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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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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)
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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)
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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
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<blockquote data-quote="arshi" data-source="post: 110748" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Each day we live and learn – at least I do.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Life changes each day and before we know it, it has changed a lot from what it was say ten, twenty years ago, i.e. in my own lifetime (I am in my late sixties) I have seen considerable change in values and things I took for granted – imagine the shift in thinking from what it was hundreds of years ago.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The biggest, age old, problem is that we often entrench ourselves (me included) in our comfortable positions and defend that position come what may. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Here I can see both sides of the argument, spirituality and politicisation of issues. When we make a statement such as <strong>“Guru Gobind Singh is the greatest” </strong>we will attract some political reaction. However, if we expound on a particular aspect of Gurbani, it will, generally, stay within a discussion focussing on spirituality. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Let us take the first statement“Guru Gobind Singh is the greatest”. Often when we say it we are not making a political statement. To me, personally, he has been the greatest and there will be no one like him again in Kalyug. That is my belief as is the fact that were it not for Guru Nanak there would be no Gobind Singh and vice versa. The point is Guru Gobind Singh was the Tenth Nanak and all forms of Nanak, for me, were pre-ordained and were the greatest. The extensive tours of Guru Nanak, the sewa, dedication and unflinching loyalty of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the humility of Guru Amar Das Ji, the ingenuity and <em>ghalna</em> of Guru Ram Das Ji, the serenity and supreme sacrifice of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, I could go on…. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There are occasions when I hear the name of Nanak and it sends a sensation through my body, mind and soul, hard to describe. The name of Nanak does not represent only the first <em>jama</em> but also his nine successors and Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhi as a whole – what Sikhi has done for the underdog, the down trodden - the supreme sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his valiant Sikhs must not be overlooked.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There is no doubt that Indians have not truly appreciated the contribution of the Sikh Gurus, in particular those of Guru Teg Bahadur ji and Guru Gobind Singh ji, and we Sikhs often feel the hurt. Therefore, this fact is at the back of our minds (and it makes us sensitive) and hence sometimes when we hear back-handed compliments, it makes our blood boil. But how should we go about it? Mudslinging, in my opinion, is not the answer, we must argue from a position of strength and for that we must, first, put our own house in order. We must not let splinter groups upset us - they were always there, even in the times of our Gurus (see how Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was revealed by Makhan Shah Lubhana) and they will always be there in the future. But the good thing is they will come and go provided we stay firm and steadfast in our beliefs.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Now coming to spirituality, I notice there is less interest in this and more in argument and debate. <strong>There is nothing wrong in healthy debate but often it becomes the end and not the means</strong>. Some of us get obsessed by this activity and spend more time on it then on meditating and understanding Gurbani. I feel I am lucky to have grown up in the pre-internet era and to have experienced a much simpler mode of life. These days there is a tendency to skip the ‘meditation hour’ and instead spend it flicking through the pages on the internet.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">There are only twenty four hours in the day and for most of us these run in a regular pattern: </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(1)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Get up in the morning, say our prayers, have breakfast;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(2)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">work between, say, 9 am to 5 pm; </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(3)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Eat, socialise, pray, read or watch TV between 6.00 pm to 11 pm. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(4)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sleep.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">For most of us, we have no or little control on <strong>(2)</strong> above and the remembrance of the Lord will depend a lot on how we discipline ourselves in <strong>(1)</strong> and <strong>(3)</strong>. We generally, in speak terms, refer to <strong>(1)</strong> as <em>amrit vela</em> and <strong>(3)</strong> as <em>rehras da vela </em>I have no intention of going into theinterpretation of these termshere as these will require separate threads<em> – </em>suffice to say, for now, that the words do change their meaning according to the context in which they are used.Discipline is important in any field and it is even more important in respect of our spirituality, since the time to practice this is very limited. If you are a professional athlete, for example, then you have most times of the day at your disposal. However, in the case of our faith, the time is limited. Unfortunately the mornings and the evenings, whilst more under our control than <strong>(2)</strong> above, do have other claims on them and most of us end up spending little time on meditation, interpretation of Gurbani and history. Some believe they can do so at other times of the day and that there are no specific times of the day earmarked for meditation. True, but how many of us are able to do so. For most, I am afraid this becomes an excuse more than justifiable reason. I must add that from mediation point of view this can be done at any time of the day – here we are discussing the practicality of the issue.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It is also curious to find that <strong>‘Spiritual Articles’</strong>, on the SPN format is the last sub-heading under the last heading, although I do admit there are other headings where matters of spirituality can be discussed – but it is not always easy to make the correct selection. Perhaps the format needs to be simplified, which I understand is already in hand. