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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="makkanz" data-source="post: 69310" data-attributes="member: 4485"><p>yes i do ... is not also written that a sikh must not drink alcohol? From what i have seen ... a majority of sikhs do ...</p><p> </p><p>The point i am making is that people pick and choose the bits they like and dont like from a faith ..</p><p> </p><p>The basic problem with your statement ... "a sikh must marry a sikh" ... it is the denial of personal freedom. And when it is acceptable beviour to turn a blind eye to these moral crimes .. it means that society as a whole has failed to live up to what it stands for in general ...</p><p> </p><p>I find it amazing how easily people can forget, when blinded by their faith, that we are all human and one race ... tell me ... these boundaries that religions place between people ... how are they different from apartheid in South Africa ... or the tribal wars between the tutsi's and hutus ...</p><p> </p><p>as you made the point .. we are a society with social groups ... I will make a point to you that takes a slightly broader view ...</p><p> </p><p>1) Look at how current societies have formed over the years ... if you look at how people spread throughout this planet ... e.g. the lapita's as they colonised the south pacific .. becoming ... tongans, samoans, maoris, aboriginies etc ... </p><p> </p><p>2) How the religions have developed ... if i am not mistaken .. judaism was the first religion ? .. Islam, christianity, sikhism followed ... most of the older religions (and their sects) have similar prophets etc ... I know you will make a claim sikhism is different etc .. but no one faith has quantifiable facts to prove theirs is correct .. not one ...</p><p> </p><p>3) How social groups are a combination of their faiths and their social practices ... within a certain set of people .. there are the followers .. usually 90-95% .. who will follow whatever the group does and find it unacceptable to step outside the social norms .. and then there are the leaders. The followers also practice their religion/faith as prescribed (e.g. sikh must marry a sikh). Tell me where the sikh faith would be if your first guru was a follower ???? you would not exist. Only a very small percentage of people are independant thinkers ...</p><p> </p><p>4) The other problem is that most faiths are written in a old or barely spoken language or detail that a majority of the followers either donot understand the language properly and donot have the time to read it thoroughly ... so what happens ... we listen to what our elders tell us ... people who might have read a bit more ....</p><p> </p><p>5) we are people .. We are conditioned to interpret things in a certain way ... as we are influenced by what we have learnt and experienced while growing up .... so a statement we may read .. automatically as adults, we try to relate it to what we know .. and if we cant link it to something we have trouble understanding it ... so taking your example of "a sikh must marry a sikh" ... there are some basic fundamental problems with that literal interpretation ... outside the obvious one of personal freedom ... Let me try to help you relate to it another way ...</p><p> </p><p>it is common practice in the muslim world .. especially in pakistan where i come from .. to marry within the family ... the basic reasons are (and as like everyone else .. it is my interpretaion) .. firstly people from a similar group have similar values .. they generally have a smiliar level of education .. similar wealth .. similar outlook on life .. and hence when you marry someone in your family .. u have a lot in common .... so less likely to have conflict ...</p><p> </p><p>Now, obviously .. through science and genetics .. we know why it is genetically a bad idea to marry in your own family .... so when you say .. a sikh must marry as sikh ... what you are really recanting is more a literal translation and interpretation of a set of issues that this part of the faith is designed to address . Now taking a much wider view ... try to relate it to the fundamental flaw in the practice of marrying in your own family ... and then relate it back to some of problems sikhs & muslims (especially the hardcore ones) are having integrating into non-indian/sikh/muslim society.</p><p> </p><p>Religious and societal blindness is a common problem throughout the world. A cause for a majority of wars around the world, much of the organised crimes against humanity has been committed in the name of religion ... </p><p> </p><p>We all need to open your eyes ... take these shutters off .. the fog that is blinding us from the simple truth ... </p><p> </p><p>Religion has been used as a divider of people ... well known fact throughout the history of our kind .. and yet the simple fact remains that we have the same ancestors ... unless you are saying that sikhs were directly created by god?</p><p> </p><p>We are all people .. homosapiens ... we have 2 eyes, a nose, 2 ears, 2 arms, a couple of legs .... we are the same ... at one point we were in a much smaller group that was all together ... since then, we have spread out across our world ... but we have the same origins .. you only need to look in the mirror. If your skin is a bit darker .. its pbbly because your ancestors were from an area with a lot of sun or didnt wear head coverings .. and as per nature ... the human body adapted and produces more melanin .. or if you are fat .. its because when the human race went through an iceage .. it adapted to storing a large amount of fat to combat starvation ... an ability we no longer need but still have .... </p><p> </p><p>I am a strong believer in god. There is but only one God. We were created all as equals and are all equal in God's eyes and should treat each other as equals and with the