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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="max314" data-source="post: 26720" data-attributes="member: 2817"><p>Hey there Ruby, how's it going? :wink:</p><p></p><p>Guru Nanak was born into a Hindu family. But whether the family was Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian or extra-terrestrial, it doesn't matter. What matters is what this man of wisdom and insight said, which was:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><em>There is no Hindu. There is no Muslim.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Guru Granth Sahib</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Rag Bhairon, p.1136</strong></p><p></p><p>What he meant by this statement was that neither Hindus nor Muslims exist, because all (wo)men are one.</p><p></p><p>He also reacted to the Hindu caste system with some disdain and disapproval.</p><p></p><p>He once asked:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><em>"What makes you a Brahmin [Priest caste]</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>And I merely a Sudra [low caste]?</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>If blood runs in my veins</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>Does milk flow through yours?"</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Guru Granth Sahib</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Rag Gauri, p.324</strong></p><p></p><p>Nanak's goal, of course, was to promote equality among all.</p><p></p><p>And what of God? Guru Nanak's original meditation on God now graces the opening page of the Granth, and is referred to as the <em>mool mantra</em>:</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><em>"There is but one God. He is all that is.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>He is the Creator of all things and He is all-pervasive.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>He is without fear and without enmity.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>He is timeless, unborn and self-existent.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>He is the Enlightener</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>And can be realized by his grace alone.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>He was in the beginning, He was in all ages.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>The True One is, was, O Nanak, and shall forever be."</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Guru Granth Sahib</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Japji, p.1</strong></p><p></p><p>Sikkhs don't really pray <strong>to</strong> Guru Nanak. We only meditate on God when we do meditate, and the <em>shabbad</em> of the Granth are more to remind us of the same concept - God's eternal nature and the equality of all (wo)men - again and again using different examples.</p><p></p><p>Hopefully, you can see that Sikkhism isn't really a 'religion' in a conventional sense in that it actually <em>rejects</em> the existence of 'religion' outside of human construction. It's more of a philosophy of life that both explains the universe in a poetic way whilst emphasising that what is most important is being a moral and virtuous human being.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="max314, post: 26720, member: 2817"] Hey there Ruby, how's it going? :wink: Guru Nanak was born into a Hindu family. But whether the family was Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian or extra-terrestrial, it doesn't matter. What matters is what this man of wisdom and insight said, which was: [center][i]There is no Hindu. There is no Muslim.[/i] [b]Guru Granth Sahib Rag Bhairon, p.1136[/b][/center] What he meant by this statement was that neither Hindus nor Muslims exist, because all (wo)men are one. He also reacted to the Hindu caste system with some disdain and disapproval. He once asked: [center][i]"What makes you a Brahmin [Priest caste] And I merely a Sudra [low caste]? If blood runs in my veins Does milk flow through yours?"[/i] [b]Guru Granth Sahib Rag Gauri, p.324[/b][/center] Nanak's goal, of course, was to promote equality among all. And what of God? Guru Nanak's original meditation on God now graces the opening page of the Granth, and is referred to as the [i]mool mantra[/i]: [center][i]"There is but one God. He is all that is. He is the Creator of all things and He is all-pervasive. He is without fear and without enmity. He is timeless, unborn and self-existent. He is the Enlightener And can be realized by his grace alone. He was in the beginning, He was in all ages. The True One is, was, O Nanak, and shall forever be."[/i] [b]Guru Granth Sahib Japji, p.1[/b][/center] Sikkhs don't really pray [b]to[/b] Guru Nanak. We only meditate on God when we do meditate, and the [i]shabbad[/i] of the Granth are more to remind us of the same concept - God's eternal nature and the equality of all (wo)men - again and again using different examples. Hopefully, you can see that Sikkhism isn't really a 'religion' in a conventional sense in that it actually [i]rejects[/i] the existence of 'religion' outside of human construction. It's more of a philosophy of life that both explains the universe in a poetic way whilst emphasising that what is most important is being a moral and virtuous human being. [/QUOTE]
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