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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)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
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Thittee (296-300)
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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)
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Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 119246" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>This last week a <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_jewish_teens_tefillin_sets_off_bomb_scare_that_diverts_us_airways_flight_from_la.html" target="_blank">news story</a> caught my eye. It told of a pilot who landed his plane before reaching the destination. The reason? A 17-year old Jewish passenger had wrapped his tefillin on for prayer during flight, and because the crew hadn't known what it was, they had panicked, thinking it was some terrorist act about to go down.</p><p></p><p>Come ON!!! This never needed to happen. Anyone who is aware of world religions and their practices would have known right away what was happening and the whole embarrassing episode and inconvenience to the passengers wouldn't have happened.</p><p></p><p>This is my point: American education does nothing to require students growing up in our multicultural society to understand the religions around them and how the varied belief systems interact with our society. When 9-11 took place, everyone was scrambling to understand what kind of belief system would drive humans to commit such atrocities against innocent people who had every reason to think of themselves as being safely at work. Those with an understanding of world religions had some clues.</p><p></p><p>Do you know why sikhs wear a turban and carry a little dagger? Do you know why many Muslim women wear a head covering, and that Muslims don't eat pork or drink alcohol? Do you know what Confucius and Lao-Tze taught and how their ideologies drive Chinese thought? Do you know that Baha'i believers consider October 1844 to be significant, and why? Do you know who the most powerful Hindu gods are, and why they're considered powerful? Do you know the main beliefs of Buddhism, and whether it's a theistic religion or a philosophy? Do you know in what ways Native Americans experience the Great Spirit and what beliefs are common among the tribes? Or start looking at the divisions within Christianity: Can you describe the differences between Methodists and Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Catholics, Baptists and Pentecostals?</p><p></p><p>Yet every day in our country American citizens practice these religions, let them guide their lives and decide their actions. Every day in the United States we do business and make agreements with people and governments all over the world whose worldviews are more often than not guided by different beliefs and practices than ours. So how on earth can we ignore the great hole in our educational system? How is it that we settle for poorly equipping our next generation to operate capably in such a diverse society?</p><p></p><p>I think we've scared so many people away from mentioning God at all in public schools, that we have created a void that operates under pretense that knowledge of religions is unnecessary. It's not appropriate to teach religion in public education, but we've gotten so hung up on that, that we don't teach <strong><em>about</em> </strong>religion, either. And in neglecting religious education under such a definition, we have done the United States and her people a great disservice.</p><p></p><p>If that air crew had been required to take a course on religions in high school, perhaps they would not have wigged out when a 17-year old American lad who had boarded the plane early in the morning simply wanted to catch up on his prayers. Puh-<em>leeze</em>.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://foranyeyes.blogspot.com/2010/01/gaping-hole-in-us-education.html" target="_blank">For Any Eyes: A Gaping Hole in U.S. Education</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 119246, member: 1"] This last week a [URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/01/21/2010-01-21_jewish_teens_tefillin_sets_off_bomb_scare_that_diverts_us_airways_flight_from_la.html"]news story[/URL] caught my eye. It told of a pilot who landed his plane before reaching the destination. The reason? A 17-year old Jewish passenger had wrapped his tefillin on for prayer during flight, and because the crew hadn't known what it was, they had panicked, thinking it was some terrorist act about to go down. Come ON!!! This never needed to happen. Anyone who is aware of world religions and their practices would have known right away what was happening and the whole embarrassing episode and inconvenience to the passengers wouldn't have happened. This is my point: American education does nothing to require students growing up in our multicultural society to understand the religions around them and how the varied belief systems interact with our society. When 9-11 took place, everyone was scrambling to understand what kind of belief system would drive humans to commit such atrocities against innocent people who had every reason to think of themselves as being safely at work. Those with an understanding of world religions had some clues. Do you know why sikhs wear a turban and carry a little dagger? Do you know why many Muslim women wear a head covering, and that Muslims don't eat pork or drink alcohol? Do you know what Confucius and Lao-Tze taught and how their ideologies drive Chinese thought? Do you know that Baha'i believers consider October 1844 to be significant, and why? Do you know who the most powerful Hindu gods are, and why they're considered powerful? Do you know the main beliefs of Buddhism, and whether it's a theistic religion or a philosophy? Do you know in what ways Native Americans experience the Great Spirit and what beliefs are common among the tribes? Or start looking at the divisions within Christianity: Can you describe the differences between Methodists and Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Catholics, Baptists and Pentecostals? Yet every day in our country American citizens practice these religions, let them guide their lives and decide their actions. Every day in the United States we do business and make agreements with people and governments all over the world whose worldviews are more often than not guided by different beliefs and practices than ours. So how on earth can we ignore the great hole in our educational system? How is it that we settle for poorly equipping our next generation to operate capably in such a diverse society? I think we've scared so many people away from mentioning God at all in public schools, that we have created a void that operates under pretense that knowledge of religions is unnecessary. It's not appropriate to teach religion in public education, but we've gotten so hung up on that, that we don't teach [B][I]about[/I] [/B]religion, either. And in neglecting religious education under such a definition, we have done the United States and her people a great disservice. If that air crew had been required to take a course on religions in high school, perhaps they would not have wigged out when a 17-year old American lad who had boarded the plane early in the morning simply wanted to catch up on his prayers. Puh-[I]leeze[/I]. [url=http://foranyeyes.blogspot.com/2010/01/gaping-hole-in-us-education.html]For Any Eyes: A Gaping Hole in U.S. Education[/url] [/QUOTE]
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