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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)
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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="dalsingh" data-source="post: 51327" data-attributes="member: 2883"><p>Don't get me wrong badmash, I understand what your saying. Its just from where I'm standing now the caste thing seems to be like a ball and chain on Sikhi. It is causing internal factioning within a small community that already seems to have enormous enmity from outside that seems hell bent on destroying it or at least absorbing it in one way or another.</p><p> </p><p>On top of this is the fact that in this day and age talking about caste to nonSikhs is plain embarassing. Everyone knows the Guru's position on this but we still have to make excuses for it. </p><p> </p><p>When is the next step going to take place? The logical conclusion of the Sikh movement IS (to my mind) an integrated casteless society. Or how else are we different from Hindus? This whole caste thing was clearly identified by dasmesh pita as one of the core reasons why Indians were the dung eating buffons they were/are. Hence the blantant attack on it with the Amrit ceremony. Being whatever caste never seemed to help Panjabis prior to Sikhisms emergence. As I'm sure you know, Panjab was a dung eating pitstop for every muslim invader for centuries. Plus half of the jats converted to Islam anyway. Maybe what we do have is a process of genetic selection where those Jats that were independent minded and more liberal in their outlook converted to Sikhs whilst the conservative remained Hindu and the cowardly converted to Islam. So the talk of jat characteristics may be flawed but what we may have had is a certain type of jat that joined Sikhism. On top of that is the fact that the ideological motivation to overcome the ****** against all odds warefare that took place during the 1700s wasn't the product of Jat culture but due to Sikh ideology.</p><p> </p><p>No one is trying to deny the strong contribution jats have made in Sikh society but we need to focus on today and tommorow. Practicing a form of aparteid within Sikhism is no way to go forward. </p><p> </p><p>We are the youngest major religion around. We should have a new message for the world that is strongly needed in this day and age. Casteism in Sikhism to me seems like an ugly streak of hypocrisy in all of this.</p><p> </p><p>But as ever we remain in chardhi kala that things in the long term will work out for the better. </p><p> </p><p>Let waheguru guide the panth in the right direction if it feels so inclined. What we don't want is implode from our own nonsense. I quoted something I say in that Apocolypto movie before, I still think it is an important point so forgive me for quoting it again.</p><p> </p><p>"No civilisation has been destroyed from without until they had destroyed themselves from within"</p><p> </p><p>Anyway, enough of this sombre stuff. I'm sure we both in our own different ways want our thing to prosper.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dalsingh, post: 51327, member: 2883"] Don't get me wrong badmash, I understand what your saying. Its just from where I'm standing now the caste thing seems to be like a ball and chain on Sikhi. It is causing internal factioning within a small community that already seems to have enormous enmity from outside that seems hell bent on destroying it or at least absorbing it in one way or another. On top of this is the fact that in this day and age talking about caste to nonSikhs is plain embarassing. Everyone knows the Guru's position on this but we still have to make excuses for it. When is the next step going to take place? The logical conclusion of the Sikh movement IS (to my mind) an integrated casteless society. Or how else are we different from Hindus? This whole caste thing was clearly identified by dasmesh pita as one of the core reasons why Indians were the dung eating buffons they were/are. Hence the blantant attack on it with the Amrit ceremony. Being whatever caste never seemed to help Panjabis prior to Sikhisms emergence. As I'm sure you know, Panjab was a dung eating pitstop for every muslim invader for centuries. Plus half of the jats converted to Islam anyway. Maybe what we do have is a process of genetic selection where those Jats that were independent minded and more liberal in their outlook converted to Sikhs whilst the conservative remained Hindu and the cowardly converted to Islam. So the talk of jat characteristics may be flawed but what we may have had is a certain type of jat that joined Sikhism. On top of that is the fact that the ideological motivation to overcome the ****** against all odds warefare that took place during the 1700s wasn't the product of Jat culture but due to Sikh ideology. No one is trying to deny the strong contribution jats have made in Sikh society but we need to focus on today and tommorow. Practicing a form of aparteid within Sikhism is no way to go forward. We are the youngest major religion around. We should have a new message for the world that is strongly needed in this day and age. Casteism in Sikhism to me seems like an ugly streak of hypocrisy in all of this. But as ever we remain in chardhi kala that things in the long term will work out for the better. Let waheguru guide the panth in the right direction if it feels so inclined. What we don't want is implode from our own nonsense. I quoted something I say in that Apocolypto movie before, I still think it is an important point so forgive me for quoting it again. "No civilisation has been destroyed from without until they had destroyed themselves from within" Anyway, enough of this sombre stuff. I'm sure we both in our own different ways want our thing to prosper. [/QUOTE]
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