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'''Manmukh''' literally means ''To follow your mind/desires''
'''Manmukh''' literally means ''To follow ones mind or desires''


To be ''Manmukh'' is to follow your own mind or desires without regards for anyone else. A person who is self-centred is called a Manmukh. The opposite of '''Manmukh''' is '''[[Gurmukh]]''', which means a person who follows the teaching and life-code as narrated by the [[Guru]].


The word 'Manmukh' consists of two parts - '''Man''' and '''Mukh'''. The first part, "Man" means your own mind or your own desires. The second part "Mukh" literally means "Face". So the full word conveys the message "One who follows whichever way his or her mind leads or goes"; "one who follows his or her desires"; "one who does his or her mind dictates". The 'Manmukh' is attached to worldly desires, material wealth, worldly allurments and sensual enjoyments. His desires and his needs are unlimited.


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To be a '''Manmukh''' is to follow your own mind or desires without regards for anyone else. A person who is self-centred is called a Manmukh. The opposite of '''Manmukh''' is '''[[Gurmukh]]''', which means a person who follows the teaching and life-code as narrated by the [[Guru]]. A Manmukh is the opposite of a Gurmukh. Hence, a Manmukh is a material being (egoistic or attached to worldly things) as opposed to a Spiritual Being. The people with materialistic attachment believe that everlasting happiness is attainable only in acquisition (ie Ownership) and the use of these material objects. In other words, a Manmukh is ruled by his conditioned by pleasure of his five senses and his mind. Simply stated, a Manmukh is an ego-centric person whose actions are controlled by the following urges and desires: lust, anger, greed, material attachment, self-conceit, envy and stubborn mindedness, with their numerous variations.
As a result, he has no believe no understanding of the [[Naam]] (TRUTH god's Existence), [[Shabad]] (Word of the [[Guru Granth Sahib|SatGur]]), Hukam ([http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=COMMANDMENTS_of_%27TRUTH%27 Will of the Almighty]), Consequently, he has no understanding of the ultimate purpose of life, his relationship with 'TRUTH god' and the [[Compendium of TRUE IDEAs|Way]] of ([[Gurmat]]). In this madness and illusion and "I-am-ness", he cultivates the life of a faithless cynic called "Saakat" — an unwise and an untrue being. Thus, according to the Gurbani, anyone who has not realized the Self within (God, Truth, Shabad or Naam, etc.) alone is a Manmukh.
Everyone in the world can be categorised as either a servant of [[Maya]] or a servant of the [[Akal]]. Those who serve Maya are called Manmukhs, and those who serve the Truth (God) are called Gurmukhs or Divine. Thus, a Manmukh regardless of how advanced he may be in his or her material qualifications by education or cultural status, lacks in Divine qualities; consequently, is not aware of the Cosmic Reality that is contained within him/her. Such individuals fail to attain Spiritual Perfection or Intuitive Understanding of the "ultimate reality"; for their intellect is dimmed by material contamination. They hate holiness. They chase after Maya, and wander in this dense forest of material existence like a beast in human garb.
A Manmukh lifestyle is void of humility, contentment, compassion, love and spiritual wisdom. Such lifestyle exhibits nothing but undesirable qualities in a person. To make us aware of Manmukhs and their conduct, [[Gurbani]] has provided us with numerous symptoms of such material beings caught in the vertex of unenlightened existence. Some of these symptoms include: egoism, ignorance, selfishness, duality, bondage, evil-mindedness, falsehood, violence, untruthfulness, doubts, superstitions, uncontrolled senses, identification with the feeling of "I, me, mine, your", lust, anger, greed, attachment, self pride, self-conceit; superstitious, jealousy and enviousness, stubborn mindedness, hatred, fanaticism, conflicts, lack of contentment, material hankering and lamentation, lack of mental control and inner peace, self-centredness, are full of quarrel and contentions, lack of faith, ritualistic, unhappy, always interested in taking instead of giving, affinity for bad association, lack