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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="Vikram singh" data-source="post: 120389" data-attributes="member: 1078"><p>EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The question of who owns and controls Golden Temple, the profitable food processor founded in Eugene 30 years ago by Sikh believers, lies at the heart of a bitter dispute that is dividing the local Sikh community.</p><p>The rift has erupted in a messy lawsuit in Multnomah County. In court documents, one group of Sikh believers is accusing another group, including Golden Temple CEO Kartar Khalsa, of enriching themselves by grabbing power and wresting control of the nonprofit religious group's businesses following the 2004 death of the group's leader, Yogi Bhajan.</p><p>In court filings, attorneys representing Khalsa and the other defendants dispute those claims.</p><p>A hearing in Multnomah Circuit Court on the defendants' motion to dismiss the lawsuit is scheduled for Friday.</p><p>Molly Cooney-Mesker, a spokeswoman for Golden Temple's Yogi brand of cereal and teas, said the company does not comment on legal issues.</p><p>On Wednesday, the <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Lane+County+Board+of+Commissioners%22" target="_blank">Lane County Board of Commissioners</a> weighed in on the matter by sending a letter to the state attorney general's office requesting it "to intervene in this lawsuit and to help in any way possible the beneficiaries of the Sikh Dharma nonprofit organizations."</p><p>The board became aware of the issue after receiving a letter summarizing the lawsuit's allegations and other concerns including fear that Golden Temple will be sold from <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Krishna+Khalsa%22" target="_blank">Krishna Khalsa</a>, a member of the Sikh community for 40 years, who worked at Golden Temple for eight years until he retired in 2005.</p><p>Board Chairman <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Bill+Fleenor%22" target="_blank">Bill Fleenor</a> said the potential threat of job losses at Golden Temple motivated him to get involved.</p><p>"The letter we agreed to send to the attorney general basically requested that if there is/are any actual violations, that his office perform appropriate and necessary due diligence," Fleenor said.</p><p>Golden Temple, founded in 1973, grew from a small bakery that provided bread and granola to local Sikh believers into a $125 million global enterprise. It had 330 employees in Eugene and 100 in Europe as of October.</p><p>"We have received the (commissioners' letter), but it's too early to say anything beyond the fact that we received it," said <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Tony+Green%22" target="_blank">Tony Green</a>, spokesman for the attorney general's office, which regulates nonprofit organizations through its charitable activities section. Golden Temple is a for-profit business owned by the nonprofit religious group.</p><p>"There's no way, without spending some time looking at this thing, to say what we're going to do," he said.</p><p>Krishna Khalsa also sent a letter to Eugene Mayor <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Kitty+Piercy%22" target="_blank">Kitty Piercy</a>. Piercy said Krishna Khalsa shared his concerns with her and urged her to write to the state attorney general. She said she wanted to discuss the matter with the attorney general's office and the city's legal staff before making any decisions.</p><p>"I certainly think that Golden Temple plays an important role in our local economy, so anything that affects Golden Temple affects our economy," she said. "To that extent, I just need more information right now."</p><p>John McGrory, the plaintiff's attorney, who is representing members of <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Sikh+Dharma+International%22" target="_blank">Sikh Dharma International</a>, said his clients believe the defendants are taking the spiritual community's assets and using them for their personal benefit not to benefit the overall Sikh community.</p><p>They filed the lawsuit, he said, to ensure that the wishes and teachings of Yogi Bhajan are being carried out by whoever is running the Sikh community's organizations. They are seeking at least $3 million in damages, according to the lawsuit.</p><p>The defendants' attorney, <a href="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Gary+Roberts%22" target="_blank">Gary Roberts</a>, said his clients are carrying out Yogi Bhajan's wishes.</p><p>"Yogi Bhajan made a very thoughtful, deliberate decision over a couple of years' time that after he died he wanted to have in one section the people he wanted in charge of the religion side of it — that's some of the plaintiffs — and on the other side, he wanted people with more business acumen to be in charge of the for-profit companies that would generate money that would go out to the community.</p><p>"They're very, very unhappy that he didn't choose them to run the business side," he said of the plaintiffs. "The fact of the matter is they're not qualified to run the business."</p><p>Roberts said he and his clients believe the lawsuit will be dismissed on legal grounds. But if it advances and they have the opportunity to argue the facts of the case, he said, "not only have (the defendants) not been stealing, or done anything wrong, but what they've done is made decisions that absolutely were the right decisions."