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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: 150272" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy">July 25, 2011</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">How to react to Norway shootings</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><em><strong>Friday's political massacre of Norway's youth could easily focus attention on Europe's immigration debate. But it should first lead to a renewal of basic civic values, such as reverence for life.</strong></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">By the Monitor's Editorial Board</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">posted July 25, 2011 at 12:04 pm EDT </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The mass killing of 76 people Friday by a young man in Norway deserves more sorrow than meaning. Yet Norwegians will no doubt try to draw lessons in coming days and avoid overreacting out of fear even as they grieve.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Most of the killings were at an island camp for young people sponsored by the ruling Labor Party. That makes it both particularly tragic and highly political. The confessed killer, Anders Behring Breivik, had posted convoluted reasons online to justify this mass murder, including his naive hope that such an act would spark a revolution against Norway’s liberal policy toward immigration, especially of Muslims.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A democratic nation’s practices on immigration and assimilation can certainly be controversial and worthy of debate. But Mr. Breivik’s frustration and impatience at not getting his way in normal politics – perhaps driven by emotional problems – was no excuse for him to step outside the bounds of the law.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">If he truly believes the ruling party is “importing voters” to stay in power, he should have simply rallied Norwegians to his counterview, not killed the next generation of his political opposition.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Persuasion by words and by elections must remain the tools to alter a nation’s course. Using murder to change politics is inherently contradictory – there is no politics if anyone can decide to use murder.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">This tragedy could easily be used in much of Europe to force the debate on immigration, such as the apparent clash of civic values between orthodox Muslim communities and traditional European society. In recent months, the leaders of Germany, Britain, and France have all declared “multiculturalism” to have failed. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The emotional state of this killer is still not clear, but even so, these murders deserve a rational response. The immediate challenge is to reinforce the universal value of a reverence for life – something Breivik seems to have ignored in his quest to save “Christian” Europe.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">In recent years, America’s own experience with political violence has led to a renewed emphasis on peaceful means by political groups. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Most environmentalists denounce the tactics of “ecoterrorists” who take life for their cause. Antiabortion groups abhor those who murder abortion doctors. Political groups in favor of limited government decried the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building by Timothy McVeigh.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Breivik’s confusion over his means (murder) and his ends (a harmonious Norway) is a reminder for any democracy to continually educate everyone about the basic principles for public discourse and resolving disputes.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">One of those principles is a love of one’s fellow citizens. Or as one of the girls from Norway’s Youth Labor Movement wrote in a memorial message after the killings:</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">“With so much hate embodied in one individual, think about how much love we all have inside us."</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><em>[Editor's note: An earlier version of this editorial had a higher number for those killed, based on official information. The official number was was lowered late Monday.]</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">© The Christian Science Monitor. All Rights Reserved. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2011/0725/How-to-react-to-Norway-shootings" target="_blank">http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2011/0725/How-to-react-to-Norway-shootings</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 150272, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"]July 25, 2011 [B][SIZE="5"]How to react to Norway shootings[/SIZE][/B] [I][B]Friday's political massacre of Norway's youth could easily focus attention on Europe's immigration debate. But it should first lead to a renewal of basic civic values, such as reverence for life.[/B][/I] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By the Monitor's Editorial Board posted July 25, 2011 at 12:04 pm EDT The mass killing of 76 people Friday by a young man in Norway deserves more sorrow than meaning. Yet Norwegians will no doubt try to draw lessons in coming days and avoid overreacting out of fear even as they grieve. Most of the killings were at an island camp for young people sponsored by the ruling Labor Party. That makes it both particularly tragic and highly political. The confessed killer, Anders Behring Breivik, had posted convoluted reasons online to justify this mass murder, including his naive hope that such an act would spark a revolution against Norway’s liberal policy toward immigration, especially of Muslims. A democratic nation’s practices on immigration and assimilation can certainly be controversial and worthy of debate. But Mr. Breivik’s frustration and impatience at not getting his way in normal politics – perhaps driven by emotional problems – was no excuse for him to step outside the bounds of the law. If he truly believes the ruling party is “importing voters” to stay in power, he should have simply rallied Norwegians to his counterview, not killed the next generation of his political opposition. Persuasion by words and by elections must remain the tools to alter a nation’s course. Using murder to change politics is inherently contradictory – there is no politics if anyone can decide to use murder. This tragedy could easily be used in much of Europe to force the debate on immigration, such as the apparent clash of civic values between orthodox Muslim communities and traditional European society. In recent months, the leaders of Germany, Britain, and France have all declared “multiculturalism” to have failed. The emotional state of this killer is still not clear, but even so, these murders deserve a rational response. The immediate challenge is to reinforce the universal value of a reverence for life – something Breivik seems to have ignored in his quest to save “Christian” Europe. In recent years, America’s own experience with political violence has led to a renewed emphasis on peaceful means by political groups. Most environmentalists denounce the tactics of “ecoterrorists” who take life for their cause. Antiabortion groups abhor those who murder abortion doctors. Political groups in favor of limited government decried the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building by Timothy McVeigh. Breivik’s confusion over his means (murder) and his ends (a harmonious Norway) is a reminder for any democracy to continually educate everyone about the basic principles for public discourse and resolving disputes. One of those principles is a love of one’s fellow citizens. Or as one of the girls from Norway’s Youth Labor Movement wrote in a memorial message after the killings: [B][SIZE="3"] “With so much hate embodied in one individual, think about how much love we all have inside us."[/SIZE][/B] [I][Editor's note: An earlier version of this editorial had a higher number for those killed, based on official information. The official number was was lowered late Monday.][/I] © The Christian Science Monitor. All Rights Reserved. [B]source:[/B] [url]http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/the-monitors-view/2011/0725/How-to-react-to-Norway-shootings[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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