Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river, united with the ocean.
I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.
By singing the Guru's hymns, I, the minstrel spread the Lord's glory. Nanak, by praising the True Name, I have obtained the perfect Lord.
Nanak, the whole world is in distress. He, who believes in the Name, becomes victorious.
That one plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen; whatever seed is sown, a plant of that kind even comes forth.
He who regards all men as equals is religious.
There is but one God. True is His Name, creative His personality and immortal His form. He is without fear sans enmity, unborn and self-illumined. By the Guru's grace He is obtained.
Asceticism doesn't lie in ascetic robes or in walking staff nor in the ashes. Asceticism doesn't lie in the earring nor in the shaven head nor blowing a conch. Asceticism lies in remaining pure amidst impurities.
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.
Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form.
Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.
I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?
What should the yogi have to fear? Trees, plants, and all that is inside and outside, is He Himself
Conquer your mind and conquer the world.
The highest religion is to rise to universal brother hood; aye to consider all creatures your equals.
As fragrance abides in the flower
As reflection is within the mirror,
So does your Lord abide within you,
Why search for him without?
With your hands carve out your own destiny.
Truth is the highest virtue, but higher still is truthful living.
Be kind to all beings, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money.