Guru Nanak Quotes
84 Guru Nanak quotes:
"Immediately on the birth of his first born a man is ,called the father of a son and is freed from the debt to the manes, that ,son , therefore, is worthy ,to receive the whole estate."
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"Among them, the open rogues ,are those who subsist by ,cheating in the sale of various marketable commodities, but the concealed rogues are burglars, robbers in forests, and so forth."
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"The darkness of ignorance was dispelled when the Guru applied the healing ointment of spiritual wisdom to my eyes."
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"He does what is pre ordained for him, no one can erase his destiny."
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"If no agreement with respect to the crop has been made between the owner of the field and the owner of the seed, the benefit clearly belongs to the owner of the field, the receptacle is more important than the seed."
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"The food eaten by hermits in the forest, milk, Soma juice, meat which is not prepared with spices , and salt unprepared by art, are called, on account of their nature, sacrificial food."
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"Giving no pain to any creature, let him slowly accumulate spiritual merit, for the sake ,of acquiring a companion to the next world, just as the white ant ,gradually raises its hill."
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"If undivided brethren, ,living with their father, together make an exertion ,for gain , the father shall on no account give to them unequal shares ,on a division of the estate ."
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"His Ambrosial Nectar rains down upon them, and they are at peace."
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"Knowing that the ,performance of the sacrifice in their speech and their breath yields imperishable ,rewards , some always offer their breath in their speech, and their speech in their breath."
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"If my mother, going astray and unfaithful, conceived illicit desires, may my father keep that seed from me."
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"Whatever may be the separate property of the mother, that is the share of the unmarried daughter alone, and the son of an ,appointed daughter shall take the whole estate of ,his maternal grandfather who leaves no son."
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"A mother shall obtain the inheritance of a son ,who dies without leaving issue, and, if the mother be dead, the paternal grandmother shall take the estate."
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"They gather in merits, and eliminate demerits, and become self realized."
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"A shepherd, a keeper of buffaloes, the husband of a remarried woman, and a carrier of dead bodies, all these must be carefully avoided."
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"Women should never make a hoard from ,the property of their families which is common to many, nor from their own ,husbands particular property without permission."
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"Without a full knowledge of the rules, prescribed by the sacred law for the acceptance of presents, a wise man should not take anything, even though he may pine with hunger."
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"Let him not eat any dainty food which he does not offer to his guest, the hospitable reception of guests procures wealth, fame, long life, and heavenly bliss."
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"By great good fortune, I have obtained the Blessed Vision of the Guru s Darshan, blessed, blessed is my True Guru."
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"Let him, though suffering in consequence of his righteousness, never turn his heart to unrighteousness, for he will see the speedy overthrow of unrighteous, wicked men."
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