This (man) shall live and shall not die, we rouse this man (to life)! I make for him a remedy, O death, do not slay the man!

I surrender my mind to Him; I place my wealth before Him. I totally renounce my selfish ways.

He is not far away; He is near at hand, with all. So praise the True One, O Nanak, with love!

That household is the happiest where all are satisfied and Content.

Death is not the merciless that he is made out to be; he is the friend and companion, the teacher, the kindly kinsman, who takes you into his fold and clothes you with the halo...

If you have known Me through and through there will be no such argument at all. You will know that this is but an insignificant product of My power. I have done this only as...

Every thing depends on the will of Providence; it all happens according to the Divine Plan.

One, who takes lessons from his past and improves on himself need not fear the future.

One, who acquires knowledge and then pass it on to others, gets all his wishes fulfilled and achieves success, happiness and prosperity in his life.

Money and mansions are not the only wealth. Hoard the wealth of the Spirit. Character is wealth; good conduct is wealth; and spiritual wisdom is wealth.

I wash Your Feet, and constantly serve You. O Divine Lord, I worship and adore You; I bow down before You. I am the slave of Your slaves; I chant Your Name. I offer this...

You know only the present and what is happening before your eyes. You do not know that the present is related to the past and is preparing the course of the future. It is like...

We should never have any kind of malevolence towards our friends.

I cannot describe Your Manifestations, O Treasure of Excellence, O Giver of peace. God is Inaccessible, Incomprehensible and Imperishable; He is known through the Perfect Guru.

No one should be condemned as trash; even a little stick can serve as a toothpick!

Water is the abject necessity for any kind of life to exist.

To the animals of the earth and those of heaven, to the wild beasts of the forest, to the winged birds, do we speak, they shall deliver us from calamity!

One should always make constant efforts to seek such a Guru, who can lead him to the path of self-realization.

The Divine Guru has opened his eyes. Doubt has been dispelled; my service has been successful.

As flies the wind, as flies the mind, as fly the winged birds, so do thou, O embryo,. ten months old, fall along with the placenta! May the placenta fall down!

DO not lay the blame on Godhead, as you are prone to do. When everything goes right you say that God has come close to you; when something goes wrong you say that God has...

Please grant Your Grace, and bless me with Your Name; Nanak is forever a sacrifice to You.

To live for hundred years it is important that the body is healthy, devoid of weakness and ailments

The Guru has shown me that this is the way of the world; I have abandoned the dwelling of pride, and entered Your Sanctuary.

Servant Nanak seeks Your Support; he has come to Your Sanctuary.

TODAY the student-world is tossed in confusion; not only in confusion but in downright insanity. They wear white clothing; but the hearts are still dark.

What little man has to accomplish must be done quickly, at the place that is assigned to him and within the time that is allotted to him. And, man has such a formidable task before...

PRAYER for some benefit or gain should not be addressed to God, for it means that God waits until He is asked! Surrender to Him; He will deal with you as He feels best and...

You are in the dark and you fear more. You cannot notice the heaps of earth and the pits on the road. You cannot even know that the road is smooth and fine. There is...

The lamps are different; But the light is the same It comes from beyond… …fix your gaze upon the light and you are delivered from Dualism. Inherent in the finite body.

At night, when you retire to sleep, feel that you are entering the green-room after the scene, but with the dress of your role on; for perhaps the role is not yet over and you...

O sun, take away their sight; O rays, run after them; clinging to their feet, fasten yourselves upon them, when the strength of their arms is gone!

From near thy vicinity, from near thy distance (do I call), remain here, do not follow; do not follow the Fathers of yore! Firmly do I fasten thy life’s breath.

Serve the Lord continually and continuously; with each and every breath, meditate on the Lord.

We should strictly keep away from such people otherwise it will prove detrimental for our own spiritual growth.

Hardly anyone loves the Lord’s Name; how rare is that place which is in bloom.

Fight shy of the medicine which thy mother and thy father, thy sister and thy brother let out against thee, I shall cause thee to live unto old age!

We should imbibe this unique quality of the sun and enhance one’s internal energies.

Those who are greedy and ‘devoid of devotion’ sit together and devour flesh, they definitely have an eye on other’s wealth.

The Siblings of Destiny meet together, and eat and spend, but these resources do not diminish; they continue to increase.

That earth which formerly was water upon the ocean (of space), which the wise (seers) found out by their skilful devices; whose heart is in the highest heaven, immortal, surrounded by truth, shall bestow upon...

Time created the earth, in Time the sun burns. In Time are all beings, in Time the eye looks abroad.

One, who wishes well of others and works for their welfare, quite naturally becomes the ruler of the masses.

Our actions should be such that we become fearless. This can happen only when we lead a virtuous life and follow a righteous path.

I may have a beautiful woman with fascinating eyes; she may decorate herself with the sixteen adornments, and make herself appear gorgeous.

My soul is embellished with knowledge and is the one which, contemplates in the minds of men… it dwells in the heart.

DO not preach; practice. In politics, in the field of administration, in schools and colleges, in spiritual institutions, everywhere, we have a surfeit of preachers but a famine of practitioners.

The music that can take them is the singing aloud the Name of God. And when they are too intoxicated to move and harm, catch them by the neck and pull out their fangs as...

The past is not ours any more; the present slips from our grasp; and the future is uncertain.

Sin leads to sure and certain downfall and hence we should abstain from sinful deeds.