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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="dpcpress" data-source="post: 1314" data-attributes="member: 294"><p>RACIAL PROFILING OF OUR UNIVERSAL RELIGION</p><p></p><p>Dr Sukhraj S Dhillon, PhD</p><p>Cary, NC, USA</p><p>***********************************</p><p></p><p> In spite of our claim of sikhism as a peace loving universal religion, we have faced problems varying from simple harassment to as serious as murders of fellow sikhs, especially since September 11.</p><p></p><p> "There was petition relating UK production 'The Jury.' It has been or being telecast in UK, USA, Australia and some other countries. In the movie, a 15-year-old Sikh boy is made out to have murdered a schoolmate using a sword (kirpan). The petitioners object to the screening that the Sikhs are alluded to as being fanatics and extremists, “Sikhism is a violent religion” and its followers love fighting. The opinion on damage to the community varies among various sikh discussion groups."</p><p></p><p> We have little different but equally concerned problems with scenes in "Dysfunktional Family,” where jokingly a sikh is called Osama. We have continuous efforts after 911 to tell the Americans that Sikhs are different from Muslims, even though the muslim hijacker in 911 wore no turbans and looked nothing like sikhs with turbans. In these later cases concerning confusing us with Muslims, we assume that once people know that we are Sikhs, they are likely to consider us community of a peace-loving religion. However, 'The Jury' telecast is presenting us as Sikhs, and we still have the similar problem. </p><p></p><p> There is also a problem with school video showing sikhs as terrorists.</p><p></p><p> More recently another bombshell: Bharati Mukherjee's Comments about Sikhs and Terrorism, in her PBS interview "NOW with Bill Moyers." She links Sikhs to Al Qaeda terrorist cells. Mukherjee (A UC Berkley Professor and prominent Indian American novelist) stated that individuals responsible for the June, 1985 Air India bombing were "people of Sikh religion, who used militant tactics, terrorist tactics, in order to establish in Punjab, the state of Punjab in India, religious theocratic state for the pure Sikhs, the re-baptized Sikhs." Furthermore, she states, "Khalistanis.were able to, in temples, Gurdwaras, or later on with 9/11, I realized, in mosques, do fundraising at an enormous scale. Terrifying scale."</p><p></p><p> In all these case, what we are not realizing is that our image as militant nihangs is being exploited. There is such reference in 'The Jury,' and a clear statement of militant image by Bharati Mukherjee. Therefore, what we really need, in this time and age, is to promote and practice Universal Philosophy of Sikhism in Gurbani. (Dhillon, S.S. "Universality of the Sikh Philosophy: An Analysis" The Sikh Review, Volume 52:5, Number 605, pages 15-20, May 2004).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dpcpress, post: 1314, member: 294"] RACIAL PROFILING OF OUR UNIVERSAL RELIGION Dr Sukhraj S Dhillon, PhD Cary, NC, USA *********************************** In spite of our claim of sikhism as a peace loving universal religion, we have faced problems varying from simple harassment to as serious as murders of fellow sikhs, especially since September 11. "There was petition relating UK production 'The Jury.' It has been or being telecast in UK, USA, Australia and some other countries. In the movie, a 15-year-old Sikh boy is made out to have murdered a schoolmate using a sword (kirpan). The petitioners object to the screening that the Sikhs are alluded to as being fanatics and extremists, “Sikhism is a violent religion” and its followers love fighting. The opinion on damage to the community varies among various sikh discussion groups." We have little different but equally concerned problems with scenes in "Dysfunktional Family,” where jokingly a sikh is called Osama. We have continuous efforts after 911 to tell the Americans that Sikhs are different from Muslims, even though the muslim hijacker in 911 wore no turbans and looked nothing like sikhs with turbans. In these later cases concerning confusing us with Muslims, we assume that once people know that we are Sikhs, they are likely to consider us community of a peace-loving religion. However, 'The Jury' telecast is presenting us as Sikhs, and we still have the similar problem. There is also a problem with school video showing sikhs as terrorists. More recently another bombshell: Bharati Mukherjee's Comments about Sikhs and Terrorism, in her PBS interview "NOW with Bill Moyers." She links Sikhs to Al Qaeda terrorist cells. Mukherjee (A UC Berkley Professor and prominent Indian American novelist) stated that individuals responsible for the June, 1985 Air India bombing were "people of Sikh religion, who used militant tactics, terrorist tactics, in order to establish in Punjab, the state of Punjab in India, religious theocratic state for the pure Sikhs, the re-baptized Sikhs." Furthermore, she states, "Khalistanis.were able to, in temples, Gurdwaras, or later on with 9/11, I realized, in mosques, do fundraising at an enormous scale. Terrifying scale." In all these case, what we are not realizing is that our image as militant nihangs is being exploited. There is such reference in 'The Jury,' and a clear statement of militant image by Bharati Mukherjee. Therefore, what we really need, in this time and age, is to promote and practice Universal Philosophy of Sikhism in Gurbani. (Dhillon, S.S. "Universality of the Sikh Philosophy: An Analysis" The Sikh Review, Volume 52:5, Number 605, pages 15-20, May 2004). [/QUOTE]
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