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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="Harjas Kaur Khalsa" data-source="post: 53801" data-attributes="member: 2125"><p><span style="color: black">Veerji <em>JtotheAtothe</em>, you realize the futility of "either/or" arguments? Your initial question narrows all choices with the fallacy of bifurcation. It is a set up, commonly found in the propagandistic writings of atheists.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: red"><strong>EITHER</strong></span> you have moral order....</span><span style="color: black"><strong><span style="color: red">OR </span></strong>you have God...</span><span style="color: black">as if the two concepts were mutually exclusive. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Questions like these are designed as a propaganda to break conventional morality from dependance on the concept of God. Since most people who define God, define Him as goodness, purity, morality, truth, justice, the question as it is posed cannot be answered.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Supposing for a moment, we were to accept that there is an energy, a tendancy, a force, that exists in nature like morphic fields that underlies the formation of particular tendancies and directions of growth for living organisms. Like a field of energy imprinting information which tells cells how to divide/heal or even decay, or promotes a genetic evolution for a logical purpose. It is neither unscientific, nor does such a theory of morphogenic fields exclude the concept of God that there is a guiding force in nature evolving living things to betterment. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Morality is more of an interpretation. For example a hurricane which destroys my home and family as an act of nature may have no deliberation of consciousness or requisite intent to cause harm. Deliberation and intent are what we attribute to evil, as opposed to accidental, or involuntary acts. Nonetheless as human beings we do define evil and good and establish values such as morality. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">Humanistic atheism is loathe to attach social morality to any definition of God, as if people are inherently moral beings without needing higher guidance. I dare say human beings are out of balance not only with nature but also with spirit. Concepts of altruism and social morality define them in ways selfish to society, as an individualism independant from any spiritual accountablity beyond self-defined "greater good." It is precisely these philosophies which define "greater good" as something beneficial to particular societies, or individuals in pursuit of maximum pleasure which justify the corporate state. Maximum pleasure for the greater number at the expense of the least often translates into dominance and oppression of the powerful against the weak. As a social philosophy there is no morality apart from any individuals own personal choice. This is a philosophy used to justify massive crimes like eugenics, racial selection, human embryo genetic tampering...all because the greater corporate good is detached from accountability to a Higher Spiritual force. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">People who talk about spiritual qualities of morality and spiritual discipline are talking about something different from conventional social morality or maximum pleasure. We aren't trying to be good for the sake of promoting social cohesion in the way atheistic humanism defines morality. As you alluded, it is more of a spiritual evolution which seeks transformation beyond the human nature to reunify spiritual essence with Ultimate Reality/God. And views Ultimate Reality/God as the field of moral force creating order/harmony/synchronicity/pattern/evolution out of chaos of our individualistic pursuit of maximum pleasure at the expense of anyone else. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black">You are aware that the ultimate Humanistic society was Nazi Germany? It was perfectly moral according to humanistic definitions for Hitler to say, "Eliminating 1 diseased man to spare infection of 100 others is a mercy. What became problematic is scapegoating the vulnerable, poor and weak, labeling them parasitic and diseased who had other nationalities, religious beliefs, and appearances. Nazism is a philosophy of maximum pleasure the the greatest number....of people they valued as people. The rest were <em><strong>dasein ohne leben</strong></em> "life unworthy of life." Who defines worthiness and unworthiness according to humanistic definitions? A scientist? A scholar? A corporate conglomerate financially supporting a societal infrastructure? A dictator?</span></p><p> </p><p>I dare propose to you that humanistic atheism as a moral philosophy is doomed to failure. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkred">Eliminating the disease of Judaism and Communism</span></p><p><a href="http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr64iv_files/nazi_propaganda.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkred">http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr64iv_files/nazi_propaganda.jpg</span></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Defining the undesirable</span></p><p><a href="http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/photo/wlc/image/17/17608.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy">http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/photo/wlc/image/17/17608.jpg</span></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: darkred">Promoting the social ideal</span></p><p><a href="http://guanubian.blogspot.com/images/hitler_youth.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: darkred">http://guanubian.blogspot.com/images/hitler_youth.jpg</span></a> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">To cleanse disease from society</span></p><p><a href="http://www.hanefesh.com/edu/Holidays/images/a6b.