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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="Harjas Kaur Khalsa" data-source="post: 54726" data-attributes="member: 2125"><p></p><p><span style="color: black">We can all clearly see that the religion is not about wearing dastaar. But wearing dastaar is a part of the religion. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Every human being has imperfections. Singhs are human beings. Reciting Gurbani, singing kirtan, taking isnaan, keeping amrit vela, practicing Naam jap, doing seva, keeping sangat, giving daswandh, keeping rehitnamas, living by code of conduct and wearing panj kakkars of a Khalsa are the collective way to live your life as a Sikh. No one has said anything about Sikhism being about just one narrow thing, about judging others as less, or about being hypocritical. Sikhi is a way to live your life and every Sikh should be trying to conform more and more to Gursikhi. What is wrong with Sikhs trying to be good and keep these practices? Why is it all the people who want to tear down Sikh practices and articles of faith always criticize Sikhs?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">People can become Sikhs but no one is inherently a Sikh. A Sikh means disciple of Guru Sahib Ji. To be a Sikh, you must be Guru's disciple, not just someone in general learning something. That's like saying someone studying accounting is a Sikh because he's a learner. Thats a linguistic misuse of the definition of Sikh shishya, since guru-shishya is a concept. There is no shishya without a guru. It is better to follow the hukam of Guruji if you are a Sikh, a chela. Someone who disregards the Guru's instruction by saying he is not better than someone else, is still disregarding Guru's instruction. So it is up to the individual to try to be good or not, or to compromise his practice.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">Do you say people are worshipping the One </span><span style="color: black">God through idols of many gods? Are Buddhists who shave their heads and don't believe in God, who worship many forms of Buddha and bodhisattvas following the same path as Gursikhi?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: black">We are given the intelligence to discriminate between differences. We discriminate between hot and cold, truth and lies, good and evil. Not all paths are pure. Is an abusive cult which mistreats women and children a pure religious path equal to Gursikhi? Is a fake pakhandi baba who steals everybody's money or molests people's daughters and sons on the same spiritual journey? It is for us to use God-given intelligence to tell the difference. Because surely there are good and evil people in the world. All things are not the same. It is because we can judge good from evil actions which allows us to be protected from deceit and harm. And God has given us this dignity through discriminate use of our intelligence and intuition.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harjas Kaur Khalsa, post: 54726, member: 2125"] [COLOR=navy][/COLOR] [COLOR=black]We can all clearly see that the religion is not about wearing dastaar. But wearing dastaar is a part of the religion. [/COLOR] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Every human being has imperfections. Singhs are human beings. Reciting Gurbani, singing kirtan, taking isnaan, keeping amrit vela, practicing Naam jap, doing seva, keeping sangat, giving daswandh, keeping rehitnamas, living by code of conduct and wearing panj kakkars of a Khalsa are the collective way to live your life as a Sikh. No one has said anything about Sikhism being about just one narrow thing, about judging others as less, or about being hypocritical. Sikhi is a way to live your life and every Sikh should be trying to conform more and more to Gursikhi. What is wrong with Sikhs trying to be good and keep these practices? Why is it all the people who want to tear down Sikh practices and articles of faith always criticize Sikhs?[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]People can become Sikhs but no one is inherently a Sikh. A Sikh means disciple of Guru Sahib Ji. To be a Sikh, you must be Guru's disciple, not just someone in general learning something. That's like saying someone studying accounting is a Sikh because he's a learner. Thats a linguistic misuse of the definition of Sikh shishya, since guru-shishya is a concept. There is no shishya without a guru. It is better to follow the hukam of Guruji if you are a Sikh, a chela. Someone who disregards the Guru's instruction by saying he is not better than someone else, is still disregarding Guru's instruction. So it is up to the individual to try to be good or not, or to compromise his practice.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]Do you say people are worshipping the One [/COLOR][COLOR=black]God through idols of many gods? Are Buddhists who shave their heads and don't believe in God, who worship many forms of Buddha and bodhisattvas following the same path as Gursikhi?[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][COLOR=black]We are given the intelligence to discriminate between differences. We discriminate between hot and cold, truth and lies, good and evil. Not all paths are pure. Is an abusive cult which mistreats women and children a pure religious path equal to Gursikhi? Is a fake pakhandi baba who steals everybody's money or molests people's daughters and sons on the same spiritual journey? It is for us to use God-given intelligence to tell the difference. Because surely there are good and evil people in the world. All things are not the same. It is because we can judge good from evil actions which allows us to be protected from deceit and harm. And God has given us this dignity through discriminate use of our intelligence and intuition.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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