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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
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Suchajee (762)
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Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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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)
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Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
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Chhant (1278)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ambarsaria" data-source="post: 143010" data-attributes="member: 14194"><p>Nirmaljot Baidwan ji I read your post with interest and some assumptions as to what you were projecting. While it is good to say something is not right, I think it is also equally if not more important to describe what that right is. I believe that is where most of spnadmin ji's questions stem from. </p><p></p><p>I can comment but I cannot comment on your behalf, because I am not you even though we are all from one:interestedmunda:.</p><p></p><p>Your post actually started a little spark in my head and I hope it is in line with the content of this thread.</p><p></p><p>What I read so far is the emphasis on "service" and specifically service to the Guru. </p><p></p><p>For example is it a valid service to recite praises of the Guru or God? I would say it is not just as you seem to say in your post. Let me explain,</p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Praise</strong> is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Does God need our praise as an action, my suggestion will be no, it is not required.</li> </ul> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is a treatise with many and large number of Shabads steering us towards one God that is the creator of all and <em>praising the same God that is everywhere and in each of us</em>.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Through shabads about our mortality</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Through shabads about the greatness of God's creation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Through shabads about getting rid of wrong assumptions about God and the worship</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Through shabads about false worldly techniques and practices about salvation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">..... and a very large quantity of others</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Given the contents of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, what is the praise we mortals can offer<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We can understand ourselves whether through understood singing, reciting, etc.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We can understand through discourse.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">We can share our understanding through any of recitation, discourse, facilitating access<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The focus must be on understanding though</li> </ul> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This I will call praising in the right sense where the praise <strong><u>is</u></strong>,<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><u>Not to say</u></strong> how good God is <u><strong>but</strong></u> understanding what it is.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><u>Not to sing</u></strong> how good God is <u><strong>but</strong></u> understanding what it is.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><u>Not to recite</u></strong> how good God is <u><strong>but</strong></u> understanding what it is.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The only override for me in the above is per the saying, "<em>does the end justify the means</em>"<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Say we all the creation of God have different techniques towards understanding, can those be followed?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For me the answer would be "Yes" as long as we don't start taking measure in contradiction of the teachings in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Say start looking for "Gurus", "Cheat sheets or fast tracker sant mahants", etc., as these will create enough of a barrier that the results will be a mirage of success while in fact these will be a failure</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul><p>I hope this gives some food for thought in this thread.</p><p></p><p>I believe upto this point no one is totally wrong or off course in this thread but perhaps there are red flags here and there which require some clarification.</p><p></p><p>Sat Sri Akal.</p><p></p><p>PS: I personally find music a good solace in this crazy world as it gives you the rhythm and the message if you try to understand the words. Aside from Shabad Kirtan, Gurdass Mann and the like, I enjoy the following type and always ponder whether some of Baba Bulley Shah writings would have been considered by our Gurus has Baba Bulley Shah been born few centuries earlier,</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Baba Bulleh Shah - Sher Miandad Khan - Raaz Dhiya Gallan </span></strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4F7oBEL2Sw&feature=player_detailpage" target="_blank">YouTube - Baba Bulleh Shah - Sher Miandad Khan - Raaz Dhiya Gallan</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambarsaria, post: 143010, member: 14194"] Nirmaljot Baidwan ji I read your post with interest and some assumptions as to what you were projecting. While it is good to say something is not right, I think it is also equally if not more important to describe what that right is. I believe that is where most of spnadmin ji's questions stem from. I can comment but I cannot comment on your behalf, because I am not you even though we are all from one:interestedmunda:. Your post actually started a little spark in my head and I hope it is in line with the content of this thread. What I read so far is the emphasis on "service" and specifically service to the Guru. For example is it a valid service to recite praises of the Guru or God? I would say it is not just as you seem to say in your post. Let me explain, [LIST] [*][B]Praise[/B] is the act of making positive statements about a person, object or idea, either in public or privately. Praise is typically, but not exclusively, earned relative to achievement and accomplishment. [LIST] [*]Does God need our praise as an action, my suggestion will be no, it is not required. [/LIST] [*]Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is a treatise with many and large number of Shabads steering us towards one God that is the creator of all and [I]praising the same God that is everywhere and in each of us[/I]. [LIST] [*] [LIST] [*]Through shabads about our mortality [*]Through shabads about the greatness of God's creation [*]Through shabads about getting rid of wrong assumptions about God and the worship [*]Through shabads about false worldly techniques and practices about salvation [*]..... and a very large quantity of others [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]Given the contents of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, what is the praise we mortals can offer [LIST] [*] [LIST] [*]We can understand ourselves whether through understood singing, reciting, etc. [*]We can understand through discourse. [*]We can share our understanding through any of recitation, discourse, facilitating access [LIST] [*]The focus must be on understanding though [/LIST] [*]This I will call praising in the right sense where the praise [B][U]is[/U][/B], [LIST] [*][B][U]Not to say[/U][/B] how good God is [U][B]but[/B][/U] understanding what it is. [*][B][U]Not to sing[/U][/B] how good God is [U][B]but[/B][/U] understanding what it is. [*][B][U]Not to recite[/U][/B] how good God is [U][B]but[/B][/U] understanding what it is. [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*]The only override for me in the above is per the saying, "[I]does the end justify the means[/I]" [LIST] [*]Say we all the creation of God have different techniques towards understanding, can those be followed? [LIST] [*]For me the answer would be "Yes" as long as we don't start taking measure in contradiction of the teachings in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji [LIST] [*]Say start looking for "Gurus", "Cheat sheets or fast tracker sant mahants", etc., as these will create enough of a barrier that the results will be a mirage of success while in fact these will be a failure [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] I hope this gives some food for thought in this thread. I believe upto this point no one is totally wrong or off course in this thread but perhaps there are red flags here and there which require some clarification. Sat Sri Akal. PS: I personally find music a good solace in this crazy world as it gives you the rhythm and the message if you try to understand the words. Aside from Shabad Kirtan, Gurdass Mann and the like, I enjoy the following type and always ponder whether some of Baba Bulley Shah writings would have been considered by our Gurus has Baba Bulley Shah been born few centuries earlier, [B][SIZE=3]Baba Bulleh Shah - Sher Miandad Khan - Raaz Dhiya Gallan [/SIZE][/B] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4F7oBEL2Sw&feature=player_detailpage"]YouTube - Baba Bulleh Shah - Sher Miandad Khan - Raaz Dhiya Gallan[/url] [/QUOTE]
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