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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="Canuck Singh" data-source="post: 83346" data-attributes="member: 6614"><p>Dear Ji,</p><p></p><p> I will elaborate. If we can imagine for a minute the beginning of the know Universe, we can speculate that all of the event's that have occurred have done so out of randomness. Or alternatively we can imagine that the event's that have led up to humanity showing up here on this 3rd planet from the sun, can also be considered one of the potentially infinite possible combinations of natural course of events, known as parsimony in phylogenetics. What this means is that if we take a single celled organism for example, it is bound by the forces, and biochemical reactions that occur simultaneously in any given time. If 'food' is present it responds to it by a process known as chemotaxis. This is the same primitiveness of non-consciousness that all species experience with the exception of humanity. All species before us were bound to the environment and did not have the capacity to 'think' and mold the Universe in any fashion that they desired. This means that all events leading up to humanity showing up on earth were not entirely random, they were the most parsimonious occurrences since the UNiverse's inception. Reality would not unfold in any other way if the Universe unless the Universe in the first few moment's was significantly different. But it was not, else we wouldn't be here.</p><p></p><p>Thus, step on the scene the humanity. Human's for the most part have the capacity of being aware, or living consciously, but if we examine history we see for the most part they have been living an unconscious existence. THe nature of humanity is one of ego, selfishness, power-struggle, inability to control sensory/environmental emotions/experiences. </p><p></p><p>If you have perhaps heard Descarte's famous quote "I think therefore I am", upon which all of medical science has been based in the last 300 years, we can realize the inability for the individual or collective human consciousness to escape from the mind. What Descartes failed to realize is that, if he was thinking and the only thing that he could do was think, then technically all he is is thought. The most significant mistake was the fact that Descarte is not who he is because he can think, but he is who he is because he is AWARE that he can think. What is awareness? Awareness is Conscious awakening. It is moments in human existence where although we leave our mind, we delve into a space or Gap between being unconscious and conscious. We arrive to the Secret of all existence that is Source-Consciousness. This is the state that can be reached via meditation. This state can be reached by Spiritual Saints, and through history we see various examples. Source or God-Consciousness transcends primitive human/animalistic emotions, and awakens the human being to be the preceptor of their Universe. Where once they were bound by the human body and mind, they are now unleashed to experience the Universe via being Awake and Aware of the Universe that surrounds them. </p><p></p><p>This state in reality is achieved by very few. Examples include the Various Saints and Bhagats, and the Great Guru's. They realised that amidst human existence, amidst all the unconscious and destructive behaviour of the human mind, that God is Dwelling in all places and at all times. They were capable of seeing the Lord in animals, in fields and crops, in those who committed evil atrocities. They realized the Allusion of this primitive human existence and reached the emancipated state. This state which we the follower's of the Shabad Guru can only achieve if we live according to Dharma, else we live according to the Karma and create more Karma. </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Finally, from a researcher in the field: </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">there's recent research in the field, which is called neuro-theology, where they've used MRI scans to observed what happens in the brain during meditation and prayer. And what they've discovered is that the hippocampus — which is the memory center of the brain — is also a relay station, in that all the impulses go through the hippocampus and are relayed to the other parts of the brain. So when a person meditates, chants, or prays, the impulses go through the hippocampus and then to a lateral part of the brain.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">In other words, while a person is having an experience of transcendence, or God, there are indications on the MRI. So I would postulate, although I don't really know the answer, that built-into the design of the brain is that we're supposed to remember that we're spiritual beings after all. Because the memory center is the relay station for spiritual experience.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">We often think of ourselves as human beings trying somehow to "plug into" our spirits. Perhaps it's the other way around. Perhaps we're spiritual beings trying to have a human experience. We have to remember that we live in our spirits, not in our bodies.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Canuck Singh, post: 83346, member: 6614"] Dear Ji, I will elaborate. If we can imagine for a minute the beginning of the know Universe, we can speculate that all of the event's that have occurred have done so out of randomness. Or alternatively we can imagine that the event's that have led up to humanity showing up here on this 3rd planet from the sun, can also be considered one of the potentially infinite possible combinations of natural course of events, known as parsimony in phylogenetics. What this means is that if we take a single celled organism for example, it is bound by the forces, and biochemical reactions that occur simultaneously in any given time. If 'food' is present it responds to it by a process known as chemotaxis. This is the same primitiveness of non-consciousness that all species experience with the exception of humanity. All species before us were bound to the environment and did not have the capacity to 'think' and mold the Universe in any fashion that they desired. This means that all events leading up to humanity showing up on earth were not entirely random, they were the most parsimonious occurrences since the UNiverse's inception. Reality would not unfold in any other way if the Universe unless the Universe in the first few moment's was significantly different. But it was not, else we wouldn't be here. Thus, step on the scene the humanity. Human's for the most part have the capacity of being aware, or living consciously, but if we examine history we see for the most part they have been living an unconscious existence. THe nature of humanity is one of ego, selfishness, power-struggle, inability to control sensory/environmental emotions/experiences. If you have perhaps heard Descarte's famous quote "I think therefore I am", upon which all of medical science has been based in the last 300 years, we can realize the inability for the individual or collective human consciousness to escape from the mind. What Descartes failed to realize is that, if he was thinking and the only thing that he could do was think, then technically all he is is thought. The most significant mistake was the fact that Descarte is not who he is because he can think, but he is who he is because he is AWARE that he can think. What is awareness? Awareness is Conscious awakening. It is moments in human existence where although we leave our mind, we delve into a space or Gap between being unconscious and conscious. We arrive to the Secret of all existence that is Source-Consciousness. This is the state that can be reached via meditation. This state can be reached by Spiritual Saints, and through history we see various examples. Source or God-Consciousness transcends primitive human/animalistic emotions, and awakens the human being to be the preceptor of their Universe. Where once they were bound by the human body and mind, they are now unleashed to experience the Universe via being Awake and Aware of the Universe that surrounds them. This state in reality is achieved by very few. Examples include the Various Saints and Bhagats, and the Great Guru's. They realised that amidst human existence, amidst all the unconscious and destructive behaviour of the human mind, that God is Dwelling in all places and at all times. They were capable of seeing the Lord in animals, in fields and crops, in those who committed evil atrocities. They realized the Allusion of this primitive human existence and reached the emancipated state. This state which we the follower's of the Shabad Guru can only achieve if we live according to Dharma, else we live according to the Karma and create more Karma. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] Finally, from a researcher in the field: [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]there's recent research in the field, which is called neuro-theology, where they've used MRI scans to observed what happens in the brain during meditation and prayer. And what they've discovered is that the hippocampus — which is the memory center of the brain — is also a relay station, in that all the impulses go through the hippocampus and are relayed to the other parts of the brain. So when a person meditates, chants, or prays, the impulses go through the hippocampus and then to a lateral part of the brain. In other words, while a person is having an experience of transcendence, or God, there are indications on the MRI. So I would postulate, although I don't really know the answer, that built-into the design of the brain is that we're supposed to remember that we're spiritual beings after all. Because the memory center is the relay station for spiritual experience. We often think of ourselves as human beings trying somehow to "plug into" our spirits. Perhaps it's the other way around. Perhaps we're spiritual beings trying to have a human experience. We have to remember that we live in our spirits, not in our bodies.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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