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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)
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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)
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="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 86877" data-attributes="member: 189"><p><strong><u>I will try to get you some stats on this. What I mean is that </u></strong><a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Sikhi</strong></span></a><strong><u> is not increasing like Islam or Christianity. Rather </u></strong><a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Sikhi</strong></span></a><strong><u> is just keeping pace with the rise in world population. I am from Canada and I can assure you that </u></strong><a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Sikhi</strong></span></a><strong><u> is not increasing. You may believe that for every </u></strong><a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #333333"><strong>Sikh</strong></span></a><strong><u> that cuts his hair, another emerges but this is simply not true my friend.</u></strong></p><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p>Maybe....or maybee not. It really doesnt matter because Sikhi never really "spreads" like the wildfire spread of Islam (through the sword earlier..and in much of todays world through compulsion..birthrates etc) and Christianity (missionary/economic forces working on poverty stricken families) ( in the recent Bosnia Conflict I heard a personal story from a Sikh Volunteer who served there as a UNO rep...the Bosnians were expecting the Sikhs to raise the "question..of conversion"..BUT were they SURPRISED when day after day..the Sikhs just kept on feeding Guru ka Lnaggar and other aid..and NEVER once brought up the subject of..SO when are you going to becoem a "sikh"...unlike the Christians and others..who laid down CONVERSION as a PRE-REQUISITE even before any food is provided) As a matter of FACT..Sikhs only "preach" to SIKHS !! in Gurdwaras. There is NOT a single Sikh missionary effort based on Convert the TRIBALS..Convert the AFRICANS...etc etc anywhere in the world. Even the Yogi harbahjan effort known as the 3HO was NOT an effort for active "conversion" per se....it was just exposure of sikhi..and the people liked it..and converted on their own without any "incentives"....that si why they make better sikhs than "born" sikhs of Punajbi origin.</p><p>2. It is enough to keep pace with world population. (imho) we need not try and conver the entire 6 billions....even IF every living human becomes a SIKH...the "USA Sikh" will still try and kill the "Iraqi Sikh" ( For OIL !!)..I am just being realistic..ECONOMIC FACTORS are stronger than religious ties any day....thats why the Iraqi Muslims kill Arabic Muslims..or the Pakistani Muslims raped the Bengali Muslims way back in United Pakistan !!( same religion didnt help)</p><p>Gyani jarnail Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 86877, member: 189"] [B][U]I will try to get you some stats on this. What I mean is that [/U][/B][URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"][COLOR=#333333][B]Sikhi[/B][/COLOR][/URL][B][U] is not increasing like Islam or Christianity. Rather [/U][/B][URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"][COLOR=#333333][B]Sikhi[/B][/COLOR][/URL][B][U] is just keeping pace with the rise in world population. I am from Canada and I can assure you that [/U][/B][URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"][COLOR=#333333][B]Sikhi[/B][/COLOR][/URL][B][U] is not increasing. You may believe that for every [/U][/B][URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"][COLOR=#333333][B]Sikh[/B][/COLOR][/URL][B][U] that cuts his hair, another emerges but this is simply not true my friend. [/U][/B] Maybe....or maybee not. It really doesnt matter because Sikhi never really "spreads" like the wildfire spread of Islam (through the sword earlier..and in much of todays world through compulsion..birthrates etc) and Christianity (missionary/economic forces working on poverty stricken families) ( in the recent Bosnia Conflict I heard a personal story from a Sikh Volunteer who served there as a UNO rep...the Bosnians were expecting the Sikhs to raise the "question..of conversion"..BUT were they SURPRISED when day after day..the Sikhs just kept on feeding Guru ka Lnaggar and other aid..and NEVER once brought up the subject of..SO when are you going to becoem a "sikh"...unlike the Christians and others..who laid down CONVERSION as a PRE-REQUISITE even before any food is provided) As a matter of FACT..Sikhs only "preach" to SIKHS !! in Gurdwaras. There is NOT a single Sikh missionary effort based on Convert the TRIBALS..Convert the AFRICANS...etc etc anywhere in the world. Even the Yogi harbahjan effort known as the 3HO was NOT an effort for active "conversion" per se....it was just exposure of sikhi..and the people liked it..and converted on their own without any "incentives"....that si why they make better sikhs than "born" sikhs of Punajbi origin. 2. It is enough to keep pace with world population. (imho) we need not try and conver the entire 6 billions....even IF every living human becomes a SIKH...the "USA Sikh" will still try and kill the "Iraqi Sikh" ( For OIL !!)..I am just being realistic..ECONOMIC FACTORS are stronger than religious ties any day....thats why the Iraqi Muslims kill Arabic Muslims..or the Pakistani Muslims raped the Bengali Muslims way back in United Pakistan !!( same religion didnt help) Gyani jarnail Singh [/QUOTE]
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