Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
1469-1539 • Indian
Bhakti
Founder of Sikhism, born in Talwandi (now Nankana Sahib, Pakistan). His radical teaching of one formless God (Ik Onkar), the equality of all human beings, and the path of remembering the divine Name (Naam) gathered millions of followers across the Punjab and beyond. His verses, recorded in the Guru Granth Sahib, are recited and sung every day in gurdwaras across the world.
Key Works
- Japji Sahib
- Asa di Var
- Sri Rag
- Sri Guru Granth Sahib (trans. Sant Teja Singh)
112
quotes in library
Quotes by Guru Nanak
112 quotes“Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play.”
playJapji Sahib
“Good deeds and bad deeds — the record is read out in the presence of the Lord of Dharma.”
karmaJapji Sahib
“According to their own actions, some are drawn closer, and some are driven farther away.”
karmaJapji Sahib
“Those who have meditated on the Naam, and departed after having worked by the sweat of their brow — O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them.”
naamJapji Sahib
“Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living.”
truthSri Rag
“Service in the world is the way to the Lord's gate.”
serviceAsa di Var
“Recognize the Lord's light within all, and do not consider social class or status; there are no classes or castes in the world hereafter.”
equalityAsa di Var
“He alone is a true seeker who eats his bread by the sweat of his brow and shares with others.”
workAsa di Var
“As fragrance abides in the flower, as reflection in the mirror, so does the Lord abide in every soul; seek Him within.”
interioritySri Rag
“He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.”
faithAsa di Var
“In the Naam, all begins; in the Naam, all is sustained; without the Naam, all is darkness.”
naamAsa di Var
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