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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="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 114513" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>Although I havent read this latest book, I am well aware of IJ Singh Jis writings that appear frequently on the Internet and on various Online Forums. He is one of my favourite authors because he has the uncanny knack of calling a spade a spade in such a forceful yet soft manner. It is impossible to get offended, ruffled feathers or get ones toes stepped on by IJ Singh although thats exactly what he intends...imho toes got to be stepped on, feathers got to be ruffled in order to tell the truth as it must be told -But IJ has the perfect way to do this and he does it so well. In the World of Sikhi according to the sants and derawadees..an "academic" is almost a dirty word...an academic is considered a dry sikh at best..with no "naam kamaii..no spiritual strength..no "brahmgyaan"..no round trubans and no big cholas. So an "academic" is summarily dismissed...as "dry"..educated but with no substance..and worse may be called names like "missionary"..or even worse.."communist..atheist..etc etc. Thus we find even Great Scholars like Prof sahib Singh who wrote the SGGS darpan also being labelled as dry academic with no Brahmgyaan..no antreev Bhav sense of Gurbani (which each and every uneducated illiterate "sant baba" is deemed to have automatically as Education/literacy is not importnat at all in the brahmgyaan/antreev bhaav equation ..which means no snat baba has ever written even a four page pamphlet - let alone a book - about Sikhi..Gurbani Vichaar..Gurbani's teachings etc. Their Dera Chelas will invariably write volumes about the miraculous happenings and tall tales but Nothing anout Gurmatt/Gurbani simply becasue they have none of that. Unfortunately a vast number of Sikhs follow these Babas..the modern writings of people like IJ Singh dont appeal to them simply becasue they have been mind conditioned to ignore non-Babas.</p><p>But to the Modern Educated Sikhs of the New Generation, IJ Singh,Late Dr Baldev Singh Late Daljeet Singh, Gajindra Singh etc etc have great appeal because they address issues that we face in real life as SIKHS.</p><p>Issues like the widespread cancer of CASTE (Zaat Paat such bhitt etc etc) are not addressed by the Religious Sants and Babas - in fact these issues are much propagated by the derawadees throughout their deras.Thus it remains for authors like IJ Singh to address them and draw them out into the open for widepsread discussion, vichaar and hopeful elimination in the coming generations as our Gurus intended all along. IJ Singh has the guts to catch the bull by the horns - a most sikh like trait - Sach Sunaisee see Sach ki Bela. </p><p>I hope to get my hands on this latest book asap..and I am sure i will enjoy it thoroughly before i write my further thoughts on this matter..as they say auleh da khatha swaad baad wich...so is the same with IJ Singh jis essays...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 114513, member: 189"] Although I havent read this latest book, I am well aware of IJ Singh Jis writings that appear frequently on the Internet and on various Online Forums. He is one of my favourite authors because he has the uncanny knack of calling a spade a spade in such a forceful yet soft manner. It is impossible to get offended, ruffled feathers or get ones toes stepped on by IJ Singh although thats exactly what he intends...imho toes got to be stepped on, feathers got to be ruffled in order to tell the truth as it must be told -But IJ has the perfect way to do this and he does it so well. In the World of Sikhi according to the sants and derawadees..an "academic" is almost a dirty word...an academic is considered a dry sikh at best..with no "naam kamaii..no spiritual strength..no "brahmgyaan"..no round trubans and no big cholas. So an "academic" is summarily dismissed...as "dry"..educated but with no substance..and worse may be called names like "missionary"..or even worse.."communist..atheist..etc etc. Thus we find even Great Scholars like Prof sahib Singh who wrote the SGGS darpan also being labelled as dry academic with no Brahmgyaan..no antreev Bhav sense of Gurbani (which each and every uneducated illiterate "sant baba" is deemed to have automatically as Education/literacy is not importnat at all in the brahmgyaan/antreev bhaav equation ..which means no snat baba has ever written even a four page pamphlet - let alone a book - about Sikhi..Gurbani Vichaar..Gurbani's teachings etc. Their Dera Chelas will invariably write volumes about the miraculous happenings and tall tales but Nothing anout Gurmatt/Gurbani simply becasue they have none of that. Unfortunately a vast number of Sikhs follow these Babas..the modern writings of people like IJ Singh dont appeal to them simply becasue they have been mind conditioned to ignore non-Babas. But to the Modern Educated Sikhs of the New Generation, IJ Singh,Late Dr Baldev Singh Late Daljeet Singh, Gajindra Singh etc etc have great appeal because they address issues that we face in real life as SIKHS. Issues like the widespread cancer of CASTE (Zaat Paat such bhitt etc etc) are not addressed by the Religious Sants and Babas - in fact these issues are much propagated by the derawadees throughout their deras.Thus it remains for authors like IJ Singh to address them and draw them out into the open for widepsread discussion, vichaar and hopeful elimination in the coming generations as our Gurus intended all along. IJ Singh has the guts to catch the bull by the horns - a most sikh like trait - Sach Sunaisee see Sach ki Bela. I hope to get my hands on this latest book asap..and I am sure i will enjoy it thoroughly before i write my further thoughts on this matter..as they say auleh da khatha swaad baad wich...so is the same with IJ Singh jis essays...:D [/QUOTE]
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