Guru Nanak

"There is but one God. His name is true. He is the Creator. He fears none. He is without hate. He never dies. He is beyond the cycle of births and deaths. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the grace of the Guru. Write His praises and read them. Write His praises and hear them."

"Recognize the Lord as the light within all; do not go by the language of the scriptures or of ritual."

"The Lord cannot be obtained by any ritual; the Lord cannot be obtained by bathing at sacred shrines."

"Do not say that the Vedas, the Quran and the Bible are false. Those who do not contemplate them shall be consigned to hell."

"As fragrance abides in the flower, as reflection is within the mirror, so does God abide within you. Why search for Him without?"

"He Himself is the doer, the cause and the effect. The wretched thief is himself the law and the judge. What cleverness can the helpless creatures display?"

"The One who created the night also created the day. In the mind, the difference between them is erased."

"When the flower blooms, the bees come uninvited. When the flower fades, the bees fly away. It is the flower that attracts the bees, not the other way around. So it is with man. When he has the virtues, he will have company. When he loses them, he will be alone."

"The Divine Light is the same, though it is refracted through thousands of different prisms."

"All human beings are one. There is no difference between them. No one is high or low. All are equal."

"To keep the five senses content is difficult; to mortify them all is impossible."

"Truth is the highest virtue, but higher still is truthful living."

"I am neither a child of the water, nor of the fire; I belong only to Him."

"Do not make the mistake of mistaking the branches for the roots, or the roots for the branches."

"O Lord, let me be the dust of the feet of thy lotus."

"The body is a temple of God. Do not pollute it. God dwells within you."

"If you do not think of God, how can He think of you?"

"The world is a drama, staged in a dream."

"By reading, wisdom is acquired; by reading, honor is secured; by reading, the secrets are learnt."

"In the Presence of the All-Pervading Lord, differences of caste and creed have no meaning."

"Make your mind your enemy, or make your mind your friend. This is the only choice for you."

"The Name of God is the most precious thing. Meditate on it day and night."

"Attachment, entanglement, and love of duality—these three bind the soul to the world."

"Recognize the Lord in all human beings. When the flower blooms, bees come uninvited."

"Eating, sleeping, and fearing death - animals do all this. What is the specialty of human life?"

"My eyes are pleased to behold the dust of the holy man's feet. I am in love with the dust of his feet."

"The greatest religion is to know the Lord and to love the Lord."

"I do not fast or observe rituals. I do not fast because I do not know the results."

"Whatever I say is true, and whatever the Lord says is true. But the Lord is eternal, and His Word is eternal."

"Do not slander anyone. Do not argue with anyone. Always be peaceful, and meditate on the Lord."