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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="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 218003" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>We are all products of our environment. The more environments we get exposed to for longer periods of time, we adapt ourselves to them quite unconsciously. As far as Yoga/meditation is concerned, which the topic is mainly focused on, we can all thank or blame The Beatles and their Guru, Maharishi. </p><p></p><p>Yogi Bhajan saw that and as a customs officer in India, he moved to the US to teach Kundalini Yoga. It was the right timing in the 60's because he got all the drug-induced hippies and through the Yoga of which he had no knowledge of but claimed to the westerners that he was a Yogi and had a Guru in India who taught him that, he made them drug free although things got ugly after sometimes and one of his businesses became to smuggle marijuana into the US. Many of his chelas got caught doing that.</p><p>Many hippies flocked towards him and gave up drugs, became vegetarian and started using the white regalia which they still do. This was the beginning of the multi-billion empire of 3HO. Yoga with the Sikhi look white regalia became their snake oil pitch where they use Sikhi as their billboard to advance their businesses which is still thriving. </p><p></p><p>With this fame came a lot of political influence. As a result, the worst translation of the SGGS, our only Guru was ordered by Yogi Bhajan to one of his disciples, Sant Singh Khalsa which was then sanctified as the best translation by the SGPC despite Sant Singh's urging to his master about his lack of Gurmukhi skills. </p><p></p><p>One of their most thriving businesses is called Akal Security which has had multi-billion dollars contracts with the US government to secure the buildings among other things. The latest contract of the group is to secure all the illegal immigrants including many who are seeking asylum in the 'holding pens' where thousands of kids are also without their parents. If we see this from the Sikhi point of view, one can argue that this kind of business is wrong ethically speaking but ethics is not the goal here. However, as it is done under Akal- timeless- Security, one can add this to the gumbo of the cultural appropriation.</p><p></p><p>Mind you, this did not start with the Yoga and the Ninjas but long before that. Marco Polo turned Chinese noodles into spaghetti, the staple food of Italy. The word loot is from India and the Brits used the word in a literal manner when they started looting India with shiploads of goods. There are many words that we use in English come from India like a gully, Jodhpurs, Chakras, Kamarband etc. One can go on and on.</p><p></p><p>As the world is shrinking daily at a quick pace, eventually, borrowing cultural values would become like borrowing a cup of sugar from one's neighbour.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 218003, member: 138"] We are all products of our environment. The more environments we get exposed to for longer periods of time, we adapt ourselves to them quite unconsciously. As far as Yoga/meditation is concerned, which the topic is mainly focused on, we can all thank or blame The Beatles and their Guru, Maharishi. Yogi Bhajan saw that and as a customs officer in India, he moved to the US to teach Kundalini Yoga. It was the right timing in the 60's because he got all the drug-induced hippies and through the Yoga of which he had no knowledge of but claimed to the westerners that he was a Yogi and had a Guru in India who taught him that, he made them drug free although things got ugly after sometimes and one of his businesses became to smuggle marijuana into the US. Many of his chelas got caught doing that. Many hippies flocked towards him and gave up drugs, became vegetarian and started using the white regalia which they still do. This was the beginning of the multi-billion empire of 3HO. Yoga with the Sikhi look white regalia became their snake oil pitch where they use Sikhi as their billboard to advance their businesses which is still thriving. With this fame came a lot of political influence. As a result, the worst translation of the SGGS, our only Guru was ordered by Yogi Bhajan to one of his disciples, Sant Singh Khalsa which was then sanctified as the best translation by the SGPC despite Sant Singh's urging to his master about his lack of Gurmukhi skills. One of their most thriving businesses is called Akal Security which has had multi-billion dollars contracts with the US government to secure the buildings among other things. The latest contract of the group is to secure all the illegal immigrants including many who are seeking asylum in the 'holding pens' where thousands of kids are also without their parents. If we see this from the Sikhi point of view, one can argue that this kind of business is wrong ethically speaking but ethics is not the goal here. However, as it is done under Akal- timeless- Security, one can add this to the gumbo of the cultural appropriation. Mind you, this did not start with the Yoga and the Ninjas but long before that. Marco Polo turned Chinese noodles into spaghetti, the staple food of Italy. The word loot is from India and the Brits used the word in a literal manner when they started looting India with shiploads of goods. There are many words that we use in English come from India like a gully, Jodhpurs, Chakras, Kamarband etc. One can go on and on. As the world is shrinking daily at a quick pace, eventually, borrowing cultural values would become like borrowing a cup of sugar from one's neighbour. [/QUOTE]
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