Granth Sahib Quotes on World (109 Quotes)

At the age of ten, he is a child at twenty, a youth, and at thirty, he is called handsome. At forty, he is full of life at fifty, his foot slips, and at sixty, old age is upon him. At seventy, he loses his intellect, and at eighty, he cannot perform his duties. At ninety, he lies in his bed, and he cannot understand his weakness. After seeking and searching for such a long time, O Nanak, I have seen that the world is just a mansion of smoke.

True is His Empire, and True is His Command. True is His Seat of True Authority. True is the Creative Power which He has created. True is the world which He has fashioned. O Nanak, chant the True Name I am forever and ever a sacrifice to Him.

Among Yogis, You are the Yogi among pleasure seekers, You are the Pleasure Seeker. Your limits are not known to any of the beings in the heavens, in this world, or in the nether regions of the underworld.

I have done this, and I will do that - I am an idiotic fool for saying this I have forgotten the Doer of all I am caught in the love of duality. There is no pain as great as the pain of Maya it drives people to wander all around the world, until they become exhausted.

The world is deceived and plundered by riches, youth, greed and egotism. The drug of emotional attachment has destroyed me, as it has destroyed the whole world.

O Lord of the World, Master of the Universe, everything is under Your control. Servant Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary, Lord please, preserve the honor of Your humble servant.

The whole world is bound by death without the Guru, death cannot be avoided.

Hearing of You, I live. You are my Beloved, my Lord and Master, Utterly Great. You alone know Your Ways I grasp Your Support, Lord of the World.

You may enjoy the pleasures of hundreds of thousands of women, and rule the nine continents of the world. But without the True Guru, you will not find peace you will be reincarnated over and over again.

Chant the Lord's Name and contemplate the Lord of the World, twenty-four hours a day. He preserves our soul, our breath of life, body and wealth. By His Grace, He protects our soul.

Die before the one whom you love to live after he dies is to live a worthless life in this world.

The strife of this world is evil these struggles are consuming it.

This world is false, but only a few understand this.

The world is a drama, staged in a dream. In a moment, the play is played out. Some attain union with the Lord, while others depart in separation. Whatever pleases Him comes to pass nothing else can be done.

Between the Lord's devotees and the people of the world, there can never be any true alliance. The Creator Himself is infallible. He cannot be fooled no one can fool Him. He blends His devotees with Himself they practice Truth, and only Truth.

The Lord, Har, Har, dwells close by, all over the world. He is Infinite, All-powerful and Immeasurable. The Perfect Guru has revealed the Lord, Har, Har, to me.

Those who forsake the True Guru, and attach themselves to duality - what will they do when they go to the world hereafter

The whole world is engrossed in emotional attachment to Maya. Those who are controlled by the three qualities are attached to Maya.

The Lord Himself leads the people of the world astray they tell lies, and by telling lies, they eat poison.

With your nectar-like body, you live in comfort, but this world is just a passing drama. You practice greed, avarice and great falsehood, and you carry such a heavy burden.

He is the Master who has made the world bloom He makes the Universe blossom forth, fresh and green.

Whatever happens in this world is only by the Order of our Lord and Master.

Through the Guru's Teachings, they come to understand and see that this world is just a dream.

Meditate on your Dear Lord, and be dead to the world renounce your love of duality

You cherish and nurture the Saints. The Saints play with You, O Sustainer of the World. Your Saints are very dear to You. You are the breath of life of the Saints.

You alone are the True Banker, O Lord the rest of the world is just Your petty trader.

This world is deluded You Yourself have deluded it. Forgetting the One, it has become engrossed in duality.

The whole world is caught and held in the mouth of Death. Through the Teachings of the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord, I am saved.

O Lord, Life of the World, please shower me with Your Mercy grant me the Sanctuary of the Guru

Make your deals, dealers, and take care of your merchandise. Buy that object which will go along with you. In the next world, the All-knowing Merchant will take this object and care for it.

Through goodness and truth, the dead establish a bond with the living. Such are the bonds which prevail in the world.

Please reward my faith, O Life of the World, O Great Giver. Obtaining the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan, my mind is fulfilled.

There is no other like the Lord - there is no equal to Him. He embellishes this world and the world hereafter, and He gives us our permanent home there. He rescues us from the world-ocean never again do we have to run the cycle of reincarnation.

Those who have found God - blessed is their coming into this world.

You created the world, and assigned tasks to one and all. You watch over Your Creation, and through Your All-powerful Creative Potency, You cast the dice.

Have Mercy upon me, O Lord, Sustainer of the world. The dust of the feet of the Saints is all the treasure I need. In the Company of the True Guru, one's investment remains intact. Nanak is awake to the Love of the Supreme Lord.

If someone tells him the truth, he looks upon that as poison. He cannot tell victory from defeat. This is the way of life in the world of the faithless cynic.

The Life of the World, the Sustainer of the Earth, has showered His Mercy the Guru's Feet have come to dwell within my mind.

Through the Guru's Teachings, I merge with intuitive ease into the Lord, the Life of the World, the Fearless One, the Great Giver.

My Lord and Master is Immaculate and Pure without Him, I cannot even survive. Within my mind and body, there is such a great hunger if only someone would come and unite me with Him, O my mother I have searched the four corners of the world - without our Husband Lord, there is no other place of rest.

Over all the world, He is the Life of the World, O Nanak, like water mingled with water.

Those who meditate on the Name, with one-pointed mind and focused consciousness, remain forever stable in the world.

Our Husband Lord dwells in this world, and in the world beyond. Tell me, how can He be found

Lord,Protector of the World the Inaccessible Lord God the Guru abides there as well.

O my Love, Sustainer of the World, Merciful, Loving Lord, Profoundly Deep, Infinite Lord of the Universe, Highest of the High, Unfathomable, Infinite Lord and Master, continually remembering You in deep meditation, I live.

Engrossed in egotism, the world perishes. Without the Guru, there is utter darkness. In emotional attachment to Maya, they have forgotten the Great Giver, the Giver of Peace.

By various devices, and in so many ways, this world is enticed. They alone are saved, whom the All-powerful, Infinite Lord protects. The servants of the Lord are saved by the Love of the Lord. O Nanak, I am forever a sacrifice to them.

The color of the world is false and weak when it washes away, people cry out in pain.

O Nanak, the one who is blind shows others the way, and misleads all his companions. But, going to the world hereafter, he shall be beaten and kicked in the face then, it will be obvious, what sort of guide he was

The whole world is engrossed in bad deeds and good deeds. God's devotee is above both, but those who understand this are very rare.