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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="Vikram singh" data-source="post: 56030" data-attributes="member: 1078"><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>The concept of seva, I feel, is simple and uncomplicated in Sikhi.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>The very idea of seva begins with a metaphor: that of the milk-pot or</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>vessel. Nanak says:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong> First, wash the vessel, </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong> Next, disinfect it with incense. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong> Then, and only then, is it ready to receive the milk.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong> [GGS, M1, 728:1]</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>True. What good is the milk once it has been poured into a soiled</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>receptacle? The dirt of the vessel taints everything that is poured </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>into it.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>The mind, like the vessel, first needs to be cleansed if one is to</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>prepare it for things spiritual. Otherwise, all effort goes to waste. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>And this cleansing of the mind, the preparation, is done with the </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>"soap" of humility.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>So far, all of this is esoteric and philosophical. But Sikhi</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>brings the exercise down to earth by guiding us how to do it while </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>going about our day-to-day, ordinary lives. In seeking humility, </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>there's no need to blindly wade through religious tomes. No penances,</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>no fasting, no retreats, no masochism of any kind. No feeding of</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>priests, no pilgrimages, no renunciations, no onerous abstentions. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>There's a simple, direct and effective way: seva.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>No grandiose projects are necessary for this inner cleansing. We don't</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>have to build monuments, or light bonfires on top of mountains, or</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>even go on far-flung crusades fighting for world peace. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Just serving the basic needs of those who are in need puts us on the </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>right path. At home, with the neighbour, around the corner, in the</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>community we live in ... the concentric circles can get as wide or </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>remain as narrow as the situation demands.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Feed the hungry, clothe the destitute, shelter the homeless.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Or even more simple: just wash the dishes at the langar, or serve</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>food, or look after the shoes of those who come to worship. </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Anonymity helps. Not wearing a t-shirt or bandana that proclaims</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>SEVADAR, helps.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>Doing it without fan-fare, without a shabash or pat on</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>the back, is a definite plus. Doing things that others do not want to, </strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>or cannot do, is good. Sweeping the floor, or cleaning the washrooms</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><strong>are therefore bound to be the most rewarding.</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vikram singh, post: 56030, member: 1078"] [COLOR=Blue][B]The concept of seva, I feel, is simple and uncomplicated in Sikhi. The very idea of seva begins with a metaphor: that of the milk-pot or vessel. Nanak says: First, wash the vessel, Next, disinfect it with incense. Then, and only then, is it ready to receive the milk. [GGS, M1, 728:1] True. What good is the milk once it has been poured into a soiled receptacle? The dirt of the vessel taints everything that is poured into it. The mind, like the vessel, first needs to be cleansed if one is to prepare it for things spiritual. Otherwise, all effort goes to waste. And this cleansing of the mind, the preparation, is done with the "soap" of humility. So far, all of this is esoteric and philosophical. But Sikhi brings the exercise down to earth by guiding us how to do it while going about our day-to-day, ordinary lives. In seeking humility, there's no need to blindly wade through religious tomes. No penances, no fasting, no retreats, no masochism of any kind. No feeding of priests, no pilgrimages, no renunciations, no onerous abstentions. There's a simple, direct and effective way: seva. No grandiose projects are necessary for this inner cleansing. We don't have to build monuments, or light bonfires on top of mountains, or even go on far-flung crusades fighting for world peace. Just serving the basic needs of those who are in need puts us on the right path. At home, with the neighbour, around the corner, in the community we live in ... the concentric circles can get as wide or remain as narrow as the situation demands. Feed the hungry, clothe the destitute, shelter the homeless. Or even more simple: just wash the dishes at the langar, or serve food, or look after the shoes of those who come to worship. Anonymity helps. Not wearing a t-shirt or bandana that proclaims SEVADAR, helps. Doing it without fan-fare, without a shabash or pat on the back, is a definite plus. Doing things that others do not want to, or cannot do, is good. Sweeping the floor, or cleaning the washrooms are therefore bound to be the most rewarding.[/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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