Teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: Guru Nanak Dev Ji (15 April 1469 to 22 September 1539) was the tenth Guru of Sikhs. He taught his people to be humble and give up the greediness for the worldly goods and chant the name of the immortal Lord.
He traveled various places teaching the people that the great lord can be found in each one of us. His teachings are there in the holy texts of the Sikhism.
Sayings and Teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji –
- “There is neither Hindu nor Mussulman (Muslim), but only ,man. So whose path shall I follow?I shall follow God’s path. God is neither Hindu nor Mussulman and the path which I follow is God’s.”
- He preached the acts of Vand Chakko, Kirat Karo, and Naam Japo-
Vand Chakko- To share with the ones who have less or who are in need.
Kirat Karo- To do one’s duties and make one’s living honestly and without fraud.
Naam Japo- To chant God’s name and conquer the weaknesses of the human nature.
- From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to a woman, he is engaged and married. The Woman becomes his friend; through a woman, the future generations come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to a woman, he is bound. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, a woman is born; without the woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman.
- Even Kings and Emperors with heaps of wealth cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.
- Let no man in the world live in delusion. Without a Guru, none can cross over to the other shore.
- To prepare food,serve food and eat in Pangat without any discrimination of caste, creed or color.
- There is one God who dwells in every one of God’s creations and constitutes the eternal truth.
