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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: 126269" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Black Bart ji</p><p></p><p>First of all welcome to this forum. Sat Sri Akaal! Also - off topic, but I really like your screen name -- it makes me giggle a little bit. So thanks for having a sense of humor.</p><p></p><p>To your question. By now you must have surfed the net a lot. The best thing for you to do is to study some of the threads in this forum and then frame some specific questions and start threads. Otherwise conversations tend to go in circles. Moderation has to step in an people get annoyed, even angry.</p><p></p><p>Since there are a lot of threads here the task can be staggering. So why not begin with one theme, the Mool Mantar. This is something that contains the seed of all that we believe. You can find threads on that Mool Mantar and threads on the ideas embedded there.</p><p></p><p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="ggs">ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ </p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="subhead">ikoankaar sathnaam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gurprasaadh||</p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="shlok">One Universal Creator God The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self- Existent. By Guru's Grace~</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>This is my understanding, but there are many ways to make the meaning of the mool mantar personal to one's own understanding. </p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">There is one and only one universal creative being</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Truth is His identity (forgive the masculine use of His)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The doer of everything, the creative force behind all of that is known and yet to be known, and who as the creator of everything, the doer of everything, pervades everything</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who is without fear and without hatred (because there is no reason for an almighty to fear anything or hate anyone or anything)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Who is timeless and beyond birth and self-existent. His truth is eternal and He is self-created.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">By the Guru's Grace means The Guru, the enlightener, showers his prasaad, his grace, on us. We are graced by awareness of him.</li> </ul><p></p><p>Guru Nanak goes on to say</p><p></p><p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="ggs">ਜਪੁ ॥ </p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="subhead">|| jap ||</p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="shlok">Chant And Meditate:</p><p></td></tr><tr><td class="rmenuheader"></p><p></p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="ggs">ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥ </p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="subhead">aadh sach jugaadh sach ||</p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="shlok">True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages.</p><p></td></tr><tr><td class="rmenuheader"></p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="ggs">ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥ </p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="subhead">hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach ||1||</p><p></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="shlok">True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The truth of the Sat Nam is an eternal truth. It has been true from the beginning, is true today and throughout all the ages, and will be true forever. </p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------</p><p>Now my admin note: The way you have started this thread, I must confess, is the classic beginning to a "dawah" by Muslim members. I have had a lot of experience with this and I noted you said you were Mulsim on another thread. I do not want to prejudge you. At the same time I must say that questions that lead up to challenges to our faith always cause problems. So please do understand how serious I am.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 126269, member: 35"] Black Bart ji First of all welcome to this forum. Sat Sri Akaal! Also - off topic, but I really like your screen name -- it makes me giggle a little bit. So thanks for having a sense of humor. To your question. By now you must have surfed the net a lot. The best thing for you to do is to study some of the threads in this forum and then frame some specific questions and start threads. Otherwise conversations tend to go in circles. Moderation has to step in an people get annoyed, even angry. Since there are a lot of threads here the task can be staggering. So why not begin with one theme, the Mool Mantar. This is something that contains the seed of all that we believe. You can find threads on that Mool Mantar and threads on the ideas embedded there. <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="ggs">ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥ </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="subhead">ikoankaar sathnaam karathaa purakh nirabho niravair akaal moorath ajoonee saibhan gurprasaadh|| </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="shlok">One Universal Creator God The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self- Existent. By Guru's Grace~</td></tr></tbody></table> This is my understanding, but there are many ways to make the meaning of the mool mantar personal to one's own understanding. [LIST] [*]There is one and only one universal creative being [*]Truth is His identity (forgive the masculine use of His) [*]The doer of everything, the creative force behind all of that is known and yet to be known, and who as the creator of everything, the doer of everything, pervades everything [*]Who is without fear and without hatred (because there is no reason for an almighty to fear anything or hate anyone or anything) [*]Who is timeless and beyond birth and self-existent. His truth is eternal and He is self-created. [*]By the Guru's Grace means The Guru, the enlightener, showers his prasaad, his grace, on us. We are graced by awareness of him. [/LIST] Guru Nanak goes on to say <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="98%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="ggs">ਜਪੁ ॥ </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="subhead">|| jap || </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="shlok">Chant And Meditate: </td></tr><tr><td class="rmenuheader"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="ggs">ਆਦਿ ਸਚੁ ਜੁਗਾਦਿ ਸਚੁ ॥ </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="subhead">aadh sach jugaadh sach || </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffecec"><td class="shlok">True In The Primal Beginning. True Throughout The Ages. </td></tr><tr><td class="rmenuheader"> </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="ggs">ਹੈ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹੋਸੀ ਭੀ ਸਚੁ ॥੧॥ </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="subhead">hai bhee sach naanak hosee bhee sach ||1|| </td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffec"><td class="shlok">True Here And Now. O Nanak, Forever And Ever True. ||1||</td></tr></tbody></table> The truth of the Sat Nam is an eternal truth. It has been true from the beginning, is true today and throughout all the ages, and will be true forever. -------------------------------------- Now my admin note: The way you have started this thread, I must confess, is the classic beginning to a "dawah" by Muslim members. I have had a lot of experience with this and I noted you said you were Mulsim on another thread. I do not want to prejudge you. At the same time I must say that questions that lead up to challenges to our faith always cause problems. So please do understand how serious I am. [/QUOTE]
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