Granth Sahib Quotes on Pain (50 Quotes)


    Without destiny, the True Guru is not found, even though He sits within the home of our own inner being, always near and close at hand. There is ignorance within, and the pain of doubt, like a separating screen.

    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.

    When the True Guru is merciful, you will never grieve. When the True Guru is merciful, you will know no pain.

    The love of Maya makes this mind dance, and the deceit within makes people suffer in pain.

    Speech is vain and useless. O Nanak, pain and pleasure are in the power of our Lord and Master.


    The sickness of my ego has been dispelled, and my pain is over and done.

    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.

    Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, they are crying out in pain. Their bodies are cursed, and their wealth is cursed - they are imbued with Maya.

    Night and day, it wanders around endlessly, deluded by doubt without the Name, it suffers in pain.

    The blind go astray, caught by the noose of Death. They see other people's property as their own, and in egotism, they suffer in pain.

    If people could meet the Lord by their own efforts, why would they be crying out in the pain of separation

    Those traders who trade in other merchandise, are caught up in the endless waves of the pain of Maya.

    He is the Giver of Peace, the Destroyer of pain. He gives and forgives all beings. He Himself nurtures and cherishes His Creation. I fall at His Feet and surrender to Him.

    I have searched in vain, and I am so confused in this darkness, I cannot find the path. In egotism, they cry out in pain. Says Nanak, how will they be saved

    Without true wealth, everyone goes empty-handed going empty-handed, they suffer in pain.

    Sexual desire and anger are diffused throughout the universe. Coming and going, people suffer in pain.

    Those who do not have the Assets of Truth - how can they find peace By dealing their deals of falsehood, their minds and bodies become false. Like the deer caught in the trap, they suffer in terrible agony they continually cry out in pain.

    Night and day, day and night, they burn. Without her Husband Lord, the soul-bride suffers in terrible pain.

    Like a boat in the ocean of fear like a lamp which illumines the darkness like fire which takes away the pain of cold - just so, chanting the Name, the mind becomes peaceful.

    This mind is very powerful we cannot escape it just by trying. In the love of duality, people suffer in pain, condemned to terrible punishment.

    With the True Name, pain shall never afflict you.

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

    Through the Guru's Teachings, I enshrine the Lord within my mind. Pleasure and pain, and all emotional attachments are gone.

    God cherishes all His beings and creatures, as the mother cares for her children. The Destroyer of pain, the Ocean of Peace, the Lord and Master gives sustenance to all.

    When I see my God, seeing God Himself, my pain is taken away. I go and ask my friends, How can I meet and merge with God

    I have fallen in love with the True Lord. He does not die, He does not come and go. In separation, He is not separated from us He is pervading and permeating amongst all. He is the Destroyer of the pain and suffering of the meek. He bears True Love for His servants.

    You are Merciful, the Destroyer of all pain. Please give me Your Ear and listen to my prayer.

    True guru alone knows everything, who feels the pain of separation from God.

    My mind and body are afflicted with the pain of separation from the Guru.

    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.

    O Nanak, the Destroyer of pain has given this Gift I am imbued with the Love of the Delightful Lord.

    The Messenger of Death seizes and holds her, and does not tell anyone his secret. And her loved ones - in an instant, they move on, leaving her all alone. She wrings her hands, her body writhes in pain, and she turns from black to white.

    The Lord's Saints are immaculately pure they are beyond pleasure and pain, beyond greed and attachment

    The birds in the beautiful trees fly around in all four directions. The more they fly around, the more they suffer they burn and cry out in pain.

    Through the Guru, the Pure One is known, and the human body becomes pure as well. The Pure, True Lord abides within the mind He knows the pain of our hearts.

    Those who turn their faces away from the True Guru shall have their faces blackened. Night and day, they suffer in pain they see the noose of Death always hovering above them. Even in their dreams, they find no peace they are consumed by the fires of intense anxiety.

    It torments us with the expression of pleasure and pain. It torments us through incarnations in heaven and hell. It is seen to afflict the rich, the poor and the glorious. The source of this illness which torments us is greed.

    O Nanak, conquer and subdue this mind meet with the Lord, and you shall never again suffer in pain.

    I do not know of the fisherman, and I do not know of the net. But when the pain comes, then I call upon You.

    The world is polluted with the filth of egotism, suffering in pain. This filth sticks to them because of their love of duality. This filth of egotism cannot be washed away, even by taking cleansing baths at hundreds of sacred shrines.

    If my body were afflicted with pain, under the evil influence of unlucky stars and if the blood-sucking kings were to hold power over me - even if this were my condition, I would still worship and adore You, and my longing to chant Your Praises would not decrease.

    Pain and hunger shall not oppress you, if the Giver of Peace comes into your mind. No undertaking shall fail, when the True Lord is always in your heart. No one can kill that one unto whom You, Lord, give Your Hand and protect.

    The humble servants of the Lord are absorbed in the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. The pain of birth and the fear of death are eradicated.

    Without capital, the trader looks around in all four directions. He does not understand his own origins the merchandise remains within the door of his own house. Without this commodity, there is great pain.

    When the Husband goes away, the bride suffers in the pain of separation, like the fish in shallow water, crying for mercy.

    Those who act in ego shall all die. Their worldly possessions shall not go along with them. Because of their love of duality, they suffer in pain.

    The servant carries the bags of money on his head, but it goes to his master's house, and he receives only pain. The man sits as a king in his dreams, but when he opens his eyes, he sees that it was all in vain.

    They are free of both pleasure and pain. They remain unattached, joined to the Lord's Way. They are seen among all, and yet they are distinct from all.

    One who walks in harmony with the Guru's Will shall not suffer in pain.

    Without the Name, the body suffers in pain it crumbles like a wall of sand.


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