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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 191901" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>somethingforsloths ji</p><p></p><p>I love your id -- I love sloths and will watch YouTube videos about them. They have a sweet and merry expression. And they don't seem as wilful as chimps sometimes do.</p><p></p><p>To the thread topic</p><p></p><p>The Halloween celebration puts Sikhs in a particular sort of conflict between faith and western culture. There are very clear prohibitions against anything resembling participating in superstition or superstitious practices. Over the centuries of course the pagan traditions behind Halloween are all but forgotten and it is nothing more than a time to pig out on seasonal sweets and traipse about in outrageous costumes. Years ago I bought a green velvet Tyrannasaurus Rex costume with a stuffed head on sale at K-mart just to have it it was so irresistible, and I keep in on display in one of the bedrooms. </p><p></p><p>The conflict is a serious one because children see their schoolmates gearing up for the holiday and schools will often have Halloween parades. So what is a Sikh parent to do? Do you say NO and risk your child feeling left out? Do you make a hue and a cry on the grounds of religious sentiments? Do you just let kids have some fun? This has to be an individual decision, family by family. I think it helps to stand back and be objective. In India, Holi is celebrated by Sikhs, complete with candy orgies and painted faces and ice-water balloon bombs. Next day it is followed up with Hola Maholla. Not all Sikhs celebrate, but enough do to make it a minor controversy. The same kind of do-we/don't we muddle applies to Halloween. There is no way to make Halloween Sikh-enough for children to feel they have been faithful to the religion and still mix with the culture. For example, there is no way one can wear a Guru Nanak or Baba Bhanda Singh costume.. that is simply off the menu because it is disrespectful in the extreme. </p><p></p><p>Some resolve this problem by creating a Sikh equivalent - parties that focus on the fun and games. Perhaps jack-o-lanterns with Sikh emblem cut-outs and candles to remember the jyote of the Gurus are possible. Songs and games that have no religious overtones at house parties is another option. Going about the neighborhood begging for treats should be out of the question for just about anyone these days because of the dangers kids face today. For families who do not see their fundamental grounding in Sikhi put to the test by Halloween, then there is no conflict; but these families should understand they just may face stiff disapproval by others. So it is not easy for parents or kids when cultures and traditions are in conflict. This is a constant in our lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 191901, member: 35"] somethingforsloths ji I love your id -- I love sloths and will watch YouTube videos about them. They have a sweet and merry expression. And they don't seem as wilful as chimps sometimes do. To the thread topic The Halloween celebration puts Sikhs in a particular sort of conflict between faith and western culture. There are very clear prohibitions against anything resembling participating in superstition or superstitious practices. Over the centuries of course the pagan traditions behind Halloween are all but forgotten and it is nothing more than a time to pig out on seasonal sweets and traipse about in outrageous costumes. Years ago I bought a green velvet Tyrannasaurus Rex costume with a stuffed head on sale at K-mart just to have it it was so irresistible, and I keep in on display in one of the bedrooms. The conflict is a serious one because children see their schoolmates gearing up for the holiday and schools will often have Halloween parades. So what is a Sikh parent to do? Do you say NO and risk your child feeling left out? Do you make a hue and a cry on the grounds of religious sentiments? Do you just let kids have some fun? This has to be an individual decision, family by family. I think it helps to stand back and be objective. In India, Holi is celebrated by Sikhs, complete with candy orgies and painted faces and ice-water balloon bombs. Next day it is followed up with Hola Maholla. Not all Sikhs celebrate, but enough do to make it a minor controversy. The same kind of do-we/don't we muddle applies to Halloween. There is no way to make Halloween Sikh-enough for children to feel they have been faithful to the religion and still mix with the culture. For example, there is no way one can wear a Guru Nanak or Baba Bhanda Singh costume.. that is simply off the menu because it is disrespectful in the extreme. Some resolve this problem by creating a Sikh equivalent - parties that focus on the fun and games. Perhaps jack-o-lanterns with Sikh emblem cut-outs and candles to remember the jyote of the Gurus are possible. Songs and games that have no religious overtones at house parties is another option. Going about the neighborhood begging for treats should be out of the question for just about anyone these days because of the dangers kids face today. For families who do not see their fundamental grounding in Sikhi put to the test by Halloween, then there is no conflict; but these families should understand they just may face stiff disapproval by others. So it is not easy for parents or kids when cultures and traditions are in conflict. This is a constant in our lives. [/QUOTE]
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