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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.
Guru Nanak
SikhScriptureBenevolenceGracePunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 1
One gets liberated either due to their karma or with the help of saints
Guru Nanak
SikhScriptureHelpfulnessKarmaPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 19
He exists now, He will exist in the future, and He has always existed. The creator of the universe is eternal.
Guru Nanak
SikhScriptureCreationGodPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 61
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.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingGuruHarmonyPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 61
Conquer your mind and you shall conquer the whole world.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingMindOnenessPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 64
Have contentment, work with love, maintain purity of mind and body, practice contemplation, and have faith in the Lord, viewing all with equanimity.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingContentmentFaithPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 63
Then win over your ego and mind.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingEgoMindPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 63
Purakh means that God is present in His creation.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingCreationGodPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 3
God is all merciful, kind, generous, and always bestows grace on everyone, whether good, bad, or indifferent.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingBenevolenceGracePunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 3
Guru Nanak Dev has clarified that God is never our enemy, and we need not fear Him.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingGuruFearPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 3
He is not born, meaning He is beyond the cycle of birth and death, or reincarnations.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingPurposeDeathPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 4
He created Himself. Nobody else created Him. He is self-created and self-luminous.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingCreationLightPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 4
Guru Nanak Dev says that these practices are useless, as they only help cleanse the mind, and unless His grace is upon you, you cannot reach Him.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingAttainmentGracePunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 4
Therefore, one must rise above these faculties to perceive Him, and this rise above the senses, mind, and intellect comes with His grace.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingGraceMindPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 4
That which does not change with time is the truth. According to Guru Nanak Dev, only God or the Supreme Being is the truth, as He was true in the beginning, during the ages, and will remain true in the future.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingGuruHarmonyPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 6
Accept His will.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingToleranceDivine WillPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 7
When one is in tune with the Divine Will, one's ego is not appeased. In this state, one's soul receives the Divine Command, and one understands the Command. The Divine Will is beyond human comprehension, and it brings both joy and suffering. Some receive Divine Forgiveness through the Divine Will, while others are constantly troubled by it. Everyone is subject to the Divine Will, and no one is beyond it. Nanak says that when one understands the Divine Will, one's ego is eliminated.
Guru Nanak
SikhScriptureAdversitiesEgoPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 10
आप अपना कर्तव्य करें, लेकिन परिणाम को उसके हवाले छोड़ दें। अपने कार्यों का फल उसी तरह स्वीकार करें जैसे आप मंदिर से प्रसाद (कृपा) स्वीकार करते हैं, अर्थात् प्रसाद या कृपा की मात्रा और गुणवत्ता पर प्रश्न न उठाएं और जितना संभव हो उतनी कृपा से स्वीकार करें।
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 9
The ego is the biggest hurdle for humans to attain God. Guru Nanak Dev explains that God is the one who creates all forms, lives, and decides their fate, making some high and others low, letting them experience happiness or misery, and some are freed from the cycle of birth and death while others continue in it.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingAttainmentEgoPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 10
Guru Nanak Dev says that whoever understands that everything happens according to God's will, will not have any personal ego.
Guru Nanak
SikhTeachingEgoGuruPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 11