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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="hst" data-source="post: 146160" data-attributes="member: 14213"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Just to add a few thoughts. Much of what is raised by Harry seems culturally shaded - I have heard before and can empathise with the arguments made but they make assumptions which just are not real to Sikhism e.g., in using the phrase “</span></span><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">no wish to be saved” – my understanding is that no part of Sikh teachings refer to the “saving of the soul” (more strictly a Judeo-Christian-Islamic concept of “fallen mankind”</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">), etc.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sikhism, as a way of life has a liberal & practical, philosophical root that addresses matters at the individual/personal level. It is entirely an individual’s choice to believe as they wish - no human has the right to judge faith. The guidance is available in the collected works of the Granth sahib - one needs the patience in hearing/reading and most of all understanding (if necessary try to find good transliterations/translations). This may take time but even simply understanding the meaning of Japji sahib is profound.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sikhism is not in anyway atheism. The belief in a supreme entity is enshrined. However, much of what Harry’s wife does is a shared ideology of human caring. She does not need to believe anything she doesn’t want to! This where, the concept of “the truth is high, but higher still is truthful living” takes a life of its own.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As for death, to paraphrase, “whatever will be, will be; the future’s not ours to see….”. Does it matter? Not really. The practicality of Guru Nanak’s Sikhism was to mould harmony out of the brutalisation of Punjabi society at the time. The good done by any person of any faith or none, nurtures and benefits life and allows it to last longer. An atheist may consider that to be an act of self interest and a believer a step to Nirvana.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">At the practical level quotes on religion from the Granth Sahib that formidable and inspiring are:</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">'Sarb Dharam Mehn Sreisht Dharam</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Har Ko </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Nam</span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> Jap, Nirmal Karam'</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Translation: The best of all Religions is the yearning for the divine and purity of deeds.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">‘karam karat hovai nihkaram,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">tis baisno kaa nirmal Dharam’</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Translation: Performing good deeds, not seeking rewards in return, has to be the (vaishnavite) benchmark to judge purity of religion</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">‘karam Dharam sabh banDhnaa paap punn san-banDh’</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Translation: Rituals and religions are all just entanglements; bad and good are bound up with them</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hst, post: 146160, member: 14213"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Just to add a few thoughts. Much of what is raised by Harry seems culturally shaded - I have heard before and can empathise with the arguments made but they make assumptions which just are not real to Sikhism e.g., in using the phrase “[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]no wish to be saved” – my understanding is that no part of Sikh teachings refer to the “saving of the soul” (more strictly a Judeo-Christian-Islamic concept of “fallen mankind”[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]), etc.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Sikhism, as a way of life has a liberal & practical, philosophical root that addresses matters at the individual/personal level. It is entirely an individual’s choice to believe as they wish - no human has the right to judge faith. The guidance is available in the collected works of the Granth sahib - one needs the patience in hearing/reading and most of all understanding (if necessary try to find good transliterations/translations). This may take time but even simply understanding the meaning of Japji sahib is profound.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Sikhism is not in anyway atheism. The belief in a supreme entity is enshrined. However, much of what Harry’s wife does is a shared ideology of human caring. She does not need to believe anything she doesn’t want to! This where, the concept of “the truth is high, but higher still is truthful living” takes a life of its own.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]As for death, to paraphrase, “whatever will be, will be; the future’s not ours to see….”. Does it matter? Not really. The practicality of Guru Nanak’s Sikhism was to mould harmony out of the brutalisation of Punjabi society at the time. The good done by any person of any faith or none, nurtures and benefits life and allows it to last longer. An atheist may consider that to be an act of self interest and a believer a step to Nirvana.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]At the practical level quotes on religion from the Granth Sahib that formidable and inspiring are:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]'Sarb Dharam Mehn Sreisht Dharam[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Har Ko [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Nam[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] Jap, Nirmal Karam'[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Translation: The best of all Religions is the yearning for the divine and purity of deeds.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]‘karam karat hovai nihkaram,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]tis baisno kaa nirmal Dharam’[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Translation: Performing good deeds, not seeking rewards in return, has to be the (vaishnavite) benchmark to judge purity of religion[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]‘karam Dharam sabh banDhnaa paap punn san-banDh’[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Translation: Rituals and religions are all just entanglements; bad and good are bound up with them[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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