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy">http://www.hanefesh.com/edu/Holidays/images/a6b.jpg</span></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harjas Kaur Khalsa, post: 53801, member: 2125"] [COLOR=black]Veerji [I]JtotheAtothe[/I], you realize the futility of "either/or" arguments? Your initial question narrows all choices with the fallacy of bifurcation. It is a set up, commonly found in the propagandistic writings of atheists.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black][COLOR=red][B]EITHER[/B][/COLOR] you have moral order....[/COLOR][COLOR=black][B][COLOR=red]OR [/COLOR][/B]you have God...[/COLOR][COLOR=black]as if the two concepts were mutually exclusive. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Questions like these are designed as a propaganda to break conventional morality from dependance on the concept of God. Since most people who define God, define Him as goodness, purity, morality, truth, justice, the question as it is posed cannot be answered.[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Supposing for a moment, we were to accept that there is an energy, a tendancy, a force, that exists in nature like morphic fields that underlies the formation of particular tendancies and directions of growth for living organisms. Like a field of energy imprinting information which tells cells how to divide/heal or even decay, or promotes a genetic evolution for a logical purpose. It is neither unscientific, nor does such a theory of morphogenic fields exclude the concept of God that there is a guiding force in nature evolving living things to betterment. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Morality is more of an interpretation. For example a hurricane which destroys my home and family as an act of nature may have no deliberation of consciousness or requisite intent to cause harm. Deliberation and intent are what we attribute to evil, as opposed to accidental, or involuntary acts. Nonetheless as human beings we do define evil and good and establish values such as morality. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Humanistic atheism is loathe to attach social morality to any definition of God, as if people are inherently moral beings without needing higher guidance. I dare say human beings are out of balance not only with nature but also with spirit. Concepts of altruism and social morality define them in ways selfish to society, as an individualism independant from any spiritual accountablity beyond self-defined "greater good." It is precisely these philosophies which define "greater good" as something beneficial to particular societies, or individuals in pursuit of maximum pleasure which justify the corporate state. Maximum pleasure for the greater number at the expense of the least often translates into dominance and oppression of the powerful against the weak. As a social philosophy there is no morality apart from any individuals own personal choice. This is a philosophy used to justify massive crimes like eugenics, racial selection, human embryo genetic tampering...all because the greater corporate good is detached from accountability to a Higher Spiritual force. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]People who talk about spiritual qualities of morality and spiritual discipline are talking about something different from conventional social morality or maximum pleasure. We aren't trying to be good for the sake of promoting social cohesion in the way atheistic humanism defines morality. As you alluded, it is more of a spiritual evolution which seeks transformation beyond the human nature to reunify spiritual essence with Ultimate Reality/God. And views Ultimate Reality/God as the field of moral force creating order/harmony/synchronicity/pattern/evolution out of chaos of our individualistic pursuit of maximum pleasure at the expense of anyone else. [/COLOR] [COLOR=black]You are aware that the ultimate Humanistic society was Nazi Germany? It was perfectly moral according to humanistic definitions for Hitler to say, "Eliminating 1 diseased man to spare infection of 100 others is a mercy. What became problematic is scapegoating the vulnerable, poor and weak, labeling them parasitic and diseased who had other nationalities, religious beliefs, and appearances. Nazism is a philosophy of maximum pleasure the the greatest number....of people they valued as people. The rest were [I][B]dasein ohne leben[/B][/I] "life unworthy of life." Who defines worthiness and unworthiness according to humanistic definitions? A scientist? A scholar? A corporate conglomerate financially supporting a societal infrastructure? A dictator?[/COLOR] I dare propose to you that humanistic atheism as a moral philosophy is doomed to failure. [COLOR=darkred]Eliminating the disease of Judaism and Communism[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr64iv_files/nazi_propaganda.jpg"][COLOR=darkred]http://www.stormfront.org/whitehistory/hwr64iv_files/nazi_propaganda.jpg[/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=navy]Defining the undesirable[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/photo/wlc/image/17/17608.jpg"][COLOR=navy]http://www.ushmm.org/lcmedia/photo/wlc/image/17/17608.jpg[/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=darkred]Promoting the social ideal[/COLOR] [URL="http://guanubian.blogspot.com/images/hitler_youth.jpg"][COLOR=darkred]http://guanubian.blogspot.com/images/hitler_youth.jpg[/COLOR][/URL] [COLOR=navy]To cleanse disease from society[/COLOR] [URL="http://www.hanefesh.com/edu/Holidays/images/a6b.jpg"][COLOR=navy]http://www.hanefesh.com/edu/Holidays/images/a6b.jpg[/COLOR][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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