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17 quotes by Guru Nanak

Guru Nanak  pronunciation (help·info) (Punjabi: ਗ ਰ ਨ ਨਕ; Hindi: ग र न नक, Urdu: گرونانک, [ˈɡʊɾu ˈnɑnək] Gurū Nānak) (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated world-wide on Kartik Puranmashi, the full-moon day which falls on different dates each year in the month of Katak, October–November. Guru Nanak travelled far and wide teaching people the message of one...
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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.

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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.

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

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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... →

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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... →

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I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.

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

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

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One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.

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

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

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From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.

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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... →

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