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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)
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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The Dasam Granth Issue: A Red Herring
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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 116606" data-attributes="member: 138"><p><strong>Re: The Dasam Granth Issue: A Red Herring (from SikhChic)</strong></p><p></p><p>The cauldron of ignorance bubbling with rituals has been simmering for quite sometimes in the guise of Sikhi. Blind faith has been successful in creating blindfolds that can not be taken off. </p><p></p><p>The other thing that disguises these blindfolds is the full baana of many which is worn as a chip on the shoulder rather than the vestment that leads to the understanding of Gurbani in the Guru Granth, our only Guru bestowed upon us by our 10<sup>th</sup> Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. </p><p></p><p>We are urged by our visionary Gurus to study the Guru Granth rather than parroting it, so that goodness can be bred within and shared with others. Dasam Granth’s adoration as a parallel Granth to Guru Granth by many baana wearing Sikhs proves the tightness of the blindfolds they have on, which defies the teachings of contemplation, reasoning and thoughtfulness bestowed to us by Guru Gobind Singh in the form of Guru Granth, our only Guru. This is more an insult to our 10th Guru than anything else.</p><p></p><p> If we are unable to take our blindfolds off, then let’s close our eyes behind them and visualise internally for a minute or two.</p><p></p><p>How can a young lad of may be 11 would ask his father Guru Teg Bahadur to sacrifice his life, not to defend Sikhi but to defend humanity and the right of the individual to seek spirituality in their own ways, in this case the Kashmiri Pandits, (perhaps Indira Gandhi's ancestors)? </p><p></p><p> The founding founders of the Bill of Rights of the USA discovered the same many years later but with many caveats which included slavery rather than true freedom against any kind of tyranny.</p><p></p><p>How can this person who was called Gobind Rai and then later became Guru Gobind Singh, our 10<sup>th</sup> and last Guru, who put the icing on the cake started by Guru Nanak and inscribed on it the name Khalsa Panth would write a book under his name called the Dasam Granth?</p><p></p><p> How come our Dasam Pita would talk about his previous life when none of our previous Gurus did, in the book which gave birth to Hemkunt and also to the mechanical ritual called the pilgrimage a la Hinduism and many other isms, hence defying the teachings of Guru Granth, once again? It has become a yearly Hajj in Sikhi where the obese pilgrims hire other people to carry them to the "Promised Land" which makes the carriers the real pilgrims if one comes to think of it.</p><p></p><p> How can our 10<sup>th</sup> Guru who also sacrificed his 4 sons in the name of justice for all would dwell in me-ism as the stories in Dasam Granth suggest? </p><p></p><p>How come this polyglot visionary great poet, who added his father’s Gurbani in the Guru Granth, deliberately not adding a single word from his own poetry would be considered so self centered by writing a book called the Dasam Granth? </p><p></p><p>Yes, part of the beautiful poetry which is in the book and which compliments Gurmat values of the Guru Granth,our only Guru is more likely his and that part has become part of our daily prayers, the Nitnem.</p><p></p><p> But many parts like Charitars can not be discussed in the Gurdwaras because of their sexual content and can not be claimed as the writings of our Dasam Pita as many of the ones with the blindfolds on have tried to do for quite sometime. </p><p></p><p>Bobby Kennedy used to say,” If you have a problem, hang a lantern on it”. I want to thank Inder ji for doing just that. Now, it depends on us to take our blindfolds off and see what the light shows us.</p><p></p><p>Tejwant singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 116606, member: 138"] [b]Re: The Dasam Granth Issue: A Red Herring (from SikhChic)[/b] The cauldron of ignorance bubbling with rituals has been simmering for quite sometimes in the guise of Sikhi. Blind faith has been successful in creating blindfolds that can not be taken off. The other thing that disguises these blindfolds is the full baana of many which is worn as a chip on the shoulder rather than the vestment that leads to the understanding of Gurbani in the Guru Granth, our only Guru bestowed upon us by our 10<sup>th</sup> Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. We are urged by our visionary Gurus to study the Guru Granth rather than parroting it, so that goodness can be bred within and shared with others. Dasam Granth’s adoration as a parallel Granth to Guru Granth by many baana wearing Sikhs proves the tightness of the blindfolds they have on, which defies the teachings of contemplation, reasoning and thoughtfulness bestowed to us by Guru Gobind Singh in the form of Guru Granth, our only Guru. This is more an insult to our 10th Guru than anything else. If we are unable to take our blindfolds off, then let’s close our eyes behind them and visualise internally for a minute or two. How can a young lad of may be 11 would ask his father Guru Teg Bahadur to sacrifice his life, not to defend Sikhi but to defend humanity and the right of the individual to seek spirituality in their own ways, in this case the Kashmiri Pandits, (perhaps Indira Gandhi's ancestors)? The founding founders of the Bill of Rights of the USA discovered the same many years later but with many caveats which included slavery rather than true freedom against any kind of tyranny. How can this person who was called Gobind Rai and then later became Guru Gobind Singh, our 10<sup>th</sup> and last Guru, who put the icing on the cake started by Guru Nanak and inscribed on it the name Khalsa Panth would write a book under his name called the Dasam Granth? How come our Dasam Pita would talk about his previous life when none of our previous Gurus did, in the book which gave birth to Hemkunt and also to the mechanical ritual called the pilgrimage a la Hinduism and many other isms, hence defying the teachings of Guru Granth, once again? It has become a yearly Hajj in Sikhi where the obese pilgrims hire other people to carry them to the "Promised Land" which makes the carriers the real pilgrims if one comes to think of it. How can our 10<sup>th</sup> Guru who also sacrificed his 4 sons in the name of justice for all would dwell in me-ism as the stories in Dasam Granth suggest? How come this polyglot visionary great poet, who added his father’s Gurbani in the Guru Granth, deliberately not adding a single word from his own poetry would be considered so self centered by writing a book called the Dasam Granth? Yes, part of the beautiful poetry which is in the book and which compliments Gurmat values of the Guru Granth,our only Guru is more likely his and that part has become part of our daily prayers, the Nitnem. But many parts like Charitars can not be discussed in the Gurdwaras because of their sexual content and can not be claimed as the writings of our Dasam Pita as many of the ones with the blindfolds on have tried to do for quite sometime. Bobby Kennedy used to say,” If you have a problem, hang a lantern on it”. I want to thank Inder ji for doing just that. Now, it depends on us to take our blindfolds off and see what the light shows us. Tejwant singh [/QUOTE]
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