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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 13700" data-attributes="member: 884"><p style="text-align: center">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>What is real? What is there to hold on to?</strong></span></span>[/FONT]</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">One of the main reasons for experiencing life on Earth is to discover what is real. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">We spend our lives coming here, going there, trying this and trying that. We acquire physical things and eventually let them go. Life’s experiences pass by like so much water under the bridge.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">One constant in all of life’s ever-changing realities is the inner observer. This aspect of your inner self is present in all of life’s experiences, watching, learning, remembering. However, when you go even deeper than this, you reach the underlying basis of all consciousness, the awareness that, simply, you exist. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">This fundamental awareness can be summarized in two words: “I am.” </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p style="text-align: center">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>The great “I Am” presence</strong></span>[/FONT]</p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">You are one individual viewpoint of the great I Am, the consciousness of All That Is, the all-inclusive and all-embracing Infinite Being. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Consciousness is reality. Experiences may change from minute to minute, but underneath the flow of experiences lies that constant awareness, the sense of being that says, “I am.” </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Life is about experiences which unfold at different locations in space and time. Space, however, is merely a construct of the Creator’s consciousness. The concept of space was created to allow an infinite variety of viewpoints to exist. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Time is also a construct of consciousness. Time enables change within space, making events and experiences possible. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Is physical matter a construct of consciousness? Matter is composed of energy, and energy, like all things in life, is a construct of consciousness. </span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center">[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>The definition of energy</strong></span>[/FONT]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #0000ff"><em><strong>Energy is compressed consciousness.</strong></em> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Each unit of energy is formed by counter-rotating vortices of Intent. These vortices push together to form a tiny sphere of compressed consciousness within their center, which becomes a particle of living energy. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Intent and Love in motion are the original, fundamental principles used in Infinite Being’s creation of the universe. Like thought and feeling, these aspects of being operate as complements to each other, and yet each one can be defined as an underlying, fundamental principle. When intent, the principle of thought, and love, the principle of feeling, are set into motion, then one invokes the other. The same complementary action occurs in electromagnetism when electricity is set into motion. The electrons – particles of compressed, original Intent – invoke a complementary magnetic field within the fabric of space. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The fabric of space is created by the Love aspect of the Creator. Love is the aspect of Infinite Being which provides the supportive matrix upon which all else is built. From the point of view of physics, the fabric of space would be defined as pure, inert, magnetic energy. Or, at least, it would be if physics had gotten around to defining it yet. It used to be called the aether, but its properties were not fully understood at the time. Physics, for the most part, does not currently believe in the aether, does not currently believe in a Creator of the universe, and, as a result, has no idea why particles of energy exhibit signs of consciousness. </span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="color: #0000ff">The original Creation</span>[/FONT]</strong></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Before the original Creation occurred, Infinite Being formed an expression of itself which was to become the Creator of the universe. Then, as the One Creator, it focused its Intent, expressed its Love, and brought these two aspects of Itself into motion. All of the universe was built upon these underlying principles, which make possible the facets of Creation such as time, space, energy and matter. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">A universe in motion makes possible the changes we call experience. But if life is constantly changing, then what is there to hold on to? What is unchangingly real?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Unchanging reality is to be found beneath those fundamental aspects of the Creator’s Intent and Love in motion. Infinite Being is the underlying reality. Infinite Being is all that is, it never changes. <em>Being</em> is pure potential, whereas <em>doing</em> is the acting out of that potential. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The underlying reality of Infinite Being is complete beingness. Infinite Being is real. It never changes. It always is; just is. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">How do you connect with reality? By meditating, by using the affirmation, “I am Infinite Being,” you can build your connection daily to the true reality which lies within you. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">When you make spirituality your number one priority at the start of each day, then daily </span><a href="http://www.infinitebeing.com/0405/ibmeditation.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff">meditation</span></a><span style="color: #0000ff"> becomes a habit, something which occurs with ease. By building that inner bridge to reality, you are empowering your own potential and also helping to shift the global mind towards enlightenment. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Souce: <a href="http://www.infinitebeing.com/0502/whatisreal.htm" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800080">http://www.infinitebeing.com/0502/whatisreal.htm</span></a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 13700, member: 884"] [CENTER][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][B]What is real? What is there to hold on to?