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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)
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
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<blockquote data-quote="Siri Kamala" data-source="post: 142024" data-attributes="member: 13802"><p>Ummm...no, I think the idea is much more along the lines of a practical Dr. Phil <em>"how's that workin' for ya?"</em> type of approach. </p><p></p><p>For example, I used to work at a ski resort here in Vermont.</p><p></p><p>They had a strict policy about guests having a ski pass on them at all times, and it had to be the correct ski pass for what they were doing at the time.</p><p></p><p>So as part of this policy they would end up doing things like pulling a gentleman out of the lift line because he did not have a lift ticket on him at all, or because he was wearing a child's season pass instead of an adult season pass.</p><p></p><p>The adult would often be angry or impatient because they would make him come and sit in the manager's office until they could determine what to do (call security and have him removed, or figure out that it was a simple mistake and let him go, etc.)</p><p></p><p>So he's sitting there *stuck* in the manager's office. Meanwhile his children don't know where he is (families often get separated easily on ski mountains!), his wife cannot find him... and this guy, who spent $10,000 on season passes for himself and his family before he even CAME to the mountain, who reserved a deluxe 3 bedroom unit at our fancy base lodge hotel to the tune of probably another $5000, who was no doubt spending another $2000 on food while there, and buying several hundred dollars worth of clothing and souvenirs...This guy who has been with skiing with our resort for 20 years gets so fed up with the fact that he's missed almost an entire day of skiing -- ALL BECAUSE OUR RULES SAID he cannot go on our mountain with his son's ski pass (because we found out later, his son *accidentally* picked up Dad's ski pass that morning!)...This guy who was basically handing us almost $20,000 of his money is now saying, "I will never EVER ski here again because your policy has RUINED my family vacation."</p><p></p><p>And variations of that story happened over and over again... so much so that these complaints finally reached the CEO of the corporation that owns the resort. And he did some research. And he calculated that, by pulling people out of the lift line or otherwise detaining people who did not have a pass or who did not have the right kind of pass, we ~maybe~ saved ourselves $30,000 a year.</p><p></p><p>But we COST ourselves nearly $500,000 in lost business.</p><p></p><p>It didn't take an Einstein level IQ to do the math on that.</p><p></p><p>Needless to say that "law" was not working for the majority of people, and when looked at more closely, it was not working for the resort either.</p><p></p><p>So they changed the "law" -- and now they do not detain or otherwise bother people who don't have a pass or don't have the correct pass. And sure, it means that some cheaters will take advantage of that policy and ski for free. But it also means that guys that come with their families to the resort and spend tens of thousands of dollars *will have a nice time* and will *keep coming back*.</p><p></p><p>See... there is a HUGE difference between knowing what you have a "right" to do and knowing in your heart the "right thing" to do. </p><p></p><p>Like, in my own life, I have a boss who has not yet figured out that there is a difference between these two things. And even though I come in early almost every day and work a full day and even work late many nights, he wants to dock my pay because I was 12 minutes late ONE DAY. A day when we received OVER A FOOT OF SNOW overnight.</p><p></p><p>All of the schools in the state were closed. Many businesses were closed. And even though my work is over 60 miles away, and even though I have to rely on a public van to get there, and even though the road conditions were TERRIBLE, I managed to arrive only 12 minutes late.</p><p></p><p>And he is insisting that I deduct 15 minutes of vacation time from my timesheet due to the fact that I did not CALL him to NOTIFY him that I would be late.</p><p></p><p>On a day when common sense combined with this admittedly rare and high-level managerial skill known as "looking out the window to check the weather" would have TOLD him I was going to be late.</p><p></p><p>And I have tried, desperately almost, to explain to him that when he micromanages me in this way -- seeking out faults and shortcomings without ever praising me or offering any balance to counteract his perpetual focus on negativity. I have pointed out to him that our entire unit is unraveling... that everyone on our team is looking for work elsewhere... because they are so unhappy with his rules and his rigid, fear-based, ego-based focus on having us kow-tow to his authority. </p><p></p><p>What is the saying -- there are none so blind as those who *will not see*? I think that applies here.</p><p></p><p>The important thing about rules and laws is not the fact that the rule or the law exists because clearly there was a time when that rule or law did not exist...and that changed...and that means that it can change again. The important thing it is to focus on<strong> what that law is intended to accomplish</strong> -- what <em>interest</em> that law is designed to address.</p><p></p><p>Lose sight of that and the law simply becomes meaningless dogma -- something that, based on my understanding of gurbani, we are urged to avoid doing.</p><p></p><p>Not all things the things the Gurus did and not all the things said in holy writings are intended to be normative for all time, for all people across all ages. Just because Guru Nanak Ji traveled to Mecca does not mean that all Sikhs must then travel to Mecca! (What a mess that would be these days, yes?? LOL)</p><p></p><p>To have an inquiring and discerning heart and mind is a gift. God must want us to use those gifts or God would have created robots instead of humans.