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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 22345" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong>Power of patience </strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 26px">L</span>isten patiently, and you will better understand. Work patiently, and you will build lasting value. </p><p> </p><p>In patience there is power. In patience, there is the expression of real and abiding love. </p><p>Patience melts away painful and destructive anxieties. Patience helps to avoid careless mistakes. </p><p> </p><p>Patience reveals a depth of strong character. Patience provides comfort and refuge for those who are weary of the world's frustrations. </p><p> </p><p>Patience is crucial to persistence. And with sufficient persistence, any goal can be reached. </p><p> </p><p>Each day, there are opportunities to make use of the power of patience. As you strengthen your patience, so do you greatly expand the positive possibilities for your life.</p><p> </p><p> -- Ralph Marston</p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><a href="http://javascript<b></b>:ol('http://www.greatday.com/motivate/');" target="_blank">http://www.greatday.com/motivate/</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px">----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">What</span><span style="font-size: 18px"> is patience?</span></strong></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"><strong><em>Patience is the ability to:</em></strong> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Let go of your need for immediate gratification. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Display tolerance, compassion, understanding, and acceptance toward those who are slower than you in developing maturity, emotional freedom, and coping abilities. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Accept your human frailty in the pursuit of personal, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Accept the set backs and reversals inevitable in your quest for personal growth. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Believe in the concepts of permanence and commitment. Be calm and considerate as you handle the growth issues in your committed relationships in marriage, family, career, community, or church. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Hang on to a relationship when trouble arises that may take some time to resolve. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Feel peace, contentment, and satisfaction that you are on the path to recovery and personal growth. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Temper your enthusiasm, energy, exuberance, and excitement after you have experienced a renewal of spirit, received revelations or insights. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Accept the non-enthusiastic reception of others to share in your ``new found truths.'' </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Accept that there is no need to rush yourself or others in facing the challenges of emotional growth. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">See that overnight reformations are rarely long lasting; gradual change and growth have a greater durability. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Feel relaxed, calm, and placid as you face your daily schedule and the challenges it presents. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Believe that your day to day efforts, sacrifices, and changes are building a new edifice of a whole person with healthy self-esteem. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Feel satisfied with the use of the <em>Tools</em><em> for Coping</em> tools in a gradual reshaping, rebuilding, and remodeling of yourself into a confident, secure, trusting, loving person dealing in healthy communication, and self-actualization. </p> </li> </ul><p><strong><span style="font-size: 15px">What are some </span><span style="font-size: 15px">negative </span><span style="font-size: 15px">consequences of impatience?</span></strong></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"><em><strong>By being impatient you can:</strong></em> </p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Run the risk of always being dissatisfied, upset, and angry at yourself for your slow pace of growth and change. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Easily lose your control and fire off outbursts of anger, temper, and blame on those who are slow to change and grow. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Become a member of the ``throw away'' generation, discarding relationships, people, jobs, and school whenever things are not working out as quickly as you want them to. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Waste energy worrying about how slow things are changing instead of directing that energy toward the changes you desire. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Withdraw prematurely from a helping situation because you are not seeing an immediate pay off for your efforts.</p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Turn off the others in your life who want to support you, but whom you offend by accusing them (when change is slow) of ``not helping you enough.''</p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Sacrifice friendships and relationships prematurely because the other person is not changing as quickly or as thoroughly as you desire. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Ignore all of the positive gains you and others have made on the road to recovery and growth, only concentrating on what has not yet been accomplished. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Become pessimistic about life, seeing only the ``half empty cup'' rather than the ``half filled cup.'' </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Be in such a hurry that you neglect to count your blessings and see how far you have come. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Burn yourself out in the pursuit of your goals. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Lose the ability to reward or reinforce any level of success or attainment, discouraging yourself and others in the pursuit of recovery and growth. