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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="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 197761" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>Sikhs are supposed to live in the real world, supposed to be able to handle the real world, not go running to go bonding with what you call the divine world, this only furthers my feelings that meditation is nothing more than escapism, the parallels to drug induced feelings of serenity and knowledge are clear. The only way to discover the true self is to live and think truly, in all situations, if you can sit on a train full of women in mini skirts, and see them all as your sisters, without effort, without panic, then you are living, in my opinion, truthfully, if you have to start meditating because the bad thoughts are starting, you will probably miss your stop, and what does it actually achieve, what understanding, what wisdom, </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah well you see, again, in my opinion, meditation just makes things worse, it merely prolongs the day of reckoning when you have to deal with these issues, lust, greed, ego, etc. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>please do not put words in my mouth, read my quote again, that is not what I am saying, it is being inferred that Bani can be understood by grace, whilst grace undoubtedly has a hand, it is through hard work, and thinking, contemplation, and ultimately practice that enables one to understand Gurbani. Sometimes I sit in the bath for hours, with my three dogs sitting on the floor, and I think, and I keep thinking, batting ideas like tennis ***** in my head, I talk to the dogs, they unfortunately cannot answer, but after a while, I might come up with a theory, a path, an action, that may help me in my quest not to be ruled by the thieves, and I try it out, experiment with it, that to me is naam simran</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>firstly define simran, secondly, fighting solves nothing, I have been fighting all my life, and I am quite fed up with it, it is a fight that cannot be won in my opinion, some facets of the thieves are useful, some are downright essential, to want something, get it, and enjoy it is only a hop skip away from wanting something and feeling your life would not be worth living without it, you then need it, and then the blinkers come down and all you can see is that thing, maybe that is when it becomes a thief, when it takes you over, when it ceases to be something 'nice' and becomes something 'essential', to make this call requires discipline and discretion, logic helps too, I've spent too long fighting to see others end their lives in a fight, maybe when bani talks of the thieves they are talking of our lusts being in control, rather than us being in control of them, so control them, control yourself, easier than destroying parts of you, in my opinion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 197761, member: 14641"] Sikhs are supposed to live in the real world, supposed to be able to handle the real world, not go running to go bonding with what you call the divine world, this only furthers my feelings that meditation is nothing more than escapism, the parallels to drug induced feelings of serenity and knowledge are clear. The only way to discover the true self is to live and think truly, in all situations, if you can sit on a train full of women in mini skirts, and see them all as your sisters, without effort, without panic, then you are living, in my opinion, truthfully, if you have to start meditating because the bad thoughts are starting, you will probably miss your stop, and what does it actually achieve, what understanding, what wisdom, Ah well you see, again, in my opinion, meditation just makes things worse, it merely prolongs the day of reckoning when you have to deal with these issues, lust, greed, ego, etc. please do not put words in my mouth, read my quote again, that is not what I am saying, it is being inferred that Bani can be understood by grace, whilst grace undoubtedly has a hand, it is through hard work, and thinking, contemplation, and ultimately practice that enables one to understand Gurbani. Sometimes I sit in the bath for hours, with my three dogs sitting on the floor, and I think, and I keep thinking, batting ideas like tennis ***** in my head, I talk to the dogs, they unfortunately cannot answer, but after a while, I might come up with a theory, a path, an action, that may help me in my quest not to be ruled by the thieves, and I try it out, experiment with it, that to me is naam simran firstly define simran, secondly, fighting solves nothing, I have been fighting all my life, and I am quite fed up with it, it is a fight that cannot be won in my opinion, some facets of the thieves are useful, some are downright essential, to want something, get it, and enjoy it is only a hop skip away from wanting something and feeling your life would not be worth living without it, you then need it, and then the blinkers come down and all you can see is that thing, maybe that is when it becomes a thief, when it takes you over, when it ceases to be something 'nice' and becomes something 'essential', to make this call requires discipline and discretion, logic helps too, I've spent too long fighting to see others end their lives in a fight, maybe when bani talks of the thieves they are talking of our lusts being in control, rather than us being in control of them, so control them, control yourself, easier than destroying parts of you, in my opinion [/QUOTE]
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