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ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
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Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
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Thittee (296-300)
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Thintteen (343-344)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
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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)
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
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Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="luv4u" data-source="post: 54908" data-attributes="member: 4819"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: darkorange">Sikh Rituals</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>T</strong>he sikh faith condemns empty rituals and superstitions. The practice of blind rituals, worshiping of idols and inanimate objects, participating in religious fasts, pilgrimage to holy places, offering of food to sadhus (religious leaders), or believing in any other such rituals, superstitions or fads, will not bring one closer to HIM or make one a better human being. In all societies round the world, through fear and uncertainty, members undertake in ritualistic and worthless behaviour at times of worry, uncertainty or trouble. These poor people, wrongly believe that undertaking these empty customs and penances will bring them special assistance from <strong>V</strong>aahguru or some other higher power. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>T</strong>he reli<span style="color: blue">ance on these blind customs appears to increase at time of stress in human existence. For example, In 1989, Susan Starr Sered conducted fieldwork among women who has just had a baby on the maternity ward of a Jerusalem hospital. The women who she interviewed reported having performed close to two hundred different religious and secular rituals during pregnancy, birth, and the immediate post-partum period. So, it is clear that ritualism has not faded but may be on the increase. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>S</strong>uperstition is an irrational belief arising from ignorance or doubt. Many people all around the world are gripped by various superstitions and they live their lives in fear and uncertainty. Most of these fears are irrational and superfluous but they still cannot unbind themselves from these evil and false notions. Some common and well-known examples of superstitions are: </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>"W</strong>hen a black cat crosses one's path, something will happen if one crosses the line where the cat passed. To "undo" either wait for someone who didn't know about the black cat to cross the path or think of another route."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">"<strong>I</strong>f you wash your hair on the first day of the month you will have a short life."</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">"<strong>1</strong>3 in the western world is considered an unlucky number. This double-digit represents JUdas, who was the guest at the Last Supper who betrayed Jesus. As a result it is also thought to be unlucky to have a dinner party with 13 guests. Many hotels are missing a thirteenth floor or have omitted the number from their room doors. Friday the 13th of any month is said to be an unlucky day."</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>B</strong>ut the SGGS says "The mind is diseased with doubt, superstition and duality." p1416 and also "High and low, social class and status - the world wanders lost in superstition<em>."</em> p1243. Superstition is like a disease for the mind it brings confusion and fear and takes you away from reality. </span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>T</strong>he holy Granth narrates clearly and unambiguously about these human customs. The Sikh Gurus say: </span></span><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">"<strong>I</strong> observe neither Hindu fasting nor the ritual of the Muslim Ramadan month; I serve the One, who at the last shall save. The Lord of the Universe of the Hindus, Gosain and Allah to me are One… I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines. I serve the One Lord, and not any other. I perform neither the Hindu worship nor the Muslim prayer. I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; and I humbly worship my Lord there. We neither are Hindus nor Muslims; our body and life belong to the One Supreme Being who alone is both Ram and Allah for us." [SGGS 1134]</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>B</strong>efore the advent of Sikhism, many religions, due to the long passage of time, had become engrossed in worthless ritualism, sacrifice and penance which brought no spiritual enhancement or value to the life of the devotee. The Gurus spoke strongly against blind ritualism and misguided superstition. Guru Nanak ,the first Sikh Guru, even when he was still a child spoke against valueless rituals. </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>Y</strong>oung Guru Nanak disagreed with the Brahmin priest and declined to wear the cotton thread. He reminded the priest what qualities a person should attempt to master: Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist. This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me. [p471 SGGS]</span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue"><strong>I</strong>n addition to this, the Gurus spoke against other empty ritualistic practices of their time. The spoke against idol-worship or belief in gods and goddesses; astrology and fortune telling; tantra, mantra and yantra; hattha yoga and maceration of body; pilgrimages and the notions of good and bad days, places and omens; dress or deity. They also decried other negative practises like: dishonesty, slander, false-hood, alcoholism and drug-addictions, breach of faith and violence. The Gurus disapproved of renunciation of the world and sanctified the life of the householder.