Contents: Preface. 1. Early career. 2. Mission of his life. 3. Teachings of Guru Nanak—I. 4. Teachings of Guru Nanak—II. 5. The nature of God. 6. Guru’s Sabad. 7. Prophet of unity. 8. The Japuji—prolegomena. 9. The Rahiras. 10. The problem of life. 11. The physician. 12. The battle of life. Index.

"Guru Nanak Dev’s early career shows that he was born to do a ‘great’ work for the welfare of humanity. His was a dedicated and disciplined life who believed and preached piety, truthfulness, non-violence, non-possession and mutual support, his hymns and teachings throw much light on the working of his pure mind which always gives us a valuable lesson to do much work for the welfare of the people irrespective of the fact that they belong to a particular caste, creed and religion. In spite of several difficulties, he did not lose the true path of life.

"Hopefully this work would be a useful study for teachers, research scholars, students and all those who are deeply interested in the religious and social philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev." (jacket)