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Siri Kamala, post: 142024, member: 13802"] Ummm...no, I think the idea is much more along the lines of a practical Dr. Phil [I]"how's that workin' for ya?"[/I] type of approach. For example, I used to work at a ski resort here in Vermont. They had a strict policy about guests having a ski pass on them at all times, and it had to be the correct ski pass for what they were doing at the time. So as part of this policy they would end up doing things like pulling a gentleman out of the lift line because he did not have a lift ticket on him at all, or because he was wearing a child's season pass instead of an adult season pass. The adult would often be angry or impatient because they would make him come and sit in the manager's office until they could determine what to do (call security and have him removed, or figure out that it was a simple mistake and let him go, etc.) So he's sitting there *stuck* in the manager's office. Meanwhile his children don't know where he is (families often get separated easily on ski mountains!), his wife cannot find him... and this guy, who spent $10,000 on season passes for himself and his family before he even CAME to the mountain, who reserved a deluxe 3 bedroom unit at our fancy base lodge hotel to the tune of probably another $5000, who was no doubt spending another $2000 on food while there, and buying several hundred dollars worth of clothing and souvenirs...This guy who has been with skiing with our resort for 20 years gets so fed up with the fact that he's missed almost an entire day of skiing -- ALL BECAUSE OUR RULES SAID he cannot go on our mountain with his son's ski pass (because we found out later, his son *accidentally* picked up Dad's ski pass that morning!)...This guy who was basically handing us almost $20,000 of his money is now saying, "I will never EVER ski here again because your policy has RUINED my family vacation." And variations of that story happened over and over again... so much so that these complaints finally reached the CEO of the corporation that owns the resort. And he did some research. And he calculated that, by pulling people out of the lift line or otherwise detaining people who did not have a pass or who did not have the right kind of pass, we ~maybe~ saved ourselves $30,000 a year. But we COST ourselves nearly $500,000 in lost business. It didn't take an Einstein level IQ to do the math on that. Needless to say that "law" was not working for the majority of people, and when looked at more closely, it was not working for the resort either. So they changed the "law" -- and now they do not detain or otherwise bother people who don't have a pass or don't have the correct pass. And sure, it means that some cheaters will take advantage of that policy and ski for free. But it also means that guys that come with their families to the resort and spend tens of thousands of dollars *will have a nice time* and will *keep coming back*. See... there is a HUGE difference between knowing what you have a "right" to do and knowing in your heart the "right thing" to do. Like, in my own life, I have a boss who has not yet figured out that there is a difference between these two things. And even though I come in early almost every day and work a full day and even work late many nights, he wants to dock my pay because I was 12 minutes late ONE DAY. A day when we received OVER A FOOT OF SNOW overnight. All of the schools in the state were closed. Many businesses were closed. And even though my work is over 60 miles away, and even though I have to rely on a public van to get there, and even though the road conditions were TERRIBLE, I managed to arrive only 12 minutes late. And he is insisting that I deduct 15 minutes of vacation time from my timesheet due to the fact that I did not CALL him to NOTIFY him that I would be late. On a day when common sense combined with this admittedly rare and high-level managerial skill known as "looking out the window to check the weather" would have TOLD him I was going to be late. And I have tried, desperately almost, to explain to him that when he micromanages me in this way -- seeking out faults and shortcomings without ever praising me or offering any balance to counteract his perpetual focus on negativity. I have pointed out to him that our entire unit is unraveling... that everyone on our team is looking for work elsewhere... because they are so unhappy with his rules and his rigid, fear-based, ego-based focus on having us kow-tow to his authority. What is the saying -- there are none so blind as those who *will not see*? I think that applies here. The important thing about rules and laws is not the fact that the rule or the law exists because clearly there was a time when that rule or law did not exist...and that changed...and that means that it can change again. The important thing it is to focus on[B] what that law is intended to accomplish[/B] -- what [I]interest[/I] that law is designed to address. Lose sight of that and the law simply becomes meaningless dogma -- something that, based on my understanding of gurbani, we are urged to avoid doing. Not all things the things the Gurus did and not all the things said in holy writings are intended to be normative for all time, for all people across all ages. Just because Guru Nanak Ji traveled to Mecca does not mean that all Sikhs must then travel to Mecca! (What a mess that would be these days, yes?? LOL) To have an inquiring and discerning heart and mind is a gift. God must want us to use those gifts or God would have created robots instead of humans. [/QUOTE]
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