This human body has been given to you. This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe. All other works are useless. Join the holy congregation and meditate on the Name of God. Make every effort to cross over this terrifying worldly ocean. Life goes uselessly in the love of Money. (Guru Granth Sahib, 12)

Do not think that Lord can be obtained by mere words. You are wasting this life in the pride of wealth and the splendor of beauty. (Guru Granth Sahib, 24)

Holy saints: sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. You have obtained the priceless jewel of this human life; why are you wasting it uselessly? He is the Purifier of sinners, the Friend of the poor. Come, and enter the Lord's Sanctuary. Remembering Him, the elephant's fear was removed; so why do you forget Him? Renounce your egotistical pride and your emotional attachment to Maya; focus your consciousness on the Lord's meditation. Says Nanak, this is the path to liberation. Become Gurmukh, and attain it. (Guru Granth Sahib, 218)

O mind, why have you gone insane? Don't you know that your life is decreasing, day and night? Your life is made worthless with greed. That body, which you believe to be your own, and your beautiful home and spouse, none of these is yours to keep. See this, reflect upon it and understand. You have wasted the precious jewel of this human life; you do not know the Way of the Lord of the Universe. You have not been absorbed in the Lord's Feet, even for an instant. Your life has passed away in vain! Says Nanak, that man is happy, who sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord's Name. All the rest of the world is enticed by materialistic things; they do not obtain the fearless state. (Guru Granth Sahib, 220)

Why are you sleeping, and forgetting the Name, O careless and foolish mortal? So many have been washed away and carried off by this river of life. O mortal, get aboard the boat of the Lord's Lotus Feet, and cross over. Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord in the Company of the Holy. You may enjoy various pleasures, but they are useless without the Naam. Without devotion to the Lord, you shall die in sorrow, again and again. (Guru Granth Sahib, 398)

The True Guru is the ocean of peace in the world; there is no other place of rest and peace. The world is afflicted with the painful disease of egotism; dying, only to be reborn, it cries out in pain. O mind, serve the True Guru, and obtain peace. If you serve the True Guru, you shall find peace; otherwise, you shall depart, after wasting your life. (Guru Granth Sahib, 603)

The self-willed wander lost in reincarnation, confused and deluded by doubt. The Messenger of Death constantly beats them and disgraces them. Serving the True Guru, the mortal's subservience to Death is ended. He meets the Lord God, and enters the Mansion of His Presence. O mortal, as Gurmukh, meditate on the Name of God. In duality, you are ruining and wasting this priceless human life. You are trade it away in exchange for a shell. The Gurmukh falls in love with the Lord, by His Grace. He enshrines loving devotion to the Lord deep within his heart. The Shabad carries him across the terrifying worldly ocean. He appears true in the True Court of the Lord. You have performed all sorts of rituals, but couldn’t meet God. Without the Guru, many wander lost and confused in materialistic things. Egotism, possessiveness and attachment rise up and increase within them. In the love of duality, the self-willed suffer in pain. The Creator Himself is Inaccessible and Infinite. Chant the Word of the Guru's Shabad, and earn the true profit. The Lord is Independent, Ever-present, here and now. O Nanak, the Gurmukh merges in the Naam. (Guru Granth Sahib, 1261)