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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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="Harvir007" data-source="post: 181208" data-attributes="member: 12897"><p>Okay, so you've just said that you find Sikhism closer to Atheism. So from that I can deduce that that's an opinion. Sikhism is a religion just like other religions. It's content is different, perhaps. But it focuses on worshipping God and having constant praise for him or her. Now this is where Atheists differ. Now being a firm admirer of Christopher Hitchens, I thoroughly agree with him in that this core belief, identical to all religions, is a totalitarian belief. It is like living in North Korea. Kim Jong-un is the God that you worship over there. Sikhism? Your God is Waheguru. Constant praise, constant meditation on his or her name. Kim Jong-un is a human dictator. Your God is a celestial dictator. Atheists do not have anyone they reserve a specific dogmatic praise for so by definition, your comparison is very inaccurate. Now you're throwing around a lot of theistic jargon in the hope that somehow it'll connect the two. I have to say, that is just wishful thinking. The two are completely different. So at the start you said "Sikhism is an entirely different way of looking at the relationship between Creator." Now the difference is that Atheists don't think there is a creator, for that would be believing in God. So Atheism can't be 'closer'.</p><p></p><p>You're casting a very general net amongst Atheists. Atheists could be racists, Atheists could be following doctrinal Marxism in which they kill millions of people (sound familiar?). You said that you had been both, so perhaps this is why you see similarities. Just because you found no difference amongst yourself when you became a theist, doesn't mean that every Atheist is like Sikh. You just cannot say that the content of Atheism is Humanism. And if you can't understand that, there's not much I can say or do to change your mind. Hmm, Sikhism was a rejection of religious ideals as Guru Nanak found fault with both Islam and Hinduism. Atheism is the rejection of any supernatural dimension which is where Theism, including Sikhism, belongs.</p><p></p><p>Now your final paragraph goes on a lot about how a Sikh lives her/his life. That is simply white noise to me. The bottom line is that Sikhism is dogmatic as it holds the belief around a supernatural creator. One could even go as far to say that many Sikh fundamentalists view the Gurus dogmatically despite Sikh doctrine saying the opposite. My opinion, so sorry for that digression. </p><p></p><p>Atheism is just the non-belief in a God and nothing else. Sikhs believe in a God and therefore the two are fundamentally different beliefs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harvir007, post: 181208, member: 12897"] Okay, so you've just said that you find Sikhism closer to Atheism. So from that I can deduce that that's an opinion. Sikhism is a religion just like other religions. It's content is different, perhaps. But it focuses on worshipping God and having constant praise for him or her. Now this is where Atheists differ. Now being a firm admirer of Christopher Hitchens, I thoroughly agree with him in that this core belief, identical to all religions, is a totalitarian belief. It is like living in North Korea. Kim Jong-un is the God that you worship over there. Sikhism? Your God is Waheguru. Constant praise, constant meditation on his or her name. Kim Jong-un is a human dictator. Your God is a celestial dictator. Atheists do not have anyone they reserve a specific dogmatic praise for so by definition, your comparison is very inaccurate. Now you're throwing around a lot of theistic jargon in the hope that somehow it'll connect the two. I have to say, that is just wishful thinking. The two are completely different. So at the start you said "Sikhism is an entirely different way of looking at the relationship between Creator." Now the difference is that Atheists don't think there is a creator, for that would be believing in God. So Atheism can't be 'closer'. You're casting a very general net amongst Atheists. Atheists could be racists, Atheists could be following doctrinal Marxism in which they kill millions of people (sound familiar?). You said that you had been both, so perhaps this is why you see similarities. Just because you found no difference amongst yourself when you became a theist, doesn't mean that every Atheist is like Sikh. You just cannot say that the content of Atheism is Humanism. And if you can't understand that, there's not much I can say or do to change your mind. Hmm, Sikhism was a rejection of religious ideals as Guru Nanak found fault with both Islam and Hinduism. Atheism is the rejection of any supernatural dimension which is where Theism, including Sikhism, belongs. Now your final paragraph goes on a lot about how a Sikh lives her/his life. That is simply white noise to me. The bottom line is that Sikhism is dogmatic as it holds the belief around a supernatural creator. One could even go as far to say that many Sikh fundamentalists view the Gurus dogmatically despite Sikh doctrine saying the opposite. My opinion, so sorry for that digression. Atheism is just the non-belief in a God and nothing else. Sikhs believe in a God and therefore the two are fundamentally different beliefs. [/QUOTE]
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