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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="Kookar Guru da" data-source="post: 145923" data-attributes="member: 9900"><p>Vahiguru Jee Ka Khalsa</p><p>Vahiguru Jee Kee Fateh!</p><p></p><p>Dear spnadmin Jee</p><p></p><p>I see you have removed my post. I prefaced the bit you deem a "blanket accusation" with "In my experience", so I suppose you disagree that this is my experience, which is rather odd. As administrator it is your prerogative to remove posts - I ask you to use wisdom and balance before removing posts. As for India's ISP guidelines, it will be a sad day when the Indian government starts to dictate the content of a Sikh discussion forum. I ask you to consider your logic in this regard and I'd be grateful if you would confirm whether SPN is now subject to Indian government guidelines.</p><p></p><p>I will try to get past the censor again...</p><p></p><p>The article specifically states "Hindus are gaining political sophistication". In my experience, this invariably translates into a promotion of India and Indian interests in the host country. I have been to events attended by prominent Hindu organisations in the UK - these have ranged from local inter-faith events to national events in the Houses of Parliament. Whatever the occasion, whatever the event, I have seen Hindus:</p><p></p><p>- actively pushing the Indian government's agenda; </p><p>- perniciously either down-playing other faiths whose roots are in the place called India or, when that doesn't work, casting these faiths as part of the greater Hindu "brotherhood"; </p><p>- distributing RSS/VHP leaflets</p><p></p><p>This is my experience. Maybe it will be different in the USA, but I don't think it will be. Why? Because Hinduism is simply a collective term referring to various cultural groups in a geographic territory that happens today to be called India. In different parts of India they worship(ped) different gods with different rituals in different ways. The term Hindu is an umbrella term for all of them. I maintain that Hinduism is a caste-ridden, idol-worshipping, superstition-blighted system that the Sikh Gurus utterly rejected.</p><p></p><p>The article also states "In its census, the Institute of American Religion found 258 traditional Hindu temples with an estimated 268,000 adherents. The study estimated there are also 400 temples and centers from Hindu sub-traditions that have an estimated 282,000 participants and some 940 centers with an estimated 55,000 members associated with smaller movements across the country."</p><p></p><p>What are these "Hindu sub-traditions", and who defined them? If the Hindus were themselves defining them in this study, I am sure they will have included Sikhs as a sub-tradition. Why am I sure? Because I have seen the same thing done by them before. Maybe it will be completely different in the USA, but I doubt it because it's the same Hinduism.</p><p></p><p>The article also makes reference to little involvement in the inter-faith arena by Hindus so far. It infers that this is going to change. In my experience, Hindus say the most outlandish things in inter-faith meetings with a completely straight face. Hindus make various claims about their religion being many thousands of years old. I have even been to conferences where they claim Hinduism is "hundreds of thousands of years old". Notwithstanding the fact that the homo sapiens species has only been around for approx. 200,000 years, all the archeological evidence shows that Hindu gods and mythologies originate from around 2,200 years ago, with many deities borrowed from the Greek tradition. The oldest evidence is to be found in the border regions of Northwest Frontier Province in Pakistan and neighbouring Central Asian states. Extremist Hindus don't like to hear this, but that is what independent archeologists have proven - although educated Indian professors do agree that this is the case.</p><p></p><p>As Hindus become politically prominent in the USA, I hope that the atrocities committed by its adherents in their name will also receive scrutiny. The track record, however, suggests that Hindus will fool the USA and the world before realisation dawns.</p><p></p><p>- Kookar Guru da</p><p></p><p>Vahiguru Jee Ka Khalsa</p><p>Vahiguru Jee Kee Fateh!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kookar Guru da, post: 145923, member: 9900"] Vahiguru Jee Ka Khalsa Vahiguru Jee Kee Fateh! Dear spnadmin Jee I see you have removed my post. I prefaced the bit you deem a "blanket accusation" with "In my experience", so I suppose you disagree that this is my experience, which is rather odd. As administrator it is your prerogative to remove posts - I ask you to use wisdom and balance before removing posts. As for India's ISP guidelines, it will be a sad day when the Indian government starts to dictate the content of a Sikh discussion forum. I ask you to consider your logic in this regard and I'd be grateful if you would confirm whether SPN is now subject to Indian government guidelines. I will try to get past the censor again... The article specifically states "Hindus are gaining political sophistication". In my experience, this invariably translates into a promotion of India and Indian interests in the host country. I have been to events attended by prominent Hindu organisations in the UK - these have ranged from local inter-faith events to national events in the Houses of Parliament. Whatever the occasion, whatever the event, I have seen Hindus: - actively pushing the Indian government's agenda; - perniciously either down-playing other faiths whose roots are in the place called India or, when that doesn't work, casting these faiths as part of the greater Hindu "brotherhood"; - distributing RSS/VHP leaflets This is my experience. Maybe it will be different in the USA, but I don't think it will be. Why? Because Hinduism is simply a collective term referring to various cultural groups in a geographic territory that happens today to be called India. In different parts of India they worship(ped) different gods with different rituals in different ways. The term Hindu is an umbrella term for all of them. I maintain that Hinduism is a caste-ridden, idol-worshipping, superstition-blighted system that the Sikh Gurus utterly rejected. The article also states "In its census, the Institute of American Religion found 258 traditional Hindu temples with an estimated 268,000 adherents. The study estimated there are also 400 temples and centers from Hindu sub-traditions that have an estimated 282,000 participants and some 940 centers with an estimated 55,000 members associated with smaller movements across the country." What are these "Hindu sub-traditions", and who defined them? If the Hindus were themselves defining them in this study, I am sure they will have included Sikhs as a sub-tradition. Why am I sure? Because I have seen the same thing done by them before. Maybe it will be completely different in the USA, but I doubt it because it's the same Hinduism. The article also makes reference to little involvement in the inter-faith arena by Hindus so far. It infers that this is going to change. In my experience, Hindus say the most outlandish things in inter-faith meetings with a completely straight face. Hindus make various claims about their religion being many thousands of years old. I have even been to conferences where they claim Hinduism is "hundreds of thousands of years old". Notwithstanding the fact that the homo sapiens species has only been around for approx. 200,000 years, all the archeological evidence shows that Hindu gods and mythologies originate from around 2,200 years ago, with many deities borrowed from the Greek tradition. The oldest evidence is to be found in the border regions of Northwest Frontier Province in Pakistan and neighbouring Central Asian states. Extremist Hindus don't like to hear this, but that is what independent archeologists have proven - although educated Indian professors do agree that this is the case. As Hindus become politically prominent in the USA, I hope that the atrocities committed by its adherents in their name will also receive scrutiny. The track record, however, suggests that Hindus will fool the USA and the world before realisation dawns. - Kookar Guru da Vahiguru Jee Ka Khalsa Vahiguru Jee Kee Fateh! [/QUOTE]
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