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Guru Nanak Quotes

«Except when sick he must not touch the cavities ,of the body without a reason, and he must avoid ,to touch the hair on the secret ,parts .»
«No calamity happens to those who eagerly follow auspicious customs and the rule of good conduct, to those who are always careful of purity, and to those who mutter ,sacred texts and offer burnt oblations.»
«Let him, without tiring, daily mutter the Veda at the proper time, for they declare that to be one s highest duty, ,all other ,observances are called secondary duties.»
«He who, recollecting his former existences, again recites the Veda, gains endless bliss by the continual study of the Veda.»
«Far from his dwelling let him remove urine ,and ordure , far ,let him remove the water used for washing his feet, and far the remnants of food and the water from his bath.»
«Let him reverentially salute venerable men ,who visit him , give them his own seat, let him sit near them with joined hands and, when they leave, ,accompany them , walking behind them.»
«Through virtuous conduct he obtains long life, through virtuous conduct desirable offspring, through virtuous conduct imperishable wealth, virtuous conduct destroys ,the effect of inauspicious marks.»
«For a man of bad conduct is blamed among people, constantly suffers misfortunes, is afflicted with diseases, and short lived.»
«A man who follows the conduct of the virtuous, has faith and is free from envy, lives a hundred years, though he be entirely destitute of auspicious marks.»
«Let him carefully avoid all undertakings ,the success of which depends on others, but let him eagerly pursue that ,the accomplishment of which depends on himself.»