There is one God, whose name is true, the creator, beyond fear, beyond vengeance, timeless, unborn, self-existent, and benevolent by the Guru's grace.
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Guru Nanak
Sikh1469 – 1539Nankana Sahib, Punjab (modern-day Pakistan)10,975 quotes· 11 sources
Guru Nanak was the founder of Sikhism and one of the great spiritual reformers of South Asia, who taught that God is One, formless, and accessible to all human beings regardless of caste, religion, or gender. His hymns form the foundation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the eternal Sikh scripture.
Born in 1469 near Lahore, Nanak showed signs of spiritual depth from childhood and, according to tradition, received a direct experience of God in his thirties that launched his mission. He undertook four great journeys (udasis) across South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia, engaging with Hindu pandits, Muslim mullahs, yogis, and kings, always bringing the message that true religion is inner transformation through love, service, and remembrance of the divine Name. He composed over 900 hymns — collected in the Guru Granth Sahib — that address the soul in vivid poetic language, drawing on both Hindu and Islamic spiritual vocabulary while transcending both. He also instituted the langar (free community kitchen) as a practical expression of equality and service. His teaching of Ik Onkar — 'There is One God' — remains the cornerstone of Sikh theology and a vision of unity that resonates far beyond the Sikh tradition.
Wisdom
One gets liberated either due to their karma or with the help of saints
He exists now, He will exist in the future, and He has always existed. The creator of the universe is eternal.
He is the king of kings. According to Guru Nanak Dev, the right thing to do is to live according to His will and command.
Conquer your mind and you shall conquer the whole world.
Have contentment, work with love, maintain purity of mind and body, practice contemplation, and have faith in the Lord, viewing all with equanimity.
Then win over your ego and mind.
Guru Nanak's mission of salvation was not limited to good people. He inspired and helped more of the outcasts, explaining to them that all their sins would be forgiven if they sought refuge in God.
One day, a great spiritual master, Guru Nanak, came to the lodge, and Sajjan Thug tried to give him the same treatment, but he failed because he was won over by the master's feelings.
Only Simran produces joy. It puts an end to tension and discord. When there is recitation of the name of God all the time, there is the company of saints, bad intentions disappear and this God-Nirankar enters gradually.
There's a story about Guru Nanak Dev Ji, where he was weighing corn and keeping count. When he reached thirteen, he started saying 'Tera, Tera' (Yours, i.e., God's) and forgot the count, lost himself in divine thought.
Shed all doubts and delusions, and know and remember God; Nanak says this is the eternal religion.
Guru Nanak, during his travels, took a Hindu, Bala, and a Muslim, Mardana, with him, signifying equality of all humans, regardless of their caste or religion.
Purify your mind. When asked why he didn't shave his head, Guru Nanak said, 'I have shaved my mind.'
Shave your mind. When asked by someone, 'O saint, why haven't you shaved your head? You are a Sannyasin,' Guru Nanak replied, 'My dear friend, I have shaved my mind.'
Purakh means that God is present in His creation.
God is all merciful, kind, generous, and always bestows grace on everyone, whether good, bad, or indifferent.
Guru Nanak Dev has clarified that God is never our enemy, and we need not fear Him.
He is not born, meaning He is beyond the cycle of birth and death, or reincarnations.
He created Himself. Nobody else created Him. He is self-created and self-luminous.