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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="Sherdil" data-source="post: 199317" data-attributes="member: 20261"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra, Victim Of Another Alleged Sikh Hate Crime, Urges Message Of Forgiveness</span></strong></p><p></p><p>The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra came forward on Monday as the victim of an alleged Sikh hate crime that took place in New York City less than two weeks after another Sikh man was reportedly dragged from a pickup truck in Queens. Despite the trauma of the incident, Batra offered a message of forgiveness, rooted in the very faith for which he says he was targeted.</p><p>"One thing that our culture and religion teaches us is that we have to look at the bigger picture," Batra told HuffPost. "We ask for wellbeing of all, and if we truly believe that as Sikhs then we also believe in forgiveness and wellbeing of everyone."</p><p></p><p>Batra was walking home in Roosevelt Island on August 7 when a group of teenagers approached him, called him “Osama bin Laden" and began attacking him. Batra described the incident in a statement:</p><p></p><p>In his eight years in the United States thus far, Batra said, he has read of several Sikh-targeted attacks, the most devastating of which was the 2012 shooting at a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin that left six dead. </p><p>"Oak Creek shook our community to the core," Batra said.</p><p></p><p>He also read about the incident in Queens in late July that left Sandeep Singh, a Sikh father of two, hospitalized after another reported hate crime. But Batra never expected to become the target of such an attack, himself, especially coming from a faith that he said forbids any kind of discrimination whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>"You can never expect that happening in a country like the United States because you expect everyone to be educated and to have some humanity in them," Batra told HuffPost. "It invokes a sense of anger."</p><p>Anger seems appropriate in the face of such intolerance, but Batra said that the Sikh faith teaches adherents to swiftly move beyond resentment and pursue forgiveness. </p><p></p><p></p><p>"People who are truly attached to Sikhism tend to overcome this feeling," Batra said, "and they want to take these incidents as a reason to do more social work so that people can become better human beings."</p><p>Rajdeep Singh, Director of Law and Policy at the Sikh Coalition, has taken a more legal approach to the situation, however, calling on New York city officials to be proactive in arresting and penalizing perpetrators of hate crimes.</p><p></p><p>“We’re tired of being targeted again and again by bigots, but Sikh Americans aren’t afraid and aren’t going to let a small group of narrow-minded individuals get us down,” Singh said in a press statement. “We look forward to working with the New York City government, including the NYPD and Mayor de Blasio, to arrest the attackers, stop hate crimes in New York City, and make all of our communities safe.”</p><p></p><p>Sapreet Kaur, Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition, sent a letter to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on August 8 requesting a meeting with the city's leader to discuss discrimination against Sikhs, as highlighted by the recent attacks. A particular concern of Kaur's was the NYPD's seeming lack of urgency in responding to the attack on Sandeep Singh, the victim of the Queens attack. Kaur wrote:</p><p></p><p>While advocacy groups petition for lasting systemic change, victims like Batra have the immediate task of integrating and healing from what happened to them. Even Batra, who is a physician and says he has been on the other side treating victims of such crimes, has had difficulty recovering emotionally from what happened. One of the hardest things, he said, was witnessing how the attack affected his mother.</p><p></p><p>"We have heard similar stories [of attacks] in the past and things have gone too far for the victims," Batra told HuffPost. "She had a thousand thoughts going in her mind because of all the anxiety. She was so shaken, not even able to move."</p><p></p><p>As he continues to process what happened, Batra said he hopes for justice -- but not for vengeance.</p><p></p><p>"I know that these kids live in my neighborhood," Batra said. "I know they're teenagers, and they're still in the process of making sense of the world. For me to have closure, I would prefer that these young people come forward and accept their fault, and that we take a positive approach to involve them in the community."</p><p></p><p>As part of a long lasting path to justice, Batra said he would like to see a mandatory diversity education program in schools and colleges that teaches young people about the value of all faiths and ethnicities. </p><p></p><p></p><p>"I think there should be a school program where a diversity education course is mandated to make sure all youngsters attend because that's the age you start making opinions. That's the right time to catch these young minds, to make them explore the beauty that lies in diversity."