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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)
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)
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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="pk70" data-source="post: 85358" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p><strong>Re: Q&A with Sant Jagjit Singh ji Harkhowal</strong></p><p></p><p>The fact is, Buddhism is the philosophy of pure Advaita, and they have doctrinally rejected ALL manner of sarguna as being the ultimate, called Shunyata, or emptiness. We can harness the shakti, the energy, the anehad Shabad which vibrates out of the Primal Nada, like the Buddhists do. But we can't have personal relationship with formless energy.</p><p> <strong>That is their failure, Guru ji developed personal relationship and inspires others to do so, one part of HIM should not stop us to reach to His Nirguna Sroop.</strong></p><p> Don't you understand veer ji, that no ordinary human can do these things? The True Light isn't shining in only one corner of the world for one race or religion. It is UNIVERSAL LIGHT of the One universal soul, Paramatman, Parameshvara. There is only One truth spoken in many dialects, and that is the universal truth of sanatana Dharma. The Divine Beloved is in all these forms, all these expressions, all these Naams.</p><p> <strong>I have been on this site for six months, I haven’t said that what you have been saying repeatedly and many of the members haven't claim that His light shines only in one corner or in one race/religion etc; why always you assume and declare it as a reality? Something is obviously wrong. There is no universal snastana dharma a fact if it is looked at diligently. They say</strong></p><p> <strong><em><span style="color: black">*Puja/Worship~ The fact that everyone will at some point seek/pray to some form or aspect of spiritual reality. </span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: black">*Vedas~ The original scripture of Sanatan Dharma/Hinduism. (Hindus look to many scriptures for guidance and inspiration.)</span></em></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><em><span style="color: black">Now read what Krishna says in Bhagwat Geeta</span></em></strong></p><p> <span style="color: green">65. Occupy thy mind with Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. Thou shalt reach Myself; truly do I promise unto thee, (for) thou art dear to Me. <a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbg/sbg23.htm#fn_387" target="_blank"><span style="color: green">65</span></a></span></p><p> <span style="color: green">4. Bhumi (earth), Ap (water), Anala (fire), Vâyu (air), Kha (ether), mind, intellect, and egoism: thus is My Prakriti divided eight-fold. <a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbg/sbg12.htm#fn_163" target="_blank"><span style="color: green">4</span></a></span></p><p> <span style="color: green">p. 166</span></p><p> <span style="color: green">5. This is the lower (Prakriti). But different from it, know thou, O mighty-armed, My higher Prakriti—the principle of self-consciousness, by which this universe is sustained.</span></p><p> <span style="color: green">6. Know that these (two Prakritis) are the womb of all beings. I am the origin and dissolution of the whole universe. </span><span style="color: green">6( Bhagwat Geeta)</span></p><p> <strong> You see what he is saying, totally he is engrossed with his self, if you compare Guru ji’s words in the same concept, not a once this kind of self show is seen. As he was spiritual sargun form, so wasGuru ji, then why so much difference? Though Guru says who are enlightened become just like HIM but humbleness remains to the extent. Sargun Sroop is a part of HIM and a part cannot claim “totality” as </strong><strong>Krishna</strong><strong> does. It cannot be called universal at all, it is in one box sits in a limited space. Their claim doesnt make it a reality. Guru ji leads the followers to His infinity, shows how He permeates in all, but never ever a claims to be HIM being a part of HIM </strong></p><p> <strong>Regarding all your quotes, it is waste of time to discuss it further as you ignored many Guru bachan in past, the only thing you do not ignore words from Sutras etc. So I stand by my point that Gurbani enables us to understand His Sargun and Nirgun Sroop but takes us to His Nirgun Sroop, no wonder Mool Mantra is repeated through out Sree Guru Granth Sahib Ji!</strong></p><p> </p><p> Who do we think we are, to despise forms of God?</p><p> A woman leaves all the rest just for her lover/husband, same way a follower of Guru just leaves the rest regardless the claims they have; you call it “ despise” any thing you want to, for instance, I see none but Guru Nanak a guiding source to me, if you try hard to listen others, I wont, I am not into getting degrees, or to impress others by telling now I have read others and they say the same thing what Guru says as see the originality of Guru ji displayed through out SGGS Ji.. My journey started from Guru Nanak, ended right there. If rest are better than him, I just don’t care, my love for him overwhelming me.</p><p> Gurbani, no Kirtan, no Naam to jap. Nirguna is quite beyond our vain imaginings</p><p>[/FONT] We go to Gurdawara to learn from Guru ji not to perform any ritual or to bow to Nirguna. This is the way I am taught by Guru, if others go for what you say, what can I do</p><p> </p><p> This is the real meaning of only One God, because all forms are only Him. Don't despise the ways in which your brother worships. The Love exists within all prais</p><p> Again bhain ji, you have started accusing me of what I don’t do. Million times I wrote my friends worship stones, I respect what they do, why do you look at me like a “hater”?</p><p> <span style="color: green">...in my opinion we all would do well not to be one of those people Yogananda referred to </span></p><p><span style="color: green">who can only love their own chosen ideal by hating everyone else's." ~Rick Archer</span></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="color: black">You have attached the word HATE to me in spite of my cries against it, deep down, this is your understanding about me, it hurted me first, but not any more because now I understand you are using it as a weapon against those who has nothing to do what Yogannda refers to and reject every thing but Gurbani in pursuit of spiritual progression. My request is that do not through your lame judgment on me without understanding, you are failed to understand what I have been crying for a long time, we( Sikhs who strictly have faith in Gurbani, nothing else) do not need Vedas, we do not need Krishna or Ram, let us move on with the guidance Guru ji gives us, we do not have hate for any one though we have no value for others ideology in context of personal progression but it doesn’t mean we despise that/those..