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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="kharkoo4life" data-source="post: 21766" data-attributes="member: 1348"><p>Dear Azzie,</p><p> </p><p>I completely understand and can sympathize with your present state of disillusionment and skeptisicm towards the Sikh faith. I too was once at a similar crossroads in my life but through the grace of the loving Lord i was shown the true essence of Sikhi. I shall try to share my own experience and understanding with regards to your present dillema.</p><p> </p><p>Sikhi is not merely recitation of bani nor is it merely wearing of the 5 k's. Sikhi is a complete way of thinking, a new mindframe which once adopted should guide you in every aspect of your life. The problem with the current practice of Sikhi is as you also hinted towards in ur post, that we have turned the practice of Sikhi from a complete lifestyle into a part-time liesurely activity. ANd like most liesurely activities, the focus is more on the outward physical self rather than the true inner self.</p><p> </p><p>I realize and agree it is very disheartening to see the majority of sikhs wake up in the morning recite jap ji sahib, yet as soon as they walk out their doors they completely forget the message of jap ji and actively engage in activities which are strongly condemned by the bani.</p><p> </p><p>The problem with Sikhi is not the philosphy of SIkhi but rather that we as followers of Sikhi have failed to understand the true meaning of this philosophy. Yes we recite the bani, but how many actually understand and follow the message of the bani? Instead of understanding its true meaning and how it relates to our inner soul, or spirituality, we have made sikhi merely contigent on our physical self.</p><p> </p><p>As a simple example i will share the first pauree of Jap Ji sahib. It is filled with the essence of the entire bani, and it would not be an understatement to say the essence of all guru granth sahib. It gives a succint summary of all the methods man employs to 'show' his spirituality to others, and to achieve the mision of human life -- oneness with God. If we read this pauri and relate it to todays Sikhi we will quickly realize what is wrong with how most of us practice Sikhi.</p><p> </p><p>The first line tells us mere physical efforts are meaningless if one wants to attain realization with God. IT gives the example of bathing oneself repeatedly as a means of becoming "pure" and says that such thinking is baseless. Yet today how many sikhs refuse to eat with other people, even other sikhs, because they have not taken amrit? OR that they do not use "special" cooking utensils in making that food? Was such thinking not condemned by Guru Nanak?</p><p> </p><p>The second line tells us that by remaining quite, or in a meditative trance will not help us become one with God. Yet how many parents yell at their kids to shut up n be quiet as they are doing their 'simran', even if all the kid wants is somethign to eat, or needs some important advice about some matter? Do we feel that sittin in a quiet "meditative" cross legged posture for one hour is a more meaningful display of our sikhi than sitting amongst our children, spouses and actively engagin in purposeful communication and discussion of problems, questions, dillemas and helping to solve them?</p><p> </p><p>The third line tells us that fullfilling our minds desires in order to achieve the perment bliss of contentment (i.e. oneness with GOd) is also futile. The Guru tells us that mans desires will never end so trying to fulfill these as a means to achieve peace of mind is pointless. Yet how many parents work two jobs, with repeated overtime all in an effort to buy a nicer car, a bigger home, or fulfill the wants of their kids (e.g. clothes, toys etc.)? The whole push behind most parents in raising their kids is to get them to attain as high an education as possible so they can get "good" jobs (lawyers, doctors, engineers) and make "good" money and live a "comfortable" life. How many of these parents stress the goodness of serving others, of doing good deeds, of speaking kind words? HOw many parents teach their kids that true comfort is not from acquiring material goods but from living a honest life and loving all of GOds creation as equal?</p><p> </p><p>FInally, the fourth line gives the example that trying to attain God thru lengthy studies of scriptures alone, or acquiring as much intelligence and knowledge is also on its own futile. God is not obtained thru how much knowledge u have but rather by the kind of lifestyle u live. Yet how many granthis are out there who daily give lectures and sermons at the gurdwara and show off how much gurbani they have memorized yet when they go home treat their wifes as nothing more than child bearing maids and cooks? HOw many kathavachiks (lecturers) on gurdwara stages, radios and tv's give sermons bout the beauty and magnificence of the gurus teachings yet fail to follow it themeselves?</p><p> </p><p>The whole point of this is to try and show that the reason so many young people (including myself a short time ago) have become skeptical and questioning of the Sikh faith is that for the most part the practice of SIkh faith is filled with hypocricy. As sad and troubling as this is, there is nothing either you, me or anyone else can do overnight to change this. How people choose to practice Sikhi is upto the individual.