Guru Nanak quote: "Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities."

I bow at His Feet constantly, and pray to Him, the Guru, the True Guru, has shown me the Way.
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Sing the songs of joy to the Lord, serve the Name of the Lord, and become the servant of His servant...
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Riches cannot be gathered without sin and evil means.
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Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore.
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From its brilliancy everything is illuminated.
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Through shallow intellect, the mind becomes shallow, and one eats the fly, along with the sweets.
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Me, the bard out of work, the Lord has applied to His service. In the very beginning, He gave me the...
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Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualitie...
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Alone let him constantly meditate in solitude on that which is salutary for his soul, for he who med...
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If there is one God, then there is only His way to attain Him, not another. One must follow that way...
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Asceticism doesn't lie in ascetic robes or in walking staff nor in the ashes. Asceticism doesn&#...
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Only fools argue whether to eat meat or not. They don't understand truth, nor do they meditate o...
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If the people use the wealth bestowed on them by God for themselves alone or for treasuring it, it i...
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There is but One God. His name is Truth; He is the Creator. He fears none; he is without hate. He ne...
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Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled wit...
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I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste.
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The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters w...
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Let God's grace be the mosque, and devotion the prayer mat. Let the Quran be the good conduct.
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You shall obtain a place in the Mansion of the Lord Master s Presence, being pleasing to Him, you sh...
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If one marries, either knowingly or unknowingly, a pregnant ,bride , the child in her womb belongs t...
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I go and ask, I go and ask from the True Guru, about the sermon of the Lord.
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If he is asked, let him always give something, be it ever so little, without grudging, for a worthy ...
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The charmer, Maya, has worked her charms, and the multi colored thread is around everyone s neck.
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Their minds are colored by emotional attachment to Maya, because of this emotional attachment, they ...
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The morning sun, the smoke rising from a ,burning corpse, and a broken seat must be avoided. Let him...
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An eldest brother who through avarice may defraud the younger ones, shall no ,longer hold the positi...
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On those who rob the king s treasury and those who persevere in opposing ,his commands , he shall in...
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The virtuous soul brides dwell on the virtues of God, they keep their Husband Lord in their remembra...
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Come and meet with me, O brides of the Lord, let s meditate in remembrance on the Creator Lord.
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True is the Lord and Master, and True is His Name, His Gracious Glance brings rapture. Those who are...
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The One who created these things He alone knows. His subtle form is infinite.
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He who, without being a student, gains his livelihood by ,wearing the dress of a student, takes upon...
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Those who are engaged in serving You are very fortunate, throughout the ages, they know the One Lord...
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Their feet, their feet, I adore, I fall at their feet.
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Let mutual fidelity continue until death, this may be considered as the summary of the highest law f...
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To a distinguished, handsome suitor ,of equal ,caste should ,a father give his daughter in accordanc...
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Both the eldest and the youngest shall take ,their shares according to ,the rule just stated ,each o...
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He may either possess enough to fill a granary, or a store filling a grain jar, or he may collect wh...
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The ,manner of deciding suits ,falling under the eighteen titles, between two litigant parties, has ...
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If, after the nuptial fee has been paid for a maiden, the giver of the fee dies, she shall be given ...
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He who takes ,to wife a marriageable damsel, shall not pay any nuptial fee to her father, for the ,l...
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A sick wife who is kind ,to her husband and virtuous in her conduct, may be superseded ,only with he...
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Let him not step over a rope to which a calf is tied, let him not run when it rains, and let him not...
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The Name of the Lord, He has implanted the Name of the Lord within me, chanting the Name of the Lord...
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The Formless Supreme Being abides in the Realm of Eternity. Over His creation He casts His glance of...
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The manes are always pleased with offerings made in open, naturally pure places, on the banks of riv...
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O my mind, the treasure is deep within you, do not search for it on the outside.
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Those humble beings engage in the Lord s trade, who have the jewel of such pre ordained destiny upon...
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If he is ardent in wrath against criminals and endowed with brilliant energy, and destroys wicked va...
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Who could escape destruction, when he provokes to anger those ,men , by whom the fire was made to co...
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What man, desirous of life, would injure them to whose support the ,three worlds and the gods ever o...
