▁Ha um ai ▁( P un j abi : ▁ <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xB9> <0xE0> <0xA8> <0x89> <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xAE> <0xE0> <0xA9> <0x88> ) ▁is ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁self - center ed ness ▁( ego ism ▁or ▁Ah ank ar ) ▁in ▁S ikh ism . ▁This ▁concept ▁was ▁taught ▁by ▁G uru ▁Nan ak , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁S ikh ism , ▁as ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁five ▁ev ils : ▁l ust , ▁cov et ous ness , ▁wr ath , ▁pride ▁and ▁attachment . ▁According ▁to ▁S ikh ▁G urus ▁teach ings , ▁it ▁is ▁Ha um ai ▁that ▁leads ▁to ▁end less ▁cycles ▁of ▁transm igration ▁( reb irth ), ▁and ▁makes ▁a ▁person ▁" man mu kh ". ▁They ▁state ▁that ▁one ▁must ▁turn ▁away ▁from ▁Ha um ai , ▁become ▁a ▁" g ur mu kh " ▁and ▁follow ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁the ▁G uru ▁to ▁receive ▁God ' s ▁grace . ▁ ▁In ▁S ikh ism , ▁the ▁Ha um ai ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁overcome ▁through ▁med itation ▁on ▁God ’ s ▁name ▁( Na am ), ▁Sim ran ▁and ▁S ew a . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁words ▁H au ▁( <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xB9> <0xE0> <0xA8> <0x89> ) ▁meaning ▁" I " ▁and ▁Mai ▁( <0xE0> <0xA8> <0xAE> <0xE0> <0xA9> <0x88> ) ▁meaning ▁" me ". ▁ ▁The ▁opposite ▁of ▁Ha um ai ▁is ▁hum ility ▁( or ▁N im r ata ), ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁virtue ▁in ▁S ikh ism . ▁Self less