</p><p> </p><p>However, with regards to our own life, if we feel any love or interest towards the message the Gurus tried to share with us then the final outcome of wether we will be succesfull and find anything meaningful from adopting a Sikhi lifestyle lays squarely on our own shoulders alone. It is upto each of us as individiuals to go out, learn about the true meaning of Sikhi, to read about the illustrious sikh history, to go out and read as much gurbani as possible and try to relate it to our own lives. I can guarantee you, that if you do this with a open honest heart, then u will undoubtedly become more inspired with each passing day to follow Sikhi.</p><p> </p><p>Again i sympathize with u completely, that its hard to digest what the practice of Sikhi has become today. And its impossible to change the effects its had on us overnight. What it will take from you is a inner desire to search for the truth complimented by a dedication to keep making efforts every day, regardless how small they may be, to increase your own understanding of SIkhi and how it should truly be practiced. Only then will u feel the value and importance of Sikhi in ur life.</p><p> </p><p>I apologize for the rather lengthy post, but having gone thru a similar stage in my own life, i just wanted you to know that do not give up so easily, keep faith in God and by His Loving Grace He shall guide u on the path to true inner happiness and bliss.</p><p> </p><p>As a last note, i realize there is added pressure and difficulty being a women in todays world particularly the Indian community, but we are fortunate to have been blessed by a faith which speaks so highly and lovingly of women. Hopefuly the following words from Guru Nanak will serve as an inspiration for you to find your way thru this clouded world of ours.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Come, my dear sisters and spiritual companions; hug me close in your embrace.</span></span></em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Let's join together, and tell stories of our All-powerful Husband Lord.</em></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>All Virtues are in our True Lord and Master; we are utterly without virtue. </em></span></span></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>O Creator Lord, all are in Your Power.</em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>I dwell upon the One Word of the Shabad. You are mine-what else do I need? </em></span></span></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em></em></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Rab Rakha</em></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>"The Lord God is my Friend and Companion. God shall be my Helper and Support in the end. "</em></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kharkoo4life, post: 21766, member: 1348"] Dear Azzie, I completely understand and can sympathize with your present state of disillusionment and skeptisicm towards the Sikh faith. I too was once at a similar crossroads in my life but through the grace of the loving Lord i was shown the true essence of Sikhi. I shall try to share my own experience and understanding with regards to your present dillema. Sikhi is not merely recitation of bani nor is it merely wearing of the 5 k's. Sikhi is a complete way of thinking, a new mindframe which once adopted should guide you in every aspect of your life. The problem with the current practice of Sikhi is as you also hinted towards in ur post, that we have turned the practice of Sikhi from a complete lifestyle into a part-time liesurely activity. ANd like most liesurely activities, the focus is more on the outward physical self rather than the true inner self. I realize and agree it is very disheartening to see the majority of sikhs wake up in the morning recite jap ji sahib, yet as soon as they walk out their doors they completely forget the message of jap ji and actively engage in activities which are strongly condemned by the bani. The problem with Sikhi is not the philosphy of SIkhi but rather that we as followers of Sikhi have failed to understand the true meaning of this philosophy. Yes we recite the bani, but how many actually understand and follow the message of the bani? Instead of understanding its true meaning and how it relates to our inner soul, or spirituality, we have made sikhi merely contigent on our physical self. As a simple example i will share the first pauree of Jap Ji sahib. It is filled with the essence of the entire bani, and it would not be an understatement to say the essence of all guru granth sahib. It gives a succint summary of all the methods man employs to 'show' his spirituality to others, and to achieve the mision of human life -- oneness with God. If we read this pauri and relate it to todays Sikhi we will quickly realize what is wrong with how most of us practice Sikhi. The first line tells us mere physical efforts are meaningless if one wants to attain realization with God. IT gives the example of bathing oneself repeatedly as a means of becoming "pure" and says that such thinking is baseless. Yet today how many sikhs refuse to eat with other people, even other sikhs, because they have not taken amrit? OR that they do not use "special" cooking utensils in making