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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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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="ProjectNaad" data-source="post: 60608" data-attributes="member: 5167"><p>vjkk vjkf,</p><p> </p><p> Great question Sherab bro and I will try and answer the best I can:</p><p> </p><p> Sikhism is a spiritual movement which doesn’t say that you should or shouldn’t do yoga, should or shouldn’t dance, should or shouldn’t do fasting, should or shouldn’t meditate, should or shouldn’t earn lots of money etc. Sikhism simply says that you can do all the above if you like but if you forget God then the above will give you nothing and you will have wasted your life.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Quote 1:</strong></p><p> <em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Scrupulous Jains and hosts of Siddhs, ascetic yogis - I have seen them all.</span></em> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Warriors and demons, gods who drink amrit, devout believers in a multitude of doctrines.</span></em> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">All these have I witnessed as I traveled the world, yet never a true follower of the Lord.</span></em> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Without the love and grace of God their devotion is trivial, worthless, lost. (1)</span></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> If you take the opposite of the above statement then you get: With the love and grace of God their devotion is fruitful and worthy even as a Jain, Siddh, ascetic yogi, warrior, demon drinking amrit, and devout believers of multiple doctrines.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Quote 2:</strong></p><p> <em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What benefit comes from endless meditation, from sitting like cranes with both eyes closed?</span></em> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">One may piously bathe in all seven oceans and yet lose everything here and hereafter.</span></em> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Some spend their lives deep in the jungle, wasting their years in useless endeavor.</span></em></p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Again Sikhism says that nothing equals the power of a prayer from the heart. Yoga Bhajan was asked what the difference between prayer and meditation was and Yogi Ji said that in meditation we try and reach God but with prayer God comes to us. All the things mentioned in quote 2 are effort based. However Sikhism teaches that all our efforts wil play a small part in the grand scheme of our spiritual evolution because as we walk one step towards the Guru…the Guru will walk millions of steps towards us.</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Statement 1:</span></strong></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'">And in jap-ji Sahib we see that by keeping fasts, and using yogic postures and breathing, we not come closer to God. What is the point of yoga then, if it's just good for our body? why not jog or do normal excersize?</span></p><p> </p><p> There is no doubt that these things can increase our ego because we think we have spiritual knowledge and reward us with very little if anything and as always you may prefer to do TaiChi, Thai boxing, jogging, weight training, wing chun instead of Kundalini Yoga. But remember this is a personal choice and not a religious ruling.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>General comments regarding Yoga</strong></p><p> Yoga in the true sense of the word means “Union” with the divine and so Sikhism should be regarded as the correct approach to Yoga or union with God. Sikhism contains a number of different approaches to yoga such as</p><p> 1)Karma yoga which is also known as seva</p><p> 2)Bhakti yoga which is also known as keertan</p><p> 3)Jnana yoga which is also know as self inquiry and Vicharr or Katha</p><p> 4)Naad Yoga which is gurbani sung in the traditional raags</p><p> 5)Jaapa Yoga which is Nitnem</p><p> </p><p> <strong>More Gurbani Quotes</strong></p><p> </p><p> “He is not affected by actions, responsibilities and entanglements; in the</p><p> entanglements of his household, he maintains the detachment of Yoga. ||5||</p><p> He renounces sexual desire, anger, egotism, greed, attachment and Maya.</p><p> Within his mind, he meditates on the reality of the Imperishable Lord; by</p><p> Guru's Grace he finds Him. ||6|| Spiritual wisdom and meditation are all said</p><p> to be God's gifts; all of the demons are turned white before him.”</p><p> (Guru Granth Sahib, page 503)</p><p> </p><p> “This is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon your family and wander around. The</p><p> Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the household of the body. By Guru's</p><p> Grace, you shall find your Lord God. ||8||This world is a puppet of clay, Yogi;</p><p> the terrible disease, the desire for Maya is in it. Making all sorts of efforts,</p><p> and wearing religious robes, Yogi, this disease cannot be cured. ||9||The</p><p> Name of the Lord is the medicine, Yogi; the Lord enshrines it in the mind. One</p><p> who becomes Gurmukh understands this; he alone finds the Way of Yoga.