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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="Harjas Kaur Khalsa" data-source="post: 53342" data-attributes="member: 2125"><p><span style="color: black">Well Sikhism as a religion teaches to be a householder, not a renunciant, and to give to charity so as to support people in need. So except for sanatan non-Panthic sects with Sikh name like Nirmala or Udasis, Sikhism doesn't support being a sadhu anyway.</span></p><p> </p><p>Why pray? Well that's up to you. I worked as a nurse for 17 years and can honestly tell you people suffer and die every day of the week. That law degree won't be much help when someone you love is diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Some people think religion is about mindless issues until something cracks the comfortable illusion of life, like disfigurement, illness and death. Then all of a sudden, those mindless issues are front and center. Even the atheist will break down and pray for the life of his daughter. </p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="color: black">The only one who will truly be there for you is Guru. Even friends and family can't help you. Your spiritual journey belongs to you and no sangat can be the perfect embodiment of Guruji's kirpa. Were you trying to be a blessing to these people in your sangat? Maybe they are suffering some needs too, like financial burdens, divorce, illness, etc. People are people. Maybe they weren't up to hearing all your doubts and disbelief. Nobody owes it to you to be <em>your</em> ideal community. To be part of a community, you have to be your part as blessing, being a giver and not just a taker.</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black">Obviously Sikhi is bigger than debates on a forum. Some things are frivolous. And some things are insidious and contentious. Just wait until you are examining the nuances of particular phraseology and sentence structure to determine whether an actual business offer was made and constitutes a contract. It's ironic you say this because Law is the most frivolous and ridiculous system ever devised to complicate the most simple things. You're going to work like a dog and totally struggle to keep your ideals in the legal profession. The system is not designed to reward Justice. Law is a business as corrupted as any other. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">I applaud your desire to work for human rights and wish you biggest success. Because right now, especially with the Iraq war, human rights violations as a political agenda are front and center. It's definitely something to fight for and defend. As for your spiritual journey, you have to just live what you believe like everyone else. What can anyone say about your choices? They are yours. You may be disheartened one day to look at yourself in the mirror, and see a balding, middle-aged bureaucrat making a living with no thought whatsoever about human rights. Without a Guru, it's very difficult even to be good, and not be swayed by the illusions of maya.</span></p><p> </p><p>I would recommend you volunteer to cheer up sick and dying kids and their families in a local hospital. The reason is, you will find that you have to dig very deep to find a way to give any kind of comfort. They don't care about politics in Darfur. They don't care about legal and political superstars. They don't even care about nationally recognized physicians. They are looking for something beyond suffering. That's where the frivlously marvelous beauty of religion can shine. Just to hold someone's hand, to pray for them when they're dying makes a more lasting impression on people. You don't know how many times in the middle of the night distraught families beg us to call a chaplain, a priest, a rabbi, anyone who would be willing to come give some comfort, some prayer, some counsel. And you don't know how many times, there is no one who comes at all. You don't have to go far away or get a degree to help hurting people. The whole world is hurting. To be a small blessing is not hard. What people often want is to be seen as important. But that's not the same thing. There comes a time when prayer is the only medicine you can give. And it's more important than being important. To pray for someone is to show them love when they need it most.</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.gloria-pat.com/resources/media/pm_pillow_child4.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harjas Kaur Khalsa, post: 53342, member: 2125"] [COLOR=black]Well Sikhism as a religion teaches to be a householder, not a renunciant, and to give to charity so as to support people in need. So except for sanatan non-Panthic sects with Sikh name like Nirmala or Udasis, Sikhism doesn't support being a sadhu anyway.[/COLOR] Why pray? Well that's up to you. I worked as a nurse for 17 years and can honestly tell you people suffer and die every day of the week. That law degree won't be much help when someone you love is diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Some people think religion is about mindless issues until something cracks the comfortable illusion of life, like disfigurement, illness and death. Then all of a sudden, those mindless issues are front and center. Even the atheist will break down and pray for the life of his daughter. [COLOR=navy][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]The only one who will truly be there for you is Guru. Even friends and family can't help you. Your spiritual journey belongs to you and no sangat can be the perfect embodiment of Guruji's kirpa. Were you trying to be a blessing to these people in your sangat? Maybe they are suffering some needs too, like financial burdens, divorce, illness, etc. People are people. Maybe they weren't up to hearing all your doubts and disbelief. Nobody owes it to you to be [I]your[/I] ideal community. To be part of a community, you have to be your part as blessing, being a giver and not just a taker.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Obviously Sikhi is bigger than debates on a forum. Some things are frivolous. And some things are insidious and contentious. Just wait until you are examining the nuances of particular phraseology and sentence structure to determine whether an actual business offer was made and constitutes a contract. It's ironic you say this because Law is the most frivolous and ridiculous system ever devised to complicate the most simple things. You're going to work like a dog and totally struggle to keep your ideals in the legal profession. The system is not designed to reward Justice. Law is a business as corrupted as any other. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]I applaud your desire to work for human rights and wish you biggest success. Because right now, especially with the Iraq war, human rights violations as a political agenda are front and center. It's definitely something to fight for and defend. As for your spiritual journey, you have to just live what you believe like everyone else. What can anyone say about your choices? They are yours. You may be disheartened one day to look at yourself in the mirror, and see a balding, middle-aged bureaucrat making a living with no thought whatsoever about human rights. Without a Guru, it's very difficult even to be good, and not be swayed by the illusions of maya.[/COLOR] I would recommend you volunteer to cheer up sick and dying kids and their families in a local hospital. The reason is, you will find that you have to dig very deep to find a way to give any kind of comfort. They don't care about politics in Darfur. They don't care about legal and political superstars. They don't even care about nationally recognized physicians. They are looking for something beyond suffering. That's where the frivlously marvelous beauty of religion can shine. Just to hold someone's hand, to pray for them when they're dying makes a more lasting impression on people. You don't know how many times in the middle of the night distraught families beg us to call a chaplain, a priest, a rabbi, anyone who would be willing to come give some comfort, some prayer, some counsel. And you don't know how many times, there is no one who comes at all. You don't have to go far away or get a degree to help hurting people. The whole world is hurting. To be a small blessing is not hard. What people often want is to be seen as important. But that's not the same thing. There comes a time when prayer is the only medicine you can give. And it's more important than being important. To pray for someone is to show them love when they need it most. [IMG]http://www.gloria-pat.com/resources/media/pm_pillow_child4.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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