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Lose the ability to take a large goal and break it down into manageable increments. </p> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><p style="text-align: left">Become overwhelmed by the large tasks ahead of you and lose the hope and motivation to keep on trying. </p> </li> </ul> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><a href="http://javascript<b></b>:ol('http://www.coping.org/growth/patient.htm%23What');" target="_blank">http://www.coping.org/growth/patient.htm#What</a></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 22345, member: 884"] [B]Power of patience [/B] [SIZE=7]L[/SIZE]isten patiently, and you will better understand. Work patiently, and you will build lasting value. In patience there is power. In patience, there is the expression of real and abiding love. Patience melts away painful and destructive anxieties. Patience helps to avoid careless mistakes. Patience reveals a depth of strong character. Patience provides comfort and refuge for those who are weary of the world's frustrations. Patience is crucial to persistence. And with sufficient persistence, any goal can be reached. Each day, there are opportunities to make use of the power of patience. As you strengthen your patience, so do you greatly expand the positive possibilities for your life. -- Ralph Marston [SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][URL="http://javascript<b></b>:ol('http://www.greatday.com/motivate/');"]http://www.greatday.com/motivate/[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2]----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/SIZE] [B][SIZE=5]What[/SIZE][SIZE=5] is patience?[/SIZE][/B] [LEFT][B][I]Patience is the ability to:[/I][/B] [/LEFT] [LIST] [*][LEFT]Sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Let go of your need for immediate gratification. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Display tolerance, compassion, understanding, and acceptance toward those who are slower than you in developing maturity, emotional freedom, and coping abilities. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Accept your human frailty in the pursuit of personal, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Accept the set backs and reversals inevitable in your quest for personal growth. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Believe in the concepts of permanence and commitment. Be calm and considerate as you handle the growth issues in your committed relationships in marriage, family, career, community, or church. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Hang on to a relationship when trouble arises that may take some time to resolve. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Feel peace, contentment, and satisfaction that you are on the path to recovery and personal growth. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Temper your enthusiasm, energy, exuberance, and excitement after you have experienced a renewal of spirit, received revelations or insights. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Accept the non-enthusiastic reception of others to share in your ``new found truths.'' [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Accept that there is no need to rush yourself or others in facing the challenges of emotional growth. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]See that overnight reformations are rarely long lasting; gradual change and growth have a greater durability. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Feel relaxed, calm, and placid as you face your daily schedule and the challenges it presents. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Believe that your day to day efforts, sacrifices, and changes are building a new edifice of a whole person with healthy self-esteem. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Feel satisfied with the use of the [I]Tools[/I][I] for Coping[/I] tools in a gradual reshaping, rebuilding, and remodeling of yourself into a confident, secure, trusting, loving person dealing in healthy communication, and self-actualization. [/LEFT] [/LIST][B][SIZE=4]What are some [/SIZE][SIZE=4]negative [/SIZE][SIZE=4]consequences of impatience?[/SIZE][/B] [LEFT][I][B]By being impatient you can:[/B][/I] [/LEFT] [LIST] [*][LEFT]Run the risk of always being dissatisfied, upset, and angry at yourself for your slow pace of growth and change. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Easily lose your control and fire off outbursts of anger, temper, and blame on those who are slow to change and grow. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Become a member of the ``throw away'' generation, discarding relationships, people, jobs, and school whenever things are not working out as quickly as you want them to. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Waste energy worrying about how slow things are changing instead of directing that energy toward the changes you desire. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Withdraw prematurely from a helping situation because you are not seeing an immediate pay off for your efforts.[/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Turn off the others in your life who want to support you, but whom you offend by accusing them (when change is slow) of ``not helping you enough.''[/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Sacrifice friendships and relationships prematurely because the other person is not changing as quickly or as thoroughly as you desire. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Ignore all of the positive gains you and others have made on the road to recovery and growth, only concentrating on what has not yet been accomplished. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Become pessimistic about life, seeing only the ``half empty cup'' rather than the ``half filled cup.'' [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Be in such a hurry that you neglect to count your blessings and see how far you have come. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Burn yourself out in the pursuit of your goals. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Lose the ability to reward or reinforce any level of success or attainment, discouraging yourself and others in the pursuit of recovery and growth. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Lose the ability to take a large goal and break it down into manageable increments. [/LEFT] [*][LEFT]Become overwhelmed by the large tasks ahead of you and lose the hope and motivation to keep on trying. [/LEFT] [/LIST][LEFT][SIZE=2][COLOR=#0000ff][URL="http://javascript<b></b>:ol('http://www.coping.org/growth/patient.htm%23What');"]http://www.coping.org/growth/patient.htm#What[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/LEFT] [COLOR=#000000] [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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