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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="servant_of_god" data-source="post: 94947" data-attributes="member: 7933"><p>I don't claim to be an expert on Sikhism - in fact before doing the research for this talk I knew next to nothing about it. I am more than willing to be corrected if I get my facts wrong. </p><p> All I want to do is compare two significant quotes, one from Sikhism and one from Christianity to try to get an idea of the differences between the two faiths.</p><p> A man called Guru Nanak established Sikhism in the 15th Century - making it a comparatively new religion. Nanak had a calling at the age of 33. After his calling the first thing he said was:</p><p> "None are Hindu, none are Muslim"</p><p> He meant that because the same divine spark has ignited all people, God is the God of all men, so we are all God's sons! Let me quote from a Sikh website:</p><p> "By extension [to the Guru's words] no-one is Christian, Jewish, Buddhist or even Sikh. These divisions soon evaporate when we remember that first and foremost, we are all children of God." </p><p> Nanak said:</p><p> "I was summoned by the Creator - our common Father-Mother, and was given the holy message to be shared with all the people. The sermon God gave me is: Do not divide human beings into Hindus, Muslims, or into other groups/faiths; they are all My children and equal. I love all of them; they may love Me by any name - Allah, Ram, etc. No one should be hated or considered alien." </p><p> So Sikhism says <strong>"All faiths are the same because they are worshipping the same God"</strong>.</p><p> Paul says something similar to Guru Nanak's words in Galatians 3<img src="/images/smilies/talking/28.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":28:" title="No no no :28:" data-shortname=":28:" /></p><p> "There is neither *** nor Greek."</p><p> Is he saying the same thing? That regardless of whether you are *** and worship Jehovah or follow the Greek gods, at the end of the day you are worshipping the same God? </p><p> When we look at the context of the passage it is clear that Paul was meaning something quite different. Verse 26 says:</p><p> "... for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptised into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither *** nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." </p><p> Paul is still making a staggering claim: that through faith in Jesus Christ all people regardless of gender, background or position are on an equal standing before God. Through Christ all who become "sons of God" have an equal right to the privileges that come through being the son of the Creator God.</p><p> Whilst we would want to agree strongly with the Guru's words that God loves all mankind, and that we mustn't hate other people, Christians would disagree that all religions are worshipping the same God. </p><p>Different faiths believe very different things about life, reality and God. Even Sikhism, which has it's roots in both Hinduism and Islam has had to decide what it would hold to on the basis of what the Guru and his 10 successors said, some stuff was taken from Hinduism (like the concepts of Karma and rebirth) other bits were rejected (like the caste system), and the same went for Islam.</p><p>It seems clear that if different worldviews say conflicting things they are not "all true", or "all pointing the same way". Either none of them has got it right or at most only one has! Christianity is clear that not all people are God's sons - but by nature we all stand as God's enemies. The only way we can be called God's sons is through faith in Jesus and his death 2000 years ago on a cross. </p><p> So if Sikhism says "All faiths are the same because their God is the same", Jesus says: "I am the way, and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)</p><p> It may sound less politically correct, less accepting of different people's view, but this is what Jesus said. At his trial Jesus said to Pilate "Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice" (John 18:37). By rejecting Jesus as being supreme, those of other faiths are not on the side of truth. Whereas the way to truth in Sikhism is through listening to the Guru, truth is found only in Jesus.</p><p> So to conclude, God does care what name we call him and how we worship him. Christianity is says we can only be sons of God through Jesus. We must be humble, friendly and loving with people of other faiths, but we must be clear - we don't believe that we are all ok because the same divine spark burns within us. </p><p> In the first century Christian believers were not killed for claiming Jesus was divine (the authorities allowed for as many Gods as you like), they were killed for saying that Jesus is the <strong>only</strong> Lord and that he alone was to be worshipped.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="servant_of_god, post: 94947, member: 7933"] I don't claim to be an expert on Sikhism - in fact before doing the research for this talk I knew next to nothing about it. I am more than willing to be corrected if I get my facts wrong. All I want to do is compare two significant quotes, one from Sikhism and one from Christianity to try to get an idea of the differences between the two faiths. A man called Guru Nanak established Sikhism in the 15th Century - making it a comparatively new religion. Nanak had a calling at the age of 33. After his calling the first thing he said was: "None are Hindu, none are Muslim" He meant that because the same divine spark has ignited all people, God is the God of all men, so we are all God's sons! Let me quote from a Sikh website: "By extension [to the Guru's words] no-one is Christian, Jewish, Buddhist or even Sikh. These divisions soon evaporate when we remember that first and foremost, we are all children of God." Nanak said: "I was summoned by the Creator - our common Father-Mother, and was given the holy message to be shared with all the people. The sermon God gave me is: Do not divide human beings into Hindus, Muslims, or into other groups/faiths; they are all My children and equal. I love all of them; they may love Me by any name - Allah, Ram, etc. No one should be hated or considered alien." So Sikhism says [B]"All faiths are the same because they are worshipping the same God"[/B]. Paul says something similar to Guru Nanak's words in Galatians 3:28: "There is neither *** nor Greek." Is he saying the same thing? That regardless of whether you are *** and worship Jehovah or follow the Greek gods, at the end of the day you are worshipping the same God? When we look at the context of the passage it is clear that Paul was meaning something quite different. Verse 26 says: "... for in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. For as many of you as were baptised into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither *** nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." Paul is still making a staggering claim: that through faith in Jesus Christ all people regardless of gender, background or position are on an equal standing before God. Through Christ all who become "sons of God" have an equal right to the privileges that come through being the son of the Creator God. Whilst we would want to agree strongly with the Guru's words that God loves all mankind, and that we mustn't hate other people, Christians would disagree that all religions are worshipping the same God. Different faiths believe very different things about life, reality and God. Even Sikhism, which has it's roots in both Hinduism and Islam has had to decide what it would hold to on the basis of what the Guru and his 10 successors said, some stuff was taken from Hinduism (like the concepts of Karma and rebirth) other bits were rejected (like the caste system), and the same went for Islam. It seems clear that if different worldviews say conflicting things they are not "all true", or "all pointing the same way". Either none of them has got it right or at most only one has! Christianity is clear that not all people are God's sons - but by nature we all stand as God's enemies. The only way we can be called God's sons is through faith in Jesus and his death 2000 years ago on a cross. So if Sikhism says "All faiths are the same because their God is the same", Jesus says: "I am the way, and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6) It may sound less politically correct, less accepting of different people's view, but this is what Jesus said. At his trial Jesus said to Pilate "Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice" (John 18:37). By rejecting Jesus as being supreme, those of other faiths are not on the side of truth. Whereas the way to truth in Sikhism is through listening to the Guru, truth is found only in Jesus. So to conclude, God does care what name we call him and how we worship him. Christianity is says we can only be sons of God through Jesus. We must be humble, friendly and loving with people of other faiths, but we must be clear - we don't believe that we are all ok because the same divine spark burns within us. In the first century Christian believers were not killed for claiming Jesus was divine (the authorities allowed for as many Gods as you like), they were killed for saying that Jesus is the [B]only[/B] Lord and that he alone was to be worshipped. [/QUOTE]
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