</p><p> ||10||The Path of Yoga is very difficult, Yogi; he alone finds it, whom God</p><p> blesses with His Grace. Inside and outside, he sees the One Lord; he eliminates</p><p> doubt from within himself. ||11||So play the harp which vibrates without</p><p> being played, Yogi. Says Nanak, thus you shall be liberated, Yogi, and remain</p><p> merged in the True Lord. ||12||1||10||”</p><p> (Guru Granth Sahib, page 909)</p><p> </p><p> “Yoga is not the patched coat, Yoga is not the walking stick. Yoga is not</p><p> smearing the body with ashes. Yoga is not the ear-rings, and not the shaven</p><p> head. Yoga is not the blowing of the horn. Remaining unblemished in the midst</p><p> of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||1|| By mere words,</p><p> Yoga is not attained. One who looks upon all with a single eye, and knows</p><p> them to be one and the same - he alone is known as a Yogi. ||1||Pause||Yoga</p><p> is not wandering to the tombs of the dead; Yoga is not sitting in trances. Yoga</p><p> is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines</p><p> of pilgrimage. Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world -</p><p> this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2||Meeting with the True Guru, doubt is</p><p> dispelled, and the wandering mind is restrained. Nectar rains down, celestial</p><p> music resounds, and deep within, wisdom is obtained. Remaining unblemished</p><p> in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||3||O</p><p> Nanak, remain dead while yet alive - practice such a Yoga.”</p><p> (Guru Granth Sahib, page 730)</p><p> </p><p> “If Yoga could be obtained by wandering around naked, then all the deer of</p><p> the forest would be liberated. ||1|| What does it matter whether someone</p><p> goes naked, or wears a deer skin, if he does not remember the Lord within his</p><p> soul? ||1||Pause|| If the spiritual perfection of the Siddhas could be obtained</p><p> by shaving the head, then why haven't sheep found liberation? ||2|| If</p><p> someone could save himself by celibacy, O Siblings of Destiny, why then</p><p> haven't eunuchs obtained the state of supreme dignity? ||3|| Says Kabeer,</p><p> listen, O men, O Siblings of Destiny: without the Lord's Name, who has ever</p><p> found salvation? ||4||4||”</p><p> (Guru Granth Sahib, page 324)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>One Last Point</strong></p><p> There is no doubt that Yogi Bhajan has helped to spread the light of Sikhism to many people throughout the world and some of his Sikhs who follow Sikhism today are doing so because of the service and seva which he did for humanity. The Kundlaini Yoga that is practiced by 3HO’ers is very much the Sikh style using Gurmantras and we need to remember that this is an excellent path for spiritual people from al walks of life to have their first experience of Sikh spirituality….so lets keep this path open and welcome all the people who join the dharma through this path</p><p></p><p></p><p>extracted and adapted from the following complete article: <a href="http://www.projectnaad.com/wp-content/uploads/leaflets/sikhism_yoga_and_sexuality.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.projectnaad.com/wp-content/uploads/leaflets/sikhism_yoga_and_sexuality.pdf</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ProjectNaad, post: 60608, member: 5167"] vjkk vjkf, Great question Sherab bro and I will try and answer the best I can: Sikhism is a spiritual movement which doesn’t say that you should or shouldn’t do yoga, should or shouldn’t dance, should or shouldn’t do fasting, should or shouldn’t meditate, should or shouldn’t earn lots of money etc. Sikhism simply says that you can do all the above if you like but if you forget God then the above will give you nothing and you will have wasted your life. [B]Quote 1:[/B] [I][FONT=Arial]Scrupulous Jains and hosts of Siddhs, ascetic yogis - I have seen them all.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]Warriors and demons, gods who drink amrit, devout believers in a multitude of doctrines.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]All these have I witnessed as I traveled the world, yet never a true follower of the Lord.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]Without the love and grace of God their devotion is trivial, worthless, lost. (1)[/FONT][/I] [I][/I] If you take the opposite of the above statement then you get: With the love and grace of God their devotion is fruitful and worthy even as a Jain, Siddh, ascetic yogi, warrior, demon drinking amrit, and devout believers of multiple doctrines. [B]Quote 2:[/B] [I][FONT=Arial]What benefit comes from endless meditation, from sitting like cranes with both eyes closed?[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]One may piously bathe in all seven oceans and yet lose everything here and hereafter.[/FONT][/I] [I][FONT=Arial]Some spend their lives deep in the jungle, wasting their years in useless endeavor.