Granth Sahib Quotes on Contemplation (48 Quotes)

To praise You is to follow Your Command and Your Will. That which pleases You is spiritual wisdom and meditation. That which pleases God is chanting and meditation to be in harmony with His Will is perfect spiritual wisdom.

The fool establishes his bonds only when he is slapped in the face. Nanak says this after deep reflection, through the Lord's Praise, we establish a bond with His Court.

Abandoning meditation, penance and self-restraint, and the wisdom of good actions, you do not worship and adore the Lord's Name.

O Nanak, the Guru is the tree of contentment, with flowers of faith, and fruits of spiritual wisdom. Watered with the Lord's Love, it remains forever green through the karma of good deeds and meditation, it ripens.

O Baba, contemplate and cherish the True Lord and Master within your heart.

Meditate on the Immaculate Lord, and saturate your mind with Him. Why, O Yogi, do you make so many false and deceptive claims

O Destroyer of pain, Priceless Treasure, Fearless, free of hate, Unfathomable, Immeasurable, of Undying Form, Unborn, Self-illumined, remembering You in meditation, my mind is filled with a deep and profound peace.

Make the effort, and chant the Lord's Name. O very fortunate ones, earn this wealth. In the Society of the Saints, meditate in remembrance on the Lord, and wash off the filth of countless incarnations.

He Himself beholds, speaks and hears all. O my mind, meditate on the One who is always with you. By the Grace of the Saints, the Light has dawned.

You may chant and meditate, practice austerities and self-restraint, and dwell at sacred shrines of pilgrimage you may give donations to charity, and perform good deeds, but without the True One, what is the use of it all

They chant and meditate, practicing austere self-discipline for years and years they wander on journeys all over the earth and yet, their hearts are not at peace, even for an instant.

I remember Him in meditation with every breath and morsel of food, with perfect faith. How could I forget Him from my mind How could I forget Him from my mind, even for an instant He is the Most Worthy He is my very life

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

Remembering Him in meditation, the home of sorrow is abolished. Remembering Him in meditation, the Messenger of Death shall not touch you. Remembering Him in meditation, the dry branches become green again.

Meditate on that Lord, our True Lord and Master, who gives sustenance to all.

Into this blind clay, You have infused awareness. Everything, everywhere which You have given is good.

Know that from the vibration of the Word, we obtain spiritual wisdom and meditation. Through it, we speak the Unspoken. He is the fruit-bearing Tree, luxuriantly green with abundant shade. The rubies, jewels and emeralds are in the Guru's Treasury.

Remember, remember, remember Him in meditation He is the treasure of excellence.

Meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my beloved follow the Guru's Teachings, and speak of the Lord. Apply the Touchstone of Truth to your mind, and see if it comes up to its full weight.

This mind, body and wealth were given by God, who naturally adorns us. He has blessed us with all our energy, and infused His Infinite Light deep within us. Forever and ever, meditate in remembrance on God keep Him enshrined in your heart.

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.

He placed the soul in the body which He had fashioned. He protects the Creation which He has created. With their eyes, they see, and with their tongues, they speak with their ears, they bring the mind to awareness. With their feet, they walk, and with their hands, they work they wear and eat whatever is given.

Gather in the Wealth of the Lord, worship the True Guru, and give up all your corrupt ways. Meditate in remembrance on the Lord who created and adorned you, and you shall be saved.

The Perfect Guru has dispelled all doubts. Remembering the Lord in meditation, Nanak has found peace.

The Lord permeates each and every heart. Meditate forever on that Lord. Without Him, there is no other at all.

O my mind, meditate on the Name of the Lord. True devotional worship is performed when the Lord comes to dwell in the mind.

Without the True Guru, understanding is not obtained. Meditation, penance and austere self-discipline are found by surrendering to the True Guru's Will.

He has given a home to the homeless He has given honor to the dishonored. He has fulfilled all desires remember Him in meditation, day and night, with every breath and every morsel of food.

Someone may practice intensive meditation, and discipline his body, but his mind still runs around in ten directions

Forever and ever, night and day, I praise the Greatness of Your Goodness. You bestow Your Gifts, even if we do not ask for them. Says Nanak, contemplate the True Lord.

Meditate and listen to the Name of the Lord, and give it to everyone. In this way, the filth of lifetimes of karma shall be removed, and egotistical pride shall vanish from your mind.

Seek His Shelter, O my mind there is no other as Great as He. Remembering Him in meditation, a profound peace is obtained. Pain and suffering will not touch you at all.

Within your conscious mind, O servant Nanak, meditate forever on the Name of the Lord, who shall deliver you in the end.

Meditate on that Name of the Lord, O my mind, whose Command rules over all.

Remembering Him in meditation, sinking stones are made to float.

With one-pointed mind, meditate on the One Lord, and the doubts of your mind will be dispelled. He is the Treasure of Excellence, the Ever-fresh Being. His Gift is Perfect and Complete. Forever and ever, worship and adore Him. Day and night, do not forget Him.

O my mind, chant the Name with intuitive peace and poise. Twenty-four hours a day, meditate on God. Constantly sing the Glories of the Lord of the Universe.

The One Lord is the Doer, the Cause of causes, who has created the creation. Meditate on the One, O my mind, who is the Support of all.

You have no wisdom at all, no meditation, no virtue or self-discipline in falsehood, you are caught in the cycle of birth and death.

Remember in meditation the One who summons us O Nanak, that day is drawing near Meeting the Guru, we meet the Lord. He Himself unites us in His Union.

With the mind centered in meditation on the True Lord, anguish is eradicated, and one comes to dwell in peace. Such is the True Guru, the Great Giver.

The body is dust the wind speaks through it. Understand, O wise one, who has died. Awareness, conflict and ego have died, but the One who sees does not die.

Meditate on the Name, worship the Name, and through the Name, you shall be absorbed in intuitive peace and poise.

Each and every moment, meditate on the Lord, Har, Har, Har. Do not listen to any other, and do not go anywhere else.

The Perfect Transcendent Lord is spiritual wisdom and meditation. God is All-powerful to do all things.

Meditate on the Lord, the True Lord God. Through the Guru's Word, you shall come to know the Lord God. From the Lord God, everything was created.

If you remember the Lord in meditation for a moment, even for an instant, then your life will become fruitful and prosperous.

O man, when you were coiled in the cradle of the womb, upside-down, you were absorbed in meditation. You took no pride in your perishable body night and day were all the same to you - you lived unknowing, in the silence of the void. Remember the terrible pain and suffering of those days, now that you have spread out the net of your consciousness far and wide.