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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="Ishna" data-source="post: 187789" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p>Bhenji</p><p> </p><p>Sikhi is as much in your heart as it is in your actions, and in your particular situation I suggest working on your inner Sikh while you're still at home and under your mum's protective wing. I suspect it's not that she doesn't want you to find God and be happy, but she wants to protect you from what she doesn't understand which is perfectly normal for those of us with conservative parents.</p><p> </p><p>My own mum isn't particularly religious either but anything other than Christianity must be wrong in her opinion, even though she consults her tarot cards every morning along with her horoscope and visits psychics as often as she can. My search in my early teens took me to Wicca and Neo-Paganism, which she was very much against and upset about, to the point of telling me it would bring evil into the house and blaming me for some of the things which went wrong. At the time, being a teen and very much attached to my mum, it hurt my ability to connect with Paganism, and even when I left home and was on my own I still carried that fear of Paganism with me. I thank my lucky stars that I didn't pursue Sikhi at the time instead of Wicca, or else my fear would be of Sikhi.</p><p> </p><p>Keep your Sikhi private, there is no cosmic scorecard counting how many Japji Sahibs you recite before dawn or deducting points if you shave. My mum got upset when I refused to shave my legs or armpits, saying "You worship a Goddess, why can't you be more feminine then!" and my reply was "I'm feminine just the way my Goddess made me!" :grinningkaur: Typical 17 y/o reply hehe.</p><p> </p><p>Study, do what you can, but above all keep the peace with your mum at this stage. She will hopefully come around when you're a bit older and she respects your decision. At the moment she might be thinking that you don't understand what you're getting in to, and it's just a phase. She might be concerned that you'll get yourself into something and not be able to get out of it, like some converts to Islam try to get out of Islam and are punished in some way by the community. In my country, a man converted to a strict sect of Islam and they found out he had been drinking alcohol so 3 of them broke into his house in the middle of the night and whipped him with electrical cabling. These sorts of stories can get into parents' minds and when they don't understand what it is you're studying their fear for you can make them a little fruity.</p><p> </p><p>So study all you can about Sikhi, do what you can privately, keep the peace, and when you're old enough you can restart the conversation with your mum and with luck she will be more receptive.</p><p> </p><p><img src="/images/smilies/sikhsmileys/kudi_hug.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":kudihug:" title="Kudi Hug :kudihug:" data-shortname=":kudihug:" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Yes, you can do them later than dawn. You can also listen to them instead of reading them, so you could download them and listen to them in the dark through headphones if you wanted to.</p><p> </p><p>The "prayers" required daily are specified in the Sikh Rehat Maryada, Section One Chapter III Article IV: <a href="http://sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_one.html" target="_blank">http://sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_one.html</a> </p><p> </p><p>The absolute minimum three banis have been placed at the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Japji, Rehras and Sohila. This to me is clear indication that Guru Sahib intended them for particular use.</p><p> </p><p>Here you go, you might find this interesting: <a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/37828-nitnaym-the-daily-grind-3.html" target="_blank">http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/37828-nitnaym-the-daily-grind-3.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 187789, member: 2709"] Bhenji Sikhi is as much in your heart as it is in your actions, and in your particular situation I suggest working on your inner Sikh while you're still at home and under your mum's protective wing. I suspect it's not that she doesn't want you to find God and be happy, but she wants to protect you from what she doesn't understand which is perfectly normal for those of us with conservative parents. My own mum isn't particularly religious either but anything other than Christianity must be wrong in her opinion, even though she consults her tarot cards every morning along with her horoscope and visits psychics as often as she can. My search in my early teens took me to Wicca and Neo-Paganism, which she was very much against and upset about, to the point of telling me it would bring evil into the house and blaming me for some of the things which went wrong. At the time, being a teen and very much attached to my mum, it hurt my ability to connect with Paganism, and even when I left home and was on my own I still carried that fear of Paganism with me. I thank my lucky stars that I didn't pursue Sikhi at the time instead of Wicca, or else my fear would be of Sikhi. Keep your Sikhi private, there is no cosmic scorecard counting how many Japji Sahibs you recite before dawn or deducting points if you shave. My mum got upset when I refused to shave my legs or armpits, saying "You worship a Goddess, why can't you be more feminine then!" and my reply was "I'm feminine just the way my Goddess made me!" :grinningkaur: Typical 17 y/o reply hehe. Study, do what you can, but above all keep the peace with your mum at this stage. She will hopefully come around when you're a bit older and she respects your decision. At the moment she might be thinking that you don't understand what you're getting in to, and it's just a phase. She might be concerned that you'll get yourself into something and not be able to get out of it, like some converts to Islam try to get out of Islam and are punished in some way by the community. In my country, a man converted to a strict sect of Islam and they found out he had been drinking alcohol so 3 of them broke into his house in the middle of the night and whipped him with electrical cabling. These sorts of stories can get into parents' minds and when they don't understand what it is you're studying their fear for you can make them a little fruity. So study all you can about Sikhi, do what you can privately, keep the peace, and when you're old enough you can restart the conversation with your mum and with luck she will be more receptive. :kudihug: Yes, you can do them later than dawn. You can also listen to them instead of reading them, so you could download them and listen to them in the dark through headphones if you wanted to. The "prayers" required daily are specified in the Sikh Rehat Maryada, Section One Chapter III Article IV: [URL]http://sgpc.net/rehat_maryada/section_one.html[/URL] The absolute minimum three banis have been placed at the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Japji, Rehras and Sohila. This to me is clear indication that Guru Sahib intended them for particular use. Here you go, you might find this interesting: [URL]http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/37828-nitnaym-the-daily-grind-3.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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