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/doctor-jaspreet-singh-batra-sikh-hate-crime_n_5668166.html" target="_blank">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/doctor-jaspreet-singh-batra-sikh-hate-crime_n_5668166.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sherdil, post: 199317, member: 20261"] [B][SIZE=3]Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra, Victim Of Another Alleged Sikh Hate Crime, Urges Message Of Forgiveness[/SIZE][/B] The Huffington Post | By Antonia Blumberg Doctor Jaspreet Singh Batra came forward on Monday as the victim of an alleged Sikh hate crime that took place in New York City less than two weeks after another Sikh man was reportedly dragged from a pickup truck in Queens. Despite the trauma of the incident, Batra offered a message of forgiveness, rooted in the very faith for which he says he was targeted. "One thing that our culture and religion teaches us is that we have to look at the bigger picture," Batra told HuffPost. "We ask for wellbeing of all, and if we truly believe that as Sikhs then we also believe in forgiveness and wellbeing of everyone." Batra was walking home in Roosevelt Island on August 7 when a group of teenagers approached him, called him “Osama bin Laden" and began attacking him. Batra described the incident in a statement: In his eight years in the United States thus far, Batra said, he has read of several Sikh-targeted attacks, the most devastating of which was the 2012 shooting at a gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin that left six dead. "Oak Creek shook our community to the core," Batra said. He also read about the incident in Queens in late July that left Sandeep Singh, a Sikh father of two, hospitalized after another reported hate crime. But Batra never expected to become the target of such an attack, himself, especially coming from a faith that he said forbids any kind of discrimination whatsoever. "You can never expect that happening in a country like the United States because you expect everyone to be educated and to have some humanity in them," Batra told HuffPost. "It invokes a sense of anger." Anger seems appropriate in the face of such intolerance, but Batra said that the Sikh faith teaches adherents to swiftly move beyond resentment and pursue forgiveness. "People who are truly attached to Sikhism tend to overcome this feeling," Batra said, "and they want to take these incidents as a reason to do more social work so that people can become better human beings." Rajdeep Singh, Director of Law and Policy at the Sikh Coalition, has taken a more legal approach to the situation, however, calling on New York city officials to be proactive in arresting and penalizing perpetrators of hate crimes. “We’re tired of being targeted again and again by bigots, but Sikh Americans aren’t afraid and aren’t going to let a small group of narrow-minded individuals get us down,” Singh said in a press statement. “We look forward to working with the New York City government, including the NYPD and Mayor de Blasio, to arrest the attackers, stop hate crimes in New York City, and make all of our communities safe.” Sapreet Kaur, Executive Director of the Sikh Coalition, sent a letter to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on August 8 requesting a meeting with the city's leader to discuss discrimination against Sikhs, as highlighted by the recent attacks. A particular concern of Kaur's was the NYPD's seeming lack of urgency in responding to the attack on Sandeep Singh, the victim of the Queens attack. Kaur wrote: While advocacy groups petition for lasting systemic change, victims like Batra have the immediate task of integrating and healing from what happened to them. Even Batra, who is a physician and says he has been on the other side treating victims of such crimes, has had difficulty recovering emotionally from what happened. One of the hardest things, he said, was witnessing how the attack affected his mother. "We have heard similar stories [of attacks] in the past and things have gone too far for the victims," Batra told HuffPost. "She had a thousand thoughts going in her mind because of all the anxiety. She was so shaken, not even able to move." As he continues to process what happened, Batra said he hopes for justice -- but not for vengeance. "I know that these kids live in my neighborhood," Batra said. "I know they're teenagers, and they're still in the process of making sense of the world. For me to have closure, I would prefer that these young people come forward and accept their fault, and that we take a positive approach to involve them in the community." As part of a long lasting path to justice, Batra said he would like to see a mandatory diversity education program in schools and colleges that teaches young people about the value of all faiths and ethnicities. "I think there should be a school program where a diversity education course is mandated to make sure all youngsters attend because that's the age you start making opinions. That's the right time to catch these young minds, to make them explore the beauty that lies in diversity." [URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/doctor-jaspreet-singh-batra-sikh-hate-crime_n_5668166.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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