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H e who indulgeth in pleasures here, is in pain hereafter, Sayeth Nanak “No one is emancipated without the True Name.”


quote 8640  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1276 




H e alone, O Nanak, knows the right path of life Who earns his livelihood with the sweat of his brow, And shares it with his fellow human beings


quote 8639  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1245 




F oolish and unwise are they, who seek to rule over others. For the only one who is True, is God, O, praise be to the Lord.


quote 8638  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Siri Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1169 




T here is One God. He is the supreme truth. He, The Creator, Is without fear and without hate. He, The Omnipresent, Pervades the Universe. He is not born. Nor does He die to be born again, By His grace shalt thou worship Him. Before time itself, There was truth. When time began to run its course He was the truth. Even now, He is the truth And Evermore shall truth prevail. Guru Nanak, Japji


quote 8637  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
Siri Guru Granth Sahib  




W hat happiness is there without virtue? Human life is lost without virtue.


quote 8429  |   Guru Nanak




O ne whose heart is filled with His Infinite Light meets with Him, and shall never again be separated from Him.


quote 7692  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 56 




T hat True Lord is always with you . . . He Himself shall forgive you, and merge you into Himself; forever cherish and contemplate God.


quote 7691  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 755 




M editate on the Lord, Har, Har, O my beloved; follow the Guru's Teachings, and speak of the Lord. Apply the Touchstone of Truth to your mind, and see if it comes up to its full weight. No one has found the worth of the ruby of the heart; its value cannot be estimated.


quote 7690  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 22 




A ll impurity comes from doubt and attachment to duality. (SGGS, p. 475) O mind, give up the love of duality. The Lord dwells within you; serving the Guru, you shall find peace. . . . Meditating on the Naam with a pure mind, the Door of Liberation is found.


quote 7689  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 33 




C ompassion for all the creatures is the essence of acts of pilgrimage of sixty eight holy places and charity.


quote 7688  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 136 




O ne who understands himself finds the Mansion of the Lord’s Presence within his own home. Imbued with the True Lord, Truth is gathered in.


quote 7687  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 56 




M y kingdom is eternally stable. My wealth is inexhaustible and permanent . . . My Father has revealed Himself within me. The Father and son have joined together in partnership. . . . Says Nanak, when my Father is pleased, then the Father and son are joined together in love, and become one.


quote 7686  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 1141 




T he virtuous person merges in the Virtuous Lord; his forehead bears the insignia of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. The true person merges in the True Lord; his comings and goings are over. The true person realizes the True Lord, and is imbued with Truth. He meets the True Lord, and is pleasing to the Lord’s Mind. No one else is seen to be above the True Lord; the true person merges in the True Lord.


quote 7685  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 1112 




T he lord of the World is the Mender of the broken. He Himself cherishes all beings. The cares of all are on His Mind; no one is turned away from Him. O my mind, meditate forever on the Lord. The Imperishable Lord God is Himself All-in-all.


quote 7684  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 282 




H e is the Destroyer of pain, the Eradicator of fear, the Sovereign Lord King. He is the Greatest Lover, the Merciful Master, the Enticer of the mind, the Support of His devotees — this is His very nature.


quote 7683  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 33 




T he True One is pervading each and every heart. He Himself unites us in Union with Himself; the True Mansion of His Presence is close at hand.


quote 7682  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 20 




G od does not come or go; He is All-pervading and permeating.


quote 7681  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 1138 




H e is known to be Immortal, Unborn and Permanent; the True Mansion of His Presence is everlasting.


quote 7680  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 1112 




Y ou are the One Lord, the One and Only Lord, pervading all places and interspaces . . . countless, uncountable beings meditate on the Lord. Blessed, blessed are those Saints and Holy People of the Lord, who are pleasing to the Creator Lord God.


quote 7679  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
p. 1115 




S ri Guru Granth Sahib Ji the Sikh Holy Scriptures begin with the number 1 (One) indicating that there is only One God. This means that there is only one Force. There is no other force or power running parallel to the One Force to God.

Bhai Gurdaas Ji in Vaars Bhai Gurdaas Ji writes: “By writing 1 (One) in the beginning, it has been shown that Ik OanKaar, God, who subsumes all forms in Him is Only One. Ura, the first Gurmukhi Letter of the alphabet, in the form of OanKaar shows the world controlling power of that One Lord.” The One God or Waheguru created all mankind and everything else. We are all His Creation


quote 7106  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ANG 1 SGGSJi 




W hen the True Lord Himself grants forgiveness, then one does not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again He does not have to enter the cycle of reincarnation again, and he is emancipated in the end; as Gurmukh, he obtains glorious greatness


quote 7105  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ANG 571 SGGSJi 

The cycle of reincarnation is taken away when the True Lord Himself forgiveness. As human beings we too should forgive and let go. With the True Lords forgiveness so much can be gained. Let’s be of the calibre that He forgives us so we too can be glorious in our ventures




D on’t blame others, O people as you plant, so shall you harvest By your actions, you have bound yourself You come and go, entangled in Maya


quote 7104  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ANG 888 SGGSJi 

When things go wrong don’t look to find blame in others. What happens in one’s life be it financial problems or physical ailments these are a result of our past actions. Forgive those who have done wrong to you rather than find blame and fault in them for things going wrong in one’s life. Good actions will bring happy times and contentment in one’s life




T hose who focus their consciousness on the True Guru are perfectly fulfilled and famous Spiritual wisdom wells up in the minds of those unto whom the Lord Himself shows Mercy Those who have such destiny written upon their foreheads obtain the Name of the Lord


quote 7103  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ANG 45 SGGSJi 

Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru writes this shabaad. One who focuses his / her attention on the Almighty God will be fulfilled and He will show mercy and forgive. Those who had this written in their destiny obtain the Naam of Waheguru




E xcruciating pain, countless killings, reincarnation, poverty and terrible misery are all destroyed by meditating in remembrance on the Lord’s Name, O Nanak, just as fire reduces piles of wood to ashes


quote 7102  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ANG 1355 SGGSJi 

Guru Arjan Dev Ji the fifth Guru tells us again that meditation is important in our lives. Meditation destroys one’s pains; and gets one out of the cycle of reincarnation. Through meditation one is forgiven. One must mediate daily




I f there is birth, then there is death. If there is pleasure, then there is pain. If there is enjoyment, then there is disease If there is high, then there is low. If there is small, then there is great If there is power, then there is pride. If there is egotistical pride, then there will be a fall Engrossed in worldly ways, one is ruined Meditating and vibrating on the Lord of the Universe in the Company of the Holy, you shall become steady and stable. Nanak vibrates and meditates on the Lord God


quote 7101  |   The Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
ANG 1354 SGGSJi 

Always remember the One God through meditation and the high and lows; sadness and happiness; etc will not affect one. One should take ego out of them and make this life worthwhile by accepting His hukum (command)



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