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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="thecoopes" data-source="post: 21289" data-attributes="member: 844"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Dear <span style="color: black">Khalsa_starr, I am sorry to hear your leaving the Sikh religion. You may wonder why I would say that, as I am obviously not a Sikh?</span></strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Here is my reason, I like most people develop a desire to know the answers and grasp the great truths that mankind has sought after for millennia. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I had a semi religious upbringing that one could loosely describe as Christian, however as they say I had more questions than answers.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">My life took a dramatic turn when I became involved with a fundamentalist Christian religion; it appeared that these people had the answers to all the questions I had. In truth it was just as all fundamentalism. The answers were just unyielding dogma and as in the story of the Kings new clothes, it was a blinding of the rational mind to clear thinking so that each individual believes that they have perfect vision, when actually we had become blind to truth and just steamed ahead like the Borg.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Just look at the great swathes of humanity that have let themselves be swept along with religious fervour, their minds are closed to reality and they have exchanged truth and clarity of thought for the comfort of mass mind control where another interprets Gods will for them.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In your search for God and answers to life you will have many disappointments as well as joys, in truth the more we think the more pain we feel. If you consider the great thinkers of the past and those of today each struggled with these fundamental questions and yet after thousands of years we are also trying to grasp the same elusive answers. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What you will find with the Sikh religion as is true with some others, is something I have come to treasure as one of the fundamental lessons of life. </span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">They have respect for the other persons belief, with this as a starting point one can expand and grow rather than being enslaved by the narrow inward-looking religions that see only themselves as Gods chosen.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Good luck on your journey, be careful and on your guard for those that claim to know the way. Many have been lead astray and become bitter toward their fellow man. I have posted this several times and post it again as something that contains a wisdom, take what you want from it.</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">John</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">DESIDERATA 1604</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as it possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they to have their story.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself to others you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your career however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself, especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars: you have the right to be here. and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be; and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thecoopes, post: 21289, member: 844"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial][B]Dear [COLOR=black]Khalsa_starr, I am sorry to hear your leaving the Sikh religion. You may wonder why I would say that, as I am obviously not a Sikh?[/COLOR][/B][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]Here is my reason, I like most people develop a desire to know the answers and grasp the great truths that mankind has sought after for millennia. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]I had a semi religious upbringing that one could loosely describe as Christian, however as they say I had more questions than answers.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]My life took a dramatic turn when I became involved with a fundamentalist Christian religion; it appeared that these people had the answers to all the questions I had. In truth it was just as all fundamentalism. The answers were just unyielding dogma and as in the story of the Kings new clothes, it was a blinding of the rational mind to clear thinking so that each individual believes that they have perfect vision, when actually we had become blind to truth and just steamed ahead like the Borg.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]Just look at the great swathes of humanity that have let themselves be swept along with religious fervour, their minds are closed to reality and they have exchanged truth and clarity of thought for the comfort of mass mind control where another interprets Gods will for them.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]In your search for God and answers to life you will have many disappointments as well as joys, in truth the more we think the more pain we feel. If you consider the great thinkers of the past and those of today each struggled with these fundamental questions and yet after thousands of years we are also trying to grasp the same elusive answers. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]What you will find with the Sikh religion as is true with some others, is something I have come to treasure as one of the fundamental lessons of life. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]They have respect for the other persons belief, with this as a starting point one can expand and grow rather than being enslaved by the narrow inward-looking religions that see only themselves as Gods chosen.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]Good luck on your journey, be careful and on your guard for those that claim to know the way. Many have been lead astray and become bitter toward their fellow man. I have posted this several times and post it again as something that contains a wisdom, take what you want from it.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=black][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]John[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] [CENTER][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]DESIDERATA 1604[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as it possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they to have their story.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself to others you may become vain and bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your career however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs, for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself, especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars: you have the right to be here. and whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be; and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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