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Gurbani (94-109)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
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Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
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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
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
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Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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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)
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Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
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Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 191046" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>Lucky Singh ji,</p><p></p><p>Guru fateh.</p><p></p><p>You are mistaken. This was not originated from Africa nor is it only a Ramgharia thing. It has been a common practice in India in the homes of all Sikhs who drank.</p><p></p><p>We lived in India as a joint family. My Granddad and my dad never drank but my Chacha did along with his officer friends from the Army as Ferozepore was a huge military garrison and still is. People drank and smoked in our house at will. No one gave a second thought about the the room where SGGS’ parkash took place along with many other sehaj paaths’ bhogs, Karah Prasad prepared during every Sangrand when everyone gathered in the gurdwara at home..</p><p></p><p>Drinking alcohol and/or letting others to smoke in the house then was a normal thing and may be still is the case in India. However, smoking has been curtailed in many Sikh and non- Sikh houses because of the continuous hammering of understanding of the mals of the second hand smoke in the diaspora.</p><p></p><p>My older brother who lives in Surrey, BC had the best and well known bar in his house in Vancouver which was the watering hole for many other Sikhs. He also had the SGGS there as it is the norm in our family. </p><p></p><p>One day, he met Bhai Jeevan Singh and all changed in his life. He stopped drinking, dismantled the bar, and opened the first Khalsa School, also The Khalsa Credit Union, the first Sikh bank with the help of his trust that the family founded.</p><p>He is totally a different man today.</p><p></p><p>Since I took Khandei de Pahul on the day of Vaisakhi in 1988, no one can bring alcohol in my house nor do I offer it to anyone. Before that, I used to drink and had a bar too.</p><p></p><p>None in our family which is not too small, in the US and Canada offers any alcohol. But it is sad to say, this practice continues in two of my sisters’ homes in India and I am sure in many other households over there.</p><p></p><p>I am totally against this edict because we are encouraged to have SGGS at home and dwell in Gurbani understanding, so it can be practiced in our daily lives.</p><p></p><p>Akaal Takhat’s prohibition of having the SGGS at homes that serve alcohol is very myopic and anti Gurmat in my opinion because it cannot prohibit SGGS in the computers, in Cd’s, Gutkas, Amrit keertan pothis and omnipresence of SGGS in the ether with the help of internet.</p><p></p><p>The ironic part of all this is that we get Hukumnaamas and live keertan from Harmander Sahib daily via internet or satellites in all houses even the ones with the bars.</p><p></p><p>So, what is the point of this self-defeating prophecy, one should ask?</p><p></p><p>Akaal Takhat should encourage people to practice the teachings of the SGGS so that they can get rid of the mals they have, not forbid the tool box that is the eventual help and remedy for the same.</p><p></p><p>Akaal Takhat should also force the Badal clan, which it cannot; for giving liquor licences in exchange to fill their personal coffers. There are more liquor stores in Punjab than the tea stalls.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, one should ask what should be the distance between the SGGS and the place that serves alcohol which could be your neighbour with the shared wall.</p><p></p><p>This edict makes SGGS, our only Guru nothing more than an idol, which is rather an insult to Sikhi.</p><p></p><p>Tejwant Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 191046, member: 138"] Lucky Singh ji, Guru fateh. You are mistaken. This was not originated from Africa nor is it only a Ramgharia thing. It has been a common practice in India in the homes of all Sikhs who drank. We lived in India as a joint family. My Granddad and my dad never drank but my Chacha did along with his officer friends from the Army as Ferozepore was a huge military garrison and still is. People drank and smoked in our house at will. No one gave a second thought about the the room where SGGS’ parkash took place along with many other sehaj paaths’ bhogs, Karah Prasad prepared during every Sangrand when everyone gathered in the gurdwara at home.. Drinking alcohol and/or letting others to smoke in the house then was a normal thing and may be still is the case in India. However, smoking has been curtailed in many Sikh and non- Sikh houses because of the continuous hammering of understanding of the mals of the second hand smoke in the diaspora. My older brother who lives in Surrey, BC had the best and well known bar in his house in Vancouver which was the watering hole for many other Sikhs. He also had the SGGS there as it is the norm in our family. One day, he met Bhai Jeevan Singh and all changed in his life. He stopped drinking, dismantled the bar, and opened the first Khalsa School, also The Khalsa Credit Union, the first Sikh bank with the help of his trust that the family founded. He is totally a different man today. Since I took Khandei de Pahul on the day of Vaisakhi in 1988, no one can bring alcohol in my house nor do I offer it to anyone. Before that, I used to drink and had a bar too. None in our family which is not too small, in the US and Canada offers any alcohol. But it is sad to say, this practice continues in two of my sisters’ homes in India and I am sure in many other households over there. I am totally against this edict because we are encouraged to have SGGS at home and dwell in Gurbani understanding, so it can be practiced in our daily lives. Akaal Takhat’s prohibition of having the SGGS at homes that serve alcohol is very myopic and anti Gurmat in my opinion because it cannot prohibit SGGS in the computers, in Cd’s, Gutkas, Amrit keertan pothis and omnipresence of SGGS in the ether with the help of internet. The ironic part of all this is that we get Hukumnaamas and live keertan from Harmander Sahib daily via internet or satellites in all houses even the ones with the bars. So, what is the point of this self-defeating prophecy, one should ask? Akaal Takhat should encourage people to practice the teachings of the SGGS so that they can get rid of the mals they have, not forbid the tool box that is the eventual help and remedy for the same. Akaal Takhat should also force the Badal clan, which it cannot; for giving liquor licences in exchange to fill their personal coffers. There are more liquor stores in Punjab than the tea stalls. Lastly, one should ask what should be the distance between the SGGS and the place that serves alcohol which could be your neighbour with the shared wall. This edict makes SGGS, our only Guru nothing more than an idol, which is rather an insult to Sikhi. Tejwant Singh [/QUOTE]
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