Our way of independence and impartiality is the way that is composed of the affection, love, wish, desire, and fundamental aims of our Türkmen nation; and is the way that provides us with a golden life in the golden century. This way is the eternal way of the Türkmens.

The meaning of the way is varied in Türkmen.

(164-165)

We established the Türkmen people’s state by building the throne in the homeland of the Türkmens, who have spread through the world. Our way is the way of ancient Türkmens! Our way is the way of the Oguz Han, his prophet-like way!

Our way is the way of justice.

Our way is the way of welfare.

Our way is the way of unity and solidarity.

Our way is the way of friendship and brotherhood.

Our way is the way of free conscience.

Our way is the way of free labour.

Our way is the way of national integrity.

We cannot go any other way. No Türkmen should go any other way because our independent state of Türkmenistan is the people’s state. The way of the people is the way of Allah.

(59)

I started building the state from the hearth of our people. Essential necessities, such as flour, natural gas, electric, salt and water, we made free. We expect no return for this policy. Our real intention is that our people live in comfort, be the owners and masters of our own natural resources, and be always proud and dignified beside others.

After the appropriate utilization of the economic resources of the country, we turn to the greatest and most significant issue, the moral and spiritual health of the people.

The State: The Independent Türkmen state was founded after 600 years. The significance of today’s Türkmen State can be understood better when examined from a historical perspective. When the period in which Türkmens lived without a state is compared with today, it is seen that the state is the only principle that unites the people.

The People: It is the group of people which emerged as a result of free and non-obligatory relations between different strata of society. There is no political aim or illegal sanction in the relations between people.

The Nation: It is the unity that owns the state organization.

(253)

The nation is the unity of language, religion, customs and tradition, ideals and state. When this unity is composed, the fortune of the people is enhanced. The meaning of the state for a nation is the same as the meaning of the house and other necessities for a couple who will build a new family.

(254)

The Türkmen people has a great history which goes back to the Prophet Noah.

(9)

Allah the Almighty created us as humans, we came into this world as humans, and it is our duty to make of our people a noble and trustworthy people, to establish an era of well-being and found a good society.  

(26)

The Türkmen people has a history of five thousands years, a history of victories, defeats and heroism. We are proud of this glorious history, which is the legacy of our ancestors. Our glorious history, as we gain our independence and neutrality, will last forever.

Our history is like a light that excites the spirit of every member of our nation. Inherited from our ancestors, our past is sacred and precious. For thousands of years, our ancestors have protected their self-identity and their consciousness of being one nation, and they have perceived this mission as a sacred value. It was not easy for them to overcome the great impediment of history. This love, for our glorious homeland and our history, gained by fortitude, sacrifice and sincere enthusiasm, has marked the heart of every member of our nation. In its every corner, village, and city the members of our nation live warmly united.

(77)

The directions of Oguz Han have remained in the memory of the people as the way of Oguz Han.

The directions of Gorkut Ata have remained in the memory of the people as the way of Gorkut Ata.

The directions of Görogly Beg have remained in the memory of the people as the way of Görogly Beg and the directions of the father Magtymguly have remained in the memory of the people as the way of Magtymguly.

(164)

The best way is the way that goes through the heart of the human being.

The best way is the way of justice, friendship, brotherhood, and peace.

The best way is the way of the people.

The way of the people is the way of Allah, The Truth.

(165)

Gorkut Ata, Oguz Han, Görogly and Magtymguly have transmitted many pieces of advice and good counsel to us about considering the Türkmen way sacred and the unity and integrity of the Türkmen nation. If you think of that advice and counsel, then your heart will be filled with love of your nation and pride in your nation.

(165)

Türkmenistan follows the way of its ancestors. If it is in your destiny, each of you will be rich with your state, but you should deserve it beforehand. The rich should be rich at heart first. To reach the Golden Age, material and spiritual wealth must be brought together.

(192)

When I declared our status of permanent neutrality to the whole world on the occasion of the celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of the United Nations, I mentioned our legacy to the civilizations which have developed in that terrain which was occupied by the Oguzs, Türkmens and Seljuks. Today, our conciliatory nature constitutes a good example. Our peace-loving and conciliatory character is not peculiar only to today, however, and those countries, which had many relations with us in the past know this best. Therefore, our neighbors and other states in our region were first to support our status of neutrality. Later, all states showed their support for this policy.

(241)

Türkmenistan’s Foreign Policy of 21^st Century that Depends on Neutrality, Peace-loving, Good Neighborhood Relations, and Democratic Principles”. In this historic document it is declared that Türkmenistan as a neutral state has and employs a foreign policy related to love and respect for human life, full respect for democracy, and protection of human rights and freedom. These principles are the basis of Türkmen foreign policy and diplomacy.

Türkmenistan accepts international human rights standards accepted by other members of the international community. It was also stated in the document that Türkmenistan now and in the future is willing to cooperate with the United Nations.

(284)

The Türkmens have shown in the five ages they have survived that they are capable of living after overcoming many difficulties. The Türkmen who overcame these difficulties proved that he was the Türkmen. The way of the Türkmens led from one summit to another. The way of the contemporary age unified the Türkmen nation and the individual. Therefore our way is one of unity and integration.

The Türkmens need a centre of attraction that will hold them united in material and spiritual terms in the new age. It is only the state and its national principles that will meet this need.

Only one thing remains of the man, the tasks he accomplished. It is not the office we assume or the task we undertake, but the way we follow that matters.

It should be our main goal to leave a valuable memoir to future generations who will follow the Golden path we chose. We should work, live and produce in consideration of this aim.

The essence of the nation lies in its perception of the world.

(400-401)

My way is that of spiritual strength.

My way is the one which gives the will of history to the hand of the nation.

My way is one where national perceptions and spiritual power unite and become one with the future.

(402)

Ruhnama is our way! Every Türkmen will know himself after reading Ruhnama. Peoples of our other nations who read the Ruhnama will understand and know the Türkmen!

(405)