Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you.
Guru NanakRead
For each and every person, our Lord and Master provides sustenance. Why are you so afraid, O mind? The flamingos fly hundreds of miles, leaving their young ones behind. Who feeds them, and who teaches them to feed themselves? Have you ever thought of this in your mind?
Interpretation
What this quote means
Trust in the provision of life and the support that exists around us.
This quote by Guru Nanak underscores the idea that, just as nature provides for all beings, including the flamingos that travel vast distances, humans too have a source of sustenance and guidance that they often overlook. It encourages us to trust in the greater forces that support our existence and not to be paralyzed by fear, as everything we need is provided for us in some way.
Themes
TrustProvisionNatureFearGuidance
In practice
Example use cases
This quote could be shared during a motivational speech to encourage people to trust in the process of life.
More from Guru Nanak
All quotes →There is but One God, His name is Truth, He is the Creator, He fears none, he is without hate, He never dies, He is beyond the cycle of births and death, He is self illuminated, He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning, He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True, He is also True now.
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Speak only that which will bring you honor.
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Build the raft of meditation and self-discipline, to carry you across the river. There will be no ocean, and no rising tides to stop you; this is how comfortable your path shall be.
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See the brotherhood of all mankind as the highest order of Yogis; conquer your own mind, and conquer the world.
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O my heart! Love God as the chatrik loves the rain drops, Who even when fountains are full and the land green, Is not satisfied as long as it cannot get a drop of rain.
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