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Conducting himself ,and ever intent on ,discharging his royal duties, a king shall order all his ser...
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The excellence and defects of commodities, the advantages and disadvantages of ,different countries,...
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Let him know ,that among these seven constituent parts of a kingdom ,which have been enumerated in d...
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For each part is particularly qualified for ,the accomplishment of certain objects, ,and thus each i...
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All calamities and vices, afterwards, when he has fully considered their relative importance, let hi...
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As the Sun during eight months ,imperceptibly draws up the water with his rays, even so let him grad...
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Those who are appointed to guard provinces and his vassals who have been ordered ,to help , he shall...
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On the first conviction, let him cause two fingers of a cut purse to be amputated, on the second, on...
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A person in urgent necessity, an aged man, a pregnant woman, or a child, shall be reprimanded and cl...
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Him who destroys the wall ,of a town , or fills up the ditch ,round a town , or breaks a ,town gate,...
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Let him exert himself to the utmost in order to increase his property in a righteous manner, and let...
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Throughout the ages, know Him as the One.
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Very fortunate is that bride who focuses her consciousness on Him, her Lord s Love is so sweet to he...
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Overcome your egotism, O perishable bride, and walk in the Guru s Way.
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The Husband Lord is delightful and forever young, night and day, He embellishes His bride.
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They all say that the male issue ,of a woman belongs to the lord, but with respect to the ,meaning o...
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The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, ,of these matters ...
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These and other females of low birth have attained eminence in this world by the respective good qua...
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If a woman thinks in her heart of anything that would pain her husband, the ,above mentioned text is...
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Through their passion for men, through their mutable temper, through their natural heartlessness, th...
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And to this effect many sacred texts are sung also in the Vedas, in order to ,make fully known the t...
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This earth, indeed, is called the primeval womb of created beings, but the seed develops not in its ...
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In some cases the seed is more distinguished, and in some the womb of the female, but when both are ...
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He alone is a devotee, who looks alike upon pleasure and pain, he is imbued with the Name of the Lor...
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Her father protects ,her in childhood, her husband protects ,her in youth, and her sons protect ,her...
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Women must particularly be guarded against evil inclinations, however trifling ,they may appear , fo...
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He who carefully guards his wife, preserves ,the purity of his offspring, virtuous conduct, his fami...
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No man can completely guard women by force, but they can be guarded by the employment of the ,follow...
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Drinking ,spirituous liquor , associating with wicked people, separation from the husband, rambling ...
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Deep within, she is attuned to His Love, intoxicated with delight, her enemies and sufferings are al...
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The Lord God, the Giver of peace, has granted His Grace, I am rid of pain, sin and disease.
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God is one, but he has innumerable forms. He is the creator of all and He himself takes the human fo...
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Owing to ignorance of the rope the rope appears to be a snake; owing to ignorance of the Self the tr...
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One cannot comprehend Him through reason, even if one reasoned for ages.
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I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent,...
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Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch y...
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Whatever kind of seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, a plant of that same kind, marked ...
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If additional shares are thus deducted, one must allot equal shares ,out of the residue to each , bu...
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Let the king who sees ,everything through his spies, discover the two sorts of thieves who deprive o...
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Let him always delight in truthfulness, ,obedience to the sacred law, conduct worthy of an Aryan, an...
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Let him not wrangle, let him not wear a garland over ,his hair . To ride on the back of cows ,or of ...
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Thou has a thousand eyes and yet not one eye; Thou host a thousand forms and yet not one form.
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Yet in a kingdom containing seven constituent parts, which is upheld like the triple staff ,of an as...
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They are rid of emotional attachment, their sins are erased, and their association with the five pas...
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By singing the Guru's hymns, I, the minstrel spread the Lord's glory. Nanak, by praising the...
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Egotistical involvement in Maya is filth, Maya is overflowing with filth.
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When it pleases You, then I am satisfied and satiated.
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Servant Nanak, the Lord s slave, says that only the very fortunate meditate on the Lord.
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O Nanak, those ears are acceptable, which listen to the True Master.
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Servant Nanak has crossed over on the path, the treacherous path.
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But when lightning and the roar of thunder ,are observed after the sacred fires have been made to bl...
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Like the juggler, deceiving by his tricks, one is deluded by egotism, falsehood and illusion.
