Sri Narayana Guru, a revered spiritual leader and social reformer from Kerala, India, left behind a wealth of wisdom through his teachings. Here is a collection of quotes of Sri Narayana Guru.
One caste, one religion, one God for man; one form and the same blood in all; I cannot find any differences.
There is no reason for caste differences among human beings. All those who possess humanity are human beings. Just as there are different languages and different systems, though human beings seem to be different, there can be no reason for caste differences. Humanity is common to all.
Men may differ in their faiths, their languages and their modes of dressing; but there can be no evil in inter-dining and inter-marriage, because all belong to the same kind of creation.
One caste, one religion, one God for man.
As the tree stands, so stands the shadow. As the individual
is, so is the society.
All powers are within you. You can do anything and
everything. Believe in that.
He who has realized the Supreme Being within him sees all
things as his own Self, and regards all beings as equal to his own self.
The world is overcome by those who renounce; it is held fast
by those who attach.
Know the self and be happy.
Religion is what the individual does with his own
solitariness.
Realization of the self is the greatest attainment.
Let one be free from ill feeling towards all creatures,
friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and egoism.
The minds of all men are similar in form and substance; only
their mental tendencies make them appear different.
One is not truly learned who does not live by the knowledge
he has gained.
Serve, love, give, purify, meditate and realize.
Helping the needy is greater than any prayer.
In the depths of one’s being is found the One Supreme
Reality.
Be united, be organized, be determined; then dare to
achieve!
Cast away all divisions among yourselves and unite.
Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed
nonage. Nonage is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance
from another.
Just as the same all-pervading air exists everywhere, so the
supreme reality is everywhere.
Let all that is to be done, be done at once, with patience
and equanimity.
Learn to think and act independently, without fear or
prejudice.
To light the lamps of love in the dark chambers of hearts is
the greatest service that can be rendered to humanity.
The real value of a human being can be found in the degree
to which he has attained liberation from the self.
If you give up your egoism and look at things with a spirit
of love, everything will appear in a different light.
He who identifies himself with all beings and is free from
the feeling of 'I' and 'mine' is considered wise.
Peace is not something that you must hope for in the future.
It is a deep inner feeling that exists within us at this very moment.
Let not any man’s happiness depend on me, nor mine on him.
All men are brothers and equals.
The purpose of life is to attain supreme knowledge and to
enjoy eternal bliss.
Knowledge without love is vanity.
He who loves all creatures lives in the hearts of all.
Sri Narayana Guru