Granth Sahib True Quotations

Serving the True Guru, they become stable forever, and they obtain their dwelling in the home of the self.

Serving the Guru, the Name is obtained, and one remains absorbed in the True Lord.

She who serves the True Guru is forever a happy soul-bride. She is absorbed in the true teachings.

O Nanak, without the True Name, all this paraphernalia shall disappear.

O Nanak, through the Guru's Teachings, you shall be saved, contemplating the True Name.

O Nanak, the True Guru is always kind and compassionate, unto those whom the Lord Himself has blessed with His Mercy.

O Nanak, the filthy ones become clean only when they meet and surrender to the True Guru.

O Nanak, the devotees are happy and peaceful forever. They are absorbed in the True Name.

O Nanak, make the True Guru your friend; going to His Court, you shall obtain the True Lord.

O Nanak, know Him as the True Guru, who unites all with the Lord.

O Nanak, I am a sacrifice to those who are found to be true in the True Court.

O my mother. Night and day, I practice true devotional worship; I am united with the True Lord

Meeting with the True Guru, one comes to know; by this meeting, one comes to chant the Name.

Meeting the True Guru, we are shown the way to die. Remaining alive in this death brings joy deep within. Overcoming egotistical pride, the Tenth Gate is found.

Meeting the True Guru, I enjoy the Sublime Essence of the Lord.

Meditate on that Lord, our True Lord and Master, who gives sustenance to all.

My Lord and Master has summoned me, His minstrel, to the True Mansion of His Presence. He has dressed me in the robes of His True Praise and Glory.

No one is mine, and I am no one else's. The True Lord and Master of the three worlds is mine.

No one else can save you - don't look for anyone else. I have searched in all four directions; I have come to find His Sanctuary. O Nanak, the True King has pulled me out and saved me from drowning!

One who has grasped the hem of the robe of the Lord, the True Friend - no one can keep him in bondage.

My condition, O my True Guru - that condition, O Lord, is known only to You. I was rolling around in the dirt, and no one cared for me at all.

I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who has bestowed the True Name. Night and day, I praise the True One; I sing the Glorious Praises of the True One. True is the food, and true are the clothes, of those who chant the True Name of the True One.

I am a sacrifice to the True Guru. Meeting Him, the supreme status is obtained.

I am a sacrifice, my soul is a sacrifice, to that True Court of the Beloved Guru.

It is of You, O my True and Wondrous Lord, that I sing forever. Yours is the True Court. All others are subject to coming and going. Those who ask for the gift of the True Name are like You.

Loading the Merchandise of the True Name, you shall gather in your profits forever with the Capital of Truth.

The angelic beings and the silent sages long for Him; the True Guru has given me this understanding.

That which is pre-ordained cannot be erased. O Nanak, without serving the True Guru, liberation is not obtained.

You alone are the True Banker, O Lord; the rest of the world is just Your petty trader.

You alone are Perfectly Pure, O True Lord; all other places are filled with filth.

You are Exalted, Unfathomable, Infinite and Invaluable. You are my True Lord and Master. I am Your servant and slave. You are the King, Your Sovereign Rule is True. Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You.

True Lord is known through the Guru's Teachings

True is my place, and True is my seat; I have made Truth my life's purpose

True guru alone knows everything, who feels the pain of separation from God.

True are the cities and the villages, where one abides in the True Home of the self.

Those blessed with the karma of good actions praise the Lord. O Nanak, they make the Guru their spiritual teacher. In the fourth watch of the early morning hours, a longing arises in their higher consciousness. They are attuned to the river of life; the True Name is in their minds and on their lips.

Those who have accepted the Guru's Teachings, and who have found the path, remain absorbed in the Praises of the True Lord.

Those who forsake the True Guru, and attach themselves to duality - what will they do when they go to the world hereafter?

Those who do not serve the True Guru waste away their lives in vain. O Nanak, the Lord does just as He pleases. No one has any say in this.

Those who attain the True Lord and chant His Name are pleasing to the Lord. They worship the Lord and bow at His Throne. They fulfill their pre-ordained destiny.

When the True Guru is pleased, we find the treasure of the jewel, deep within the self. Without the Guru, no one has found this treasure.

When the True Guru is pleased, one receives the Lord's Name, and blossoms forth in His Love.

When the True Guru is pleased and satisfied, O Nanak, the True Name is obtained.

When the True Guru is merciful, you will never grieve. When the True Guru is merciful, you will know no pain.

When the True Guru is merciful, then your desires will be fulfilled.

Those, within whom the Truth dwells, obtain the True Name; they speak only the Truth.

Those who serve the True Guru remain detached in the home of their own being. They abide in the Lord's Love, and constantly imbued with His Love, their minds are satisfied and fulfilled with the Lord's Essence.

Those who please You are linked to the Truth. They serve the True One forever, with intuitive ease.

Why should anyone be afraid? O Nanak, those who recognize the True Lord are blended with the True One.

True wealth does not drown, and its owner is never punished.

True wealth does not burn; it cannot be stolen by a thief.

True, True, True is that God. Forever, forever and ever, He Himself is. Your Playful Ways are revealed, O my Beloved. Beholding them, Nanak is enraptured.

Without the True One, the false ones are bound and gagged and driven off.

You may enjoy the pleasures of hundreds of thousands of women, and rule the nine continents of the world. But without the True Guru, you will not find peace; you will be reincarnated over and over again.

