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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="Original" data-source="post: 201214" data-attributes="member: 14400"><p>Dear Seeker</p><p></p><p>Further to your spiritual excursion, I write with good intent to steer you in the right direction, in particular, about the "self", the you.</p><p></p><p>At a basic level if we start of with the self, the you, maybe then we can begin to understand other fundamentals of this beautiful creation. What is it that gives rise to a subjective sense of the self made of matter and energy ? </p><p></p><p>There are two paths to unravel this mysterious sense of the self and they are; physical and spiritual.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Physical</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Scientists explain that the self must be a collective property of the <strong>neurons in your brain</strong>, which have mostly stayed with you throughout life, and which will cease to exist after you die. This bundle of neurons have made a permanent home within your bodily frame which has given rise to a subjective sense of selfhood and has labelled it self "HFTARASQUE". This HFTARASQUE bundle is unique and cannot occupy another space at the same time (16.04.2015) and therefore can only recall experiences which the bundle has gone through within that HFTarasque frame (body).</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Spiritual</u></strong></p><p></p><p>Things we can touch have no permanence. There is nothing we can hold on to in this physical world of matter, only by letting go can we truly possess that, which is real. This intuitive sense of self is an effortless and fundamental human experience. But is nothing more than an elaborate illusion. The real self is formless and is <strong>without</strong> and <strong>within</strong> - inconceivable. The mind has created this sense of the subjective self - let go and you will begin to feel the real. The real you is "now" - this very moment, and since infinity extends in all directions in space and time you are everywhere. </p><p></p><p>To get to that level of awareness and understanding takes time, through the processes of evolution and not necessarily meditation and contemplation. Disciplines such as meditation and contemplation have their own functions and place. I will confess however, I started meditating at around 14 because I was a marital arts student. It was part of the art that made no sense to me at the time but over the years I've mastered it to a pitch of perfection with which I enjoy spirituality today. </p><p></p><p>What myself and Harry was saying, was for you to go out into the good world, boost your external CV to reflect internally later in life - know the creator through creation. In other words, the roller coaster of life will better equip you.</p><p></p><p>Buddha on his deathbed summoned all his disciples and said, go out into the forest and collect all the fallen leaves of the trees and bring them back to me. All the disciples did accordingly and there lay a mountain of leaves at Buddha's bedside. Pointing at the heap of leves, Buddha said, "see these leaves, this is the amount of knowledge that I have given you. That which remains on the trees is what you must endeavour to seek".</p><p></p><p>I'll close for now and remember - our primary purpose is to move away from the physical perceptions and conceptions, only then can we experience the "absolute" self - the one without form. But that through the passage of time.</p><p></p><p>Sikhism is a way of life. It's not an encyclopaedia of life and wasn't intened to address questions as such - to know it you have to live it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>More later - hope this helps !</p><p></p><p><img src="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AQMkADdmY2Y5ZmM2LWZjYWUtNGRjZC1hYjFhLWRmYzkwZWMwYjA0NQBGAAADgrTp7%2Bd9q0SBv9QBoXLk2QcAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAgEKAAAAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAiT8AAAAARIAEAC0KAQqxCMFToTszvZ4aOp%2F&X-OWA-CANARY=6hLyxAxf7k-TeICfHARd_GDMm-kURtIIZbApCiaT66u2GB4yWGEXteRilCa8Cq2XM01ahntoyTk." alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AQMkADdmY2Y5ZmM2LWZjYWUtNGRjZC1hYjFhLWRmYzkwZWMwYjA0NQBGAAADgrTp7%2Bd9q0SBv9QBoXLk2QcAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAgEKAAAAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAiT8AAAAARIAEAC0KAQqxCMFToTszvZ4aOp%2F&X-OWA-CANARY=6hLyxAxf7k-TeICfHARd_GDMm-kURtIIZbApCiaT66u2GB4yWGEXteRilCa8Cq2XM01ahntoyTk." alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AQMkADdmY2Y5ZmM2LWZjYWUtNGRjZC1hYjFhLWRmYzkwZWMwYjA0NQBGAAADgrTp7%2Bd9q0SBv9QBoXLk2QcAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAgEKAAAAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAiT8AAAAARIAEAC0KAQqxCMFToTszvZ4aOp%2F&X-OWA-CANARY=6hLyxAxf7k-TeICfHARd_GDMm-kURtIIZbApCiaT66u2GB4yWGEXteRilCa8Cq2XM01ahntoyTk." alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Original, post: 