done a distinct service in the realm of comparative religion in general and Sikh studies in particular, through his works including A Critical Study of the Adi Granth; Outlines of Sikh Thought; Philosophy of Guru Nanak; Travels of Guru Nanak; Sikh Ethics; and The Sword and the Spirit. He is an authority on Sikh scriptures and has made their thorough and critical study in a dispassionate and scholarly manner. His works are marked by clarity, brevity and profound scholarship.