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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="arshi" data-source="post: 125844" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Tejwant Singh ji</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Gurfateh</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">First let me thank you for your long post which is an essay itself. My response will be even longer but I may have to do so in several posts but I do know that one of your virtues is patience.</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">For you to take such an interest in what I write is high praise in itself but praise is not what I seek, and as you say Sikhi is a way of life and Gurbani teaches us new perspectives to enrich this way of life. <strong>Reading and interpreting Gurbani, researching, listening to learned Gursikhs, reading their works on their <em>bhavnaas</em> and experiences is part and parcel of discovering these perspectives. </strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Again you bestow too much praise on me; I am no scholar and am really devoid of any spiritual wisdom. <strong>This is not false humility</strong> as I mean every word of it. <strong>What I write is what I feel from reading and singing Gurbani and listening to others.</strong> When I wrote this particular article there were doubts in my mind and that is why the footnote which reads: </span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“This is the first draft of a topic the author has been pondering over for a while. Differences of opinion in interpretation are inevitable and the author’s thoughts/opinions must not be interpreted as cast in stone; the article may, therefore, undergo changes for quality and accuracy”:</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I hope you read it. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">With further wisdom gleaned from Gursikhs (like the few I mentioned in my earlier post and others on this site including your good self) I hope to update and improve the article. I do not like to talk about myself(and in the past have declined offers to post info about myself – I may do so at some point on my website. However, because of our dialogue in an earlier thread I wish to clarify a few points<strong>, </strong>and I hope you don’t mind me doing so<strong>. </strong>I have no scholarly skills in spirituality and like you I am a mere seeker. I have no doctorate in psychology, metaphysics or other arts of the mind or soul. I, currently, make a living from training undergraduates and post-graduates in accounting and finance in universities and financial institutions (this is my second career, the first being Cartography). <strong>I do not seek spiritual guidance from a ‘sant’, ‘baba’ or a ‘brahmgyani’ and have never done so.</strong> <strong>I do not belong to any ashram, sect, group or cult but do visit any place where full respect and reverence is bestowed on the Living Light SGGS.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I do respect those Gursikhs who believe in the teachings of SGGS and enlighten others and amongst them I mentioned in my previous writing Baba Puran Singh ji of Kericho wale.Although my parents and in laws knew him well I never went to his <em>sharan</em> either and only admire the work he has done. I am not involved with the organisation formed after his departure but, again, do appreciate the work they are doing.How the organization will shape out in the future will have to be seen.Perhaps it is a defect in my character that I tend to look at the good in people more than looking at their defects. Is it too late to change? I do not know. I never invite sants, reknowned kirtanyas cum sants to my house.<strong> I have never felt the need for it because I saw a puran Gursikh in my late father late highly respected Balwant Singh ji who served the panth for nearly seventy years doing <em>nishkam kirtan sewa</em> - he made a living through hard work (<em>kirat)</em> just like any ordinary householder – all his spare time went into <em>kirtan</em> and serving others, without financial gains.</strong> With a blessed Gursikh in the form of my father l felt no deed for ‘sants’ and ‘babas’. With both my parents departed, I may, perhaps, meet someone in the future who may assist me in understanding spirituality through Gurbani - I cannot rule that out. But no one will ever replace SGGS as my Guru. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Apologies for some digression but hope to return to the topic later.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Gurfateh</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 125844, member: 9479"] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Tejwant Singh ji[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana]Gurfateh[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]First let me thank you for your long post which is an essay itself. My response will be even longer but I may have to do so in several posts but I do know that one of your virtues is patience.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]For you to take such an interest in what I write is high praise in itself but praise is not what I seek, and as you say Sikhi is a way of life and Gurbani teaches us new perspectives to enrich this way of life. [B]Reading and interpreting Gurbani, researching, listening to learned Gursikhs, reading their works on their [I]bhavnaas[/I] and experiences is part and parcel of discovering these perspectives. [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Again you bestow too much praise on me; I am no scholar and am really devoid of any spiritual wisdom. [B]This is not false humility[/B] as I mean every word of it. [B]What I write is what I feel from reading and singing Gurbani and listening to others.[/B] When I wrote this particular article there were doubts in my mind and that is why the footnote which reads: [/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]“This is the first draft of a topic the author has been pondering over for a while. Differences of opinion in interpretation are inevitable and the author’s thoughts/opinions must not be interpreted as cast in stone; the article may, therefore, undergo changes for quality and accuracy”:[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]I hope you read it. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]With further wisdom gleaned from Gursikhs (like the few I mentioned in my earlier post and others on this site including your good self) I hope to update and improve the article. I do not like to talk about myself(and in the past have declined offers to post info about myself – I may do so at some point on my website. However, because of our dialogue in an earlier thread I wish to clarify a few points[B], [/B]and I hope you don’t mind me doing so[B]. [/B]I have no scholarly skills in spirituality and like you I am a mere seeker. I have no doctorate in psychology, metaphysics or other arts of the mind or soul. I, currently, make a living from training undergraduates and post-graduates in accounting and finance in universities and financial institutions (this is my second career, the first being Cartography). [B]I do not seek spiritual guidance from a ‘sant’, ‘baba’ or a ‘brahmgyani’ and have never done so.[/B] [B]I do not belong to any ashram, sect, group or cult but do visit any place where full respect and reverence is bestowed on the Living Light SGGS.[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I do respect those Gursikhs who believe in the teachings of SGGS and enlighten others and amongst them I mentioned in my previous writing Baba Puran Singh ji of Kericho wale.Although my parents and in laws knew him well I never went to his [I]sharan[/I] either and only admire the work he has done. I am not involved with the organisation formed after his departure but, again, do appreciate the work they are doing.How the organization will shape out in the future will have to be seen.Perhaps it is a defect in my character that I tend to look at the good in people more than looking at their defects. Is it too late to change? I do not know. I never invite sants, reknowned kirtanyas cum sants to my house.[B] I have never felt the need for it because I saw a puran Gursikh in my late father late highly respected Balwant Singh ji who served the panth for nearly seventy years doing [I]nishkam kirtan sewa[/I] - he made a living through hard work ([I]kirat)[/I] just like any ordinary householder – all his spare time went into [I]kirtan[/I] and serving others, without financial gains.[/B] With a blessed Gursikh in the form of my father l felt no deed for ‘sants’ and ‘babas’. With both my parents departed, I may, perhaps, meet someone in the future who may assist me in understanding spirituality through Gurbani - I cannot rule that out. But no one will ever replace SGGS as my Guru. [/FONT] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Apologies for some digression but hope to return to the topic later.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Gurfateh[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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