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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="sunmukh" data-source="post: 136405" data-attributes="member: 11050"><p>Ek OnKaar Sat Naam</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased you found it interesting ji. It is indeed speculation. There is little that isn't speculation when it comes to debates on religion? As Guru Nanak Dev ji most pointedly points out so many find time to opinionate (including myself <img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/happymunda.jpg" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":happymunda:" title="Happymunda :happymunda:" data-shortname=":happymunda:" />).</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, all they do is think they know more than the next:</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p></p><p>Speculation is the bedrock of all religions. They are all founded upon opinion. </p><p> </p><p>However once one is convinced of one's opinions then spiritual progress can be made on the spiritual ladder. One's mind state is completely changed when one firmly believes in a set of opinions:</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p></p><p> </p><p>When "wftw ji" wrote of regurgitating bani, and rocking back and forth, he/she did not understand the state of mind of the one's with faith in what they do. </p><p>When he wrote of errors in history, he/she did not understand the state of mind of the one's who believed in it, whatever was told to them. </p><p> </p><p>The same will apply to those who visit the Kaaba, or worship a stone, or believe in God having a son. It does not matter. All practices, including Sikh practices, are based on opinions but they become extremely useful to the ones who hold faith in them AND PRACTISE TRUTHFULLY. It is the practising that is often at fault. This leads to people noticing evidence of hypocrisy. SGGS is full of references to hypocrisy.</p><p> </p><p>However when wftw ji wrote of lack of knowledge on part of granthis he/she did not seem to note that even gyanis are human. They are not necessarily perfect. They will form opinions and they will re-express them. Yet their faith in their opinions or perceptions fulfills their own minds needs, and what they re-express satisfies the needs of much of the attending sangat. The sangat reattends the following week and this is evidence of its satisfaction. </p><p> </p><p>You have referred me to advice in Gurbani to seek the company of the sants.</p><p> </p><p>The most holy is the Lord. There is no sant above or equal to the Lord. The place to find the Lord is within. His shrine is within, in the inner temple of the mind. In His Darbar, the sants, the siddhas, the demi-gods, the devtas, the angels all sing kirtan night and day. The naad resounds. </p><p> </p><p>One will not necessarily find the holy sants sitting on the floor in the diwan hall of a gurdwara, and the knowledge or wisdom we often seek of gyanis does not have to be sought solely of them - instead we can find the Lord within, with His grace. </p><p> </p><p>P130:</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p>When we rise above opinionating upon others opinions, then we move away from duality, and move towards single-minded focus on the Creator. We may then with His grace, see His light in all opinions, whatever the opinons are. He is the source of all paths, or opinions expressed abou Him, whether they are expressed by Sikhs or by members of other faiths or their multiple sects.</p><p> </p><p>I wish you and wftw ji well on your paths, and trust he will note he/she does not need to query the paths of fellow co-disciples, which are rooted in faith of their perceptions.Instead I hope he takes time to read and also reflect very, very deeply upon Gurus' wise words all found in SGGS ji. There is deep eternal truth found in SGGS ji, but when we look outwards our minds begins to wander. If we have faith in whatever we say we believe, then notions about others failures to be realistic about history and lack of religious knowledge of others, all falls by the wayside. </p><p>The same reason is why I brought up the ideas of nepotism and rituals in Sikhi. If someone looks for defects in others they will find them. If someone simply practices truthfully in what one believes, then it becomes insignificant and immaterial what others are up to. They simply merge into the background of creation and are seen as other facets of the Lord's great creation. What will matter to the Lord, I believe, is what one does, not what others do. </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p><p></p><p>Sat Sri Akal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunmukh, post: 136405, member: 11050"] Ek OnKaar Sat Naam I am pleased you found it interesting ji. It is indeed speculation. There is little that isn't speculation when it comes to debates on religion? As Guru Nanak Dev ji most pointedly points out so many find time to opinionate (including myself :happymunda:). [LEFT][/LEFT][LEFT][/LEFT] Furthermore, all they do is think they know more than the next: [LEFT][/LEFT][LEFT][/LEFT] Speculation is the bedrock of all religions. They are all founded upon opinion. However once one is convinced of one's opinions then spiritual progress can be made on the spiritual ladder. One's mind state is completely changed when one firmly believes in a set of opinions: [LEFT][/LEFT][LEFT][/LEFT] When "wftw ji" wrote of regurgitating bani, and rocking back and forth, he/she did not understand the state of mind of the one's with faith in what they do. When he wrote of errors in history, he/she did not understand the state of mind of the one's who believed in it, whatever was told to them. The same will apply to those who visit the Kaaba, or worship a stone, or believe in God having a son. It does not matter. All practices, including Sikh practices, are based on opinions but they become extremely useful to the ones who hold faith in them AND PRACTISE TRUTHFULLY. It is the practising that is often at fault. This leads to people noticing evidence of hypocrisy. SGGS is full of references to hypocrisy. However when wftw ji wrote of lack of knowledge on part of granthis he/she did not seem to note that even gyanis are human. They are not necessarily perfect. They will form opinions and they will re-express them. Yet their faith in their opinions or perceptions fulfills their own minds needs, and what they re-express satisfies the needs of much of the attending sangat. The sangat reattends the following week and this is evidence of its satisfaction. You have referred me to advice in Gurbani to seek the company of the sants. The most holy is the Lord. There is no sant above or equal to the Lord. The place to find the Lord is within. His shrine is within, in the inner temple of the mind. In His Darbar, the sants, the siddhas, the demi-gods, the devtas, the angels all sing kirtan night and day. The naad resounds. One will not necessarily find the holy sants sitting on the floor in the diwan hall of a gurdwara, and the knowledge or wisdom we often seek of gyanis does not have to be sought solely of them - instead we can find the Lord within, with His grace. P130: [LEFT][/LEFT][LEFT] [/LEFT] When we rise above opinionating upon others opinions, then we move away from duality, and move towards single-minded focus on the Creator. We may then with His grace, see His light in all opinions, whatever the opinons are. He is the source of all paths, or opinions expressed abou Him, whether they are expressed by Sikhs or by members of other faiths or their multiple sects. I wish you and wftw ji well on your paths, and trust he will note he/she does not need to query the paths of fellow co-disciples, which are rooted in faith of their perceptions.Instead I hope he takes time to read and also reflect very, very deeply upon Gurus' wise words all found in SGGS ji. There is deep eternal truth found in SGGS ji, but when we look outwards our minds begins to wander. If we have faith in whatever we say we believe, then notions about others failures to be realistic about history and lack of religious knowledge of others, all falls by the wayside. The same reason is why I brought up the ideas of nepotism and rituals in Sikhi. If someone looks for defects in others they will find them. If someone simply practices truthfully in what one believes, then it becomes insignificant and immaterial what others are up to. They simply merge into the background of creation and are seen as other facets of the Lord's great creation. What will matter to the Lord, I believe, is what one does, not what others do. [LEFT][/LEFT][LEFT][/LEFT] Sat Sri Akal [/QUOTE]
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