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">source</span></span></p><p><a href="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Rituals" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="color: blue">http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Rituals</span></span></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="luv4u, post: 54908, member: 4819"] [B][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=darkorange]Sikh Rituals[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]T[/B]he sikh faith condemns empty rituals and superstitions. The practice of blind rituals, worshiping of idols and inanimate objects, participating in religious fasts, pilgrimage to holy places, offering of food to sadhus (religious leaders), or believing in any other such rituals, superstitions or fads, will not bring one closer to HIM or make one a better human being. In all societies round the world, through fear and uncertainty, members undertake in ritualistic and worthless behaviour at times of worry, uncertainty or trouble. These poor people, wrongly believe that undertaking these empty customs and penances will bring them special assistance from [B]V[/B]aahguru or some other higher power. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]T[/B]he reli[COLOR=blue]ance on these blind customs appears to increase at time of stress in human existence. For example, In 1989, Susan Starr Sered conducted fieldwork among women who has just had a baby on the maternity ward of a Jerusalem hospital. The women who she interviewed reported having performed close to two hundred different religious and secular rituals during pregnancy, birth, and the immediate post-partum period. So, it is clear that ritualism has not faded but may be on the increase. [/COLOR][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]S[/B]uperstition is an irrational belief arising from ignorance or doubt. Many people all around the world are gripped by various superstitions and they live their lives in fear and uncertainty. Most of these fears are irrational and superfluous but they still cannot unbind themselves from these evil and false notions. Some common and well-known examples of superstitions are: [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]"W[/B]hen a black cat crosses one's path, something will happen if one crosses the line where the cat passed. To "undo" either wait for someone who didn't know about the black cat to cross the path or think of another route."[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]"[B]I[/B]f you wash your hair on the first day of the month you will have a short life."[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]"[B]1[/B]3 in the western world is considered an unlucky number. This double-digit represents JUdas, who was the guest at the Last Supper who betrayed Jesus. As a result it is also thought to be unlucky to have a dinner party with 13 guests. Many hotels are missing a thirteenth floor or have omitted the number from their room doors. Friday the 13th of any month is said to be an unlucky day."[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]B[/B]ut the SGGS says "The mind is diseased with doubt, superstition and duality." p1416 and also "High and low, social class and status - the world wanders lost in superstition[I]."[/I] p1243. Superstition is like a disease for the mind it brings confusion and fear and takes you away from reality. [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]T[/B]he holy Granth narrates clearly and unambiguously about these human customs. The Sikh Gurus say: [/COLOR][/FONT][INDENT][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]"[B]I[/B] observe neither Hindu fasting nor the ritual of the Muslim Ramadan month; I serve the One, who at the last shall save. The Lord of the Universe of the Hindus, Gosain and Allah to me are One… I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines. I serve the One Lord, and not any other. I perform neither the Hindu worship nor the Muslim prayer. I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; and I humbly worship my Lord there. We neither are Hindus nor Muslims; our body and life belong to the One Supreme Being who alone is both Ram and Allah for us." [SGGS 1134][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]B[/B]efore the advent of Sikhism, many religions, due to the long passage of time, had become engrossed in worthless ritualism, sacrifice and penance which brought no spiritual enhancement or value to the life of the devotee. The Gurus spoke strongly against blind ritualism and misguided superstition. Guru Nanak ,the first Sikh Guru, even when he was still a child spoke against valueless rituals. [/COLOR][/FONT] [/INDENT][FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]Y[/B]oung Guru Nanak disagreed with the Brahmin priest and declined to wear the cotton thread. He reminded the priest what qualities a person should attempt to master: Make compassion the cotton, contentment the thread, modesty the knot and truth the twist. This is the sacred thread of the soul; if you have it, then go ahead and put it on me. [p471 SGGS][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue][B]I[/B]n addition to this, the Gurus spoke against other empty ritualistic practices of their time. The spoke against idol-worship or belief in gods and goddesses; astrology and fortune telling; tantra, mantra and yantra; hattha yoga and maceration of body; pilgrimages and the notions of good and bad days, places and omens; dress or deity. They also decried other negative practises like: dishonesty, slander, false-hood, alcoholism and drug-addictions, breach of faith and violence. The Gurus disapproved of renunciation of the world and sanctified the life of the householder.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]source[/COLOR][/FONT] [URL="http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Rituals"][FONT=Georgia][COLOR=blue]http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Rituals[/COLOR][/FONT][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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