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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="Mai Harinder Kaur" data-source="post: 112750" data-attributes="member: 3558"><p>What we are talking about here is freedom. Sikh women, on the whole are no more free than our sisters in other, less "progressive" religions.</p><p></p><p>I have a couple of quotes that may be helpful in the point I am going to make. Note: I am changing masculine references in these so that they apply to women.)</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">First:</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">Freedom is a hard bought thing</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">A gift no [one] can give.</span>..</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">Freedom is the bread we eat</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">Let it be the way we die.</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">Carl Sandburg (I am still trying to find the poem)</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p><p>Second: </p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">A slave cannot be freed save [she] free [herself]. </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">Frederick Douglass</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">Neither can you enslave a free [woman]. The most you can do is kill [her]. Robert A. Heinlein</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p>What I am suggesting here is that we must do it ourselves. What is given by another can be taken back by that other. Our dear Singhs can be helpful and encouraging, but in the end, if we want our rights as free and equal Sikh women, we must do it ourselves. </p><p></p><p>And we must be ready to pay whatever price is necessary. Punjabi society is highly patriarchal; the entrenched power-elite will not willingly give up their power, especially to a group they see as weak and incompetent (and who gasp! have periods). We need to look at this closely. We must ensure that we are, in fact, strong and competent, that the judgment of us is in error. (The period thing is a great gift of Vaheguru to enable us to bring forth new life. It is a blessing, not an issue.)</p><p></p><p>Oh, is that all? :rofl!!:Really, though, our sister Simpy ji is absolutely correct; this must start in our homes with US, the mothers and grandmothers (and sisters and daughters, too - our siblings and parents can also learn from us!). I am not so sure that this is easy as we have these heavy patriarchal values pounded into us from birth. Not easy, but simple. Very, very simple.</p><p></p><p>My upbringing was very unusual among Punjabi Sikhs. I was the only girl with 7 elder brothers and my Dad raised me just as he raised them, with the same expectations, the same rights and the same responsibilities. (My mother was not in the picture.) I realise this gives me a head start over many of my Sikh sisters. I am a little bolder, a little more outspoken, a little more confident and a whole lot louder than most. These are qualities that can be cultivated once we have decided to accomplish our goal and claim the true equality that is the gift of Akaal Purakh given to us through our beloved Guru ji. </p><p></p><p>I would also call on our sisters from other non-Punjabi cultures to add their experience and expertise to ours. I know other cultures also have strong elements of patriarchy, but Western culture has been moving away from this now for quite some time and progress has been made. Plus Western culture has not had this male baby obsession that Punjabi culture has. While most parents want a son, they also welcome and celebrate their daughters. (Correct me on this is I am wrong, please.)</p><p></p><p>So, ladies, I mean <em>women and girls</em>, Kaurs, Singhnis, Sardarnis, let's get to it. And always remember the immortal words of Stephen Stills:</p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy">If we can't do with a smile on our face, if we can't do it with love in our hearts, then children, we ain't got no right to do it at all. We're supposed to be some kind of different. Dig it! Dig it!</span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy"></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p>Let us avoid the excesses of the Western Women's Liberation Movement. We still love and respect our men; we are not anti-male. We Sikhs, female and male, are a positive group. Our focus must be pro-Freedom-and-Equality, not anti-Anything. This is practical. Being positive brings positive results. Being negative brings negative results.</p><p></p><p>Chardi kala!</p><p></p><p>:ice:</p><p></p><p>(And yet another short comment has turned into an essay. The price of being a writer, I suppose.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mai Harinder Kaur, post: 112750, member: 3558"] What we are talking about here is freedom. Sikh women, on the whole are no more free than our sisters in other, less "progressive" religions. I have a couple of quotes that may be helpful in the point I am going to make. Note: I am changing masculine references in these so that they apply to women.) [INDENT][COLOR=Navy]First: Freedom is a hard bought thing A gift no [one] can give.[/COLOR].. [COLOR=Navy]Freedom is the bread we eat Let it be the way we die.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Navy]Carl Sandburg (I am still trying to find the poem)[/COLOR] [/INDENT]Second: [INDENT][COLOR=Navy]A slave cannot be freed save [she] free [herself]. Frederick Douglass Neither can you enslave a free [woman]. The most you can do is kill [her]. Robert A. Heinlein [/COLOR][/INDENT]What I am suggesting here is that we must do it ourselves. What is given by another can be taken back by that other. Our dear Singhs can be helpful and encouraging, but in the end, if we want our rights as free and equal Sikh women, we must do it ourselves. And we must be ready to pay whatever price is necessary. Punjabi society is highly patriarchal; the entrenched power-elite will not willingly give up their power, especially to a group they see as weak and incompetent (and who gasp! have periods). We need to look at this closely. We must ensure that we are, in fact, strong and competent, that the judgment of us is in error. (The period thing is a great gift of Vaheguru to enable us to bring forth new life. It is a blessing, not an issue.) Oh, is that all? :rofl!!:Really, though, our sister Simpy ji is absolutely correct; this must start in our homes with US, the mothers and grandmothers (and sisters and daughters, too - our siblings and parents can also learn from us!). I am not so sure that this is easy as we have these heavy patriarchal values pounded into us from birth. Not easy, but simple. Very, very simple. My upbringing was very unusual among Punjabi Sikhs. I was the only girl with 7 elder brothers and my Dad raised me just as he raised them, with the same expectations, the same rights and the same responsibilities. (My mother was not in the picture.) I realise this gives me a head start over many of my Sikh sisters. I am a little bolder, a little more outspoken, a little more confident and a whole lot louder than most. These are qualities that can be cultivated once we have decided to accomplish our goal and claim the true equality that is the gift of Akaal Purakh given to us through our beloved Guru ji. I would also call on our sisters from other non-Punjabi cultures to add their experience and expertise to ours. I know other cultures also have strong elements of patriarchy, but Western culture has been moving away from this now for quite some time and progress has been made. Plus Western culture has not had this male baby obsession that Punjabi culture has. While most parents want a son, they also welcome and celebrate their daughters. (Correct me on this is I am wrong, please.) So, ladies, I mean [I]women and girls[/I], Kaurs, Singhnis, Sardarnis, let's get to it. And always remember the immortal words of Stephen Stills: [INDENT][COLOR=Navy]If we can't do with a smile on our face, if we can't do it with love in our hearts, then children, we ain't got no right to do it at all. We're supposed to be some kind of different. Dig it! Dig it! [/COLOR][/INDENT]Let us avoid the excesses of the Western Women's Liberation Movement. We still love and respect our men; we are not anti-male. We Sikhs, female and male, are a positive group. Our focus must be pro-Freedom-and-Equality, not anti-Anything. This is practical. Being positive brings positive results. Being negative brings negative results. Chardi kala! :ice: (And yet another short comment has turned into an essay. The price of being a writer, I suppose.) [/QUOTE]
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