Your Mercy is my social status.

Your Mercy is my social status.

Guru Nanak Dev

Speak only that which will bring you honor.

Speak only that which will bring you honor.

There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now.

There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He never dies; He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning; He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now.

Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit.

Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit.

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.

Those who have loved are those that have found God

Those who have loved are those that have found God

Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.

Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.

The world is a drama, staged in a dream

The world is a drama, staged in a dream

If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food.

If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it is like a corpse. But if they decide to share it with others, it becomes sacred food.

I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way.

I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way.

Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truely die.

Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truely die.

Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means.

Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means.

From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.

From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.

Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth - these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God.

Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth - these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God.

Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct.

Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct.

Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.

Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who meditates in solitude attains supreme bliss.

Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities.

Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities.

One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.

One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.

Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.

Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.