of self-discipline, mental agitation, unceasing wandering (rat-race), begging material things from God, complaining, finding faults in others, unable to bear pains and sorrows of life, love for material world instead of the Self within, corruption, fraud, larceny and swindling, bribery, cheating, lying, plundering, stealing, fond of mental speculations and material logic, attachment to material world, deceitful nature, fearful, unceasing desire for sense objects, cynicism, hypocrisy, always wanting to control the world, always wanting to be appreciated, unceasing hunger for name and fame, love for titles and honor, divisiveness, prejudices, cruelty, bigotry, unnatural diet, indulgence in worldly pleasures, illusion, delusion, wrong identity, stupor, obstinate error, love of Maya or worldliness, crookedness, animosity, and so on. Opposite to these are the attributes of Gurmukhs (Spiritual Beings)
According to the [[Gurbani]], a Manmukh is not a question of heredity, family of birth, ancestry, race, region, social status, caste, creed, education, titles, religion or any peculiar external appearance of a person; it is a question of lack of [[Naam]] [[Simran]], self evaluation, unenlightened existence, cynicism, egoism, ignorance, hypocrisy, bondage, mental delusion, body-consciousness, mistaken identity, and so on!
The [[Sikh]] Scriptures have some very harsh word to say to the Manmukh. Below are several quotations from the [[Holy Text]]:
* See [http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Main&S=y www.srigranth.org] for the full text of all these [[Shabad]]s.
{{Quoter| From [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]|
Page 11 Line 16 <br> ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਲਾਧਾ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥ <br>
The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.<br><br>
Page 19, Line 3 <br>
ਅੰਧ੝ਲੈ ਨਾਮ੝ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਅੰਧ ਗ੝ਬਾਰ੝ ॥<br>
The blind have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The self-willed manmukhs are in utter darkness.<br><br>
Page 20, Line 8 <br>
ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਚਾਨਣ੝ ਜਾਣੀਝ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਮ੝ਗਧ੝ ਗ੝ਬਾਰ੝ ॥ <br>
The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness. <br><br>
Page 21, Line 5 <br>
ਵਿਜੋਗੀ ਦ੝ਖਿ ਵਿਛ੝ੜੇ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਲਹਹਿ ਨ ਮੇਲ੝ ॥੪॥ <br>
Those who separate themselves from the Lord wander lost in misery. The self-willed manmukhs do not attain union with Him. ((4))<br><br>
Page 21, Line 12 <br>
ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਨ ਪਾਈਝ ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਸ੝ਭਾਨ੝ ॥੩॥ <br>
The self-willed manmukhs find no peace, while the Gurmukhs are wondrously joyful. ((3)) <br><br>
Page 27, Line 17 <br>
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਗ੝ਣ ਤੈ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਬਿਨ੝ ਨਾਵੈ ਮਰਦੇ ਝੂਰਿ ॥੨॥ <br>
The self-willed manmukhs are totally without virtue. Without the Name, they die in frustration. ((2)) <br><br>
Page 28, Line 3 <br>
ਦੇਖਾ ਦੇਖੀ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥ <br>
They all show off and pretend, but the self-willed manmukhs do not understand.}}
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Page 28, Line 8
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਨਾਮ੝ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਵਿਣ੝ ਨਾਵੈ ਪਤਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs do not know the Naam. Without the Name, they lose their honor.
Page 29, Line 7
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਮੈਲੇ ਮਲ੝ ਭਰੇ ਹਉਮੈ ਤ੝ਰਿਸਨਾ ਵਿਕਾਰ੝ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are polluted. They are filled with the pollution of egotism, wickedness and desire.
Page 29, Line 10
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ੝ ਮੋਹਿ ਵਿਆਪਿਆ ਬੈਰਾਗ੝ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs are engrossed in emotional attachment; they are not balanced or detached.
Page 29, Line 16
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਫਿਰਹਿ ਨ ਜਾਣਹਿ ਸਤਗ੝ਰ੝ ਹਉਮੈ ਅੰਦਰਿ ਲਾਗਿ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs wander around lost, but they do not know the True Guru. They are inwardly attached to egotism.
Page 30, Line 8
