Granth Sahib Quotes (1688 Quotes)

He draws us to His Touchstone, to test our love and consciousness. The counterfeit have no place there, but the genuine are placed in His Treasury.

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.

Deep within myself, I would love to see the Lord the Guru has inspired me to see Him within my heart.

Like the mad dog running around in all directions, the greedy person, unaware, consumes everything, edible and non-edible alike. Engrossed in the intoxication of sexual desire and anger, people wander through reincarnation over and over again.

O Baba, speak only that which will bring you honor. They alone are good, who are judged good at the Lord's Door. Those with bad karma can only sit and weep.

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.

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

O Nanak, the One Name is pervading deep within my mind by Guru's Grace, I receive it. In all colors and forms, You are pervading. People die over and over again they are re-born, and make their rounds on the wheel of reincarnation.

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

I will now serve You forever, and I shall never be separated from You, even for an instant. Servant Nanak is Your slave, O Beloved Master.

He sees the True One pervading the whole world he is imbued with the True One. I have become cool and tranquil, knowing God, through the Guru.

One meets the Holy Saint only through perfect destiny.

She is utterly lacking in spiritual wisdom she is abandoned by her Husband Lord. She cannot obtain His Love. In the darkness of intellectual ignorance, she cannot see her Husband, and her hunger does not depart. Come and meet with me, my sister soul-brides, and unite me with my Husband.

O Siblings of Destiny, become the dust of the feet of the humble Saints. In the Society of the Saints, the Guru is found. He is the Treasure of Liberation, the Source of all good fortune.

Blessing us with His Glance of Grace, the Kind and Compassionate, All-powerful Lord comes to dwell within the mind and body. My soul, body and wealth are His. Forever and ever, I am a sacrifice to Him.

O my mind, serve the True Guru. God Himself grants His Grace do not forget Him, even for an instant.

I remain attached to the Lord's Feet, and eradicate self-conceit from within

Through the Guru's Word, doubt and prejudice are dispelled. The Guru's Word never goes away through the Guru's Word, we sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.

Meditating, meditating, meditating in remembrance on Him, singing His Glorious Praises, the noose of death is cut away.

One whose heart blossoms forth, is not in love with duality.

Those who are attuned to the Love of the Lord, the Architect of Destiny - by serving the Guru, they are known throughout the four ages.

I have entered Your Sanctuary, Lord please save me, as You have saved the idiots and fools.

You created the entire universe, and You Yourself bring sustenance to it. Some eat and survive by practicing fraud and deceit from their mouths they drop falsehood and lies. As it pleases You, You assign them their tasks. Some understand Truthfulness they are given the inexhaustible treasure.

Only You Yourself know Your Glory. You Yourself recognize Your Own Self. I am a sacrifice to Your Saints, who have crushed their sexual desire, anger and greed.

You may chant your prayers five times each day you may read the Bible and the Koran. Says Nanak, the grave is calling you, and now your food and drink are finished.

You are the strength of the weak. He is not known through burnt offerings and ritual chanting

If you focus your consciousness on the Feet of the One Lord, what reason would you have to chase after greed

The mother and father love their child so much, but in Maya, all are caught in emotional attachment.

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.

The happy soul-brides receive the Lord's Name, O my Lord of the Universe night and day, their minds are blissful and happy.

Something wonderful has happened - the breath has become the cup. In all the three worlds, such a Yogi is unique. What king can compare to him

Listen, O devotee, who has ever attained liberation after such a death

The mind obtains bliss and eternal peace, meeting with the Deep and Profound Lord.

The herdsman comes to the pasture lands - what good are his ostentatious displays here When your allotted time is up, you must go. Take care of your real hearth and home.

Those feet which walk in the Lord's Way are beautiful.

Those who do not have love for the Lord within their hearts, harbor only false intentions and goals.

If my body were cut in half, if a saw was put to my head, and if my body were frozen in the Himalayas - even then, my mind would not be free of disease. None of these are equal to the Name of the Lord. I have seen and tried and tested them all.

The Lord's humble servants gather the wealth of the Lord's Name they take the Lord's Name as their supplies.

I have entered into the realm of the Lord's Love.

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.

Now, my evil sense of alienation is eliminated, since I have heard the Praises of the Lord with my ears.

From where it originated, there the soul is blended again. It is absorbed in the Love of the True Lord.

You unite me with Yourself, O True God. Through perfect good karma You are obtained.

Your All-pervading creative nature cannot be estimated.

Give up the pleasures of corruption, or else you will surely die of them.

I took the form of so many plants and trees, and so many animals. Many times I entered the families of snakes and flying birds.

What good is social class and status Truthfulness is measured within. Pride in one's status is like poison - holding it in your hand and eating it, you shall die.

Please shower me with Your Mercy, O Lord God, that I may meditate on Your Name, Har, Har. Servant Nanak begs for the dust of the feet of those who have found the True Guru.

The Divine Light shines in their hearts who have good destiny, and like the sun which removes the darkness of night, it dispels the darkness of ignorance.

My Beloved Husband Lord is deep within my heart. How can I see Him In the Sanctuary of the Saints, O Nanak, the Support of the breath of life is found.