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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="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 132359" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>Narayanjot ji,</p><p></p><p>Guru Fateh.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for this wonderful thought that you have shared with us. It is really enlightening. Now, many readers know my view on reincarnation through many posts where the subject has been discussed. They can be found in this forum.</p><p></p><p>To put it more bluntly, the concept of reincarnation is just a belief that our Gurus did acknowledge its existence in the prevailing religions of that time, mainly Hinduism and Islam.But they also subtly rejected this concept for a Sikh, in Sikhi. Every Shabad that mentions reincarnation ends like this and I am only paraphrasing it. Anyone who follows the Sikhi path can get rid of this belief called reincarnation otherwise one keeps on wrestling in this mental mud.</p><p></p><p>As, reincarnation is nothing more than a belief and can be gotten rid of through the understanding of Gurbani, then the Karams have also nothing to do with past lives as in other religions. We reap what we sow here in this world. That is why there is nothing like Hell and Heaven in Sikhi which would be linked to Karams of the past lives.</p><p></p><p>Allow me to share with you how Sikhs take this, even in my own family because of the ingrained hindutva which our Gurus tried their best to get rid of from us.</p><p></p><p>About 2 years ago, my oldest sister visited me with her husband and stayed for 2 months as they usually do and we always have a blast because she makes lovely achaars for us and other goodies.</p><p></p><p>During their last trip, I was told that my niece's son who is very young had epilepsy. The fact is that there are 50 million people who suffer from the same and 125,000 people are diagnosed annually with Epilepsy in the US alone.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/epilepsy.html" target="_blank">http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/epilepsy.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/default.htm" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/default.htm</a></p><p></p><p>So, the above is the reality that happens to peoples of all walks of lives and faiths.</p><p></p><p>I was taken aback when both my sister and my brother in law told me matter of factly that, the kid is suffering because of their daughter's bad Karams in previous lives. This really shocked me because every time they come and visit us, we love having Gurmat Vichaar. But this defeatist mentality sounded too ignorant for me to ignore.</p><p></p><p>It took me a week to make them understand through Gurbani verses that this was not the case because Ik Ong Kaar is not a punisher rather a lover and a forgiver.</p><p></p><p>I was also able to convince them that this event is not a tragedy but a gift as the kid has such a caring and loving mother who started having migraines because not only her parents, but her in laws and all others had the same mindset of the punishment due to some evils committed by my niece in her previous lives.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, I called her in front of her parents and told her exactly what I had been able to tell her parents. I call all my nieces as favourite ones because of the relationships we have been able to cultivate. Then the parents talked to her and told her that I was able to convince them via Gurbani about this concocted nonsense.</p><p></p><p>Luckily, with the help of medicine,time and in the change of mindset towards pragmatism, the boy is doing much better and my niece has no more migraines.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for allowing me to share my story.</p><p></p><p>Tejwant Singh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 132359, member: 138"] Narayanjot ji, Guru Fateh. Thanks for this wonderful thought that you have shared with us. It is really enlightening. Now, many readers know my view on reincarnation through many posts where the subject has been discussed. They can be found in this forum. To put it more bluntly, the concept of reincarnation is just a belief that our Gurus did acknowledge its existence in the prevailing religions of that time, mainly Hinduism and Islam.But they also subtly rejected this concept for a Sikh, in Sikhi. Every Shabad that mentions reincarnation ends like this and I am only paraphrasing it. Anyone who follows the Sikhi path can get rid of this belief called reincarnation otherwise one keeps on wrestling in this mental mud. As, reincarnation is nothing more than a belief and can be gotten rid of through the understanding of Gurbani, then the Karams have also nothing to do with past lives as in other religions. We reap what we sow here in this world. That is why there is nothing like Hell and Heaven in Sikhi which would be linked to Karams of the past lives. Allow me to share with you how Sikhs take this, even in my own family because of the ingrained hindutva which our Gurus tried their best to get rid of from us. About 2 years ago, my oldest sister visited me with her husband and stayed for 2 months as they usually do and we always have a blast because she makes lovely achaars for us and other goodies. During their last trip, I was told that my niece's son who is very young had epilepsy. The fact is that there are 50 million people who suffer from the same and 125,000 people are diagnosed annually with Epilepsy in the US alone. [url]http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/epilepsy.html[/url] [url]http://www.webmd.com/epilepsy/default.htm[/url] So, the above is the reality that happens to peoples of all walks of lives and faiths. I was taken aback when both my sister and my brother in law told me matter of factly that, the kid is suffering because of their daughter's bad Karams in previous lives. This really shocked me because every time they come and visit us, we love having Gurmat Vichaar. But this defeatist mentality sounded too ignorant for me to ignore. It took me a week to make them understand through Gurbani verses that this was not the case because Ik Ong Kaar is not a punisher rather a lover and a forgiver. I was also able to convince them that this event is not a tragedy but a gift as the kid has such a caring and loving mother who started having migraines because not only her parents, but her in laws and all others had the same mindset of the punishment due to some evils committed by my niece in her previous lives. Eventually, I called her in front of her parents and told her exactly what I had been able to tell her parents. I call all my nieces as favourite ones because of the relationships we have been able to cultivate. Then the parents talked to her and told her that I was able to convince them via Gurbani about this concocted nonsense. Luckily, with the help of medicine,time and in the change of mindset towards pragmatism, the boy is doing much better and my niece has no more migraines. Thanks for allowing me to share my story. Tejwant Singh. [/QUOTE]
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