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਮਨ੝ ਤਨ੝ ਅੰਧ੝ ਹੈ ਤਿਸ ਨਉ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਠਾਉ ॥
The minds and bodies of the self-willed manmukhs are filled with darkness; they find no shelter, no place of rest.
Page 31, Line 2
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਅੰਧ ਨ ਚੇਤਹੀ ਡੂਬਿ ਮ੝ਝ ਬਿਨ੝ ਪਾਣੀ ॥੧॥
The blind, self-willed manmukhs do not even think of the Lord; they are drowned to death without water. ||1||
Page 31, Line 4
ਆਵਣ੝ ਜਾਣਾ ਜੰਮਣ੝ ਮਰਣਾ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਈ ॥
Coming and going through birth and death, the self-willed manmukhs lose their honor.
Page 31, Line 9
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਣੇ ਜਿਉ ਦੋਹਾਗਣਿ ਤਨਿ ਸੀਗਾਰ੝ ॥
The self-willed manmukh performs religious rituals, like the unwanted bride decorating her body.
Page 33, Line 16
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਣੇ ਦਰਗਹ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਜਾਇ ॥੧॥
The self-willed manmukhs create karma, and in the Court of the Lord, they receive their punishment. ||1||
Page 33, Line 19
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਸਬਦ੝ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਜਾਸਨਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs do not recognize the Shabad; they forfeit their honor, and depart in disgrace.
Page 34, Line 7
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਮਹਲ੝ ਨ ਪਾਇਨੀ ਕੂੜਿ ਮ੝ਠੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ॥੨॥
The self-willed manmukhs do not obtain the Mansion of the Lord's Presence. The false are plundered by falsehood. ||2||
Page 35, Line 1
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਜਨਮ੝ ਬਿਰਥਾ ਗਇਆ ਕਿਆ ਮ੝ਹ੝ ਦੇਸੀ ਜਾਇ ॥੩॥
The life of the self-willed manmukh passes uselessly. What face will he show when he passes beyond? ||3||
Page 36, Line 2
ਸੋ ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
God's Glance of Grace does not come to them; those self-willed manmukhs do not obtain understanding.
Page 37, Line 1
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਮੈਲ੝ ਨ ਉਤਰੈ ਜਿਚਰ੝ ਗ੝ਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਕਰੇ ਪਿਆਰ੝ ॥੧॥
The filth of the self-willed manmukhs is not washed off; they have no love for the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
Page 37, Line 3
ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਸਬਦ੝ ਨ ਜਾਣਈ ਅਵਗਣਿ ਸੋ ਪ੝ਰਭ੝ ਦੂਰਿ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs do not know the Shabad; those without virtue are far removed from God.
Page 37, Line 6
ਚਾਰੇ ਕ੝ੰਡਾ ਭਵਿ ਥਕੇ ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs grow weary of wandering around in all four directions, but they do not understand.
Page 38, Line 2
ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਕੰਤ੝ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਈ ਤਿਨ ਕਿਉ ਰੈਣਿ ਵਿਹਾਇ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs do not recognize their Husband Lord; how will they spend their life-night?
Page 39, Line 2
ਬਿਨ੝ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਮ੝ਕਤਿ ਨ ਪਾਈਝ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਫਿਰੈ ਦਿਵਾਨ੝ ॥
Without the True Guru, the self-willed manmukhs do not find liberation; they wander around like lunatics.
Page 39, Line 8
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਕਰਿ ਥਕੇ ਮੈਲ੝ ਨ ਸਕੀ ਧੋਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
The self-willed manmukhs have grown weary of chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, but their filth cannot be removed. ||1||Pause||
Page 39, Line 9
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਮੈਲੇ ਮੈਲੇ ਮ੝ਝ ਜਾਸਨਿ ਪਤਿ ਗਵਾਇ ॥
The filthy, self-willed manmukhs die in filth, and they depart in disgrace.
Page 40, Line 17
ਬਿਨ੝ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਭੇਟੇ ਕੰਚਨ੝ ਨਾ ਥੀਝ ਮਨਮ੝ਖ੝ ਲੋਹ੝ ਬੂਡਾ ਬੇੜੀ ਪਾਸਿ ॥੩॥
Without meeting with the True Guru, no one is transformed into gold. The self-willed manmukh sinks like iron, while the boat is very close. ||3||
Page 41, Line 14
ਬਿਨ੝ ਸਤਿਗ੝ਰ ਪਲੈ ਨਾ ਪਵੈ ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਰਹੇ ਬਿਲਲਾਇ ॥
Without the True Guru, it is not obtained. The self-willed manmukhs continue to cry in misery.
Page 41, Line 18
ਗ੝ੜ੝ ਮਿਠਾ ਮਾਇਆ ਪਸਰਿਆ ਮਨਮ੝ਖ੝ ਲਗਿ ਮਾਖੀ ਪਚੈ ਪਚਾਇ ॥੧॥
Maya spreads out like sweet molasses; the self-willed manmukh is stuck like a fly, rotting away. ||1|| --->
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Latest revision as of 06:54, 26 November 2006

