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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)
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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
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 76853" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]Bhai Gurdas[/SIZE]</strong> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]suxI pUkwir dwqwr pRBu guru nwnk jg mwih pTwieAw ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]..... kil qwrix guru nwnk AwieAw ][/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1] suxI pUkwir dwqwr pRBu guu{ nwnk jg mwih pTweXw ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]..... kil qwrix guu{ nwnk AweXw ][/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Sun.ee pukaare d.aat.aar Prabhu Gur Nanak jagg maahe pathaa-eaa| ................ Kalle t.aaran.e Guru Nanak aa-eaa|[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]The Lord, sanctioning the appeal of the (suffering) humanity, [/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]sent Guru Nanak to the world............... Guru Nanak came to emancipate Kalljug (dark age - the people of the present time).[/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]Bhai Gurdas-Vaar 1-Paaor.ee 23.[/SIZE]</p><p>[SIZE=-1]Guru Nanak came prepared to save the world and had no need to learn anything from anyone other than God. [/SIZE] <p style="text-align: right">[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</p><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]What does all this mean?[/SIZE]</strong> [SIZE=-1]The above given Words of the Gurus reveal that they did not pick things from here and there, but proclaimed what the Lord Himself ordained to them - they followed His command. Anything said by anyone Guru, pertains to all the Ten of them (they are one in spirit), and it collectively becomes in its totality the philosophy and psyche of the Sikh faith. This signifies that this faith is original, and not an outcome of any other faith, singly or jointly. The Gurus kept revealing to the people the ‘Words of God’ through their revelations: compositions i.e. the Holy Hymns. They did not adopt anything from anywhere else in the world, but equally shared with everyone what the Lord gave to them. They illuminated the world equally all over with God’s light. [/SIZE] </p><p>[SIZE=-1]The beauty is that the Guru’s preachings: Hymns, are preserved in their originality as these were composed by them. No one else authored or compiled these after their departure from the world. [/SIZE] </p><p>[SIZE=-1]A Guru is beheld as his body, which is perishable, or in the form of his spirit which is immortal. The immortal spirit of the Gurus is what they said (composed) - their Hymns, and these are contained in Guru Granth Sahib - The Sikh Holy Book. This is the reason why the Sikhs revere their Holy Book i.e. the ‘originality,’ as their ‘Living Guru.’ Had their Hymns been with no originality, there was no need for the Gurus to compose, preserve and protect them in the form of Guru Granth Sahib. Many other holy books already existed. The Gurus had originality, they shared it with the world, and it (the world) followed them in millions not in vain. The people became aware of something different, and it was the originality which they followed.[/SIZE] </p><p style="text-align: right">[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</p><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]Truth and Goodness[/SIZE]</strong> [SIZE=-1]We should keep in the mind that all faiths teach goodness - truth, honesty, compassion, sharing, and remembering God. No religion ever preached anything different from goodness. Goodness or truth is always the same, and it never differs from faith to faith. There is nothing like Hindu-goodness or Muslim-goodness. If it differs, it is not the truth or goodness. [/SIZE] </p><p>[SIZE=-1]The Sikh Gurus had no need to beg the truth or goodness from other religions, they had it as the others had, and they were sent with it by God. They gave it to the world in its own original form and decorated with simplicity, free from superstitions, and, free from discriminations including caste system etc., filled with equality, a life free from drugs, and with controlled or right and restrained use of sex (no lust). It was based on the honest earnings and sharing with the needy. This is for the Sikhs to follow and practice. If they fail - [/SIZE] </p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]kbIr swcw siqgur ikAw krY ja isKw mih cUk ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]kbIr swcw sqguu{ ikAw krY jå isKw mih cUk ][/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Kabeer sachaa Sat.t.e-guru keaa akraae [/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]jou Sikhaa mahe chook[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]Kabeer, what can a Guru do if his disciple fails to follow![/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]Kabeer-1372-18[/SIZE]</p><p>[SIZE=-1]Bani (compositions) of Kabir or any other saint, when accepted by the Guru and entered in the Holy Book, became ‘Gurbani’ - expressing the views of the Gurus. The preceding quote of saint Kabir, equally projects the mind of the Guru.