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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="simpy" data-source="post: 25776" data-attributes="member: 9395"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 10px">Respected max314</span> </span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 12px">God and Guru:</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When one says, Bani is Poetry, not based on actual logic and all this; this is until one does not know the real meaning of the verses. Mere understanding of the literal translations keeps us in a limited field of the real truth.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">One example:</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'">siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gurpRswid ]</span></span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniAkharHeavy'"> ] jpu ] Awid scu jugwid scu ] hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ]</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">SGGS Page 1</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Everybody who believes; God is one, says he/she believes in it. Yes, He is One and only one. Yes, His name is True. Yes, He is the Creative Being. Yes, He the Absolute, is Without fear and animosity. and so on…..</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Does everybody live this truth.</span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Unless and until you live Bani (what Bani Says), you cannot know the real meaning of it.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When we say that we have to surrender ourselves to Guru/God it means, what Bani says, we believe it without question, and we live that truth. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Take “Karta Purkh” from the above verse: If we have to follow Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji we must accept the will of God, as He is doing everything, He is the Creator, the Destroyer, the Liberator, the Sustainer and so on….. As He is Within us, we cannot think apart from Him, We cannot see apart from Him, We cannot speak apart from Him,……..Truly we cannot do anything apart from Him. So He is the one performing all the tasks within and without. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Are all those who say they know He is the Karta Purkh actually living it. Are they able to accept His Will. And if they are (whosoever is living this truth) can never think that Bani is limited because it is words and language. “Bani Guru Guru hai Bani Vich Bani Amrit Saarey”; language or words cannot make it limited. It is limited only when our vision is limited. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">If we keep ourselves to a point where we only read Bani, understand it and that’s it, not following the teaching in real life, it will be poetry with limited meanings and in limited form. But when you live it you actually get the taste of it. You realize it only after complete surrender; </span></span></span></strong><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Satguru ki Agyaa Sach Sach Kar Mano Gursikho, only then you will be able to understand how it becomes: Bani Guru Guru Hai Bani, And Guru is NO DIFFERENT THAN GOD, be Guru a Living Guru or Bani. For a Sikh Bani is the only Guru. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">From a True (living) Guru what a Disciple attains: all what Bani says. That is why a Sikh does not have to follow a living human as Guru and he/she does not have chances to fall into the trap of falsehood. (As there are many out there misleading the humanity)</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This notion that Human being a Mortal, cannot be same as Guru/God; is wrong, Our Guru’s lived on this Earth as humans and it is their Realization of the Truth that made them Guru. And it is their Realization that Guru Granth Sahib is our Eternal Guru.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">For Soul/Spirit there is no barrier of language. The Guru is God, and God is Spirit. He is everywhere. “Guru Mere Sang Sadaa Hai Naalay”.</span></span></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simpy, post: 25776, member: 9395"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=2]Respected max314[/SIZE] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=3]God and Guru:[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]When one says, Bani is Poetry, not based on actual logic and all this; this is until one does not know the real meaning of the verses. Mere understanding of the literal translations keeps us in a limited field of the real truth.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]One example:[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT=GurbaniWebThick]siqnwmu krqw purKu inrBau inrvYru Akwl mUriq AjUnI sYBM gurpRswid ][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=GurbaniAkharHeavy] ] jpu ] Awid scu jugwid scu ] hY BI scu nwnk hosI BI scu ][/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]SGGS Page 1[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Everybody who believes; God is one, says he/she believes in it. Yes, He is One and only one. Yes, His name is True. Yes, He is the Creative Being. Yes, He the Absolute, is Without fear and animosity. and so on…..[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Does everybody live this truth.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Unless and until you live Bani (what Bani Says), you cannot know the real meaning of it.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]When we say that we have to surrender ourselves to Guru/God it means, what Bani says, we believe it without question, and we live that truth. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Take “Karta Purkh” from the above verse: If we have to follow Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji we must accept the will of God, as He is doing everything, He is the Creator, the Destroyer, the Liberator, the Sustainer and so on….. As He is Within us, we cannot think apart from Him, We cannot see apart from Him, We cannot speak apart from Him,……..Truly we cannot do anything apart from Him. So He is the one performing all the tasks within and without. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Are all those who say they know He is the Karta Purkh actually living it. Are they able to accept His Will. And if they are (whosoever is living this truth) can never think that Bani is limited because it is words and language. “Bani Guru Guru hai Bani Vich Bani Amrit Saarey”; language or words cannot make it limited. It is limited only when our vision is limited. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]If we keep ourselves to a point where we only read Bani, understand it and that’s it, not following the teaching in real life, it will be poetry with limited meanings and in limited form. But when you live it you actually get the taste of it. You realize it only after complete surrender; [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]Satguru ki Agyaa Sach Sach Kar Mano Gursikho, only then you will be able to understand how it becomes: Bani Guru Guru Hai Bani, And Guru is NO DIFFERENT THAN GOD, be Guru a Living Guru or Bani. For a Sikh Bani is the only Guru. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]From a True (living) Guru what a Disciple attains: all what Bani says. That is why a Sikh does not have to follow a living human as Guru and he/she does not have chances to fall into the trap of falsehood. (As there are many out there misleading the humanity)[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]This notion that Human being a Mortal, cannot be same as Guru/God; is wrong, Our Guru’s lived on this Earth as humans and it is their Realization of the Truth that made them Guru. And it is their Realization that Guru Granth Sahib is our Eternal Guru.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=3]For Soul/Spirit there is no barrier of language. The Guru is God, and God is Spirit. He is everywhere. “Guru Mere Sang Sadaa Hai Naalay”.[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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