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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="singhbj" data-source="post: 79548" data-attributes="member: 5360"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="http://www.sevatothemax.com/blog/2006/06/19/filter-test/" target="_blank">Filter Test</a></strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #ff0000"><strong>(Gem of Knowledge)</strong></span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?" </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"Hold on a minute," </span><span style="font-size: 12px">Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" "That's right," Socrates continued. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #999999"><span style="color: #0099cc"><strong>The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" </strong></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #999999"><span style="color: #000000">"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and…" </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px">"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not." </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #9933ff"><strong>Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"No, on the contrary…" "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. </span><span style="font-size: 12px">You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left:- the filter of Usefulness." </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600"><strong>"Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"</strong></span> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"No, not really." </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither <strong><span style="color: #0066ff">True</span></strong> nor <strong><span style="color: #9900ff">Good</span></strong> nor even <span style="color: #ff6600"><strong>Useful</strong></span>, why tell it to me at all?" </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #3300ff"><strong>This is why Socrates was a great philosopher & held in such high esteem.</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Take some time when reading the above and think about the filter test. Try and apply it in life.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="singhbj, post: 79548, member: 5360"] [CENTER][B][URL="http://www.sevatothemax.com/blog/2006/06/19/filter-test/"]Filter Test[/URL][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][SIZE=3][SIZE=4][COLOR=#ff0000][B](Gem of Knowledge)[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/CENTER] [SIZE=3]In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?" [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Hold on a minute," [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" "That's right," Socrates continued. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call it the triple filter test.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#999999][COLOR=#0099cc][B]The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" [/B][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#999999][COLOR=#000000]"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and…" [/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3]"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#9933ff][B]Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my friend something good?"[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"No, on the contrary…" "So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, but you're not certain it's true. [/SIZE][SIZE=3]You may still pass the test though, because there's one filter left:- the filter of Usefulness." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff6600][B]"Is what you want to tell me about my friend going to be useful to me?"[/B][/COLOR] [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"No, not really." [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither [B][COLOR=#0066ff]True[/COLOR][/B] nor [B][COLOR=#9900ff]Good[/COLOR][/B] nor even [COLOR=#ff6600][B]Useful[/B][/COLOR], why tell it to me at all?" [/SIZE] [SIZE=4][COLOR=#3300ff][B]This is why Socrates was a great philosopher & held in such high esteem.[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Take some time when reading the above and think about the filter test. Try and apply it in life.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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