Guru Nanak Quotes

I hang out with my guru in my heart. And I love every thing in the universe. That's all I do all day.

What brings understanding is love. When your heart is full, then you will listen to the teacher, to the beggar, to the laughter of children, to the rainbow, and to the sorrow of man. Under every stone and leaf, that which is eternal exists.

If you can let go of (the Tao) with your mind and surround it with your heart, it will live inside you forever.

Let my heart be wise. It is the gods' best gift.

The Dalai Lama was once asked for his favorite chant, and he said it was better not to have a favorite anything, which I think is a great thought.

The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know.

Compassion enables you to reach to the heavens and look through the heart of God.

I know that some of the spiritual beliefs that I have are that if I come from a place of love, and I try to get out of my ego and my desire to want more and be selfish in any shape or form, then whatever I'm doing is not good.

A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life, I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth - that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire.

The essential thing in religion is making the heart pure; the Kingdom of Heaven is within us, but only the pure in heart can see the King. While we think of the world, it is only the world for us; but let us come to it with the feeling that the world is God, and we shall have God.

In Buddha we had the great, universal heart and infinite patience, making religion practical and bringing it to everyone's door.

The essence of any religion is good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion.

When the wisdom of the heart replaces the chatter of the mind, The power of Love flows forth.

As we learn to bow, we discover that the heart holds more freedom and compassion than we could imagine.

Hatred toward any human being cannot exist in the same heart as love to God.

If we lose touch with our heart's wisdom, then no method avails; if we love, then nothing else is necessary.

The religion of the Sufi is the religion of the heart. The principal moral of the Sufi is to consider the heart of others, so that in the pleasure and displeasure of his fellow-man he sees the pleasure and displeasure of God.

Life is a place where it is necessary to move gently. Whether it be in thought, speech, or action, the rhythm must be controlled; the law of harmony must be observed in all that one does. If there is anything that will bring satisfaction it is diving deep into Love, and then we shall realize that there is nothing which is not just; we shall never again say that anything is unjust. This is the point the wise reach, and they call it the culmination of wisdom.

The aim of spiritual life is to awaken a joyful freedom, a benevolent and compassionate heart in spite of everything.

See God in every person, place, and thing, and all will be well in your world.

When you experience peace of soul, with each breath you are present to the fact that this is a divine moment, a moment to shine like you have never shone before, a moment to hold the whole world in your hands with a gentle thought and a kind heart.

Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.

Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.

Every human heart has a deep need to love - to be in love, really, with all of life. This is the kind of love that comes when the mind is still. . . . Be still and know that we are all God’s children; then you will be in love with all.