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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="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 206229" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>I had a car accident yesterday, I was stopped and turning right, when I heard a loud bang, and the whole car shuddered forward. I got out, to be met by a young man in a Mini, unfortunately his entire front end was mangled, although my rear bumper seemed to have done a fairly good job and was just cracked, I drive a 20 year old Mercedes estate, just around the time the quality started to go downhill for Mercedes, he looked stressed, panicked, I asked if he was ok, told him to sit down, calm down, etc, he looked confused, shouldn't you be shouting at me, he said, oh, i said, its ok, I am a Sikh. </p><p></p><p>And with those words, got rid of the debris, took details, made sure he was ok, and then sped off, things to do and all, but it got me thinking, I am a Sikh, what does it mean to me, why am I a Sikh, as my brother is so fond of asking me, why do I need to validate myself and my thinking by belonging to a religion, what do I want from Sikhism?, after much thinking, the answer is nothing, what do I want from god? again, nothing, I am a Sikh, Sikhs don't want, how can a Sikh want, when Sikhs of old did nothing other than give and share, a Sikhs life is one of service, it us our job to serve, to help, to do so and want something is, in my view, not Sikh like, I think of Sikhs as above mere wants or the need for baubles, a Sikh is unconcerned with their lot, it is irrelevant, it is not how you dress, who you know, who your friends are, what your hobbies are, what you drive, how big your house is, it is about what you change, what difference you make, what input you bring, what do you bring to the big party. </p><p></p><p>Its easier for me, I always knew my life would be one of service, although that is not to say I do not do the things that I want, when I want, because I do, but the flip side is that the world owns me, and as long as I can be of some use, then I will, and then I will die. </p><p></p><p>I am a Sikh, and I say that with huge pride, I am one of those that have put aside living in order to be a very small wheel, but a wheel nonetheless, a Sikh, it gives my life some meaning, some purpose, I get to do the right thing by people, and then I get to howl at a full moon, it does not get any better than that. </p><p></p><p>what does Sikhism mean to you, why are you a Sikh?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 206229, member: 14641"] I had a car accident yesterday, I was stopped and turning right, when I heard a loud bang, and the whole car shuddered forward. I got out, to be met by a young man in a Mini, unfortunately his entire front end was mangled, although my rear bumper seemed to have done a fairly good job and was just cracked, I drive a 20 year old Mercedes estate, just around the time the quality started to go downhill for Mercedes, he looked stressed, panicked, I asked if he was ok, told him to sit down, calm down, etc, he looked confused, shouldn't you be shouting at me, he said, oh, i said, its ok, I am a Sikh. And with those words, got rid of the debris, took details, made sure he was ok, and then sped off, things to do and all, but it got me thinking, I am a Sikh, what does it mean to me, why am I a Sikh, as my brother is so fond of asking me, why do I need to validate myself and my thinking by belonging to a religion, what do I want from Sikhism?, after much thinking, the answer is nothing, what do I want from god? again, nothing, I am a Sikh, Sikhs don't want, how can a Sikh want, when Sikhs of old did nothing other than give and share, a Sikhs life is one of service, it us our job to serve, to help, to do so and want something is, in my view, not Sikh like, I think of Sikhs as above mere wants or the need for baubles, a Sikh is unconcerned with their lot, it is irrelevant, it is not how you dress, who you know, who your friends are, what your hobbies are, what you drive, how big your house is, it is about what you change, what difference you make, what input you bring, what do you bring to the big party. Its easier for me, I always knew my life would be one of service, although that is not to say I do not do the things that I want, when I want, because I do, but the flip side is that the world owns me, and as long as I can be of some use, then I will, and then I will die. I am a Sikh, and I say that with huge pride, I am one of those that have put aside living in order to be a very small wheel, but a wheel nonetheless, a Sikh, it gives my life some meaning, some purpose, I get to do the right thing by people, and then I get to howl at a full moon, it does not get any better than that. what does Sikhism mean to you, why are you a Sikh? [/QUOTE]
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