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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="simpy" data-source="post: 25097" data-attributes="member: 9395"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Antidote to Egoism</span></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">The only antidote to egoism is accepting God’s Will. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">In Sikhism, we consider ego </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">the worst enemy, because, it is the biggest hurdle on the path of Self Realization. It is that Rog that has to be checked all the way along.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Submitting to God’s will is the only solution to this. It can also be stated as living under His Bliss or living under His Command.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue">Guru Ji teaches us over and over again: God is in control of all the things. He is the Creator and the Destroyer. He is the Liberator and the Sustainer. He is in us and He is everywhere. He is the Karta Purkh. All the parts of the Universe are under His control, nothing can happen in the universe out side His Hukam. …</span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">So whatever Kartapurkh does must be acceptable to us (that too </span><span style="font-family: 'AnmolLipiHeavy'">iKVy m`Qy)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">. We must welcome everyday/hour/minute as it comes. We must put anger, sadness, jealousy, regret, revenge, greed and all this koor behind and surrender before His Will. All this can easily happen when we do Naam Simran. </span></span></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Naam Simran keeps us in Chardi Kala, by charging us with unlimited spiritual strength and by providing us the courage to accept His Will. It instigates the willingness to overlook other's weaknesses or mistakes. Naam Simran removes the concept of duality from our minds completely. It helps us develop self-control. And we are able to merge our will into His. Aspirant’s submission to His Will produces a sense of humility and self-abnegation. This attribute converts the old thinking process that was full of I-ness. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The aspirant regards himself as an instrument of Divine Will</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Living in harmony with the Divine Will brings everlasting peace. Eventually the state of Sahej (cosmic equilibrium) is achieved. No ‘I’ remains anymore; it is all Him and only Him.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniLipi'">quhI quhI quhI quhI</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simpy, post: 25097, member: 9395"] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Antidote to Egoism[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]The only antidote to egoism is accepting God’s Will. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]In Sikhism, we consider ego [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]the worst enemy, because, it is the biggest hurdle on the path of Self Realization. It is that Rog that has to be checked all the way along.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Submitting to God’s will is the only solution to this. It can also be stated as living under His Bliss or living under His Command.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=blue]Guru Ji teaches us over and over again: God is in control of all the things. He is the Creator and the Destroyer. He is the Liberator and the Sustainer. He is in us and He is everywhere. He is the Karta Purkh. All the parts of the Universe are under His control, nothing can happen in the universe out side His Hukam. …[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman]So whatever Kartapurkh does must be acceptable to us (that too [/FONT][FONT=AnmolLipiHeavy]iKVy m`Qy)[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]. We must welcome everyday/hour/minute as it comes. We must put anger, sadness, jealousy, regret, revenge, greed and all this koor behind and surrender before His Will. All this can easily happen when we do Naam Simran. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Naam Simran keeps us in Chardi Kala, by charging us with unlimited spiritual strength and by providing us the courage to accept His Will. It instigates the willingness to overlook other's weaknesses or mistakes. Naam Simran removes the concept of duality from our minds completely. It helps us develop self-control. And we are able to merge our will into His. Aspirant’s submission to His Will produces a sense of humility and self-abnegation. This attribute converts the old thinking process that was full of I-ness. [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The aspirant regards himself as an instrument of Divine Will[/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial]. [/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Living in harmony with the Divine Will brings everlasting peace. Eventually the state of Sahej (cosmic equilibrium) is achieved. No ‘I’ remains anymore; it is all Him and only Him.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][SIZE=3][FONT=GurbaniLipi]quhI quhI quhI quhI[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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