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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.

Guru Nanak

Excluded from all fellowship at meals, excluded from all sacrifices, excluded from instruction and from matrimonial alliances, abject and excluded from all religious duties, let them wander over, this earth.
GURU NANAK

Earth Instruction Religion Sacrifice
O Lord, You bless all with Your bountiful blessings.
GURU NANAK

Blessing God Yourself
Do not wish evil for others. Do not speak ill of others. Do not obstruct anyones activities.
GURU NANAK

Activity Evil Obstruct Talk
I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.
GURU NANAK

Ancient Caste Children Man Myself Young
Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the transient state arises of the individualized, limited, phenomenal aspect of the Self.
GURU NANAK

Appearance Aspect Ignorance Limitation State
Let him avoid ,the acquisition of wealth and ,the gratification of his desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and even lawful acts which may cause pain in the future or are offensive to men.
GURU NANAK

Avoid Desire Offend Pain Sacred Wealth
See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and conquer the world.
GURU NANAK

Conquer Kind Man World Yourself
One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.
GURU NANAK

God Reason Time
Blessed, blessed is the True Guru, the Immaculate, Almighty Lord God, meeting Him, I meditate on the Name of the Lord.
GURU NANAK

Blessing God Meditation Name True
Even kings and emperors, with mountains of property and oceans of wealth – these are not even equal to an ant, who does not forget God.
GURU NANAK

Emperor Forget King Ocean Wealth
If one of the brothers, being able ,to maintain himself by his own occupation, does not desire ,a share of the family property, he may be made separate ,by the others receiving a trifle out of his share to live upon.
GURU NANAK

Brother Family Himself Live Occupation Property Share
My mind and body, my mind and body I cut my body into pieces, and I dedicate these to Him.
GURU NANAK

Body Dedication Himself Mindset Pieces
Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion.
GURU NANAK

Ego Fake Illusion Trick
As with cows, mares, female camels, slave girls, buffalo cows, she goats, and ewes, it is not the begetter, or his owner who obtains the offspring, even thus, it is with the wives of others.
GURU NANAK

Animal Herself Himself Wife
Death would not be called bad, o people, if one knew how to truly die.
GURU NANAK

Bad Death People True
With your hands carve out your own destiny.
GURU NANAK

Carve Destiny Hands Inspirational Yourself

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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