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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_member15" data-source="post: 176840" data-attributes="member: 17438"><p>My dear sister Namji peacesignkaur</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for your question! </p><p> </p><p>I agree with your comment ie "law of the heart", which is why I mentioned Jesus "love" command earlier on. However that is the law of conscience, imposed from within and not from without. This law is the only law that Christianity recognises as divine law. There are no other revealed laws. </p><p> </p><p>Read this description by Tan (a Catholic publisher) of Saint John of the Cross' diagram of the spiritual path: </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>That is why Jesus abolished such a peripheral, provisional, time-bound "law". </p><p> </p><p>Laws change. Our conscience never changes. We always have that innate sense of "right and wrong". </p><p> </p><p>Saint Paul explained (using the same words as your good self): </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I think that the passage on the law should not be quoted out of context, ie without reference to other passages, such as: </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Some people splice this passage, quoting only the second part to try and make it appear that Jesus holds the law to be binding (which would make his frequent breaking of the law illegal). However the first part demonstrates that Jesus does believe the law has been abrogated. His second refers to the essence or "Spirit" of the law, its eternal, perrenial aspect (and not the societal laws). </p><p> </p><p>Jesus was the fulfilment of the law that he spoke of; although it is accurate to say that the Old Covenant hadn't been completely "fulfilled" yet until the last Supper of Christ when he inaugurated the New Covenant in his blood, consummated on the cross. This was explained by Saint Paul: </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>The essence of the Jewish Tanakh is "Love your neighbour as you love yourself" and love God above everything. </p><p> </p><p>In his lifetime Jesus had already abrogated the law on the sabbath, the dietary laws, the law on stoning for adultery, the law dealing with lepers and women with menstruation etc. </p><p> </p><p>The letter of Hebrews goes so far as to declare: </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Of course it is true though that the essence of the law will never pass away. Jesus interpreted that essence as being the "golden rule" common (in some form) to all religions (whether expressed positively or negatively, both are equal): </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We believe that the Torah in its entirety is no longer binding or necessary for salvation. Jesus explained what the essence of the Old Covenant was and that is an eternal facet of it which is why it is still Sacred Scripture, inspired and worthy as a teacher of humanity. However none of its laws or punishments are valid post-Jesus in Christian eyes. Only the moral teachings which are perrenial and match up with Christian values are valid still. The "spirit", not the "letter". </p><p> </p><p>It ceased to be an effective law upon the coming of John the baptist and was rendered utterly obsolete by Jesus' inauguration of the New Covenant at the last supper and on the cross (as far as its laws and punishments but not morals or matters of faith are concerned ie anything to do with love of God, neighbour, doing to others as to oneself etc.).</p><p> </p><p>Its societal or social teachings are thus completely abrogated in our eyes. They form no part of Christian. That is Judaism not Christianity (and even Jews have a progressive understanding of such verses ie through the later Rabbis). </p><p> </p><p>If one wishes to critique Christian social teachings, one has to turn to the New Testament or early sacred traditions outside the Bible written in the first century or early second century not the Old Testament (Tanakh), that is Judaism (in terms of law, punishment, mores etc.)</p><p> </p><p>Thus in the Catechism the Catholic Church explains:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dei Verbum, a document of the Second Vatican Council, itself notes, that the Old Testament “<strong>contains matters imperfect and provisional</strong>.” But the Council goes on to say that, </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>So we believe it to be divinely inspired but written through the minds of ancient people living in a tribal culture with very different (and less humane) social mores from us that Jesus abolished utterly since he brought out its spiritual meaning or essence and "filled it full". Therefore its a treasury of wisdom but not without fault and no longer binding in its laws.</p><p> </p><p>Hope that helps! peacesignkaur</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member15, post: 176840, member: 17438"] My dear sister Namji peacesignkaur Thank you for your question! I agree with your comment ie "law of the heart", which is why I mentioned Jesus "love" command earlier on. However that is the law of conscience, imposed from within and not from without. This law is the only law that Christianity recognises as divine law. There are no other revealed laws. Read this description by Tan (a Catholic publisher) of Saint John of the Cross' diagram of the spiritual path: That is why Jesus abolished such a peripheral, provisional, time-bound "law". Laws change. Our conscience never changes. We always have that innate sense of "right and wrong". Saint Paul explained (using the same words as your good self): [SIZE=3][/SIZE] I think that the passage on the law should not be quoted out of context, ie without reference to other passages, such as: Some people splice this passage, quoting only the second part to try and make it appear that Jesus holds the law to be binding (which would make his frequent breaking of the law illegal). However the first part demonstrates that Jesus does believe the law has been abrogated. His second refers to the essence or "Spirit" of the law, its eternal, perrenial aspect (and not the societal laws). Jesus was the fulfilment of the law that he spoke of; although it is accurate to say that the Old Covenant hadn't been completely "fulfilled" yet until the last Supper of Christ when he inaugurated the New Covenant in his blood, consummated on the cross. This was explained by Saint Paul: The essence of the Jewish Tanakh is "Love your neighbour as you love yourself" and love God above everything. In his lifetime Jesus had already abrogated the law on the sabbath, the dietary laws, the law on stoning for adultery, the law dealing with lepers and women with menstruation etc. The letter of Hebrews goes so far as to declare: Of course it is true though that the essence of the law will never pass away. Jesus interpreted that essence as being the "golden rule" common (in some form) to all religions (whether expressed positively or negatively, both are equal): We believe that the Torah in its entirety is no longer binding or necessary for salvation. Jesus explained what the essence of the Old Covenant was and that is an eternal facet of it which is why it is still Sacred Scripture, inspired and worthy as a teacher of humanity. However none of its laws or punishments are valid post-Jesus in Christian eyes. Only the moral teachings which are perrenial and match up with Christian values are valid still. The "spirit", not the "letter". It ceased to be an effective law upon the coming of John the baptist and was rendered utterly obsolete by Jesus' inauguration of the New Covenant at the last supper and on the cross (as far as its laws and punishments but not morals or matters of faith are concerned ie anything to do with love of God, neighbour, doing to others as to oneself etc.). Its societal or social teachings are thus completely abrogated in our eyes. They form no part of Christian. That is Judaism not Christianity (and even Jews have a progressive understanding of such verses ie through the later Rabbis). If one wishes to critique Christian social teachings, one has to turn to the New Testament or early sacred traditions outside the Bible written in the first century or early second century not the Old Testament (Tanakh), that is Judaism (in terms of law, punishment, mores etc.) Thus in the Catechism the Catholic Church explains: Dei Verbum, a document of the Second Vatican Council, itself notes, that the Old Testament “[B]contains matters imperfect and provisional[/B].” But the Council goes on to say that, So we believe it to be divinely inspired but written through the minds of ancient people living in a tribal culture with very different (and less humane) social mores from us that Jesus abolished utterly since he brought out its spiritual meaning or essence and "filled it full". Therefore its a treasury of wisdom but not without fault and no longer binding in its laws. Hope that helps! peacesignkaur [/QUOTE]
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