</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pk70, post: 85358, member: 5889"] [b]Re: Q&A with Sant Jagjit Singh ji Harkhowal[/b] The fact is, Buddhism is the philosophy of pure Advaita, and they have doctrinally rejected ALL manner of sarguna as being the ultimate, called Shunyata, or emptiness. We can harness the shakti, the energy, the anehad Shabad which vibrates out of the Primal Nada, like the Buddhists do. But we can't have personal relationship with formless energy. [B]That is their failure, Guru ji developed personal relationship and inspires others to do so, one part of HIM should not stop us to reach to His Nirguna Sroop.[/B] Don't you understand veer ji, that no ordinary human can do these things? The True Light isn't shining in only one corner of the world for one race or religion. It is UNIVERSAL LIGHT of the One universal soul, Paramatman, Parameshvara. There is only One truth spoken in many dialects, and that is the universal truth of sanatana Dharma. The Divine Beloved is in all these forms, all these expressions, all these Naams. [B]I have been on this site for six months, I haven’t said that what you have been saying repeatedly and many of the members haven't claim that His light shines only in one corner or in one race/religion etc; why always you assume and declare it as a reality? Something is obviously wrong. There is no universal snastana dharma a fact if it is looked at diligently. They say[/B] [B][I][COLOR=black]*Puja/Worship~ The fact that everyone will at some point seek/pray to some form or aspect of spiritual reality. *Vedas~ The original scripture of Sanatan Dharma/Hinduism. (Hindus look to many scriptures for guidance and inspiration.)[/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][I][COLOR=black]Now read what Krishna says in Bhagwat Geeta[/COLOR][/I][/B] [COLOR=green]65. Occupy thy mind with Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. Thou shalt reach Myself; truly do I promise unto thee, (for) thou art dear to Me. [URL="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbg/sbg23.htm#fn_387"][COLOR=green]65[/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=green]4. Bhumi (earth), Ap (water), Anala (fire), Vâyu (air), Kha (ether), mind, intellect, and egoism: thus is My Prakriti divided eight-fold. [URL="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/sbg/sbg12.htm#fn_163"][COLOR=green]4[/COLOR][/URL][/COLOR] [COLOR=green]p. 166[/COLOR] [COLOR=green]5. This is the lower (Prakriti). But different from it, know thou, O mighty-armed, My higher Prakriti—the principle of self-consciousness, by which this universe is sustained.[/COLOR] [COLOR=green]6. Know that these (two Prakritis) are the womb of all beings. I am the origin and dissolution of the whole universe. [/COLOR][COLOR=green]6( Bhagwat Geeta)[/COLOR] [B] You see what he is saying, totally he is engrossed with his self, if you compare Guru ji’s words in the same concept, not a once this kind of self show is seen. As he was spiritual sargun form, so wasGuru ji, then why so much difference? Though Guru says who are enlightened become just like HIM but humbleness remains to the extent. Sargun Sroop is a part of HIM and a part cannot claim “totality” as [/B][B]Krishna[/B][B] does. It cannot be called universal at all, it is in one box sits in a limited space. Their claim doesnt make it a reality. Guru ji leads the followers to His infinity, shows how He permeates in all, but never ever a claims to be HIM being a part of HIM [/B] [B]Regarding all your quotes, it is waste of time to discuss it further as you ignored many Guru bachan in past, the only thing you do not ignore words from Sutras etc. So I stand by my point that Gurbani enables us to understand His Sargun and Nirgun Sroop but takes us to His Nirgun Sroop, no wonder Mool Mantra is repeated through out Sree Guru Granth Sahib Ji![/B] Who do we think we are, to despise forms of God? A woman leaves all the rest just for her lover/husband, same way a follower of Guru just leaves the rest regardless the claims they have; you call it “ despise” any thing you want to, for instance, I see none but Guru Nanak a guiding source to me, if you try hard to listen others, I wont, I am not into getting degrees, or to impress others by telling now I have read others and they say the same thing what Guru says as see the originality of Guru ji displayed through out SGGS Ji.. My journey started from Guru Nanak, ended right there. If rest are better than him, I just don’t care, my love for him overwhelming me. Gurbani, no Kirtan, no Naam to jap. Nirguna is quite beyond our vain imaginings [/FONT] We go to Gurdawara to learn from Guru ji not to perform any ritual or to bow to Nirguna. This is the way I am taught by Guru, if others go for what you say, what can I do This is the real meaning of only One God, because all forms are only Him. Don't despise the ways in which your brother worships. The Love exists within all prais Again bhain ji, you have started accusing me of what I don’t do. Million times I wrote my friends worship stones, I respect what they do, why do you look at me like a “hater”? [COLOR=green]...in my opinion we all would do well not to be one of those people Yogananda referred to who can only love their own chosen ideal by hating everyone else's." ~Rick Archer[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=black]You have attached the word HATE to me in spite of my cries against it, deep down, this is your understanding about me, it hurted me first, but not any more because now I understand you are using it as a weapon against those who has nothing to do what Yogannda refers to and reject every thing but Gurbani in pursuit of spiritual progression. My request is that do not through your lame judgment on me without understanding, you are failed to understand what I have been crying for a long time, we( Sikhs who strictly have faith in Gurbani, nothing else) do not need Vedas, we do not need Krishna or Ram, let us move on with the guidance Guru ji gives us, we do not have hate for any one though we have no value for others ideology in context of personal progression but it doesn’t mean we despise that/those..[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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