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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: 202986" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>Where do you draw the line? Would you find a bunch of Sikhs worshipping a photo of the tenth master acceptable? How about a bunch of Sikhs spending more time worrying about the temperature in Babaji's room? the material used? the size of the room? or how about paying someone money to mumble their way as fast as possible through the SGGS? so that covers idol worship, lets see about caste, caste has a very very big place in Sikhism, it would be naïve to think otherwise, so caste and idol worship are both rife in standard mainstream Sikhism.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>let me make myself quite clear, I could not care less what other people do, worship god by inserting carrots in your orifices if its what you want, makes no difference to me, no what I have a problem with is being told repeatedly that by doing this, I feel a certain way, and open my eyes to experiences I could not possibly experience otherwise, by all means meditate, by all means write about it, but I feel quite offended at the constant pressure that if I am not meditating then I am doing something wrong, or worse, as an answer to a problem, often I read, try meditating, which is fair enough, followed by, you will feel such and such, and it will make you feel such and such, well, how can that possibly be substantiated? In any case, it begs the question what is meditation? Is meditation what I do in the bath? is it thinking? is it contemplating? oh its all those things I am told, but when push comes to shove, it all seems to come back to one thing, the use of words and breathing to artificially put the brain into a suggestive state that feels pleasurable, the trouble is, these feelings seem to only be present during this state, given the behaviour of some of the meditators on this forum, this can clearly be seen, the writing is painfully polite, aloof, its like watching a drug addict waiting for his next fix, life becomes irrelevant, a place full of problems and strife, best to wait for the 'happy place' where all is good, and there are no people to deal with, the desire to meditate, to escape becomes addictive, it is this state that becomes reality and real life with all its challenges becomes the illusion, if your talking about thinking, I am all for it, if your talking about Vedic relaxation techniques with a view to Vedic realisation through chanting, well that's something else, the obsession with finding the tenth eye, is that particularly Sikhi to you?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guru Arjan Devji was standing against tyranny, and showing the world that there are men, and women, who will stand up for what they believe in, and accept the consequences with bravery and without fear, personally the thought that he put himself in a trance like state to achieve this seems quite distasteful to me, did he need to? ah yes, Guru Tegh Bahadurji spent 26 years meditating, first, could you confirm you believe this to be good and true and line with Guru Nanakjis philosophies? , then we may continue.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>sorry you will have to quote this, was it from another thread?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guru Nanakji wanted us to be householders not ascetics, he wanted us to be real people, with jobs, kids and wives. He wanted us to reject superstition, ritual, ceremony, and just accept the one Creator, and assist in the work of Creator, I suppose to some, without all the bells and whistles, that may come across as secular.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 202986, member: 14641"] Where do you draw the line? Would you find a bunch of Sikhs worshipping a photo of the tenth master acceptable? How about a bunch of Sikhs spending more time worrying about the temperature in Babaji's room? the material used? the size of the room? or how about paying someone money to mumble their way as fast as possible through the SGGS? so that covers idol worship, lets see about caste, caste has a very very big place in Sikhism, it would be naïve to think otherwise, so caste and idol worship are both rife in standard mainstream Sikhism. let me make myself quite clear, I could not care less what other people do, worship god by inserting carrots in your orifices if its what you want, makes no difference to me, no what I have a problem with is being told repeatedly that by doing this, I feel a certain way, and open my eyes to experiences I could not possibly experience otherwise, by all means meditate, by all means write about it, but I feel quite offended at the constant pressure that if I am not meditating then I am doing something wrong, or worse, as an answer to a problem, often I read, try meditating, which is fair enough, followed by, you will feel such and such, and it will make you feel such and such, well, how can that possibly be substantiated? In any case, it begs the question what is meditation? Is meditation what I do in the bath? is it thinking? is it contemplating? oh its all those things I am told, but when push comes to shove, it all seems to come back to one thing, the use of words and breathing to artificially put the brain into a suggestive state that feels pleasurable, the trouble is, these feelings seem to only be present during this state, given the behaviour of some of the meditators on this forum, this can clearly be seen, the writing is painfully polite, aloof, its like watching a drug addict waiting for his next fix, life becomes irrelevant, a place full of problems and strife, best to wait for the 'happy place' where all is good, and there are no people to deal with, the desire to meditate, to escape becomes addictive, it is this state that becomes reality and real life with all its challenges becomes the illusion, if your talking about thinking, I am all for it, if your talking about Vedic relaxation techniques with a view to Vedic realisation through chanting, well that's something else, the obsession with finding the tenth eye, is that particularly Sikhi to you? Guru Arjan Devji was standing against tyranny, and showing the world that there are men, and women, who will stand up for what they believe in, and accept the consequences with bravery and without fear, personally the thought that he put himself in a trance like state to achieve this seems quite distasteful to me, did he need to? ah yes, Guru Tegh Bahadurji spent 26 years meditating, first, could you confirm you believe this to be good and true and line with Guru Nanakjis philosophies? , then we may continue. sorry you will have to quote this, was it from another thread? Guru Nanakji wanted us to be householders not ascetics, he wanted us to be real people, with jobs, kids and wives. He wanted us to reject superstition, ritual, ceremony, and just accept the one Creator, and assist in the work of Creator, I suppose to some, without all the bells and whistles, that may come across as secular. [/QUOTE]
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