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His virtues are infinite none of them can be described.
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His color and shape cannot be seen, His description is indescribable.
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The counterfeit and the genuine are all appraised in the Court of the True Lord.
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The Name of the immaculate, inaccessible, unfathomable Commander is permeating and pervading everywh...
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An adopted son shall never take the family ,name and the estate of his natural father, the funeral c...
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By the means of clever reformed thieves, who associate with such ,rogues , follow them and know thei...
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One s slaves as one s shadow, one s daughter as the highest object of tenderness, hence if one is of...
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As fragrance abides in the flowerAs reflection is within the mirror,So does your Lord abide within y...
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After all the debts and assets have been duly distributed according to the rule, any ,property be af...
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His humble servants partake of the sweet Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord and are satiated. The Lord see...
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Excluded from all fellowship at meals, excluded from all sacrifices, excluded from instruction and f...
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If she be ,still a virgin, or one who returned ,to her first husband after leaving him, she is worth...
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Nor without receiving permission from a guest ,who stays in his house , nor while the wind blows veh...
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Let him not eat, dressed with one garment only, let him not bathe naked, let him not void urine on a...
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If by a special contract ,a field is made over ,to another for sowing, then the owner of the seed an...
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He who takes care of his deceased brother s estate and of his widow, shall, after raising up a son f...
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My hopes and desires have been fulfilled, O my Lord.
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Purchase the jewel, the priceless treasure, the True Guru has given this understanding. The profit o...
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Without the Guru, I am without the Guru, I am totally dishonored.
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For his fires, not being worshipped by offerings of new grain and of an animal, seek to devour his v...
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Even the male ,child of a female ,duly appointed, not begotten according to the rule ,given above , ...
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O Baba, they alone are known to weep and wail, who meet together and weep, chanting the Praises of t...
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The worthless bride does not know her Husband Lord she is deluded, forgetting her Husband Lord, she ...
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One who weeps for the sake of worldly objects, O Baba, weeps totally in vain.
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One who enjoys her Husband Lord, O perishable bride, knows Him to be all pervading everywhere.
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Those who, having no property in a field, but possessing seed corn, sow it in another s soil, do ind...
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Let him not scratch his head with both hands joined, let him not touch it while he is impure, nor ba...
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They go to holy places for a bath, Their minds are impure and bodies are like thieves; If by bath th...
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Those who conquer their minds are beings of renunciation and detachment. They are beings of renuncia...
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Through True Love, she merges with Him. She who does not know her Husband Lord, the Architect of kar...
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One s true home is obtained by serving the True One, real Truth comes by being truthful. By falsehoo...
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No one can reach Him. He Himself creates, and He Himself nurtures, all beings and creatures are fash...
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If a younger brother begets a son on the wife of the elder, the division must then be made equally, ...
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The additional share ,deducted for the eldest shall be one twentieth ,of the estate and the best of ...
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These beings are Yours, You are their Creator.
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The wife of an elder brother is for his younger ,brother the wife of a Guru, but the wife of the you...
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You may practice celibacy, truth, austere self discipline and rituals, but without the Guru, you sha...
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Serving the True Guru, I have obtained the supreme status, I meditate on the Lord with every breath ...
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In the True Court of the Lord, they are approved. They are approved by their Lord and Master, and ac...
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When the True Guru united me, then I was naturally united with my Husband Lord, and now, I keep Him ...
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If he avoids quarrels with these persons, he will be freed from all sins, and by suppressing ,all su...
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No calamity happens to those who eagerly follow auspicious customs and the rule of good conduct, to ...
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As the second half of the month is preferable to the first half, even so the afternoon is better for...
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As Indra sends copious rain during the four months of the rainy season, even so let the king, taking...
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The eldest alone may take the whole paternal estate, the others shall live under him just as ,they l...
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Whatever ,kind on seed is sown in a field, prepared in due season, ,a plant of that same kind, marke...
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O Nanak, they merge in celestial bliss.
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I am a sinner, I am a worthless sinner, I am meek, but I am Yours, Lord.
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I am a worthless sinner, and I am meek, but I am Yours, I seek Your Sanctuary, O Merciful Lord.
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Let the son of an appointed daughter first present a funeral cake to his mother, the second to her f...