respect they deserve ... and yes that would include our daughters who might want to marry someone outside the cultural norm ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="makkanz, post: 69310, member: 4485"] yes i do ... is not also written that a sikh must not drink alcohol? From what i have seen ... a majority of sikhs do ... The point i am making is that people pick and choose the bits they like and dont like from a faith .. The basic problem with your statement ... "a sikh must marry a sikh" ... it is the denial of personal freedom. And when it is acceptable beviour to turn a blind eye to these moral crimes .. it means that society as a whole has failed to live up to what it stands for in general ... I find it amazing how easily people can forget, when blinded by their faith, that we are all human and one race ... tell me ... these boundaries that religions place between people ... how are they different from apartheid in South Africa ... or the tribal wars between the tutsi's and hutus ... as you made the point .. we are a society with social groups ... I will make a point to you that takes a slightly broader view ... 1) Look at how current societies have formed over the years ... if you look at how people spread throughout this planet ... e.g. the lapita's as they colonised the south pacific .. becoming ... tongans, samoans, maoris, aboriginies etc ... 2) How the religions have developed ... if i am not mistaken .. judaism was the first religion ? .. Islam, christianity, sikhism followed ... most of the older religions (and their sects) have similar prophets etc ... I know you will make a claim sikhism is different etc .. but no one faith has quantifiable facts to prove theirs is correct .. not one ... 3) How social groups are a combination of their faiths and their social practices ... within a certain set of people .. there are the followers .. usually 90-95% .. who will follow whatever the group does and find it unacceptable to step outside the social norms .. and then there are the leaders. The followers also practice their religion/faith as prescribed (e.g. sikh must marry a sikh). Tell me where the sikh faith would be if your first guru was a follower ???? you would not exist. Only a very small percentage of people are independant thinkers ... 4) The other problem is that most faiths are written in a old or barely spoken language or detail that a majority of the followers either donot understand the language properly and donot have the time to read it thoroughly ... so what happens ... we listen to what our elders tell us ... people who might have read a bit more .... 5) we are people .. We are conditioned to interpret things in a certain way ... as we are influenced by what we have learnt and experienced while growing up .... so a statement we may read .. automatically as adults, we try to relate it to what we know .. and if we cant link it to something we have trouble understanding it ... so taking your example of "a sikh must marry a sikh" ... there are some basic fundamental problems with that literal interpretation ... outside the obvious one of personal freedom ... Let me try to help you relate to it another way ... it is common practice in the muslim world .. especially in pakistan where i come from .. to marry within the family ... the basic reasons are (and as like everyone else .. it is my interpretaion) .. firstly people from a similar group have similar values .. they generally have a smiliar level of education .. similar wealth .. similar outlook on life .. and hence when you marry someone in your family .. u have a lot in common .... so less likely to have conflict ... Now, obviously .. through science and genetics .. we know why it is genetically a bad idea to marry in your own family .... so when you say .. a sikh must marry as sikh ... what you are really recanting is more a literal translation and interpretation of a set of issues that this part of the faith is designed to address . Now taking a much wider view ... try to relate it to the fundamental flaw in the practice of marrying in your own family ... and then relate it back to some of problems sikhs & muslims (especially the hardcore ones) are having integrating into non-indian/sikh/muslim society. Religious and societal blindness is a common problem throughout the world. A cause for a majority of wars around the world, much of the organised crimes against humanity has been committed in the name of religion ... We all need to open your eyes ... take these shutters off .. the fog that is blinding us from the simple truth ... Religion has been used as a divider of people ... well known fact throughout the history of our kind .. and yet the simple fact remains that we have the same ancestors ... unless you are saying that sikhs were directly created by god? We are all people .. homosapiens ... we have 2 eyes, a nose, 2 ears, 2 arms, a couple of legs .... we are the same ... at one point we were in a much smaller group that was all together ... since then, we have spread out across our world ... but we have the same origins .. you only need to look in the mirror. If your skin is a bit darker .. its pbbly because your ancestors were from an area with a lot of sun or didnt wear head coverings .. and as per nature ... the human body adapted and produces more melanin .. or if you are fat .. its because when the human race went through an iceage .. it adapted to storing a large amount of fat to combat starvation ... an ability we no longer need but still have .... I am a strong believer in god. There is but only one God. We were created all as equals and are all equal in God's eyes and should treat each other as equals and with the respect they deserve ... and yes that would include our daughters who might want to marry someone outside the cultural norm ... [/QUOTE]
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