201214, member: 14400"] Dear Seeker Further to your spiritual excursion, I write with good intent to steer you in the right direction, in particular, about the "self", the you. At a basic level if we start of with the self, the you, maybe then we can begin to understand other fundamentals of this beautiful creation. What is it that gives rise to a subjective sense of the self made of matter and energy ? There are two paths to unravel this mysterious sense of the self and they are; physical and spiritual. [B][U]Physical[/U][/B] Scientists explain that the self must be a collective property of the [B]neurons in your brain[/B], which have mostly stayed with you throughout life, and which will cease to exist after you die. This bundle of neurons have made a permanent home within your bodily frame which has given rise to a subjective sense of selfhood and has labelled it self "HFTARASQUE". This HFTARASQUE bundle is unique and cannot occupy another space at the same time (16.04.2015) and therefore can only recall experiences which the bundle has gone through within that HFTarasque frame (body). [B][U]Spiritual[/U][/B] Things we can touch have no permanence. There is nothing we can hold on to in this physical world of matter, only by letting go can we truly possess that, which is real. This intuitive sense of self is an effortless and fundamental human experience. But is nothing more than an elaborate illusion. The real self is formless and is [B]without[/B] and [B]within[/B] - inconceivable. The mind has created this sense of the subjective self - let go and you will begin to feel the real. The real you is "now" - this very moment, and since infinity extends in all directions in space and time you are everywhere. To get to that level of awareness and understanding takes time, through the processes of evolution and not necessarily meditation and contemplation. Disciplines such as meditation and contemplation have their own functions and place. I will confess however, I started meditating at around 14 because I was a marital arts student. It was part of the art that made no sense to me at the time but over the years I've mastered it to a pitch of perfection with which I enjoy spirituality today. What myself and Harry was saying, was for you to go out into the good world, boost your external CV to reflect internally later in life - know the creator through creation. In other words, the roller coaster of life will better equip you. Buddha on his deathbed summoned all his disciples and said, go out into the forest and collect all the fallen leaves of the trees and bring them back to me. All the disciples did accordingly and there lay a mountain of leaves at Buddha's bedside. Pointing at the heap of leves, Buddha said, "see these leaves, this is the amount of knowledge that I have given you. That which remains on the trees is what you must endeavour to seek". I'll close for now and remember - our primary purpose is to move away from the physical perceptions and conceptions, only then can we experience the "absolute" self - the one without form. But that through the passage of time. Sikhism is a way of life. It's not an encyclopaedia of life and wasn't intened to address questions as such - to know it you have to live it. More later - hope this helps ! [IMG]https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AQMkADdmY2Y5ZmM2LWZjYWUtNGRjZC1hYjFhLWRmYzkwZWMwYjA0NQBGAAADgrTp7%2Bd9q0SBv9QBoXLk2QcAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAgEKAAAAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAiT8AAAAARIAEAC0KAQqxCMFToTszvZ4aOp%2F&X-OWA-CANARY=6hLyxAxf7k-TeICfHARd_GDMm-kURtIIZbApCiaT66u2GB4yWGEXteRilCa8Cq2XM01ahntoyTk.[/IMG] [IMG]https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AQMkADdmY2Y5ZmM2LWZjYWUtNGRjZC1hYjFhLWRmYzkwZWMwYjA0NQBGAAADgrTp7%2Bd9q0SBv9QBoXLk2QcAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAgEKAAAAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAiT8AAAAARIAEAC0KAQqxCMFToTszvZ4aOp%2F&X-OWA-CANARY=6hLyxAxf7k-TeICfHARd_GDMm-kURtIIZbApCiaT66u2GB4yWGEXteRilCa8Cq2XM01ahntoyTk.[/IMG] [IMG]https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetFileAttachment?id=AQMkADdmY2Y5ZmM2LWZjYWUtNGRjZC1hYjFhLWRmYzkwZWMwYjA0NQBGAAADgrTp7%2Bd9q0SBv9QBoXLk2QcAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAgEKAAAAhNBOmEa1OUmMeX7ZjR1xaQAAAiT8AAAAARIAEAC0KAQqxCMFToTszvZ4aOp%2F&X-OWA-CANARY=6hLyxAxf7k-TeICfHARd_GDMm-kURtIIZbApCiaT66u2GB4yWGEXteRilCa8Cq2XM01ahntoyTk.[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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