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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)
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Thittee (296-300)
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Gurbani (323-330)
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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="Randip Singh" data-source="post: 111675" data-attributes="member: 1323"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Ok let’s analyse what people do evil things purely from a Sikh perspective. It is inexorably linked to the 5 thieves. Lets use the 1984 example as a case. Those mobs that came had let themselves be taken by the 5 thieves:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Kaam – some of them were taken by lust and had on their minds that they were going to rape;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Krodh – some were angry and wanted revenge for what they perceived the Sikh community had done to Indira Gandhi;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Moh – some just wanted to loot and take what the Sardars had</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Lobh – some motivated by greed and wanting what the Sardars had;</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Symbol'">· </span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Hankaar – pure Egotism in the minds of these mobs, in that they thought they were some sort of brave avengers who bravely, by out numbering Sardars to a ratio of at least 10 to 1 had managed to subjugate them.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What feeds the above jealousy, envy, hatred, fear and cowardice. This animal like behaviour actually makes one evil, because as a human being (unlike animals), we have a choice. We can control these animal instincts. It was literally self will run riot.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In the minds of these cowardly rioters, they hide the truth, but they cannot escape it, because they know if they cam face to face with Sardars one on one or even 2 on one they would lose. There were scores of cases where Sikhs managed to gather in a few hundred and took on mobs of 3000 odd and hacked the mobs to shreds, sending them fleeing in terror from the Sardars. Alas this was too far and few.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">My take on this is, people who are evil are self centred to the extreme. They are incapable or unwilling to be God willed. In some instances they claim they are carrying out the will of God when in reality they are carrying out their own will. These people are not ones who do things on the spur of the moment (because I am sure we have all suffered from the 5 thieves at some point), but are like that either through nature or nurture.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randip Singh, post: 111675, member: 1323"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Ok let’s analyse what people do evil things purely from a Sikh perspective. It is inexorably linked to the 5 thieves. Lets use the 1984 example as a case. Those mobs that came had let themselves be taken by the 5 thieves:[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Kaam – some of them were taken by lust and had on their minds that they were going to rape;[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Krodh – some were angry and wanted revenge for what they perceived the Sikh community had done to Indira Gandhi;[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Moh – some just wanted to loot and take what the Sardars had[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Lobh – some motivated by greed and wanting what the Sardars had;[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Symbol]· [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Hankaar – pure Egotism in the minds of these mobs, in that they thought they were some sort of brave avengers who bravely, by out numbering Sardars to a ratio of at least 10 to 1 had managed to subjugate them.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]What feeds the above jealousy, envy, hatred, fear and cowardice. This animal like behaviour actually makes one evil, because as a human being (unlike animals), we have a choice. We can control these animal instincts. It was literally self will run riot.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]In the minds of these cowardly rioters, they hide the truth, but they cannot escape it, because they know if they cam face to face with Sardars one on one or even 2 on one they would lose. There were scores of cases where Sikhs managed to gather in a few hundred and took on mobs of 3000 odd and hacked the mobs to shreds, sending them fleeing in terror from the Sardars. Alas this was too far and few.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana] [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]My take on this is, people who are evil are self centred to the extreme. They are incapable or unwilling to be God willed. In some instances they claim they are carrying out the will of God when in reality they are carrying out their own will. These people are not ones who do things on the spur of the moment (because I am sure we have all suffered from the 5 thieves at some point), but are like that either through nature or nurture.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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