Granth Sahib Guru Quotations

The One who is pervading everywhere does not die. Says Nanak, the Guru has revealed God to me, and now I see that there is no such thing as birth or death.

Lord,Protector of the World; the Inaccessible Lord God; the Guru abides there as well.

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

O Nanak, when the Guru makes one perfect, one's weight does not decrease.

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

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

O Lord, Life of the World, please shower me with Your Mercy; grant me the Sanctuary of the Guru

One who recognizes the Guru practices Truth; why should he be afraid?

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.

Guru Nanak speaks the Teachings; whoever listens to them is carried across.

Guru may unite me with God, from whom I was separated for so long

Guru falls in love with the Lord of the Universe, and his efforts are approved

Guru alone does such deeds, who has such pre-ordained karma

Know the state of your inner being; meet with the Guru and get rid of your skepticism.

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

What teachings can be imparted to those who have the Divine Guru Nanak as their Guru? We understand the Lord only when He Himself inspires us to understand Him.

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.

Continuously, day and night, they are gripped by greed and deluded by doubt. The slaves labor in slavery, carrying the loads upon their heads. That humble being who serves the Guru is put to work by the Lord in His Home.

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

The Society of the Guru is not obtained like this, by trying to be near or far away.

Some try to find the Guru by shaving their heads at the Ganges, but I have made the Guru my Ganges.

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

Everyone makes mistakes; only the Guru and the Creator are infallible.

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.

I have quit searching outside; the Guru has shown me that God is within the home of my own hear.

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 Guru is the Great Giver; I beg for this gift from the Guru

The Guru is the Giver; the Guru is the House of ice. The Guru is the Light of the three worlds.

The Guru has shattered the shackles on my feet, and has set me free.

The Guru has cut away my bonds. I shall not have to dance in the wrestling arena of life again. Nanak has searched, and found this opportunity.

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.