[/SIZE] <p style="text-align: right">[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</p><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]Misleading[/SIZE]</strong> [SIZE=-1]Roots of the Sikh faith were in the main Hindu-block. The first four Gurus came directly from the Hindu families, and became the Guru’s Sikhs later. [/SIZE] </p><p>[SIZE=-1]The First Guru Nanak was a born Guru, and was different from the other faiths right from his beginning. As a child, he refused Janju (Jan-eoo), the Hindu Sacred-Thread Ceremony (putting their holy thread across the trunk). Later, he did not accept the Hindu rites for his marriage. He devised his own unique ways. [/SIZE] </p><p>[SIZE=-1]The Hindu and Sikh religions are mostly apart in certain regions and in their total philosophy. But they both are one socially as well mostly in their spiritual thinking. It is impossible to easily separate them. Perhaps, due to this closeness the Gurus heavily drew episodes from the Hindu mythology to elaborate and illustrate their own views. This, extremely close relationship may sometimes create an illusion that the Sikh faith which is so recent, depended heavily on Hinduism and Islam etc. The Sikhi (Sikh faith) established its own independent, individual and distinct path uninfluenced by any other religion. [/SIZE] </p><p style="text-align: right">[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</p><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]Military Hue[/SIZE]</strong> [SIZE=-1]If anyone says that the Guru gave military hue to the faith, it may get mistaken as the faith of fighters, and then it will fail to project its right picture and essence. The Gurus were not afraid of anyone other than God, and preached the same. Ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur said -[/SIZE] </p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]BY kwhU kau dyq nih nih BY mwnq Awn ][/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]BY kwhU kau dyq nih nih BY mwnq Awn ][/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Bhaae kahoo ko daet. nahe [/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]naah bhaae maanat. aan[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]Fear none, and frighten none.[/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]9-1427-9[/SIZE]</p><p>[SIZE=-1]The Gurus taught fearlessness and courage to adopt and practice the faith, and to fight tyranny, inequality, and discrimination. They preached to safeguard their rights, freedom, and dignity. They prepared the masses to fight evil - [/SIZE] <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]ggn dmwmw bwijE pirE nIswnY Gwau ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]Kyqu ju mWifAo sUrmw Ab jUJn ko dwau ]1] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]sUrw so pihcwnIAYy ju lrY dIn ky hyq ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkhar'">[SIZE=-1]purjw purjw kit mrY kbhU n CwfY Kyqu ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]ggn dmwmw bwijAo pirau inswny Gwå ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]Kyqu ju mWifE sUrmw Ab jUJn ko dwå ]1] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]sUrw so pihcwinE ju lrY dIn ky hyq ] [/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniHindi'">[SIZE=-1]purjw purjw kit mrY kbhU n CwfY Kyqu ][/SIZE]</span> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Gagan d.amamaa bajeo pareou nisaa-naae ghaao[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Khaet.u ju maan.deou soormaa abb joojhan ko d.aao[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Sooraa so pahe-chaani-aae jo laraae d.een kae haet.[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>[SIZE=-1]Purjaa purjaa katte maraae kab-hoo naa chhadaae khaet.u[/SIZE]</em> </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]Answering the battle drum, aim is taken [/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]and wound is inflicted.[/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]The warriors enter the battlefield for combat.[/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]He is the real warrior who fights for the faith.[/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]He gets cut to pieces, but never turns his back to the battlefield.[/SIZE] </p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">[SIZE=-1]Kabir-1105-4. [/SIZE]</p><p> <p style="text-align: right">[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</p><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]What is the real battle? [/SIZE]</strong> [SIZE=-1]It is fighting for the faith (Dharam) - a struggle with evils.[/SIZE] </p><p>[SIZE=-1]The Gurus developed the spirit, and instilled high morale into the people to live a God-oriented ethical life, to protect the needy - the weak, and downtrodden. They encouraged them to have an able body, stable mind, tough will, and developed in them ability essential for all this - an edict to bear arms, as illustrated by the lives of the 6th Guru Hargobind, and the 10th Guru Gobind Singh.[/SIZE] </p><p style="text-align: right">[SIZE=-1][/SIZE]</p><p><img src="http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smsarticles/essaysonsikhvalues/guruhargobind2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p><strong>[SIZE=-1]Guru Hargobind[/SIZE]</strong> [SIZE=-1]The Fifth Guru Arjun Dev told his son the Sixth Guru Hargobind to take up arms if the atrocities of the Mugal reign (Jahangir) did not stop even after his martyrdom. He had to take up arms, and constructed Akaal-Takht beside Harimandir-Sahib, at Amritsar, to impress the need of self-assertion (temporal power) to protect the faith and the self etc.