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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 134784" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Tuesday, October 5, 2010, was the second annual Turban Night in Phillips Hall, at the Michigan State University, East Lansing (Michigan, U.S.A.). The stated goal was to inform the student body about Sikhism.</p><p></p><p>I heard about the event through my editor, who sent me there on an assignment. I'll admit this now: If he hadn't sent me, I probably would not have gone. I wasn't opposed to going.</p><p></p><p>It was just something for which I would not have made time. But after talking with my editor, I realized I didn't know a thing about Sikhism. Nothing at all.</p><p></p><p>This acknowledgement of my ignorance was a little embarrassing for me. I am of the belief that ignorance, especially about a subject as volatile as religion, can only lead to problems.</p><p></p><p>Many prejudices start with ignorance, and those prejudices can turn into blatant hatred. And hatred all too often leads to violence.</p><p></p><p>Religion's been a key player in thousands of years of history. It's spurred people to greatness, but it also has spurred people to do awful things.</p><p></p><p>So, no longer wanting to be ignorant - and because I had an article to write - I went.</p><p></p><p>I was under the impression that the idea of the event was to start a dialogue with students while making sure they still felt comfortable. Snacks were laid out on a table next to a pile of pamphlets titled "Who are the Sikhs?"</p><p></p><p>As more people showed up, participants did little more than lounge around and chat casually with each other.</p><p></p><p>Amongst the chatter, people were taking turns being adorned with turbans. Amrik Singh, a mentor who helped organize the event, let each person choose his or her preferred color, and then skillfully folded the thick bands into a turban.</p><p></p><p>"People ask me all the time, ‘What does it feel like to wear a turban?'" he said. "‘Does your head get hot?' So, instead of explaining, I figured I'd just let you try it," he explained later to the group.</p><p></p><p>After about an hour of general conversation, the group participants sat for a question-and-answer panel. About half the group now was wearing the colorful turbans, ranging from pink ("for weddings") to dark muted blacks and reds.</p><p></p><p>There's much to like about Sikhism. For one, it recognizes that women are completely equal to men in all spheres of life: religious, political and social. For another, it rejects "earthly distinctions" such as race, class and social caste.</p><p></p><p>Furthermore, Sikhs are enjoined to lead their lives with the same holistic approach to their religion. They're encouraged to be moral, hard-working and honest as well as share the fruits of their labor with others.</p><p></p><p>My Presbyterian background doesn't allow women the same rights as men; in that sense, Sikhism is a pleasant change. And when it comes to secular equality, one scarcely can argue that American capitalism - when it comes to social class - is fair and equal.</p><p></p><p>Plus, anyone who has been the victim of racism might be interested in a religion that rejects racial distinction.</p><p></p><p>What strikes me, however, is that Sikhism is the fifth-largest religion in the world, yet few Americans know a thing about it. I certainly didn't. Some might be inclined even to believe Sikhs are a sect of Islam or Hinduism, which is false.</p><p></p><p>Religion is an especially sensitive subject in our post-9/11 culture. But no matter your beliefs, is there really any excuse to be ignorant of the vast multitude of other religions sharing the world with us?</p><p></p><p>We are lucky to be part of such a diverse student population. I see event notifications for cultural and religious informational events on nearly a daily basis. There are thousands of opportunities. We should all be taking advantage of them to learn about different cultures.</p><p></p><p>And for people like Amrik Singh who take the time and effort to organize these events and make them so welcoming to students, I commend you. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=1889&cat=8" target="_blank">http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=1889&cat=8</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 134784, member: 35"] Tuesday, October 5, 2010, was the second annual Turban Night in Phillips Hall, at the Michigan State University, East Lansing (Michigan, U.S.A.). The stated goal was to inform the student body about Sikhism. I heard about the event through my editor, who sent me there on an assignment. I'll admit this now: If he hadn't sent me, I probably would not have gone. I wasn't opposed to going. It was just something for which I would not have made time. But after talking with my editor, I realized I didn't know a thing about Sikhism. Nothing at all. This acknowledgement of my ignorance was a little embarrassing for me. I am of the belief that ignorance, especially about a subject as volatile as religion, can only lead to problems. Many prejudices start with ignorance, and those prejudices can turn into blatant hatred. And hatred all too often leads to violence. Religion's been a key player in thousands of years of history. It's spurred people to greatness, but it also has spurred people to do awful things. So, no longer wanting to be ignorant - and because I had an article to write - I went. I was under the impression that the idea of the event was to start a dialogue with students while making sure they still felt comfortable. Snacks were laid out on a table next to a pile of pamphlets titled "Who are the Sikhs?" As more people showed up, participants did little more than lounge around and chat casually with each other. Amongst the chatter, people were taking turns being adorned with turbans. Amrik Singh, a mentor who helped organize the event, let each person choose his or her preferred color, and then skillfully folded the thick bands into a turban. "People ask me all the time, ‘What does it feel like to wear a turban?'" he said. "‘Does your head get hot?' So, instead of explaining, I figured I'd just let you try it," he explained later to the group. After about an hour of general conversation, the group participants sat for a question-and-answer panel. About half the group now was wearing the colorful turbans, ranging from pink ("for weddings") to dark muted blacks and reds. There's much to like about Sikhism. For one, it recognizes that women are completely equal to men in all spheres of life: religious, political and social. For another, it rejects "earthly distinctions" such as race, class and social caste. Furthermore, Sikhs are enjoined to lead their lives with the same holistic approach to their religion. They're encouraged to be moral, hard-working and honest as well as share the fruits of their labor with others. My Presbyterian background doesn't allow women the same rights as men; in that sense, Sikhism is a pleasant change. And when it comes to secular equality, one scarcely can argue that American capitalism - when it comes to social class - is fair and equal. Plus, anyone who has been the victim of racism might be interested in a religion that rejects racial distinction. What strikes me, however, is that Sikhism is the fifth-largest religion in the world, yet few Americans know a thing about it. I certainly didn't. Some might be inclined even to believe Sikhs are a sect of Islam or Hinduism, which is false. Religion is an especially sensitive subject in our post-9/11 culture. But no matter your beliefs, is there really any excuse to be ignorant of the vast multitude of other religions sharing the world with us? We are lucky to be part of such a diverse student population. I see event notifications for cultural and religious informational events on nearly a daily basis. There are thousands of opportunities. We should all be taking advantage of them to learn about different cultures. And for people like Amrik Singh who take the time and effort to organize these events and make them so welcoming to students, I commend you. [URL]http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?id=1889&cat=8[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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