Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist. This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me.
— Guru Nanak Early Modern

Founder of Sikhism

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Response to Hindu priests offering him the Janeu (sacred thread), redefining its meaning radically.

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circa 1499

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https://www.sikhnet.com/news/guru-nanak-and-sacred-thread

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