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Guru Granth Sahib
Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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: 25893" data-attributes="member: 9395"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Respected Max314,</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Well my dear, we can tear apart one faith and fabricate another based on our own convenience. It is the very nature of a human being when we don’t like(in fact it is the mind’s play) something, we try to find something that suits us and can provide all the supporting arguments for that. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">Myself, as you understood by my name, born into a Sikh family, and then married into one. My father, not an AmritDhari, but a very Spiritual person, raised us(four sisters) no different than boys, we all are very well educated, carrier oriented, with God’s grace very well settled. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: blue">My elder three sisters( 8-15 years older than me) are not into Sikhi at all. Even my husband is a clean-shaven. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Since I was a little girl, I used to be fond of going to Mandir/Gurudwara/Church. Listening and reading anything related to God was my passion. Being brought up in Chandigarh, I had the opportunity to learn different languages and then started reading religious and phylosophy books, whatever I got hold of. Gathered all the knowledge (as I was looking for an answer to WHY all this, WHY all that) and what belief I developed was: </span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">God is everywhere, anything and everything happens at His Will, All religious faiths(if studied deeply) boils down to one thing- Experiencing God; does not matter which way they do it. Only thing is that you have to go beyond the religion. Being religious and being God-realized are different. Religion can be the first step, but cannot be the only step. You have to have a mind set for accepting God’s Will, as it is. You have to accept others same as you are. You need to be forgiving, you need to be able to overlook others mistakes; you need to be able to speak the truth. When it is time to follow a Guru, you have to completely surrender (provided the Guru you have chosen is the Perfect). You need a guru who can lead you to that “I AM ALL” state, there started the search for a true Guru. And my ultimate decision became Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Bible and Gita. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">My father always said- Religion is a mixture of sand and sugar, and you have to separate the sugar out and leave the sand alone. And this is the hardest thing to do. But if you can develop this ability, Salvation is not far away.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">I read Gita, Bible, Vedas, Kuran, Tohra, SGGS, Books on Bahai Faith, and every other book on spirituality I could get hold on to. It is my own experience that tells me that SGGS, Gita, and Bible can be treated as the Guru(by itself) as these are the only ones which covers everything needed for a Sadhak. Other religions when you deeply study them- you need to actually follow a living Guru who can actually initiates you. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">For myself Sikhi is not :Amrit Shakna only, Not associating with other people who are not Sikhs, Guru’s Picture is Baba Ji(those people who painted the pictures never saw Guru Sahib, how do they even know how they looked like), Fearing of asking WHY, Believing Bani is God’s Word BECAUSE SOMEBODY TOLD ME.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">90% of the Sikhs think that they are better than others because they are Sikhs, and you know what I think; this is the point where the downfall starts. Egoism was the reason, this Sikhi( you can call it a religion, faith or a way of life) was started, and it is the most egoistic set of people at present. When I look at all these different kinds of Churches, it gives me a picture of different kinds of Gurudwaras. And Christianity is an old religion, whereas we are only 500some years old.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">I will write you more later, I am very busy for a couple of weeks. I have not even corrected my punctuations etc. Please forgive me for any mistakes.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Guru Bhala Karey.</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simpy, post: 25893, member: 9395"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Respected Max314,[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Well my dear, we can tear apart one faith and fabricate another based on our own convenience. It is the very nature of a human being when we don’t like(in fact it is the mind’s play) something, we try to find something that suits us and can provide all the supporting arguments for that. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]Myself, as you understood by my name, born into a Sikh family, and then married into one. My father, not an AmritDhari, but a very Spiritual person, raised us(four sisters) no different than boys, we all are very well educated, carrier oriented, with God’s grace very well settled. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=blue]My elder three sisters( 8-15 years older than me) are not into Sikhi at all. Even my husband is a clean-shaven. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Since I was a little girl, I used to be fond of going to Mandir/Gurudwara/Church. Listening and reading anything related to God was my passion. Being brought up in Chandigarh, I had the opportunity to learn different languages and then started reading religious and phylosophy books, whatever I got hold of. Gathered all the knowledge (as I was looking for an answer to WHY all this, WHY all that) and what belief I developed was: [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]God is everywhere, anything and everything happens at His Will, All religious faiths(if studied deeply) boils down to one thing- Experiencing God; does not matter which way they do it. Only thing is that you have to go beyond the religion. Being religious and being God-realized are different. Religion can be the first step, but cannot be the only step. You have to have a mind set for accepting God’s Will, as it is. You have to accept others same as you are. You need to be forgiving, you need to be able to overlook others mistakes; you need to be able to speak the truth. When it is time to follow a Guru, you have to completely surrender (provided the Guru you have chosen is the Perfect). You need a guru who can lead you to that “I AM ALL” state, there started the search for a true Guru. And my ultimate decision became Dhan Dhan Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Bible and Gita. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]My father always said- Religion is a mixture of sand and sugar, and you have to separate the sugar out and leave the sand alone. And this is the hardest thing to do. But if you can develop this ability, Salvation is not far away.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]I read Gita, Bible, Vedas, Kuran, Tohra, SGGS, Books on Bahai Faith, and every other book on spirituality I could get hold on to. It is my own experience that tells me that SGGS, Gita, and Bible can be treated as the Guru(by itself) as these are the only ones which covers everything needed for a Sadhak. Other religions when you deeply study them- you need to actually follow a living Guru who can actually initiates you. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]For myself Sikhi is not :Amrit Shakna only, Not associating with other people who are not Sikhs, Guru’s Picture is Baba Ji(those people who painted the pictures never saw Guru Sahib, how do they even know how they looked like), Fearing of asking WHY, Believing Bani is God’s Word BECAUSE SOMEBODY TOLD ME.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]90% of the Sikhs think that they are better than others because they are Sikhs, and you know what I think; this is the point where the downfall starts. Egoism was the reason, this Sikhi( you can call it a religion, faith or a way of life) was started, and it is the most egoistic set of people at present. When I look at all these different kinds of Churches, it gives me a picture of different kinds of Gurudwaras. And Christianity is an old religion, whereas we are only 500some years old.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]I will write you more later, I am very busy for a couple of weeks. I have not even corrected my punctuations etc. Please forgive me for any mistakes.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=blue][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Guru Bhala Karey.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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