Guru Nanak Dev quotes - page 2

Guru Nanak Dev was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His teachings emphasized equality, compassion, and devotion to one God. He inspired millions to seek a life of truth, humility, and service. Here are 37 of his quotes:

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 Dev)
That one plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen; whatever seed is sown, a plant of that kind even comes forth. View quote
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Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form. View quote
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Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets. View quote
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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. View quote
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I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way. View quote
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I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me? View quote
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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. View quote
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The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause. View quote
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Nanak, the whole world is in distress. He, who believes in the Name, becomes victorious. View quote
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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 Dev)
Guru Nanak 'called himself a Hindu. According to Janamsâkhî, he wore a sacred thread (yajñopavît) and had a lock of hair (chotî) on his head. After him till the fifth Guru, each had his sacred thread ceremony performed, were married according to Vedic rites, used to apply tilak and used to hear tales from Vedas and Puranas.' View quote
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Occupation: Philosopher
Born: April 6, 1469
Died: September 12, 1539
Quotes count: 37
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