[/FONT][/I] [I][/I] [FONT=Arial]Again Sikhism says that nothing equals the power of a prayer from the heart. Yoga Bhajan was asked what the difference between prayer and meditation was and Yogi Ji said that in meditation we try and reach God but with prayer God comes to us. All the things mentioned in quote 2 are effort based. However Sikhism teaches that all our efforts wil play a small part in the grand scheme of our spiritual evolution because as we walk one step towards the Guru…the Guru will walk millions of steps towards us.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial]Statement 1:[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Arial]And in jap-ji Sahib we see that by keeping fasts, and using yogic postures and breathing, we not come closer to God. What is the point of yoga then, if it's just good for our body? why not jog or do normal excersize?[/FONT] There is no doubt that these things can increase our ego because we think we have spiritual knowledge and reward us with very little if anything and as always you may prefer to do TaiChi, Thai boxing, jogging, weight training, wing chun instead of Kundalini Yoga. But remember this is a personal choice and not a religious ruling. [B]General comments regarding Yoga[/B] Yoga in the true sense of the word means “Union” with the divine and so Sikhism should be regarded as the correct approach to Yoga or union with God. Sikhism contains a number of different approaches to yoga such as 1)Karma yoga which is also known as seva 2)Bhakti yoga which is also known as keertan 3)Jnana yoga which is also know as self inquiry and Vicharr or Katha 4)Naad Yoga which is gurbani sung in the traditional raags 5)Jaapa Yoga which is Nitnem [B]More Gurbani Quotes[/B] “He is not affected by actions, responsibilities and entanglements; in the entanglements of his household, he maintains the detachment of Yoga. ||5|| He renounces sexual desire, anger, egotism, greed, attachment and Maya. Within his mind, he meditates on the reality of the Imperishable Lord; by Guru's Grace he finds Him. ||6|| Spiritual wisdom and meditation are all said to be God's gifts; all of the demons are turned white before him.” (Guru Granth Sahib, page 503) “This is not Yoga, O Yogi, to abandon your family and wander around. The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is within the household of the body. By Guru's Grace, you shall find your Lord God. ||8||This world is a puppet of clay, Yogi; the terrible disease, the desire for Maya is in it. Making all sorts of efforts, and wearing religious robes, Yogi, this disease cannot be cured. ||9||The Name of the Lord is the medicine, Yogi; the Lord enshrines it in the mind. One who becomes Gurmukh understands this; he alone finds the Way of Yoga. ||10||The Path of Yoga is very difficult, Yogi; he alone finds it, whom God blesses with His Grace. Inside and outside, he sees the One Lord; he eliminates doubt from within himself. ||11||So play the harp which vibrates without being played, Yogi. Says Nanak, thus you shall be liberated, Yogi, and remain merged in the True Lord. ||12||1||10||” (Guru Granth Sahib, page 909) “Yoga is not the patched coat, Yoga is not the walking stick. Yoga is not smearing the body with ashes. Yoga is not the ear-rings, and not the shaven head. Yoga is not the blowing of the horn. Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||1|| By mere words, Yoga is not attained. One who looks upon all with a single eye, and knows them to be one and the same - he alone is known as a Yogi. ||1||Pause||Yoga is not wandering to the tombs of the dead; Yoga is not sitting in trances. Yoga is not wandering through foreign lands; Yoga is not bathing at sacred shrines of pilgrimage. Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||2||Meeting with the True Guru, doubt is dispelled, and the wandering mind is restrained. Nectar rains down, celestial music resounds, and deep within, wisdom is obtained. Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||3||O Nanak, remain dead while yet alive - practice such a Yoga.” (Guru Granth Sahib, page 730) “If Yoga could be obtained by wandering around naked, then all the deer of the forest would be liberated. ||1|| What does it matter whether someone goes naked, or wears a deer skin, if he does not remember the Lord within his soul? ||1||Pause|| If the spiritual perfection of the Siddhas could be obtained by shaving the head, then why haven't sheep found liberation? ||2|| If someone could save himself by celibacy, O Siblings of Destiny, why then haven't eunuchs obtained the state of supreme dignity? ||3|| Says Kabeer, listen, O men, O Siblings of Destiny: without the Lord's Name, who has ever found salvation? ||4||4||” (Guru Granth Sahib, page 324) [B]One Last Point[/B] There is no doubt that Yogi Bhajan has helped to spread the light of Sikhism to many people throughout the world and some of his Sikhs who follow Sikhism today are doing so because of the service and seva which he did for humanity. The Kundlaini Yoga that is practiced by 3HO’ers is very much the Sikh style using Gurmantras and we need to remember that this is an excellent path for spiritual people from al walks of life to have their first experience of Sikh spirituality….so lets keep this path open and welcome all the people who join the dharma through this path extracted and adapted from the following complete article: [url]http://www.projectnaad.com/wp-content/uploads/leaflets/sikhism_yoga_and_sexuality.pdf[/url] [/QUOTE]
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