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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: 202217" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>Aahil ji,</p><p></p><p>Guru Fateh.</p><p></p><p>I understand your frustrations. I also thought many a times at your age, even earlier how I would look with short hair and without my turban as my other Sikh friends did not only think but took that step. It was in London, in 1970 when I moved to the UK with my late brother and his wife who were already living there. I went to school and worked with my brother in fashion business.</p><p></p><p>This thought as you are thinking is normal. I belong to a very devout Sikh family in India but that was not the case in the UK. My brother was Sikh by osmosis as I was. I looked like a Sikh without Sikhi, the latter came much later, rather a lot later.I will not bore you with my story but one thing I would like to say is that in the 70's the racism was more common in the UK. In fact, my brother was spat at. All my Sikh friends who cut their hair felt even worse because people started calling them Pakis which is a slur till today. Somehow, I never felt my turban as a burden but to the contrary. I never felt racism in the UK, nor anywhere else. I was the only turbaned Sikh who went to the best private clubs in Mayfair and at many other places where the desis would not even think of going. It opened many doors for a lad like me then and is still opening doors today and I am 61 now. I have a 20 year old son today who has been a national debate champion, twice in Middle and High Schools. He will be a junior in college this coming autumn. He was a only 3 year old patka wearing young Sikh lad when we moved to Henderson/Las Vegas in 1998. Today, he is a dastaar wearing Sikh. Please do not think he was ever forced to. When he was bullied in the middle school and was called Osama, you know what he did? Rather than coming home crying, he studied Islam for 1 year without his parents' knowledge to find out why he was being called Osama.</p><p></p><p>He has more Sikhi in him than I will ever have.I will give you one example. The Sunday before last we were invited to a local mosque as the part of the interfaith to break the fast. He asked me before going if I would eat Halal meat and I said yes.I asked him the same and he said he did not know. We all ate there which include my wife and my daughter, Jaskeerat except Trimaan. He got a subway sandwich on our way home.</p><p></p><p>In a nutshell, what I am trying to say is if we do not change our inner look, the outer look will always bother us more than it will others.</p><p></p><p>So, whatever you do in life, do it for yourself. But be warned, if your inner look (insecurity) does not change, nothing will make you feel secure from the outside.</p><p></p><p>Good luck in whatever you do but I would urge you to listen to your fellow Aussie, Ishna and what she said about Sikh philosophy, not as a religion.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p><p></p><p>Tejwant Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 202217, member: 138"] Aahil ji, Guru Fateh. I understand your frustrations. I also thought many a times at your age, even earlier how I would look with short hair and without my turban as my other Sikh friends did not only think but took that step. It was in London, in 1970 when I moved to the UK with my late brother and his wife who were already living there. I went to school and worked with my brother in fashion business. This thought as you are thinking is normal. I belong to a very devout Sikh family in India but that was not the case in the UK. My brother was Sikh by osmosis as I was. I looked like a Sikh without Sikhi, the latter came much later, rather a lot later.I will not bore you with my story but one thing I would like to say is that in the 70's the racism was more common in the UK. In fact, my brother was spat at. All my Sikh friends who cut their hair felt even worse because people started calling them Pakis which is a slur till today. Somehow, I never felt my turban as a burden but to the contrary. I never felt racism in the UK, nor anywhere else. I was the only turbaned Sikh who went to the best private clubs in Mayfair and at many other places where the desis would not even think of going. It opened many doors for a lad like me then and is still opening doors today and I am 61 now. I have a 20 year old son today who has been a national debate champion, twice in Middle and High Schools. He will be a junior in college this coming autumn. He was a only 3 year old patka wearing young Sikh lad when we moved to Henderson/Las Vegas in 1998. Today, he is a dastaar wearing Sikh. Please do not think he was ever forced to. When he was bullied in the middle school and was called Osama, you know what he did? Rather than coming home crying, he studied Islam for 1 year without his parents' knowledge to find out why he was being called Osama. He has more Sikhi in him than I will ever have.I will give you one example. The Sunday before last we were invited to a local mosque as the part of the interfaith to break the fast. He asked me before going if I would eat Halal meat and I said yes.I asked him the same and he said he did not know. We all ate there which include my wife and my daughter, Jaskeerat except Trimaan. He got a subway sandwich on our way home. In a nutshell, what I am trying to say is if we do not change our inner look, the outer look will always bother us more than it will others. So, whatever you do in life, do it for yourself. But be warned, if your inner look (insecurity) does not change, nothing will make you feel secure from the outside. Good luck in whatever you do but I would urge you to listen to your fellow Aussie, Ishna and what she said about Sikh philosophy, not as a religion. Take care. Tejwant Singh [/QUOTE]
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