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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="Jogindar Singh Kaur" data-source="post: 10672" data-attributes="member: 1327"><p>"I am Your musical instrument, and You are the Musician. I am Your beggar; please bless me with Your charity, O Great Giver. <strong>By Your Grace, I enjoy love</strong> and pleasures. <strong>You are deep within each and every heart.</strong>"</p><p></p><p>Warriors_of_Truth, I must ask: did you actually read this thread before posting? It just seems to me that you jumped in without much understanding of the subject at all. First let me point you to this speech given by a Nigerian woman, Cesnabmihilo Dorothy Aken’Ova. Here it is reprinted by ILGA, an international lesbian/gay rights group, but by no means is Aken'Ova talking about homosexuals specifically:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/8e6au" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/8e6au</a></p><p></p><p>If you read this, you will see how diverse families really are. Let me also tell you this story my mother told me. A guy I had grown up with, Todd, was extremely popular in high school. He never lacked dates, and he had many girlfriends. Years later he comes back to Barstow and he is sick with AIDS. His mother-- his own mother!-- disowned him for being bisexual. She never visited her son, not even when he was dying. In her mind it was the "proper Christian" thing to do. </p><p></p><p>Instead, he was taken care of by his brother and many friends. Of course his brother was family, but his friends were there for him too, to help bathe him, feed him, clean his sheets. His friends were more like family to him than his own mother was. From 1985 to 1991 I worked at the UCLA AIDS Center, and I heard so many heartbreaking stories about sons being abandoned and disowned by their parents. It is the basic tenet of Sikhi, it is in our Mool Mantar, that God is love, there is no hate. But to abandon your children on their deathbeds in such a callous manner is as hateful as it gets. How could the Christian God, also said to be of pure love, condone that? I don't think God does. </p><p></p><p>I am who I am, I am the way Guruji made me. I am a woman who falls in love with women, not men. I have been with my partner for 12 years, and you'll just have to trust me on this-- turning to Waheguruji saved my relationship. We had a horrible, rocky year last year, fought and cried bitterly. It was ONLY the grace of the Guru that got me through some horrific nights, that kept me from hurting or killing myself, that healed our hearts and brought us back together. The whole story is in another thread, but here's the contradiction-- if the True Guru wanted me to marry a man and start a family, why did Satguruji comfort me? Why did Satguruji keep us together? Why is it that I now feel the grace of the Guru *and* a deep love for my partner, both of which are very much shared? Why is my relationship strong and healthy, and not torn apart in order for me to marry the "proper" gender? </p><p></p><p>Can you answer these questions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogindar Singh Kaur, post: 10672, member: 1327"] "I am Your musical instrument, and You are the Musician. I am Your beggar; please bless me with Your charity, O Great Giver. [B]By Your Grace, I enjoy love[/B] and pleasures. [B]You are deep within each and every heart.[/B]" Warriors_of_Truth, I must ask: did you actually read this thread before posting? It just seems to me that you jumped in without much understanding of the subject at all. First let me point you to this speech given by a Nigerian woman, Cesnabmihilo Dorothy Aken’Ova. Here it is reprinted by ILGA, an international lesbian/gay rights group, but by no means is Aken'Ova talking about homosexuals specifically: [url]http://tinyurl.com/8e6au[/url] If you read this, you will see how diverse families really are. Let me also tell you this story my mother told me. A guy I had grown up with, Todd, was extremely popular in high school. He never lacked dates, and he had many girlfriends. Years later he comes back to Barstow and he is sick with AIDS. His mother-- his own mother!-- disowned him for being bisexual. She never visited her son, not even when he was dying. In her mind it was the "proper Christian" thing to do. Instead, he was taken care of by his brother and many friends. Of course his brother was family, but his friends were there for him too, to help bathe him, feed him, clean his sheets. His friends were more like family to him than his own mother was. From 1985 to 1991 I worked at the UCLA AIDS Center, and I heard so many heartbreaking stories about sons being abandoned and disowned by their parents. It is the basic tenet of Sikhi, it is in our Mool Mantar, that God is love, there is no hate. But to abandon your children on their deathbeds in such a callous manner is as hateful as it gets. How could the Christian God, also said to be of pure love, condone that? I don't think God does. I am who I am, I am the way Guruji made me. I am a woman who falls in love with women, not men. I have been with my partner for 12 years, and you'll just have to trust me on this-- turning to Waheguruji saved my relationship. We had a horrible, rocky year last year, fought and cried bitterly. It was ONLY the grace of the Guru that got me through some horrific nights, that kept me from hurting or killing myself, that healed our hearts and brought us back together. The whole story is in another thread, but here's the contradiction-- if the True Guru wanted me to marry a man and start a family, why did Satguruji comfort me? Why did Satguruji keep us together? Why is it that I now feel the grace of the Guru *and* a deep love for my partner, both of which are very much shared? Why is my relationship strong and healthy, and not torn apart in order for me to marry the "proper" gender? Can you answer these questions? [/QUOTE]
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