24 Quotes & Sayings By Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak was born in 1469 A.D. His father, Guru Angad was a prominent devotee of Lord Shiva and a contemporary of Guru Nanak. Guru Angad had a son, Gobind Rai, who is the first Sikh Guru. The book is a chronicle of thirteen events in his life, from his birth to his departure for the Himalayas Read more

The first five years of his life are narrated as a form of meditative practice to prepare him for the spiritual path he had chosen. In this sense, it is a manual of spiritual initiation. The remaining twelve years of his life are more narrative in style and include the details of the formation of the Sikh community that he had brought into being with the ten Sikhs and the Bhai Gurdas (a Vaishnava sanyasi) he had requested to assist him in this task.

Your Mercy is my social status.
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Your Mercy is my social status. Guru Nanak
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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. Guru Nanak
Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of...
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Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit. Guru Nanak
Those who have loved are those that have found God
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Those who have loved are those that have found God Guru Nanak
I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless....
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I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance. Guru Nanak
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Speak only that which will bring you honor. Guru Nanak
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The world is a drama, staged in a dream Guru Nanak
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For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? The flamingos fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind. Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind? Guru Nanak
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Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth - these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God. Guru Nanak
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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. Guru Nanak
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He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God. Guru Nanak
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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. Guru Nanak
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Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God. Guru Nanak
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From its brilliancy everything is illuminated. Guru Nanak
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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. Guru Nanak
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I am not the born how can there be either birth or death for me? Guru Nanak
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Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and heavenly bliss for the ancestors and oneself, depend on one's wife alone. Guru Nanak
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If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food. Guru Nanak
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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. Guru Nanak
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Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct. Guru Nanak
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There are worlds and more worlds below them, and there are a hundred thousand skies over them. No one has been able to find the limits and boundaries of God. If there be any account of God, then alone the mortal can write the same; but God's account does not finish, and the mortal himself dies while still writing. Guru Nanak
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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? Guru Nanak
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Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss. Guru Nanak