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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="Vikram singh" data-source="post: 129310" data-attributes="member: 1078"><p><a href="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#" target="_blank"></a>Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness."</p><p></p><p> This famous quote from the Declaration of Independence is meaningful to many Americans, but people who practice the Sikh religion<a href="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#" target="_blank"></a></p><p><a href="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#" target="_blank"></a> also take those words to heart.</p><p></p><p> Sandeep Bajwa, who came to the United States from India in 1986 when he was 17 years old, he began to research his Sikh religion and noticed many parallels between the values of the religion and those highlighted in the American Constitution.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Bajwa, who practices his religion at the Pittsburgh Sikh Gurdwara in Monroeville, says America is the perfect place for Sikhs. "Reading about the American Constitution and the religion, they sound so close," he said. "Equality, justice and freedom are the buzzwords in both. Reciting the pledge of allegiance at school every day and studying at the Gurdwara, the priest would tell us we have to do the right things, and whichever country you're in, that's your motherland. I just thought the values were the same."</p><p> Sikh means "student" and guru means "teacher." The first Sikh Guru, Nanak Dev, who was born in 1469, declared that all humans are equal and are born free. His beliefs of equality, justice and freedom were put into practice by his succeeding nine gurus, who encouraged people to sit, cook and eat together; forbade women to wear veils because veils restricted their freedom; and told people to resist tyranny and fight for their rights.</p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: SeaGreen"><strong>The Sikh philosophy consists of practical living in rendering service to humanity and engendering tolerance and brotherly love towards all. The Sikh gurus did not advocate <a href="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#" target="_blank">retirement</a> from the world in order to attain salvation. Anyone who earns an honest living, leads a normal life and shares his or her earnings with the needy can achieve it.</strong></span></span></p><p> Priest Sucha Singh of the Pittsburgh Sikh Gurdwara says the Sikh religion was created to protect human rights.</p><p> "<span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Blue"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">We're much safer here than in India," he says. "We were suppressed in India and had to fight for our survival. There is no such conflict in the United States."</span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: Blue"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></strong></span></span> Inside the temple, women and men sit on the ground. Because everyone is on the same level, class, race or gender doesn't classify them, Singh says.</p><p> After worship services, everyone receives free food from the community kitchen, says Chitratan Singh Sethi, secretary of the temple.</p><p> "It's symbolic for equality," he says. "No one is put on a pedestal."</p><p> About 175 families from the tri-state area visit the temple, Singh says. Of those, 150 visit on a regular basis.</p><p> Bajwa also hopes to teach his daughter and son, ages 12 and 9--both born in the United States--the values of the Sikh faith and those of America.</p><p> "I want to teach my kids the core values," he says. "My son wears a turban, and he argues with me all the time saying, 'I'm an American, why should I wear this?' I say it doesn't matter. I think it teaches him the values of the Sikh life. When he's 18, he can decide to do whatever he wants.</p><p> "I have an American Constitution at <u>home</u> and I show it to my kids all the time."</p><p> However, while military participation is an important aspect of the Sikh history, those who live in America typically can't achieve it because they wear a turban and do not cut their hair, Bajwa says.</p><p> He says he has hope people who observe the Sikh faith will easily be able to join the military in the future.</p><p> "It's traditional," he says. "It's changing, and it will change."</p><p> Some Sikhs have faced problems after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, and others--Sethi included--almost were forbidden to wear their turbans for driver's license photos in 2004 across the state of Alabama.</p><p> The issue was resolved, Sethi says, but he wants to educate the public about the religion.</p><p> "I don't think it's a prejudice or racist issue; it's more about communicating what you are," he says. "We've realized we need to educate and reach out to people.</p><p> "America is definitely a place that believes in the foundation of rights. The Constitution calls for it."</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs" target="_blank">Blessings of Liberty: Constitutional similarities make U.S. comfortable home for Sikhs | YourMonroeville.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vikram singh, post: 129310, member: 1078"] [URL="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#"] [/URL]Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This famous quote from the Declaration of Independence is meaningful to many Americans, but people who practice the Sikh religion[URL="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#"] [/URL] also take those words to heart. Sandeep Bajwa, who came to the United States from India in 1986 when he was 17 years old, he began to research his Sikh religion and noticed many parallels between the values of the religion and those highlighted in the American Constitution. Bajwa, who practices his religion at the Pittsburgh Sikh Gurdwara in Monroeville, says America is the perfect place for Sikhs. "Reading about the American Constitution and the religion, they sound so close," he said. "Equality, justice and freedom are the buzzwords in both. Reciting the pledge of allegiance at school every day and studying at the Gurdwara, the priest would tell us we have to do the right things, and whichever country you're in, that's your motherland. I just thought the values were the same." Sikh means "student" and guru means "teacher." The first Sikh Guru, Nanak Dev, who was born in 1469, declared that all humans are equal and are born free. His beliefs of equality, justice and freedom were put into practice by his succeeding nine gurus, who encouraged people to sit, cook and eat together; forbade women to wear veils because veils restricted their freedom; and told people to resist tyranny and fight for their rights. [FONT=Trebuchet MS][COLOR=SeaGreen][B]The Sikh philosophy consists of practical living in rendering service to humanity and engendering tolerance and brotherly love towards all. The Sikh gurus did not advocate [URL="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs#"]retirement[/URL] from the world in order to attain salvation. Anyone who earns an honest living, leads a normal life and shares his or her earnings with the needy can achieve it.[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] Priest Sucha Singh of the Pittsburgh Sikh Gurdwara says the Sikh religion was created to protect human rights. "[SIZE=3][COLOR=Blue][B][FONT=Trebuchet MS]We're much safer here than in India," he says. "We were suppressed in India and had to fight for our survival. There is no such conflict in the United States." [/FONT][/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] Inside the temple, women and men sit on the ground. Because everyone is on the same level, class, race or gender doesn't classify them, Singh says. After worship services, everyone receives free food from the community kitchen, says Chitratan Singh Sethi, secretary of the temple. "It's symbolic for equality," he says. "No one is put on a pedestal." About 175 families from the tri-state area visit the temple, Singh says. Of those, 150 visit on a regular basis. Bajwa also hopes to teach his daughter and son, ages 12 and 9--both born in the United States--the values of the Sikh faith and those of America. "I want to teach my kids the core values," he says. "My son wears a turban, and he argues with me all the time saying, 'I'm an American, why should I wear this?' I say it doesn't matter. I think it teaches him the values of the Sikh life. When he's 18, he can decide to do whatever he wants. "I have an American Constitution at [U]home[/U] and I show it to my kids all the time." However, while military participation is an important aspect of the Sikh history, those who live in America typically can't achieve it because they wear a turban and do not cut their hair, Bajwa says. He says he has hope people who observe the Sikh faith will easily be able to join the military in the future. "It's traditional," he says. "It's changing, and it will change." Some Sikhs have faced problems after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, and others--Sethi included--almost were forbidden to wear their turbans for driver's license photos in 2004 across the state of Alabama. The issue was resolved, Sethi says, but he wants to educate the public about the religion. "I don't think it's a prejudice or racist issue; it's more about communicating what you are," he says. "We've realized we need to educate and reach out to people. "America is definitely a place that believes in the foundation of rights. The Constitution calls for it." [URL="http://www.yourmonroeville.com/timesexpress/article/blessings-liberty-constitutional-similarities-make-us-comfortable-home-sikhs"]Blessings of Liberty: Constitutional similarities make U.S. comfortable home for Sikhs | YourMonroeville.com[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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