Guru Nanak — "He who regards all men as equals is religious."

"The Lord is neither male nor female, neither does He have any form or color."

"Live in the world, but remain untouched by it, like a lotus in water."

"The Dhoop (burnt incense), lamps and the Naivaed (an offering of eatables presented to deity or idol. All of them become false) by smell. (Then, O Rabb!) If Your Poojaa can be done only with these thi…"

"If we worship stone idols of gods and goddesses (or any other kind of idol for that matter), they can't give anything, (so) I don't ask anything from them. Their Poojaa is like churning water and hopi…"

"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?"