that food? Was such thinking not condemned by Guru Nanak? The second line tells us that by remaining quite, or in a meditative trance will not help us become one with God. Yet how many parents yell at their kids to shut up n be quiet as they are doing their 'simran', even if all the kid wants is somethign to eat, or needs some important advice about some matter? Do we feel that sittin in a quiet "meditative" cross legged posture for one hour is a more meaningful display of our sikhi than sitting amongst our children, spouses and actively engagin in purposeful communication and discussion of problems, questions, dillemas and helping to solve them? The third line tells us that fullfilling our minds desires in order to achieve the perment bliss of contentment (i.e. oneness with GOd) is also futile. The Guru tells us that mans desires will never end so trying to fulfill these as a means to achieve peace of mind is pointless. Yet how many parents work two jobs, with repeated overtime all in an effort to buy a nicer car, a bigger home, or fulfill the wants of their kids (e.g. clothes, toys etc.)? The whole push behind most parents in raising their kids is to get them to attain as high an education as possible so they can get "good" jobs (lawyers, doctors, engineers) and make "good" money and live a "comfortable" life. How many of these parents stress the goodness of serving others, of doing good deeds, of speaking kind words? HOw many parents teach their kids that true comfort is not from acquiring material goods but from living a honest life and loving all of GOds creation as equal? FInally, the fourth line gives the example that trying to attain God thru lengthy studies of scriptures alone, or acquiring as much intelligence and knowledge is also on its own futile. God is not obtained thru how much knowledge u have but rather by the kind of lifestyle u live. Yet how many granthis are out there who daily give lectures and sermons at the gurdwara and show off how much gurbani they have memorized yet when they go home treat their wifes as nothing more than child bearing maids and cooks? HOw many kathavachiks (lecturers) on gurdwara stages, radios and tv's give sermons bout the beauty and magnificence of the gurus teachings yet fail to follow it themeselves? The whole point of this is to try and show that the reason so many young people (including myself a short time ago) have become skeptical and questioning of the Sikh faith is that for the most part the practice of SIkh faith is filled with hypocricy. As sad and troubling as this is, there is nothing either you, me or anyone else can do overnight to change this. How people choose to practice Sikhi is upto the individual. However, with regards to our own life, if we feel any love or interest towards the message the Gurus tried to share with us then the final outcome of wether we will be succesfull and find anything meaningful from adopting a Sikhi lifestyle lays squarely on our own shoulders alone. It is upto each of us as individiuals to go out, learn about the true meaning of Sikhi, to read about the illustrious sikh history, to go out and read as much gurbani as possible and try to relate it to our own lives. I can guarantee you, that if you do this with a open honest heart, then u will undoubtedly become more inspired with each passing day to follow Sikhi. Again i sympathize with u completely, that its hard to digest what the practice of Sikhi has become today. And its impossible to change the effects its had on us overnight. What it will take from you is a inner desire to search for the truth complimented by a dedication to keep making efforts every day, regardless how small they may be, to increase your own understanding of SIkhi and how it should truly be practiced. Only then will u feel the value and importance of Sikhi in ur life. I apologize for the rather lengthy post, but having gone thru a similar stage in my own life, i just wanted you to know that do not give up so easily, keep faith in God and by His Loving Grace He shall guide u on the path to true inner happiness and bliss. As a last note, i realize there is added pressure and difficulty being a women in todays world particularly the Indian community, but we are fortunate to have been blessed by a faith which speaks so highly and lovingly of women. Hopefuly the following words from Guru Nanak will serve as an inspiration for you to find your way thru this clouded world of ours. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][I][FONT=GurbaniWebThick][SIZE=4][I][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Come, my dear sisters and spiritual companions; hug me close in your embrace.[/SIZE][/FONT][/I][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] [I]Let's join together, and tell stories of our All-powerful Husband Lord.[/I] [I]All Virtues are in our True Lord and Master; we are utterly without virtue. [/I] [/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][I]O Creator Lord, all are in Your Power.[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][I]I dwell upon the One Word of the Shabad. You are mine-what else do I need? [/I][/SIZE][/FONT] Rab Rakha "The Lord God is my Friend and Companion. God shall be my Helper and Support in the end. "[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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