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vikram singh, post: 120389, member: 1078"] EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The question of who owns and controls Golden Temple, the profitable food processor founded in Eugene 30 years ago by Sikh believers, lies at the heart of a bitter dispute that is dividing the local Sikh community. The rift has erupted in a messy lawsuit in Multnomah County. In court documents, one group of Sikh believers is accusing another group, including Golden Temple CEO Kartar Khalsa, of enriching themselves by grabbing power and wresting control of the nonprofit religious group's businesses following the 2004 death of the group's leader, Yogi Bhajan. In court filings, attorneys representing Khalsa and the other defendants dispute those claims. A hearing in Multnomah Circuit Court on the defendants' motion to dismiss the lawsuit is scheduled for Friday. Molly Cooney-Mesker, a spokeswoman for Golden Temple's Yogi brand of cereal and teas, said the company does not comment on legal issues. On Wednesday, the [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Lane+County+Board+of+Commissioners%22"]Lane County Board of Commissioners[/URL] weighed in on the matter by sending a letter to the state attorney general's office requesting it "to intervene in this lawsuit and to help in any way possible the beneficiaries of the Sikh Dharma nonprofit organizations." The board became aware of the issue after receiving a letter summarizing the lawsuit's allegations and other concerns including fear that Golden Temple will be sold from [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Krishna+Khalsa%22"]Krishna Khalsa[/URL], a member of the Sikh community for 40 years, who worked at Golden Temple for eight years until he retired in 2005. Board Chairman [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Bill+Fleenor%22"]Bill Fleenor[/URL] said the potential threat of job losses at Golden Temple motivated him to get involved. "The letter we agreed to send to the attorney general basically requested that if there is/are any actual violations, that his office perform appropriate and necessary due diligence," Fleenor said. Golden Temple, founded in 1973, grew from a small bakery that provided bread and granola to local Sikh believers into a $125 million global enterprise. It had 330 employees in Eugene and 100 in Europe as of October. "We have received the (commissioners' letter), but it's too early to say anything beyond the fact that we received it," said [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Tony+Green%22"]Tony Green[/URL], spokesman for the attorney general's office, which regulates nonprofit organizations through its charitable activities section. Golden Temple is a for-profit business owned by the nonprofit religious group. "There's no way, without spending some time looking at this thing, to say what we're going to do," he said. Krishna Khalsa also sent a letter to Eugene Mayor [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Kitty+Piercy%22"]Kitty Piercy[/URL]. Piercy said Krishna Khalsa shared his concerns with her and urged her to write to the state attorney general. She said she wanted to discuss the matter with the attorney general's office and the city's legal staff before making any decisions. "I certainly think that Golden Temple plays an important role in our local economy, so anything that affects Golden Temple affects our economy," she said. "To that extent, I just need more information right now." John McGrory, the plaintiff's attorney, who is representing members of [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Sikh+Dharma+International%22"]Sikh Dharma International[/URL], said his clients believe the defendants are taking the spiritual community's assets and using them for their personal benefit not to benefit the overall Sikh community. They filed the lawsuit, he said, to ensure that the wishes and teachings of Yogi Bhajan are being carried out by whoever is running the Sikh community's organizations. They are seeking at least $3 million in damages, according to the lawsuit. The defendants' attorney, [URL="http://www.newstimes.com/?controllerName=search&action=search&channel=news&search=1&inlineLink=1&query=%22Gary+Roberts%22"]Gary Roberts[/URL], said his clients are carrying out Yogi Bhajan's wishes. "Yogi Bhajan made a very thoughtful, deliberate decision over a couple of years' time that after he died he wanted to have in one section the people he wanted in charge of the religion side of it — that's some of the plaintiffs — and on the other side, he wanted people with more business acumen to be in charge of the for-profit companies that would generate money that would go out to the community. "They're very, very unhappy that he didn't choose them to run the business side," he said of the plaintiffs. "The fact of the matter is they're not qualified to run the business." Roberts said he and his clients believe the lawsuit will be dismissed on legal grounds. But if it advances and they have the opportunity to argue the facts of the case, he said, "not only have (the defendants) not been stealing, or done anything wrong, but what they've done is made decisions that absolutely were the right decisions." [/QUOTE]
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