Manmukh literally means To follow ones mind or desires


The word 'Manmukh' consists of two parts - Man and Mukh. The first part, "Man" means your own mind or your own desires. The second part "Mukh" literally means "Face". So the full word conveys the message "One who follows whichever way his or her mind leads or goes"; "one who follows his or her desires"; "one who does his or her mind dictates". The 'Manmukh' is attached to worldly desires, material wealth, worldly allurments and sensual enjoyments. His desires and his needs are unlimited.


To be a Manmukh is to follow your own mind or desires without regards for anyone else. A person who is self-centred is called a Manmukh. The opposite of Manmukh is Gurmukh, which means a person who follows the teaching and life-code as narrated by the Guru. A Manmukh is the opposite of a Gurmukh. Hence, a Manmukh is a material being (egoistic or attached to worldly things) as opposed to a Spiritual Being. The people with materialistic attachment believe that everlasting happiness is attainable only in acquisition (ie Ownership) and the use of these material objects. In other words, a Manmukh is ruled by his conditioned by pleasure of his five senses and his mind. Simply stated, a Manmukh is an ego-centric person whose actions are controlled by the following urges and desires: lust, anger, greed, material attachment, self-conceit, envy and stubborn mindedness, with their numerous variations.

As a result, he has no believe no understanding of the Naam (TRUTH god's Existence), Shabad (Word of the SatGur), Hukam (Will of the Almighty), Consequently, he has no understanding of the ultimate purpose of life, his relationship with 'TRUTH god' and the Way of (Gurmat). In this madness and illusion and "I-am-ness", he cultivates the life of a faithless cynic called "Saakat" — an unwise and an untrue being. Thus, according to the Gurbani, anyone who has not realized the Self within (God, Truth, Shabad or Naam, etc.) alone is a Manmukh.

Everyone in the world can be categorised as either a servant of Maya or a servant of the Akal. Those who serve Maya are called Manmukhs, and those who serve the Truth (God) are called Gurmukhs or Divine. Thus, a Manmukh regardless of how advanced he may be in his or her material qualifications by education or cultural status, lacks in Divine qualities; consequently, is not aware of the Cosmic Reality that is contained within him/her. Such individuals fail to attain Spiritual Perfection or Intuitive Understanding of the "ultimate reality"; for their intellect is dimmed by material contamination. They hate holiness. They chase after Maya, and wander in this dense forest of material existence like a beast in human garb.

