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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="hps62" data-source="post: 21238" data-attributes="member: 1976"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Dear Brother and Sisters <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">WGKWGF :-</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">What does “ Sikhism mean to me ”. This may of course vary for different men and woman .</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sikhism is an contemporary religion which enshrines today’s human aspirations. To name some of the several values enshrined in Sikhism are</span></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Diversity </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Unity</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Change </span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Respect for nature.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Courage to fight fearlessly for above values , right causes and right to live with dignity.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Spirit to learn imbued in the word “ SIKH ”</span></li> </ul><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><em> 1 Diversity (Different)</em></strong>: - If you see mother nature all around you shall see that there is lot of diversity around you in all living and non living things which go on to define life and our universe. It is a kind of unwritten law. Great many discoveries and inventions have taken by people who dared to take an different route.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Sikhism follows this law of diversity in terms of “belief in God”. That I can be different and still have the right to my belief. I need not belong to any of the major religions of the world and still have the right to my own thought and still be part of the same one God. It was toward this direction we refused to get converted to ISLAM under Mughals . It is not that there is any thing wrong in Islam but Sikhism as a concept says “ We too have the right to have our own thought about how I conceive MY GOD our more appropriately our GOD ” .</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><em> 2. Change </em></strong><em>:-</em> Also “"Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." John F. Kennedy.<strong> </strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong> </strong> It is like Darwin’s evolution in that change is our constant companion. Sikhism is an expression of this law in terms of “SPIRITUALITY.”</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">3. <em>Unity:- </em>We all know that the “ M theory” is the currant most intelligent theory written by man. It seeks to unify all the different forms of forces known in nature.</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Sikhism imbue this spirit of “ unification” in terms of GOD and says that there is only one GOD for all its children .We as true Sikhs don’t believe in caste and creed viz “ Nanak nam chadi kala tere bane Sarbat tha bhalla ” ..</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">It is the unfortunate that preperators of 9/11 throw up challenges to such belief. We as a community are then made to suffer due to such hate crimes. </span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">4<strong><em>. Respect of nature</em></strong>: - By keeping long hairs given by God we enshrine the value that we respect mother nature . Global warming disasters happen when we tamper with our Nature beyond a point</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">5.Courage to fight fearlessly for above and right cause:- </span></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><em> </em></strong>Since the time of our birth we have been guarding these values in different civilizations at a great cost to our lives. Be it the Mughal invader , or world war 1 or the “ NAZI hate campaign” or preperators of 9/11 we have been with our friends from India ,Europe , African and American continents in there struggle.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">6. <strong><em>Spirit to learn imbued in the word “ SIKH ”:- </em></strong>We are a young religion and still have a lot to learn from our own and others mistakes . All major religion have gone through this process . The word “ SIKH” means a learners. So we are still learning and shall always be learners</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">So if you have the “<em><u>courage to be different</u></em> ” say like “<strong>Nicolaus Copernicus</strong> <strong>(1473-1543)” </strong> who walked on this planet at the same time as “<strong>The First Master Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539)”</strong></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><em><strong>Welcome to the “ SIKH fold ”</strong></em> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">SS Akal , Nameste , Greetings and Salam wale kum.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Dr HP Singh.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hps62, post: 21238, member: 1976"] [FONT=Times New Roman]:) Dear Brother and Sisters :confused: [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]WGKWGF :-[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]What does “ Sikhism mean to me ”. This may of course vary for different men and woman .[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Sikhism is an contemporary religion which enshrines today’s human aspirations. To name some of the several values enshrined in Sikhism are[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]Diversity [/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]Unity[/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]Change [/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]Respect for nature.[/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]Courage to fight fearlessly for above values , right causes and right to live with dignity.[/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman]Spirit to learn imbued in the word “ SIKH ”[/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][B][I] 1 Diversity (Different)[/I][/B]: - If you see mother nature all around you shall see that there is lot of diversity around you in all living and non living things which go on to define life and our universe. It is a kind of unwritten law. Great many discoveries and inventions have taken by people who dared to take an different route.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Sikhism follows this law of diversity in terms of “belief in God”. That I can be different and still have the right to my belief. I need not belong to any of the major religions of the world and still have the right to my own thought and still be part of the same one God. It was toward this direction we refused to get converted to ISLAM under Mughals . It is not that there is any thing wrong in Islam but Sikhism as a concept says “ We too have the right to have our own thought about how I conceive MY GOD our more appropriately our GOD ” .[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][B][I] 2. Change [/I][/B][I]:-[/I] Also “"Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." John F. Kennedy.[B] [/B] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][B] [/B] It is like Darwin’s evolution in that change is our constant companion. Sikhism is an expression of this law in terms of “SPIRITUALITY.”[/FONT] [B][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]3. [I]Unity:- [/I]We all know that the “ M theory” is the currant most intelligent theory written by man. It seeks to unify all the different forms of forces known in nature.[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman] Sikhism imbue this spirit of “ unification” in terms of GOD and says that there is only one GOD for all its children .We as true Sikhs don’t believe in caste and creed viz “ Nanak nam chadi kala tere bane Sarbat tha bhalla ” ..[/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Times New Roman]It is the unfortunate that preperators of 9/11 throw up challenges to such belief. We as a community are then made to suffer due to such hate crimes. [/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]4[B][I]. Respect of nature[/I][/B]: - By keeping long hairs given by God we enshrine the value that we respect mother nature . Global warming disasters happen when we tamper with our Nature beyond a point[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [B][I][FONT=Times New Roman]5.Courage to fight fearlessly for above and right cause:- [/FONT][/I][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][B][I] [/I][/B]Since the time of our birth we have been guarding these values in different civilizations at a great cost to our lives. Be it the Mughal invader , or world war 1 or the “ NAZI hate campaign” or preperators of 9/11 we have been with our friends from India ,Europe , African and American continents in there struggle.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]6. [B][I]Spirit to learn imbued in the word “ SIKH ”:- [/I][/B]We are a young religion and still have a lot to learn from our own and others mistakes . All major religion have gone through this process . The word “ SIKH” means a learners. So we are still learning and shall always be learners[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]So if you have the “[I][U]courage to be different[/U][/I] ” say like “[B]Nicolaus Copernicus[/B] [B](1473-1543)” [/B] who walked on this planet at the same time as “[B]The First Master Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539)”[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][I][B]Welcome to the “ SIKH fold ”[/B][/I] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]SS Akal , Nameste , Greetings and Salam wale kum.[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman]Dr HP Singh.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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