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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="Caspian" data-source="post: 138523" data-attributes="member: 5962"><p>I know right <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I can feel the love. I guess it is time to come clean <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p>I must admit, sometimes even I think ray kurzweil can be alil crazy. I wouldnt consider myself a futurist, however, ray does have a pretty good track record when it comes to these things. </p><p></p><p>And I have no problem with that conception of god. In that sense god is akin to something like the internet. Its omnipresent or all seeing (Youtube) omnicient or all knowing (Wikipedia) and omnipotent or all powerful (Google) <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> lol</p><p></p><p>This concept of god has also been somewhat defined and parodied in the novel "God Debris" in which the narrator posits that an Omnipotent being was present prior to the big bang, it knew everything except what would happen if it were to die—hence the big bang. And whats happening now, is that that god is piecin itself together, albeit slowly, and they used the internet of an example of a god-like entity. One that is greater then the sum of its parts. </p><p></p><p>I dont consider this perspective on god to be remotley religious. And purely a philosophical "wouldnt it be cool if..." type concept. So I have no problem with it, atleast the internet is something we can observe and see. </p><p></p><p>Theres a thread I made here earlier this year (or last year) entitled "2+2=5" where i kinda deal with this issue in a conversation I had with a muslim peer. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>EDIT!!!</strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/interfaith-dialogues/29347-2-2-5-case-agnostic-atheism.html" target="_blank">http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/interfaith-dialogues/29347-2-2-5-case-agnostic-atheism.html</a></p><p></p><p>Theres the link to the thread <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> I would appreciate that you read that instead. I'm deleting my convulated explanation below <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> as I feel i explained it more eloquently in my debate.</p><p></p><p>One small caveat though. My understanding of the sikh god was different back then, as I was raised by a sikh family that treated the sikh god in much the same way christians treat their god. It was a personal god. The sikhs on this site have a different point of view regarding the sikh god then the average sikh person does (in my opinion). But i still dont believe in their conceptualization of the sikh god either, for reasons explained in the thread, i believe it falls into the realm of "pointless gods" (which btw is a compliment, coming from me, a pointless god is a beutiful god in my opinion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />). And while the read is quite long, I hope u find it as engaging as the other people ive shown it to. </p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>EDIT!!!!!</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Essentially, I think you can prove certain kinds of gods dont exist because they violate some logical principles. For example, the free will paradox, in my opinion, completely eradicates the possibility of an abrahemic god. </p><p></p><p>Anyways, after having demonstrated the non-existance of specific gods (like allah and zeus). The question becomes "well how can you demonstrate the non-existance of a god-like entity in general?"</p><p></p><p>And in short—you cant. So your kinda right. Logically, you cannot prove a negative. But what you can do is limit ur options to one of 2, using logic.</p><p></p><p>God does exist, and his existance is utterly pointless.</p><p>or</p><p>God does not exist.</p><p></p><p>(I really done see much of a difference between these two positions, as detailed in my thread)</p><p></p><p>Believing in a pointless god (or a god like entity in general) is also as good as believing in no god. Even if this pointless god does exist, what is he going to do to the disbelievers? send them to the hell that cannot exist? </p><p></p><p>My main gripe is more so with religion (like we have been talkin about in the other thread, the need for 5 k's doesnt sit well from a logical/reasonable point of view?). If people believed in "pointless gods" I wouldnt really have a problem then.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I also appreciate the more simpler justification given by sam harris. He said the lable of "atheism" is totally inappropriate. You dont go around labling people A-fairists if they dont believe in fairies. Or A-bigfootists, if they dont believe in big foot. </p><p></p><p>I also like what Izaac Asimov had to say about the term "atheist." He said "I prefer the term humanist, because as opposed to describing what i dont believe in—it describes what i do believe in"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caspian, post: 138523, member: 5962"] I know right :P I can feel the love. I guess it is time to come clean :P I must admit, sometimes even I think ray kurzweil can be alil crazy. I wouldnt consider myself a futurist, however, ray does have a pretty good track record when it comes to these things. And I have no problem with that conception of god. In that sense god is akin to something like the internet. Its omnipresent or all seeing (Youtube) omnicient or all knowing (Wikipedia) and omnipotent or all powerful (Google) :P lol This concept of god has also been somewhat defined and parodied in the novel "God Debris" in which the narrator posits that an Omnipotent being was present prior to the big bang, it knew everything except what would happen if it were to die—hence the big bang. And whats happening now, is that that god is piecin itself together, albeit slowly, and they used the internet of an example of a god-like entity. One that is greater then the sum of its parts. I dont consider this perspective on god to be remotley religious. And purely a philosophical "wouldnt it be cool if..." type concept. So I have no problem with it, atleast the internet is something we can observe and see. Theres a thread I made here earlier this year (or last year) entitled "2+2=5" where i kinda deal with this issue in a conversation I had with a muslim peer. [B]EDIT!!![/B] [URL]http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/interfaith-dialogues/29347-2-2-5-case-agnostic-atheism.html[/URL] Theres the link to the thread :P I would appreciate that you read that instead. I'm deleting my convulated explanation below :P as I feel i explained it more eloquently in my debate. One small caveat though. My understanding of the sikh god was different back then, as I was raised by a sikh family that treated the sikh god in much the same way christians treat their god. It was a personal god. The sikhs on this site have a different point of view regarding the sikh god then the average sikh person does (in my opinion). But i still dont believe in their conceptualization of the sikh god either, for reasons explained in the thread, i believe it falls into the realm of "pointless gods" (which btw is a compliment, coming from me, a pointless god is a beutiful god in my opinion :P). And while the read is quite long, I hope u find it as engaging as the other people ive shown it to. [B]EDIT!!!!![/B] Essentially, I think you can prove certain kinds of gods dont exist because they violate some logical principles. For example, the free will paradox, in my opinion, completely eradicates the possibility of an abrahemic god. Anyways, after having demonstrated the non-existance of specific gods (like allah and zeus). The question becomes "well how can you demonstrate the non-existance of a god-like entity in general?" And in short—you cant. So your kinda right. Logically, you cannot prove a negative. But what you can do is limit ur options to one of 2, using logic. God does exist, and his existance is utterly pointless. or God does not exist. (I really done see much of a difference between these two positions, as detailed in my thread) Believing in a pointless god (or a god like entity in general) is also as good as believing in no god. Even if this pointless god does exist, what is he going to do to the disbelievers? send them to the hell that cannot exist? My main gripe is more so with religion (like we have been talkin about in the other thread, the need for 5 k's doesnt sit well from a logical/reasonable point of view?). If people believed in "pointless gods" I wouldnt really have a problem then. I also appreciate the more simpler justification given by sam harris. He said the lable of "atheism" is totally inappropriate. You dont go around labling people A-fairists if they dont believe in fairies. Or A-bigfootists, if they dont believe in big foot. I also like what Izaac Asimov had to say about the term "atheist." He said "I prefer the term humanist, because as opposed to describing what i dont believe in—it describes what i do believe in" [/QUOTE]
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