Great Throughts Treasury

"Be devoted to the Universal; be eager to become that."

"Be full of humility; have faith in human goodness."

"Be eager to confer consolation and courage; be anxious to be of help. Watch for the chance."

"Be kind to Nanak, O God; let the Lord's Name dwell within my mind and body."

"Before pointing to the faults of others, examine yourselves and assure yourselves that you are free from faults. That alone gives you the right; but the wonder is that you discover faults in others only when you have faults in you."

"Be vigilant about words. Slip while walking, the injury can be repaired; but slip with talking, the injury is irreparable."

"Befriend him, death, and pity him, may he from here arise. Unharmed, with sound limbs, hearing perfectly, through old age carrying a hundred years, let him get enjoyment by himself (unaided)."

"Behold and Acknowledge the Glory that you have witnessed; proclaim the joy that you have experienced; confer the Grace that you have earned."

"But I tell you; Come to Me with empty hands. I shall fill your hands with gifts and Grace. If your hands are full, what am I to fill them with?"

"Bring hither by thy shouts, O lord of wealth, the suitor, bend his mind towards her; turn thou the right side of every agreeable suitor towards (her)."

"By the Grace of the Saints, I sing the Praises of the Ocean of virtue; after countless incarnations, I have been released."

"By living in the company of learned souls a man acquires knowledge and becomes well-cultured."

"Concealing any activity from the other may create unnecessary suspicion and mistrust between husband and wife and the situation may go beyond repairs one day. Therefore it is in the best interest of both to share whatever they have so that it strengthens the mutual-bond and love."

"By the Grace of the Saints, Nanak has met the Lord; his mind and body are soothed and satisfied."

"By His Grace, servant Nanak has crossed over this terrifying world-ocean; I am united with my Beloved."

"Can you eat a meal with a single finger? When the five fingers work in unison, the stomach is filled in five minutes. So, no attachment should be developed; no wish is to be welcomed, nothing is to be sought for; and no defeat is to be taken to heart, without solving deep into the consequences."

"By Your Grace, I obtained this human body; grant me the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan, O Sovereign Lord King."

"By Your Will, enticed by the illusion of emotional attachment, the people are asleep; they do not wake up."

"Carry with thy voice, O drum, lack of heart, and failure of courage among the enemies. Disagreement, dismay, and fright, do we place into the enemies, beat them down, O drum."

"Chant the Lord's Name; O my friend, chant it. Hereafter, the path is terrifying and treacherous."

"Children should grow in the awareness of the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God. If no provision is made for this atmosphere and this teaching, we are denying them their due. Faith in man involves Faith in God; Faith in God creates Faith in man. Without faith, man is a creature bereft of roots; and he dries and withers quickly."

"Come to me, O my Beloved Lord. Night and day, with each and every breath, I think of You. O Saints, give Him this message; I fall at Your Feet. Without You, how can I be saved?"

"Deities became his protector.... resolutions his messengers and people sat in his company."

"Desires are fulfilled, when one meets the True Guru; O Nanak, His humble servant is fruitful and prosperous."

"Contemplating and meditating on the 'real-self' accelerates this process of self-development and makes liberation possible."

"Death is not the merciless that he is made out to be; he is the friend and companion, the teacher, the kindly kinsman, who takes you into his fold and clothes you with the halo of remembrance."

"Courage comes out of the grace of the Lord, it needs generations of learning and struggle. Meanwhile you must start with the first step, the cleansing of the mind and the cultivation of virtue. Even if you do not start with that step, at least do not laugh at those who do and discourage them. Do at least this much.Then, do not depend upon others for doing your work like attending to your personal wants. Do it yourself; that is real freedom."

"Develop Ananda; then evil impulses and tendencies will vanish, for they will not get any foothold in the heart."

"Devotion fosters the highest virtue; it is the most precious treasure, it is the truest path, the only way to God."

"Develop the inner vision and the habit of listening to the inner Voice; and you are assured of unshakable Peace and infinite Joy."

"Counting its dead by thousands, the hostile army, pierced and shattered in the clash of arms, shall lie."

"Destroy all those who are lustful, angry, greedy, enticed, proud and jealous."

"Do and dedicate, work and worship, plant and protect; but do not worry about the fruit; that is the secret of spiritual success."

"Dive and know the depth; watch and discriminate; eat and know the taste - I long for people who do that."

"Do not be led by others; awaken your own reason; amass your own experience; and decide for yourself your own path."

"Do not entertain bad thoughts and do bad deeds. Life is holy and sacred. Go through it with joy and happiness. Do not carry gloomy, unhappy faces. Happiness is union with God. This period of your life is sacred. If you can not derive happiness and live in Bliss at this age, can you be blissful when you grow old? Now, you have only two legs to carry; you can jump about freely. But when you marry and rear up a family, you will move like a caterpillar with many legs."

"Do good and have good done in return; be bad and accept the bad that comes back to you. That is the law; and there is really no help (or) hindrance."

"Do not go about proclaiming that you are a sect, distinct and separate from those who adore God in other Forms and Names; thereby, you are limiting the very God whom you are extolling."

"Do not kill us. preach us. protect us and do not become angry. May we never oppose you."

"Do not be under the delusion that God is somewhere and you have to search for Him; God is in you."

"Do not cage God in a picture frame. Do not confine him in an idol. He is all forms; He is all Names."

"Do not lay the blame on Godhead, as you are prone to do. When everything goes right you say that God has come close to you; when something goes wrong you say that God has deserted you and gone far away. He does not move far or near."

"Do not preach; practice. In politics, in the field of administration, in schools and colleges, in spiritual institutions, everywhere, we have a surfeit of preachers but a famine of practitioners."

"Do not long after the departed, who conduct (men) afar. Ascend from the darkness, come to the light. We lay hold of thy hands."

"Do not talk evil of others; see only good in them."

"Do thou win here, do thou conquer here, overcome, win, hail. These here shall conquer, those yonder be conquered. Hail to these here, perdition to those yonder."

"Duty is God; Work is Worship--that is the motto."

"Dwell upon the Name of the Lord, Har, Har; at the very last moment, the Lord shall liberate you."

"Each moment is worthwhile, for He gives it; He uses it; He fills it; He fashions it; and He fulfills it. When He is fused with every breath, you can achieve the sovereign task of merging in Him."

"Eat just enough to keep the body trim; use the body to discover this Reality, namely, God."