A Manmukh lifestyle is void of humility, contentment, compassion, love and spiritual wisdom. Such lifestyle exhibits nothing but undesirable qualities in a person. To make us aware of Manmukhs and their conduct, Gurbani has provided us with numerous symptoms of such material beings caught in the vertex of unenlightened existence. Some of these symptoms include: egoism, ignorance, selfishness, duality, bondage, evil-mindedness, falsehood, violence, untruthfulness, doubts, superstitions, uncontrolled senses, identification with the feeling of "I, me, mine, your", lust, anger, greed, attachment, self pride, self-conceit; superstitious, jealousy and enviousness, stubborn mindedness, hatred, fanaticism, conflicts, lack of contentment, material hankering and lamentation, lack of mental control and inner peace, self-centredness, are full of quarrel and contentions, lack of faith, ritualistic, unhappy, always interested in taking instead of giving, affinity for bad association, lack of self-discipline, mental agitation, unceasing wandering (rat-race), begging material things from God, complaining, finding faults in others, unable to bear pains and sorrows of life, love for material world instead of the Self within, corruption, fraud, larceny and swindling, bribery, cheating, lying, plundering, stealing, fond of mental speculations and material logic, attachment to material world, deceitful nature, fearful, unceasing desire for sense objects, cynicism, hypocrisy, always wanting to control the world, always wanting to be appreciated, unceasing hunger for name and fame, love for titles and honor, divisiveness, prejudices, cruelty, bigotry, unnatural diet, indulgence in worldly pleasures, illusion, delusion, wrong identity, stupor, obstinate error, love of Maya or worldliness, crookedness, animosity, and so on. Opposite to these are the attributes of Gurmukhs (Spiritual Beings)

According to the Gurbani, a Manmukh is not a question of heredity, family of birth, ancestry, race, region, social status, caste, creed, education, titles, religion or any peculiar external appearance of a person; it is a question of lack of Naam Simran, self evaluation, unenlightened existence, cynicism, egoism, ignorance, hypocrisy, bondage, mental delusion, body-consciousness, mistaken identity, and so on!

The Sikh Scriptures have some very harsh word to say to the Manmukh. Below are several quotations from the Holy Text:


From Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Page 11 Line 16
ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਲਾਧਾ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਗਵਾਇਆ ॥
The Gurmukhs obtain it, and the self-willed manmukhs lose it.

Page 19, Line 3
ਅੰਧ੝ਲੈ ਨਾਮ੝ ਵਿਸਾਰਿਆ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਅੰਧ ਗ੝ਬਾਰ੝ ॥
The blind have forgotten the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The self-willed manmukhs are in utter darkness.

Page 20, Line 8
ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਚਾਨਣ੝ ਜਾਣੀਝ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਮ੝ਗਧ੝ ਗ੝ਬਾਰ੝ ॥
The Gurmukh knows the Divine Light, while the foolish self-willed manmukh gropes around in the darkness.

Page 21, Line 5
ਵਿਜੋਗੀ ਦ੝ਖਿ ਵਿਛ੝ੜੇ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਲਹਹਿ ਨ ਮੇਲ੝ ॥੪॥
Those who separate themselves from the Lord wander lost in misery. The self-willed manmukhs do not attain union with Him. ((4))

Page 21, Line 12
ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਨ ਪਾਈਝ ਗ੝ਰਮ੝ਖਿ ਸ੝ਖ੝ ਸ੝ਭਾਨ੝ ॥੩॥
The self-willed manmukhs find no peace, while the Gurmukhs are wondrously joyful. ((3))

Page 27, Line 17
ਮਨਮ੝ਖ ਗ੝ਣ ਤੈ ਬਾਹਰੇ ਬਿਨ੝ ਨਾਵੈ ਮਰਦੇ ਝੂਰਿ ॥੨॥
The self-willed manmukhs are totally without virtue. Without the Name, they die in frustration. ((2))

Page 28, Line 3
ਦੇਖਾ ਦੇਖੀ ਸਭ ਕਰੇ ਮਨਮ੝ਖਿ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਪਾਇ ॥
They all show off and pretend, but the self-willed manmukhs do not understand.


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