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Gurbani (347-348)
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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Thitteen (838-840)
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Chhant (843-848)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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Gurbani (975-980)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="bulleshah" data-source="post: 25035" data-attributes="member: 2717"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>sugmad,</strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Nice shloka by Kabir but I believe Kabir preceded Nanak.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">So did Namdev, Parmananda, Tirlochan...</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">How come we call Nanak the founder of sikhism.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Did he invent sikhism od did he merely discover what was</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">always there ?? I think it's the latter.</span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]After having gone through the Guru-Granth-Ji any one can tell [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]that Nanak[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]was not bringing any new covenant from some [/FONT]</span><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]God(He himself never [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]claimed to)[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]but only discovering what was already there.[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif] [/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Nanak did not invent Sikhi. [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]He discovered it. Come to think of it Sikhi was actually[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]discovered by Kabir, [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Namdev, Tirlochan etc. all of whom existed when Nanak [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]was[/FONT]</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]not even born. [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]And also all the things these people talked about existed before them.[/FONT]</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Read the following :</span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px"><em>"There is no heaven, no final liberation, nor any soul in another world,</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Nor do the actions of the four castes, etc., produce any real effect.</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>The Agnihotra, the three Vedas, the ascetic's three staves, and smearing one's self with ashes,</em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Were made by Nature as the livelihood or those destitute of knowledge and manliness."</em></span>[/FONT]</p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>- - - </em>Savradarshana Samgraha - - -</span></strong></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px"><em>"Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti".</em></span>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px">(There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways). <strong>- - - The Rig Veda - - -</strong></span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<em>"The Divine Thread started everything. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>The knower of the Thread is a yogi, his Knowledge is beyond the scope of the Vedas. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Pearls stringed together form an ornament. The Divine Thread holds together the Universe. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>The Yogi wears this Thread when he becomes aware of his Divinity. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Established in highest state of Yoga, the yogi discards the external thread. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>The wearer of the Thread of Knowledge is never unclean. The Thread exists within him. </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Knowledge is the greatest purifier." [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<strong>- - - </strong>[/FONT]</em>[/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<strong>Brahma Upanishad - - -</strong>[/FONT]</span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 12px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span> </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px"><em>"The misguided ones who delight in the melodious chanting of the </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>Veda - without understanding the real purpose of the Vedas - think, </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>O Arjuna, as if there is nothing else in the Vedas except the rituals </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>for the sole purpose of obtaining heavenly enjoyment." </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>- - - 2.42 - The Geeta - - -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span>[/FONT] </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px"><em>"To a Self-realized person the Vedas are as useful as a small reservoir of </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><em>water when the water of a huge lake becomes available." </em></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>- - - 2.46 - The Geeta - - -</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"></span>[/FONT][/FONT] </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/agsgita.htm" target="_blank">[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff6600">http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/agsgita.htm</span></span>[/FONT]</a></p><p> </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px">There is nothing new in Sikhism.</span>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 12px">The principles Kabir and Nanak followed are very much and decidedly Hindu.</span>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Thanks.</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">PS : Rama never was a God. Read the Ramayana.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulleshah, post: 25035, member: 2717"] [SIZE=3][B]sugmad,[/B][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3]Nice shloka by Kabir but I believe Kabir preceded Nanak.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]So did Namdev, Parmananda, Tirlochan...[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]How come we call Nanak the founder of sikhism.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Did he invent sikhism od did he merely discover what was[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]always there ?? I think it's the latter.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]After having gone through the Guru-Granth-Ji any one can tell [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]that Nanak[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]was not bringing any new covenant from some [/FONT][/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]God(He himself never [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]claimed to)[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]but only discovering what was already there.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Nanak did not invent Sikhi. [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]He discovered it. Come to think of it Sikhi was actually[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]discovered by Kabir, [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Namdev, Tirlochan etc. all of whom existed when Nanak [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]was[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]not even born. [/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]And also all the things these people talked about existed before them.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Read the following :[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3][I]"There is no heaven, no final liberation, nor any soul in another world,[/I] [I]Nor do the actions of the four castes, etc., produce any real effect.[/I] [I]The Agnihotra, the three Vedas, the ascetic's three staves, and smearing one's self with ashes,[/I] [I]Were made by Nature as the livelihood or those destitute of knowledge and manliness."[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][B][SIZE=3][I]- - - [/I]Savradarshana Samgraha - - -[/SIZE][/B][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3][I]"Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti".[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3](There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways). [B]- - - The Rig Veda - - -[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=3][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][I]"The Divine Thread started everything. [/I] [I]The knower of the Thread is a yogi, his Knowledge is beyond the scope of the Vedas. [/I] [I]Pearls stringed together form an ornament. The Divine Thread holds together the Universe. [/I] [I]The Yogi wears this Thread when he becomes aware of his Divinity. [/I] [I]Established in highest state of Yoga, the yogi discards the external thread. [/I] [I]The wearer of the Thread of Knowledge is never unclean. The Thread exists within him. [/I] [I]Knowledge is the greatest purifier." [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][B]- - - [/B][/FONT][/I][/FONT][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][B]Brahma Upanishad - - -[/B][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Arial][/FONT][/B][/SIZE] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3][I]"The misguided ones who delight in the melodious chanting of the [/I] [I]Veda - without understanding the real purpose of the Vedas - think, [/I] [I]O Arjuna, as if there is nothing else in the Vedas except the rituals [/I] [I]for the sole purpose of obtaining heavenly enjoyment." [/I] [B]- - - 2.42 - The Geeta - - -[/B] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3][I]"To a Self-realized person the Vedas are as useful as a small reservoir of [/I] [I]water when the water of a huge lake becomes available." [/I] [B]- - - 2.46 - The Geeta - - -[/B] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT] [URL="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/agsgita.htm"][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff6600]http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/gita/agsgita.htm[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/URL] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3]There is nothing new in Sikhism.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][SIZE=3]The principles Kabir and Nanak followed are very much and decidedly Hindu.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][B]Thanks.[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]PS : Rama never was a God. Read the Ramayana.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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