Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualities even she assumes, like a river, united with the ocean.
GURU NANAKGiving 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.
More Guru Nanak Quotes
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One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.
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There, where neither your children nor your spouse shall accompany you, the Name of the Lord shall emancipate you.
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Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion.
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But for disloyalty to her husband a wife is censured among men, and ,in her next life she is born in the womb of a jackal and tormented by diseases, the punishment of her sin.
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May liberal men abound with us! May our knowledge of the Vedas and our progeny increase! May faith not forsake us! May we have much to give to the needy.
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Be kind to all beings, this is more meritorious than bathing at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage and donating money.
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Make of the Silence your to-do tasks, of the compassion your wealth and of the meditation your beggar’s bowl.
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Those who conquer their minds are beings of renunciation and detachment. They are beings of renunciation and detachment they are lovingly focused on the True One, they realize and understand themselves.
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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.
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The True One was there from time immemorial. He is there today and ever there you will find. He never died nor will he ever die. … Look within, you will see Him there enshrined.
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By twice born men a widow must not be appointed to ,cohabit with any other ,than her husband , for they who appoint ,her to another ,man , will violate the eternal law.
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Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servants.
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Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to carry you across the river. There will be no ocean, and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be.
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Burn worldly love, rub the ashes and make ink of it, make the heart the pen, the intellect the writer, write that which has no end or limit.
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Speak only that which will bring you honor.
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