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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="Luckysingh" data-source="post: 180715" data-attributes="member: 16886"><p>Yep, I see what you mean !!</p><p>I think I was just being a little cheeky in my post! (this cheeky attitude usually gets my kids to start thinking and find the right answer themselves!)</p><p></p><p></p><p>I know, I too was a diest/theist(believed in God but not religion) for over 10 years.</p><p>Problem was that I was raised in white christian school environments because that was the face of traditional brit education back then. It wasn't choice of parents or anything.</p><p>I'm sure most of my lot learned about jews and old testament from watching 'the Ten commandments' with Charlton Heston and then the new testament gospels from school bibles that we each had to carry with us.</p><p>On top of singing hymns, choir and memorising bible quotes, I would go to my ''indian God house'' as I called on a Sunday, with my parents.</p><p>This would involve about 15 minutes in the darbar and then 3 hours playing with other kids whilst parents sat in darbar.</p><p>Anyway, you get older as a kid (11 plus) and are then advised to stop messing around with other kids but to sit quietly in the darbar whilst paath or kirtan is going on.</p><p>(read on teens!.....)</p><p></p><p></p><p>What does a young teenager do ???</p><p>Sit there quietly and observe what is going on - most of the time.......</p><p>This will be watching for people you know, checking out the girls,seeing who sits the shortest and longest time, seeing who has the trendy clothes...etc...</p><p>THEN, at the end of 3hours or so, it's time to go to the langar hall and enjoy your feast of langar.</p><p><em>Sadly, I never understood the concept of langar until many years later.</em></p><p></p><p>After some years of this going on, you realise that there is so much ''fakeness' attached to Gurdwara and Sunday sangat.</p><p>You begin to realise that at our ''indian God house'' all the adults are just pretending to be good.</p><p>They chat freely and openly to whoever they meet whilst slandering others and then they just carry on as normal.</p><p></p><p>In UK, one only had to go to the nearest pub after midday to see the same men from the sangat who were an hour or two ago having langar, now in the pub with pints and playing cards enjoying the social liquor drinks.</p><p></p><p>When you get to your teenage years and see this picture all around you, then you begin to question</p><p>- ''what am I and what should I be??''</p><p></p><p>Needless to say,<em> this prompted me to give up pretending to belong to a religion.</em></p><p><em></em>There were many of us little kids that used to meet every sunday that never saw each other again, because we realised how fake it all was.</p><p></p><p>Infact when I look back now, I realise that I was only going to Gurdwara whilst at school. This was to counteract the white man's bible all week long at school, as I felt I didn't belong there AND then to go to my Indian Gurdwara to which I thought I belonged to.</p><p></p><p>When the school bible studies/choir/hymns..stopped, so did my attendance to Gurdwara.</p><p></p><p>Infact, My belief in One God probably grew stronger, but my faith in any religion completely vanished.</p><p>I didn't feel inclined to pretend to matha tek, sit in darbar and pretend to listen if my eyes and mind were lurking elsewhere.</p><p>But this is what EVERYONE else was doing, and I was old enough to confirm it !!</p><p>I could feel that God was within me and that it was pointless and fake to be showing outward displays if my heart and mind were not in it.</p><p></p><p>This diversion on my behalf was nothing to do with sikhism.</p><p>It was all to do with the social impact that comes attached with the religion label. </p><p>It was all far away from the ''Truth''.</p><p></p><p></p><p>When you realise what the Gurus did and were, then you realise how close they were to the 'Truth'</p><p>This is when I started to step back in and learn about the same religion at my own pace.</p><p>Nowadays, it doesn't bother me what other people do or whether they are fake and pretending.</p><p>I do my own thing as the Guru is within as well as around, so I know that I can't be kidding anyone except myself !</p><p></p><p>When you have doubts, it can help to completely step out and then re-approach slowly at your own pace.</p><p>This way you can learn the real importance and core of sikhism in slower and more determining steps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luckysingh, post: 180715, member: 16886"] Yep, I see what you mean !! I think I was just being a little cheeky in my post! (this cheeky attitude usually gets my kids to start thinking and find the right answer themselves!) I know, I too was a diest/theist(believed in God but not religion) for over 10 years. Problem was that I was raised in white christian school environments because that was the face of traditional brit education back then. It wasn't choice of parents or anything. I'm sure most of my lot learned about jews and old testament from watching 'the Ten commandments' with Charlton Heston and then the new testament gospels from school bibles that we each had to carry with us. On top of singing hymns, choir and memorising bible quotes, I would go to my ''indian God house'' as I called on a Sunday, with my parents. This would involve about 15 minutes in the darbar and then 3 hours playing with other kids whilst parents sat in darbar. Anyway, you get older as a kid (11 plus) and are then advised to stop messing around with other kids but to sit quietly in the darbar whilst paath or kirtan is going on. (read on teens!.....) What does a young teenager do ??? Sit there quietly and observe what is going on - most of the time....... This will be watching for people you know, checking out the girls,seeing who sits the shortest and longest time, seeing who has the trendy clothes...etc... THEN, at the end of 3hours or so, it's time to go to the langar hall and enjoy your feast of langar. [I]Sadly, I never understood the concept of langar until many years later.[/I] After some years of this going on, you realise that there is so much ''fakeness' attached to Gurdwara and Sunday sangat. You begin to realise that at our ''indian God house'' all the adults are just pretending to be good. They chat freely and openly to whoever they meet whilst slandering others and then they just carry on as normal. In UK, one only had to go to the nearest pub after midday to see the same men from the sangat who were an hour or two ago having langar, now in the pub with pints and playing cards enjoying the social liquor drinks. When you get to your teenage years and see this picture all around you, then you begin to question - ''what am I and what should I be??'' Needless to say,[I] this prompted me to give up pretending to belong to a religion. [/I]There were many of us little kids that used to meet every sunday that never saw each other again, because we realised how fake it all was. Infact when I look back now, I realise that I was only going to Gurdwara whilst at school. This was to counteract the white man's bible all week long at school, as I felt I didn't belong there AND then to go to my Indian Gurdwara to which I thought I belonged to. When the school bible studies/choir/hymns..stopped, so did my attendance to Gurdwara. Infact, My belief in One God probably grew stronger, but my faith in any religion completely vanished. I didn't feel inclined to pretend to matha tek, sit in darbar and pretend to listen if my eyes and mind were lurking elsewhere. But this is what EVERYONE else was doing, and I was old enough to confirm it !! I could feel that God was within me and that it was pointless and fake to be showing outward displays if my heart and mind were not in it. This diversion on my behalf was nothing to do with sikhism. It was all to do with the social impact that comes attached with the religion label. It was all far away from the ''Truth''. When you realise what the Gurus did and were, then you realise how close they were to the 'Truth' This is when I started to step back in and learn about the same religion at my own pace. Nowadays, it doesn't bother me what other people do or whether they are fake and pretending. I do my own thing as the Guru is within as well as around, so I know that I can't be kidding anyone except myself ! When you have doubts, it can help to completely step out and then re-approach slowly at your own pace. This way you can learn the real importance and core of sikhism in slower and more determining steps. [/QUOTE]
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