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Now learn fully from whom all these manes derive their origin, and with what ceremonies they ought t...
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Immediately on the birth of his first born a man is ,called the father of a son and is freed from th...
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O my mind, obtaining the blessing of this human birth, some are engaged in the trade of Truth.
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There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He ne...
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Meditating on the Lord s Name, and enshrining Him within the mind, the Guru s Teachings are understo...
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By the destiny written upon their foreheads, they become truly unattached, and by reflective meditat...
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By His Command, one intuitively merges and blends with Him.
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Day and night woman must be kept in dependence by the males ,of their ,families , and, if they attac...
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Whatever be the qualities of the man with whom a woman is united according to the law, such qualitie...
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Thus has been declared the ever pure popular usage ,which regulates the relations between husband an...
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Offspring, ,the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and...
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Listen ,now to the following holy discussion, salutary to all men, which the virtuous ,of the presen...
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Come, O Baba, and Siblings of Destiny let s join together, take me in your arms, and bless me with y...
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That one ,plant should be sown and another be produced cannot happen, whatever seed is sown, ,a plan...
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The food eaten by hermits in the forest, milk, Soma juice, meat which is not prepared with spices , ...
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By the sacred tradition the woman is declared to be the soil, the man is declared to be the seed, th...
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O God, my mind is fascinated with Thy lotus feet as the bumble-bee with the flower; night and day I ...
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I am neither a child, a young man, nor an ancient; nor am I of any caste
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Death would not be called bad, O people, if one knew how to truly die.
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I am not the born; how can there be either birth or death for me?
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She knows her Beloved, the Architect of karma, and she speaks words of ambrosial sweetness.
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Far from wife and son am 1, far from land and wealth and other notions of that kind. I am the Witnes...
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The Lord has perfectly arranged this wedding, the Saints have come together as a wedding party.
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If such ,persons who are secret thieves, dwell in the realm of a king, they constantly harass his go...
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Defrauded by Maya and worldly affairs, the weepers weep. They weep for the sake of worldly affairs, ...
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Emotional attachment to Maya is totally painful, this is a bad bargain.
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Go and ask the happy soul brides, O perishable bride, who have eradicated self conceit from within.
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On comparing the seed and the receptacle ,of the seed , the seed is declared to be more important, f...
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Keeping his hair, nails, and beard clipped, subduing his passions by austerities, wearing white garm...
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Deep within, they are stained with the filth of emotional attachment to Maya, they deal in Maya alon...
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One may also entertain on such occasions one s maternal grandfather, a maternal uncle, a sister s so...
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They have wasted away their whole lives in vain, those faithless cynics die regretting and repenting...
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Such property, as well as a gift subsequent and what was given ,to her by her affectionate husband, ...
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O Nanak, without the Name, everyone is deluded, ruined by emotional attachment to Maya.
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The Lord s humble servant begs for the Lord s Name, for the Lord s Praises, and for devotional worsh...
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By protecting those who live as ,becomes Aryans and by removing the thorns, kings, solely intent on ...
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The king shall cause a goldsmith who behaves dishonestly, the most nocuous of all the thorns, to be ...
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As the male is to whom a wife cleaves, even so is the son whom she brings forth, let him therefore c...
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Intuitively embellished are those, who with their tongues chant the Name of the Lord.
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Let him not eat any dainty food which he does not offer to his guest, the hospitable reception of gu...
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All this he shall present to his guests , being pure and attentive, successively invite them to part...
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In birth and death, in coming and going, this soul is held in bondage by corruption.
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Between sons born of wives equal ,in caste ,and without ,any other distinction no seniority in right...
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Nor ,the food given by those who knowingly bear with paramours ,of their wives , and by those who in...
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Offspring, the due performance on religious rites, faithful service, highest conjugal happiness and ...
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The elder brother who marries after the younger, the younger brother who marries before the elder, t...
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They purchase the jewel, the invaluable treasure, when the True Guru gives this understanding.
GURU NANAK

Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities.

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Guru Nanak

Asceticism doesn't lie in mere words; He is an ascetic who treats everyone alike. Asceticism doesn't lie in visiting burial places; it lies not in wandering about nor in bathing at places of pilgrimage. Asceticism is to remain pure amidst impurities.

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