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Quotes by Guru Nanak

Born: 15th April 1469, Died: 22nd September 1539
Founder of Sikhism
This page is a compilation of profound teachings and principles by Guru Nanak, a revered philosopher and the founder of Sikhism. Through his wisdom and spiritual insight, Guru Nanak's quotes offer guidance for living a meaningful and enlightened life. Discover his timeless words that inspire self-reflection, compassion, and the pursuit of justice. Immerse yourself in the profound teachings of Guru Nanak and let his words illuminate your path towards spiritual growth and inner peace.

There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now. Read Summary

Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore. Read Summary

I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way. Read Summary

Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct. Read Summary

Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means. Read Summary

That one plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen; whatever seed is sown, a plant of that kind even comes forth. Read Summary

The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause. Read Summary

Whatever kind of seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, a plant of that same kind, marked with the peculiar qualities of the seed, springs up in it. Read Summary

Asceticism doesn't lie in ascetic robes or in walking staff nor in the ashes. Asceticism doesn't lie in the earring nor in the shaven head nor blowing a conch. Asceticism lies in remaining pure amidst impurities. Read Summary

Me, the bard out of work, the Lord has applied to His service. In the very beginning, He gave me the order to sing His praises night and day. The Master summoned the minstrel to His True Court. He clothed me with the robe of His true honour and eulogy. Since then, the True Name had become my ambrosial food. Read Summary

From its brilliancy everything is illuminated. Read Summary

Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss. Read Summary

If there is one God, then there is only His way to attain Him, not another. One must follow that way and reject the other. Worship not him who is born only to die, but Him who is eternal and is contained in the whole universe. Read Summary

Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form. Read Summary

Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants. Read Summary

Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self. Read Summary

I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me? Read Summary

Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river, united with the ocean. Read Summary

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. Read Summary

Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not. They don't understand truth, nor do they meditate on it. Who can define what is meat and what is plant? Who knows where the sin lies, being a vegetarian or a non-vegetarian? Read Summary