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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 179822" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="color: Red">Could the Sikh leadership be inspired by this?:</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">The Change Upon Christ’s Rock</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>By JAMES MARTIN - The New York Times - February 11, 2013</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">BENEDICT XVI’s resignation might be the most unexpected papal decision since the convening of the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s — which came about, Pope John XXIII said, not after long deliberation, but “like the flower of an unexpected spring.” </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Rare is the person who will voluntarily relinquish immense power. There had been fevered speculation in the waning years of John Paul II’s papacy that his Parkinson’s disease would prompt his retirement, but he opted to stay. In contrast, Pope Benedict said that “my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise” of his ministry. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">His resignation reminds us that, faced with a dilemma, two devout Catholics may come to divergent decisions. Spiritual discernment is always personal. God speaks to us in ways that are tailored to our circumstances, personalities and backgrounds. God meets us where we are. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">If John Paul was a rock star, Benedict was an erudite professor. He will be remembered for the strengthening of church orthodoxy, encyclicals notable for their theological depth, a recently revised English translation of the Mass, and — despite his long experience in the Curia — a series of internal troubles in the Vatican. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Critics may focus on Benedict’s tightened oversight of American women’s religious orders and his controversial comments about Islam. Admirers may point to his meetings with victims of sexual abuse and his strong disciplinary action against the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, a powerful Mexican priest who abused boys and fathered children. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">His greatest legacy, though, might prove to be a three-volume book, “Jesus of Nazareth,” in which he brought to bear decades of scholarship and prayer to the most important question a Christian can ask: Who is Jesus? He reminded readers that he was writing only in his capacity as a theologian and, more simply, a believer. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Lesser known outside of Catholic circles, but also significant, were the pope’s “Angelus” messages, a kind of meditation he delivered in St. Peter’s Square, often focusing on the lives of the saints. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Paradoxically, Benedict might also be best remembered for how he left the papacy. In becoming the first pope to resign since 1415, he demonstrated immense spiritual freedom, putting the good of the institution, and of a billion Catholics, before power or status. This most traditional of popes — who in his role as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had often been criticized for exercising too much power — has done one of the most nontraditional things imaginable. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">As the Gospel says, “The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve.” Perhaps the most difficult part of service is setting aside one’s own plans and goals; surely Benedict feels he has some unfinished business left. As an elderly Jesuit I know likes to say, “There is a Messiah, and it’s not you.” Leaders can learn a lot from a man who knows that he is not indispensable, that he is not Christ. He was only his vicar, and only for a time. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, is editor at large at the Catholic magazine America.</strong> </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/opinion/the-change-upon-christs-rock.html?ref=opinion&_r=0" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/opinion/the-change-upon-christs-rock.html?ref=opinion&_r=0</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 179822, member: 884"] [B][COLOR="Red"]Could the Sikh leadership be inspired by this?:[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]The Change Upon Christ’s Rock[/SIZE] By JAMES MARTIN - The New York Times - February 11, 2013[/B] BENEDICT XVI’s resignation might be the most unexpected papal decision since the convening of the Second Vatican Council in the early 1960s — which came about, Pope John XXIII said, not after long deliberation, but “like the flower of an unexpected spring.” Rare is the person who will voluntarily relinquish immense power. There had been fevered speculation in the waning years of John Paul II’s papacy that his Parkinson’s disease would prompt his retirement, but he opted to stay. In contrast, Pope Benedict said that “my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise” of his ministry. His resignation reminds us that, faced with a dilemma, two devout Catholics may come to divergent decisions. Spiritual discernment is always personal. God speaks to us in ways that are tailored to our circumstances, personalities and backgrounds. God meets us where we are. If John Paul was a rock star, Benedict was an erudite professor. He will be remembered for the strengthening of church orthodoxy, encyclicals notable for their theological depth, a recently revised English translation of the Mass, and — despite his long experience in the Curia — a series of internal troubles in the Vatican. Critics may focus on Benedict’s tightened oversight of American women’s religious orders and his controversial comments about Islam. Admirers may point to his meetings with victims of sexual abuse and his strong disciplinary action against the Rev. Marcial Maciel Degollado, a powerful Mexican priest who abused boys and fathered children. His greatest legacy, though, might prove to be a three-volume book, “Jesus of Nazareth,” in which he brought to bear decades of scholarship and prayer to the most important question a Christian can ask: Who is Jesus? He reminded readers that he was writing only in his capacity as a theologian and, more simply, a believer. Lesser known outside of Catholic circles, but also significant, were the pope’s “Angelus” messages, a kind of meditation he delivered in St. Peter’s Square, often focusing on the lives of the saints. Paradoxically, Benedict might also be best remembered for how he left the papacy. In becoming the first pope to resign since 1415, he demonstrated immense spiritual freedom, putting the good of the institution, and of a billion Catholics, before power or status. This most traditional of popes — who in his role as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had often been criticized for exercising too much power — has done one of the most nontraditional things imaginable. As the Gospel says, “The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve.” Perhaps the most difficult part of service is setting aside one’s own plans and goals; surely Benedict feels he has some unfinished business left. As an elderly Jesuit I know likes to say, “There is a Messiah, and it’s not you.” Leaders can learn a lot from a man who knows that he is not indispensable, that he is not Christ. He was only his vicar, and only for a time. [B]The Rev. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, is editor at large at the Catholic magazine America.[/B] [B]source:[/B] [url]http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/12/opinion/the-change-upon-christs-rock.html?ref=opinion&_r=0[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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