[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=4][COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [/CENTER] [COLOR=#0000ff]One of the main reasons for experiencing life on Earth is to discover what is real. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]We spend our lives coming here, going there, trying this and trying that. We acquire physical things and eventually let them go. Life’s experiences pass by like so much water under the bridge.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]One constant in all of life’s ever-changing realities is the inner observer. This aspect of your inner self is present in all of life’s experiences, watching, learning, remembering. However, when you go even deeper than this, you reach the underlying basis of all consciousness, the awareness that, simply, you exist. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]This fundamental awareness can be summarized in two words: “I am.” [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff] [/COLOR] [CENTER][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][COLOR=#0000ff][B]The great “I Am” presence[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER] [COLOR=#0000ff]You are one individual viewpoint of the great I Am, the consciousness of All That Is, the all-inclusive and all-embracing Infinite Being. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Consciousness is reality. Experiences may change from minute to minute, but underneath the flow of experiences lies that constant awareness, the sense of being that says, “I am.” [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Life is about experiences which unfold at different locations in space and time. Space, however, is merely a construct of the Creator’s consciousness. The concept of space was created to allow an infinite variety of viewpoints to exist. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Time is also a construct of consciousness. Time enables change within space, making events and experiences possible. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Is physical matter a construct of consciousness? Matter is composed of energy, and energy, like all things in life, is a construct of consciousness. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [CENTER][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][COLOR=#0000ff][B]The definition of energy[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#0000ff][I][B]Energy is compressed consciousness.[/B][/I] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [/CENTER] [COLOR=#0000ff]Each unit of energy is formed by counter-rotating vortices of Intent. These vortices push together to form a tiny sphere of compressed consciousness within their center, which becomes a particle of living energy. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Intent and Love in motion are the original, fundamental principles used in Infinite Being’s creation of the universe. Like thought and feeling, these aspects of being operate as complements to each other, and yet each one can be defined as an underlying, fundamental principle. When intent, the principle of thought, and love, the principle of feeling, are set into motion, then one invokes the other. The same complementary action occurs in electromagnetism when electricity is set into motion. The electrons – particles of compressed, original Intent – invoke a complementary magnetic field within the fabric of space. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]The fabric of space is created by the Love aspect of the Creator. Love is the aspect of Infinite Being which provides the supportive matrix upon which all else is built. From the point of view of physics, the fabric of space would be defined as pure, inert, magnetic energy. Or, at least, it would be if physics had gotten around to defining it yet. It used to be called the aether, but its properties were not fully understood at the time. Physics, for the most part, does not currently believe in the aether, does not currently believe in a Creator of the universe, and, as a result, has no idea why particles of energy exhibit signs of consciousness. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [CENTER][B][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][COLOR=#0000ff]The original Creation[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [COLOR=#0000ff]Before the original Creation occurred, Infinite Being formed an expression of itself which was to become the Creator of the universe. Then, as the One Creator, it focused its Intent, expressed its Love, and brought these two aspects of Itself into motion. All of the universe was built upon these underlying principles, which make possible the facets of Creation such as time, space, energy and matter. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]A universe in motion makes possible the changes we call experience. But if life is constantly changing, then what is there to hold on to? What is unchangingly real?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Unchanging reality is to be found beneath those fundamental aspects of the Creator’s Intent and Love in motion. Infinite Being is the underlying reality. Infinite Being is all that is, it never changes. [I]Being[/I] is pure potential, whereas [I]doing[/I] is the acting out of that potential. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]The underlying reality of Infinite Being is complete beingness. Infinite Being is real. It never changes. It always is; just is. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]How do you connect with reality? By meditating, by using the affirmation, “I am Infinite Being,” you can build your connection daily to the true reality which lies within you. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]When you make spirituality your number one priority at the start of each day, then daily [/COLOR][URL="http://www.infinitebeing.com/0405/ibmeditation.htm"][COLOR=#0000ff]meditation[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#0000ff] becomes a habit, something which occurs with ease. By building that inner bridge to reality, you are empowering your own potential and also helping to shift the global mind towards enlightenment. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Souce: [URL="http://www.infinitebeing.com/0502/whatisreal.htm"][COLOR=#800080]http://www.infinitebeing.com/0502/whatisreal.htm[/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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