Guru Gobind Singh Quotes & Sayings

Blessed, blessed is the Knower of the Lord, my True Guru, He has taught me to look upon friend and foe alike. — Guru Gobind Singh

He alone is a man who keeps his word:
Not that he has one thing in the heart, and another on the tongue. — Guru Gobind Singh

Egotism is such a terrible disease, in the love of duality, they do their deeds. — Guru Gobind Singh

In egotism, one is assailed by fear, he passes his life totally troubled by fear. — Guru Gobind Singh

Meeting the True Guru, hunger departs, hunger does not depart by wearing the robes of a beggar. — Guru Gobind Singh

In the City of Death, there is pitch darkness and huge clouds of dust, neither sister nor brother is there. This body is frail, old age is overtaking it. — Guru Gobind Singh

I came into the world charged with the duty to uphold the right in every place, to destroy sin and evil ... the only reason I took birth was to see that righteousness may flourish, that good may live, and tyrants be torn out by their roots. — Guru Gobind Singh

Blessed, blessed is their Guru, whose mouth tastes the Ambrosial Fruit of the Lord. — Guru Gobind Singh

Blessed, blessed is that Sikh of the Guru, who goes and falls at the Feet of the True Guru. Blessed, blessed is that Sikh of the Guru, who with his mouth, utters the Name of the Lord. — Guru Gobind Singh

The Lord Himself reveals the Path, He Himself is the Doer of deeds. — Guru Gobind Singh

If you are strong, torture not the weak,
And thus lay not the axe to thy empire. — Guru Gobind Singh

Without the Name, there is no peace. — Guru Gobind Singh

Blessed, blessed is the True Guru, who has given the supreme gift of the Name of the Lord. — Guru Gobind Singh

The greatest comforts and lasting peace are obtained, when one eradicates selfishness from within. — Guru Gobind Singh

The ignorant person is totally blind he does not appreciate the value of the jewel — Guru Gobind Singh

Those who worship and adore the Lord through the Guru's Word forget all their pain and suffering. — Guru Gobind Singh

It is nearly impossible to be here now when you think there is somewhere else to be. — Guru Gobind Singh

I tell the truth; listen everyone. Only those who have Loved, will realise the Lord — Guru Gobind Singh

I fall at the feet of those who meditate on the Truest of the True. — Guru Gobind Singh

Egotism is such a terrible disease, he dies, to be reincarnated he continues coming and going. — Guru Gobind Singh

Day and night, meditate forever on the Lord. — Guru Gobind Singh

Those who call me God, will fall into the deep pit of hell. Regard me as one of his slaves and have no doubt whatever about it. I am a servant of the Supreme Being; and have come to behold the wonderful drama of life. — Guru Gobind Singh

Whosoever assumes a religious garb pleases not God even a bit. O ye men, understand this clearly in your minds, that God is attained not through showmanship. They who practice deceit, attain not Deliverance in the Hereafter. They do so only to accomplish the affairs of the world and even the kings worship them for their appearance! But through showmanship, God is attained not, howsoever one searches. He who subdues his mind alone recognizes the Transcendent God. — Guru Gobind Singh

Karta (The Creator) and Karim (The beneficient) are the names of the same God.
Razak (The provider) and Rahim (The merciful) are also the names given to Him.
Let no man in his error wrangle over differences in names.
Worship the One God who is the Lord of all. Know that his form is one and He is the One light diffused in all. — Guru Gobind Singh

When there is incest, adultery, atheism, hatred of religion, no more dharma, and sin everywhere, the impossible Iron Age has come; in what way the world will be saved? For the helpless, the Lord Himself will manifest as the Supreme Purusha. He will be called the Kalki incarnation and will be glorious like a lion coming down from heaven. — Guru Gobind Singh

He who trusts, however, in an oath on God,
His Protection also in He; in need, He shows the Path. — Guru Gobind Singh

Fruitful is the entire life of those, who feel hunger for the Name of the Lord in their minds. — Guru Gobind Singh

For this purpose was I born, let all virtuous people understand. I was born to advance righteousness, to emancipate the good, and to destroy all evil-doers root and branch. — Guru Gobind Singh

I am a sacrifice to the Guru, who has totally cured me of the fatal disease of egotism. Glorious and great are the virtues of the Guru, who has eradicated evil, and instructed me in virtue. — Guru Gobind Singh

Shed not recklessly the blood of another with thy sword,
Lest the Sword on High falls upon thy neck. — Guru Gobind Singh