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I apolgise for the long post and any sentiments I may have, unintentionally, treaded upon.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Humbly</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 110748, member: 9479"] [FONT=Verdana]Each day we live and learn – at least I do.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Life changes each day and before we know it, it has changed a lot from what it was say ten, twenty years ago, i.e. in my own lifetime (I am in my late sixties) I have seen considerable change in values and things I took for granted – imagine the shift in thinking from what it was hundreds of years ago.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The biggest, age old, problem is that we often entrench ourselves (me included) in our comfortable positions and defend that position come what may. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Here I can see both sides of the argument, spirituality and politicisation of issues. When we make a statement such as [B]“Guru Gobind Singh is the greatest” [/B]we will attract some political reaction. However, if we expound on a particular aspect of Gurbani, it will, generally, stay within a discussion focussing on spirituality. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Let us take the first statement“Guru Gobind Singh is the greatest”. Often when we say it we are not making a political statement. To me, personally, he has been the greatest and there will be no one like him again in Kalyug. That is my belief as is the fact that were it not for Guru Nanak there would be no Gobind Singh and vice versa. The point is Guru Gobind Singh was the Tenth Nanak and all forms of Nanak, for me, were pre-ordained and were the greatest. The extensive tours of Guru Nanak, the sewa, dedication and unflinching loyalty of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the humility of Guru Amar Das Ji, the ingenuity and [I]ghalna[/I] of Guru Ram Das Ji, the serenity and supreme sacrifice of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, I could go on…. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]There are occasions when I hear the name of Nanak and it sends a sensation through my body, mind and soul, hard to describe. The name of Nanak does not represent only the first [I]jama[/I] but also his nine successors and Sri Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhi as a whole – what Sikhi has done for the underdog, the down trodden - the supreme sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his valiant Sikhs must not be overlooked.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]There is no doubt that Indians have not truly appreciated the contribution of the Sikh Gurus, in particular those of Guru Teg Bahadur ji and Guru Gobind Singh ji, and we Sikhs often feel the hurt. Therefore, this fact is at the back of our minds (and it makes us sensitive) and hence sometimes when we hear back-handed compliments, it makes our blood boil. But how should we go about it? Mudslinging, in my opinion, is not the answer, we must argue from a position of strength and for that we must, first, put our own house in order. We must not let splinter groups upset us - they were always there, even in the times of our Gurus (see how Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was revealed by Makhan Shah Lubhana) and they will always be there in the future. But the good thing is they will come and go provided we stay firm and steadfast in our beliefs.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Now coming to spirituality, I notice there is less interest in this and more in argument and debate. [B]There is nothing wrong in healthy debate but often it becomes the end and not the means[/B]. Some of us get obsessed by this activity and spend more time on it then on meditating and understanding Gurbani. I feel I am lucky to have grown up in the pre-internet era and to have experienced a much simpler mode of life. These days there is a tendency to skip the ‘meditation hour’ and instead spend it flicking through the pages on the internet.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]There are only twenty four hours in the day and for most of us these run in a regular pattern: [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana](1)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Get up in the morning, say our prayers, have breakfast;[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana](2)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]work between, say, 9 am to 5 pm; [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana](3)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Eat, socialise, pray, read or watch TV between 6.00 pm to 11 pm. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana](4)[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Sleep.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]For most of us, we have no or little control on [B](2)[/B] above and the remembrance of the Lord will depend a lot on how we discipline ourselves in [B](1)[/B] and [B](3)[/B]. We generally, in speak terms, refer to [B](1)[/B] as [I]amrit vela[/I] and [B](3)[/B] as [I]rehras da vela [/I]I have no intention of going into theinterpretation of these termshere as these will require separate threads[I] – [/I]suffice to say, for now, that the words do change their meaning according to the context in which they are used.Discipline is important in any field and it is even more important in respect of our spirituality, since the time to practice this is very limited. If you are a professional athlete, for example, then you have most times of the day at your disposal. However, in the case of our faith, the time is limited. Unfortunately the mornings and the evenings, whilst more under our control than [B](2)[/B] above, do have other claims on them and most of us end up spending little time on meditation, interpretation of Gurbani and history. Some believe they can do so at other times of the day and that there are no specific times of the day earmarked for meditation. True, but how many of us are able to do so. For most, I am afraid this becomes an excuse more than justifiable reason. I must add that from mediation point of view this can be done at any time of the day – here we are discussing the practicality of the issue.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]It is also curious to find that [B]‘Spiritual Articles’[/B], on the SPN format is the last sub-heading under the last heading, although I do admit there are other headings where matters of spirituality can be discussed – but it is not always easy to make the correct selection. Perhaps the format needs to be simplified, which I understand is already in hand. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]I apolgise for the long post and any sentiments I may have, unintentionally, treaded upon.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Humbly[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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