Man is, they say, a monkey that has lost its tail; well, he must lose many more attributes of the monkey before he is entitled to call himself Man. He must dedicate his thought, word...

Nothing comes, and nothing goes; this play is all set in motion by the Lord, the Sovereign King.

His Love brings eternal peace; meeting the Guru, Nanak sings His Glorious Praises.

Give them up – give up the pleasures of corruption; you are entangled in them, you crazy fool, like an animal grazing in the green fields.

Honor and dishonor are the same to me; I have placed my forehead upon the Guru’s Feet. Wealth does not excite me, and misfortune does not disturb me; I have embraced love for my Lord...

Let me tell you this; mine is no mesmerism, miracle or magic. Mine is genuine DIVINE POWER.

Stand on your strength. Be unmoved, either by adulation or denigration. Follow My lead. I am unaffected by either; I march on alone, undeterred and of My own accord. I am My own Guide and...

Even when the stony cliff echoes your voice and responds when you cry, will not the Softest, Sweetest, Love-filled Heart of God respond? When there is no response, infer that there is something wanting in...

There are some who deny even today the possibility of air travel; they curse the contrivance. They cavil at it. Similarly, there are many who cavil at the Avatar who has come to save them.

People who pollute our mind with their impure and sinful thoughts must be kept in check.

THE Universe is seen; it can be learnt about; it can be experienced and enjoyed. But God is unseen. He has to be inferred through His handiwork. ‘ So too, Society to which social service...

With the drum and the skin of the antelope all the gods, that sway the battle, have scared away the enemies.

IN every country today, men have become power-mad and they resort, without any compunction, to self praise and dry declamation. They develop hatred against others, foster envy and feed their fatal egos. They plunge the...

Success,peace and prosperity will always remain elusive as long as there is ‘discord’ but where there is ‘unity’ perfect harmony prevails there and nobody would dare to attack such a place.

Develop the inner vision and the habit of listening to the inner Voice; and you are assured of unshakable Peace and infinite Joy.

We should always think of other’s welfare so that our own progress becomes possible.

Eat whatever one gets and appease the hunger; and sleep wherever one finds shelter. Do not store food for another day or build a house wherein to pass one’s days. Escape the entangling coils of...

Praise the virtues of fearlessness. A truly fearless person embraces even death without any kind of hesitation.

Prayer has been made to mother earth that She blesses us with the knowledge required to exploit the treasures of the nature but without disturbing the environmental balance.

He established the many worlds and skies. The soul is illumined with His Light; no one can revoke His Blessing. Meditate, meditate in remembrance on God, and become fearless.

With seven wheels does this Time ride, seven naves has he, immortality is his axle. He carries hither all these beings (worlds). Time, the first god, now hastens onward.

We speak to being, to the lord of being, and also to him that controls the beings; to the beings all assembled, they shall deliver us from calamity!

Yon fluttering little spirit that has been fixed into thy heart, from it the jealousy do I remove, as air from a water-skin.

the proper way, be delivered, may her joints relax, that she shall bring forth!

So many times, Nanak is a sacrifice to Him; fruitful is the Blessed Vision, the Darshan, of my Lord of the Universe.

A devotee, who spends his time in austerities has nothing to worry about as God fulfills all his needs.

Every being is a pilgrim destined to reach Madhava and merge in Him; but most people have forgotten the road; they wander like lost children, wasting precious time in the by-paths.

HAVING an open heart, do not relish the narrow path of restricted love; love all, do not develop prejudices against men in power or position. ‘ They too are our kith and kin. We all...

Let us not seek the outer empire; let us become the rulers of the inner empire. Let us not try to defy the outer enemy, leaving the inner foe to grow in striking power. We...

A person, whose heart is pure, remains untouched by ‘pain’ just as an assiduous person remains aloof from sinful deeds.

COURAGE comes out of the grace of the Lord, it needs generations of learning and struggle. Meanwhile you must start with the first step, the cleansing of the mind and the cultivation of virtue. Even...

Happiness will not come from happiness; but only from pain. We know the value of standing in shade only after roaming in the hot day sun.

The quantity of riches one must earn can be compared to the shoes one wears; if too small, they cause pain; if too big, they are a hindrance to physical and mental comfort. When we...

LAKSHMI or wealth accrues by fair means as well as foul; money is earned by gambling, by various forms of deceit; by highway robbery; by high and low; by all and sundry.

When a child’s growth is stunted, it causes grief; when he starts to grow normally, it causes joy, when the growth is abnormal, it causes grief again.

The two sages Alert and Watchful, the sleepless and the vigilant, these two guardians of thy life’s breath, are awake both day and night.

Desires are fulfilled, when one meets the True Guru; O Nanak, His humble servant is fruitful and prosperous.

O Sun god! Mount on a boat of hundred ‘oars’ for our welfare. Accompany me… help me cross the ‘Day’… and also the ‘Night’.

Thy mind shall not go thither, shall not disappear! Do not become heedless of the living, do not follow the Fathers! All the gods shall preserve thee here!

The Destroyer of sorrow is Your Name, Lord; the Destroyer of sorrow is Your Name. Twenty-four hours a day, dwell upon the wisdom of the Perfect True Guru.

While saying this one has to keep in mind the fact that there is continuous tug-of-war going on between truth and untruth and hence one can easily understand how difficult this task is.

Verily, every creature lives there, the cow, the horse, and man, where this charm is performed, as the (protecting) barrier for life.

The pure earth that starts in fright away from the serpent, upon whom were the fires that are within the waters, she that delivers (to destruction) the blasphemous

Please be kind and compassionate, O Lord of my life; I am helpless, and I seek Your Sanctuary, God. Please, give me Your Hand, and lift me up, out of the deep dark pit. I...

It has shone upon thee, light has arisen, darkness has departed from thee. We remove from thee death, destruction, and disease.

I have no beauty, understanding or strength; I am a stranger, from far away.

Dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; at the very last moment, the Lord shall liberate you.

The husband being the head of the family has it under his obligation to look after the whole family.

O Merciful to the meek, O Dear Lord King, You have engaged millions of people in Your Service. You are the Lover of Your devotees; this is Your Nature. You are totally pervading all places.

THE Lord has to take the Form that is suitable for the task He has to fulfill. To catch a gang of decadents, the Police Officer has to move among them as a decadent. That...