Guru Nanak

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Guru Nanak


Born
in Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī, India
March 28, 1469

Died
September 02, 1539


Guru Nanak (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ) is the founder of the religion of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus, the eleventh guru being the living Guru, Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Nanak travelled far and wide teaching people the message of one God who dwells in every one of God's creations and constitutes the eternal Truth. He setup a unique spiritual, social, and political platform based on equality, fraternity love, goodness, and virtue.

Guru Nanak’s teachings can be found in the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth Sahib, as a vast collection of revelatory verses recorded in Gurmukhi.

Through popular tradition, Nanak’s teaching is understood to be practised in three ways:
* Vaṇḍ Chakkō: Sharing with others, helping those with less who are in need
* Ki
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Quotes by Guru Nanak  (?)
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“Burn worldly love,
rub the ashes and make ink of it,
make the heart the pen,
the intellect the writer,
write that which has no end or limit.”
Guru Nanak, Sri Guru Granth Sahib

“Even Kings and emperors with heaps of wealth and vast dominion cannot compare with an ant filled with the love of God.”
Guru Nanak, Sri Guru Granth Sahib

“He who has no faith in himself can never have faith in God.”
Guru Nanak, Sri Guru Granth Sahib