[/SIZE]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smsarticles/essaysonsikhvalues/sikhtheology/" target="_blank">Sikh Missionary Society(U.K.) - Articles - Sikh Theology, its Originality</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 76853, member: 5290"] [B][SIZE=-1]Bhai Gurdas[/SIZE][/B] [INDENT][FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]suxI pUkwir dwqwr pRBu guru nwnk jg mwih pTwieAw ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]..... kil qwrix guru nwnk AwieAw ][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1] suxI pUkwir dwqwr pRBu guu{ nwnk jg mwih pTweXw ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]..... kil qwrix guu{ nwnk AweXw ][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][SIZE=-1]Sun.ee pukaare d.aat.aar Prabhu Gur Nanak jagg maahe pathaa-eaa| ................ Kalle t.aaran.e Guru Nanak aa-eaa|[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=-1]The Lord, sanctioning the appeal of the (suffering) humanity, [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]sent Guru Nanak to the world............... Guru Nanak came to emancipate Kalljug (dark age - the people of the present time).[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Bhai Gurdas-Vaar 1-Paaor.ee 23.[/SIZE][/INDENT] [SIZE=-1]Guru Nanak came prepared to save the world and had no need to learn anything from anyone other than God. [/SIZE] [RIGHT][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/RIGHT] [B][SIZE=-1]What does all this mean?[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=-1]The above given Words of the Gurus reveal that they did not pick things from here and there, but proclaimed what the Lord Himself ordained to them - they followed His command. Anything said by anyone Guru, pertains to all the Ten of them (they are one in spirit), and it collectively becomes in its totality the philosophy and psyche of the Sikh faith. This signifies that this faith is original, and not an outcome of any other faith, singly or jointly. The Gurus kept revealing to the people the ‘Words of God’ through their revelations: compositions i.e. the Holy Hymns. They did not adopt anything from anywhere else in the world, but equally shared with everyone what the Lord gave to them. They illuminated the world equally all over with God’s light. [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The beauty is that the Guru’s preachings: Hymns, are preserved in their originality as these were composed by them. No one else authored or compiled these after their departure from the world. [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]A Guru is beheld as his body, which is perishable, or in the form of his spirit which is immortal. The immortal spirit of the Gurus is what they said (composed) - their Hymns, and these are contained in Guru Granth Sahib - The Sikh Holy Book. This is the reason why the Sikhs revere their Holy Book i.e. the ‘originality,’ as their ‘Living Guru.’ Had their Hymns been with no originality, there was no need for the Gurus to compose, preserve and protect them in the form of Guru Granth Sahib. Many other holy books already existed. The Gurus had originality, they shared it with the world, and it (the world) followed them in millions not in vain. The people became aware of something different, and it was the originality which they followed.[/SIZE] [RIGHT][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/RIGHT] [B][SIZE=-1]Truth and Goodness[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=-1]We should keep in the mind that all faiths teach goodness - truth, honesty, compassion, sharing, and remembering God. No religion ever preached anything different from goodness. Goodness or truth is always the same, and it never differs from faith to faith. There is nothing like Hindu-goodness or Muslim-goodness. If it differs, it is not the truth or goodness. [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The Sikh Gurus had no need to beg the truth or goodness from other religions, they had it as the others had, and they were sent with it by God. They gave it to the world in its own original form and decorated with simplicity, free from superstitions, and, free from discriminations including caste system etc., filled with equality, a life free from drugs, and with controlled or right and restrained use of sex (no lust). It was based on the honest earnings and sharing with the needy. This is for the Sikhs to follow and practice. If they fail - [/SIZE] [INDENT][FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]kbIr swcw siqgur ikAw krY ja isKw mih cUk ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]kbIr swcw sqguu{ ikAw krY jå isKw mih cUk ][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][SIZE=-1]Kabeer sachaa Sat.t.e-guru keaa akraae [/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=-1]jou Sikhaa mahe chook[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=-1]Kabeer, what can a Guru do if his disciple fails to follow![/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Kabeer-1372-18[/SIZE][/INDENT] [SIZE=-1]Bani (compositions) of Kabir or any other saint, when accepted by the Guru and entered in the Holy Book, became ‘Gurbani’ - expressing the views of the Gurus. The preceding quote of saint Kabir, equally projects the mind of the Guru.