Through true devotional worship, they are attuned to Truth; at the True Door, they are found to be true. Blessed is their coming into being; they redeem all their ancestors.

Those, whom True Guru has not blessed with Your Name, are poor idiots, who die and are reborn

Those who meet the True Guru implant devotional worship to the Lord, and listen to this devotional worship of the Lord. They never suffer any loss; they continually earn the profit of the Lord.

Those who have forgotten the True One are miserable - they depart weeping and wailing.

Between the Lord's devotees and the people of the world, there can never be any true alliance. The Creator Himself is infallible. He cannot be fooled; no one can fool Him. He blends His devotees with Himself; they practice Truth, and only Truth.

Blessed, blessed is the Guru, the True Being, who has blessed me with devotional worship of the Lord.

Do that work which the True Guru asks you to do.

Everything is in the Hands of our Lord and Master; He Himself is the Doer of deeds. I am a sacrifice to the True Guru, who fulfills all hopes and desires.

Seek out and see, and ask your True Guru, and obtain the true commodity.

The One Light is all-pervading; only a few know this. Serving the True Guru, this is revealed.

Some stand and serve You; without the Name, nothing else pleases them. Any other task would be worthless to them - You have enjoined them to Your True Service.

Attuned to Truth, you shall obtain the True One.

All beings and creatures live by breathing, but He could keep us alive, even without the breath. O Nanak, as it pleases the True Lord, He gives us sustenance.

You Yourself are the True Creator Lord. Your treasures are overflowing with devotional worship.

They see the Truth, and they speak the Truth; their bodies and minds are True. True are their teachings, and True are their instructions; True are the reputations of the true ones.

As metal merges with metal, those who chant the Praises of the Lord are absorbed into the Praiseworthy Lord. Like the poppies, they are dyed in the deep crimson color of Truthfulness. Those contented souls who meditate on the Lord with single-minded love, meet the True Lord.

Abandon your thirsty hopes and desires, and embrace love for the Lord. O Nanak, the True One shall come to dwell in your mind.

According to their pre-ordained destiny, they act out their karma. Serving the True Guru, a lasting peace is found.

Forever and ever, night and day, I praise the Greatness of Your Goodness. You bestow Your Gifts, even if we do not ask for them. Says Nanak, contemplate the True Lord.

Day and night, true guru remains awake and aware; he never sleeps or dreams.

Everyone says that God is the Greatest of the Great. No one calls Him any less. No one can estimate His Worth. By speaking of Him, His Greatness is not increased. You are the One True Lord and Master of all the other beings, of so many worlds.

The Boat of the True Guru is the Name of the Lord. How can we climb on board? One who walks in harmony with the True Guru's Will comes to sit in this Boat. Blessed, blessed are those very fortunate ones, O Nanak, who are united with the Lord through the True Guru.

In deep humility, I fall at the Feet of the Perfect True Guru. The Guru is the Honor of the dishonored. The Guru, the True Guru, brings approval and applause.

If one finds a True Guru, the Lord is met with intuitive ease.

In the midst of children, spouse and relations, some still remain detached; they are pleasing to Your Will. Inwardly and outwardly, they are pure, and they are absorbed in the True Name.

By true actions, the True Lord is met, and the Guru's Teachings are found. Then, they are not subject to birth and death; they do not come and go in reincarnation. O Nanak, they are respected at the Lord's Gate; they are robed in honor in the Court of the Lord.

Becoming truthful, we merge with the True One; remaining blended with Him, we shall never be separated again.

The True Lord writes His Inscription on each and every head.

The True Lord, the Formless One, is Himself in His Own Place. I have heard, over and over again, and so I tell the tale; as it pleases You, Lord, please instill within me the yearning for You.

The True Lord has bestowed it, as it was pre-ordained.

The True Lord bestows the boat of the True Guru; meditating on the Lord,one is carried across

The True Guru saves us at both ends; he alone understands.

The True Guru is the Perfect Pool of Holy Water. Night and day, He meditates on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. He is saved, along with his family; bestowing the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, He saves the whole world.

The True Guru is my friend; He unites me with my all-wise, all-knowing Lord God

The True Guru has shown me my Husband Lord; He has placed His Hand upon my forehead.

The True Guru has implanted the Truth within me; I dwell steadfastly in Truth and self-restraint.

The True Guru has imparted the True Teachings.

The True Guru has bestowed His most pure and sacred Teachings. Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, my mind is transfixed and enraptured.

The True Guru, becoming merciful, has fulfilled my desires. He has attached me to the hem of His robe, and I have obtained the nine treasures.

The true ones find the gate of salvation. True is their paper, pen and ink; writing Truth, they are absorbed in the True One.

The True One does not die, and shall not go. He continually enjoys His happy soul-bride; He casts His Gracious Glance of Truth upon her, and she abides in His Will.

You unite me with Yourself, O True God. Through perfect good karma You are obtained.

The genuine are placed in His Treasury, while the counterfeit are thrown away. The counterfeit are thrown out of the True Court - unto whom should they complain? They should worship and follow the True Guru - this is the lifestyle of excellence.

The Lord is said to be the Highest of the High; no one can perceive Him. Wherever I look, I see only You. The True Guru has inspired me to see You.

The Lord is said to be the Greatest of the Great; His Kingdom is the Highest of the High. He has no color or mark; His Value cannot be estimated. Please show Mercy to Nanak, God, and bless him with Your True Name.