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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="poundsasson" data-source="post: 46738" data-attributes="member: 3606"><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-size: 22px">ALL THE JOY YOU NEED</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Thomas Aquinas once said, "No one can live without joy." But many</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">people try. And the reason is often simply because they don't</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">know how to be happy! They are so intent on the three Ps --</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">power, prosperity and prestige -- that they miss out on joy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Try to imagine this picture. It is a photograph taken by Henri</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Cartier-Bresson, who pioneered modern photography as an art form</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">during the early decades of the 20th Century. He became known for</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">his photographs of apparent contradictions: pictures that left</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">mysteries unexplained.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">One of his famous photographs was shot in a poor section of Spain</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">in the 1930s. The picture depicts a run-down alley surrounded by</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">decaying walls, strewn with rubble randomly stacked in thick</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">piles lying on the street, and riddled with bullet holes dotting</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">gray walls. The setting alone evokes feelings of sadness and</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">despair.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">But then...the contradiction. Within the grim alley children are</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">playing. They wear dirty and tattered clothes, as one might</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">expect in such a setting, but like playing children everywhere,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">they laugh with carefree joy. In the foreground, a tiny boy on</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">crutches hobbles away from two other boys, his face lit up with a</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">broad grin. One boy is laughing so hard he has to hold his side.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Others lean on the cracked walls, beaming with delight.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">It is easy to spot the contrast -- and the point. Joy amidst the</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">rubble of life. Laughter amongst its ruins.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">We cannot avoid pain, however hard we try. But we can avoid joy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">We cannot escape hardship and trouble, but we can miss out on</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">much of life's peace and laughter.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">If you feel as if you could use more joy, try this:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Spend time daily doing something you enjoy.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Do those things that bring inner peace.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Learn to laugh heartily and frequently.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Cultivate within yourself an attitude of hope.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Fill each day with as much love as it can possibly hold.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">You'll still have plenty of problems, but through it all, you'll</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">find all you joy you will ever need.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"><span style="font-size: 18px">� 2001 Steve Goodier</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="poundsasson, post: 46738, member: 3606"] [FONT=Century Gothic] [SIZE=6] [/SIZE][SIZE=5][SIZE=6]ALL THE JOY YOU NEED [/SIZE] Thomas Aquinas once said, "No one can live without joy." But many people try. And the reason is often simply because they don't know how to be happy! They are so intent on the three Ps -- power, prosperity and prestige -- that they miss out on joy. Try to imagine this picture. It is a photograph taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who pioneered modern photography as an art form during the early decades of the 20th Century. He became known for his photographs of apparent contradictions: pictures that left mysteries unexplained. One of his famous photographs was shot in a poor section of Spain in the 1930s. The picture depicts a run-down alley surrounded by decaying walls, strewn with rubble randomly stacked in thick piles lying on the street, and riddled with bullet holes dotting gray walls. The setting alone evokes feelings of sadness and despair. But then...the contradiction. Within the grim alley children are playing. They wear dirty and tattered clothes, as one might expect in such a setting, but like playing children everywhere, they laugh with carefree joy. In the foreground, a tiny boy on crutches hobbles away from two other boys, his face lit up with a broad grin. One boy is laughing so hard he has to hold his side. Others lean on the cracked walls, beaming with delight. It is easy to spot the contrast -- and the point. Joy amidst the rubble of life. Laughter amongst its ruins. We cannot avoid pain, however hard we try. But we can avoid joy. We cannot escape hardship and trouble, but we can miss out on much of life's peace and laughter. If you feel as if you could use more joy, try this: Spend time daily doing something you enjoy. Do those things that bring inner peace. Learn to laugh heartily and frequently. Cultivate within yourself an attitude of hope. Fill each day with as much love as it can possibly hold. You'll still have plenty of problems, but through it all, you'll find all you joy you will ever need. � 2001 Steve Goodier[/SIZE] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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