[/SIZE] [RIGHT][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/RIGHT] [B][SIZE=-1]Misleading[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=-1]Roots of the Sikh faith were in the main Hindu-block. The first four Gurus came directly from the Hindu families, and became the Guru’s Sikhs later. [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The First Guru Nanak was a born Guru, and was different from the other faiths right from his beginning. As a child, he refused Janju (Jan-eoo), the Hindu Sacred-Thread Ceremony (putting their holy thread across the trunk). Later, he did not accept the Hindu rites for his marriage. He devised his own unique ways. [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The Hindu and Sikh religions are mostly apart in certain regions and in their total philosophy. But they both are one socially as well mostly in their spiritual thinking. It is impossible to easily separate them. Perhaps, due to this closeness the Gurus heavily drew episodes from the Hindu mythology to elaborate and illustrate their own views. This, extremely close relationship may sometimes create an illusion that the Sikh faith which is so recent, depended heavily on Hinduism and Islam etc. The Sikhi (Sikh faith) established its own independent, individual and distinct path uninfluenced by any other religion. [/SIZE] [RIGHT][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/RIGHT] [B][SIZE=-1]Military Hue[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=-1]If anyone says that the Guru gave military hue to the faith, it may get mistaken as the faith of fighters, and then it will fail to project its right picture and essence. The Gurus were not afraid of anyone other than God, and preached the same. Ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur said -[/SIZE] [INDENT][FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]BY kwhU kau dyq nih nih BY mwnq Awn ][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]BY kwhU kau dyq nih nih BY mwnq Awn ][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][SIZE=-1]Bhaae kahoo ko daet. nahe [/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=-1]naah bhaae maanat. aan[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=-1]Fear none, and frighten none.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]9-1427-9[/SIZE][/INDENT] [SIZE=-1]The Gurus taught fearlessness and courage to adopt and practice the faith, and to fight tyranny, inequality, and discrimination. They preached to safeguard their rights, freedom, and dignity. They prepared the masses to fight evil - [/SIZE] [INDENT][FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]ggn dmwmw bwijE pirE nIswnY Gwau ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]Kyqu ju mWifAo sUrmw Ab jUJn ko dwau ]1] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]sUrw so pihcwnIAYy ju lrY dIn ky hyq ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniAkhar][SIZE=-1]purjw purjw kit mrY kbhU n CwfY Kyqu ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]ggn dmwmw bwijAo pirau inswny Gwå ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]Kyqu ju mWifE sUrmw Ab jUJn ko dwå ]1] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]sUrw so pihcwinE ju lrY dIn ky hyq ] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=GurbaniHindi][SIZE=-1]purjw purjw kit mrY kbhU n CwfY Kyqu ][/SIZE][/FONT] [I][SIZE=-1]Gagan d.amamaa bajeo pareou nisaa-naae ghaao[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=-1]Khaet.u ju maan.deou soormaa abb joojhan ko d.aao[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=-1]Sooraa so pahe-chaani-aae jo laraae d.een kae haet.[/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=-1]Purjaa purjaa katte maraae kab-hoo naa chhadaae khaet.u[/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=-1]Answering the battle drum, aim is taken [/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]and wound is inflicted.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The warriors enter the battlefield for combat.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]He is the real warrior who fights for the faith.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]He gets cut to pieces, but never turns his back to the battlefield.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]Kabir-1105-4. [/SIZE][/INDENT] [RIGHT][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/RIGHT] [B][SIZE=-1]What is the real battle? [/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=-1]It is fighting for the faith (Dharam) - a struggle with evils.[/SIZE] [SIZE=-1]The Gurus developed the spirit, and instilled high morale into the people to live a God-oriented ethical life, to protect the needy - the weak, and downtrodden. They encouraged them to have an able body, stable mind, tough will, and developed in them ability essential for all this - an edict to bear arms, as illustrated by the lives of the 6th Guru Hargobind, and the 10th Guru Gobind Singh.[/SIZE] [RIGHT][SIZE=-1][/SIZE][/RIGHT] [IMG]http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smsarticles/essaysonsikhvalues/guruhargobind2.jpg[/IMG] [B][SIZE=-1]Guru Hargobind[/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=-1]The Fifth Guru Arjun Dev told his son the Sixth Guru Hargobind to take up arms if the atrocities of the Mugal reign (Jahangir) did not stop even after his martyrdom. He had to take up arms, and constructed Akaal-Takht beside Harimandir-Sahib, at Amritsar, to impress the need of self-assertion (temporal power) to protect the faith and the self etc.[/SIZE] [url=http://www.gurmat.info/sms/smsarticles/essaysonsikhvalues/sikhtheology/]Sikh Missionary Society(U.K.) - Articles - Sikh Theology, its Originality[/url] [/QUOTE]
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