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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="bindi" data-source="post: 22455" data-attributes="member: 1895"><p>We continue our discussion on the topic ?Does God control everything??. In my previous post I have concluded that Man?s free will does not govern everything ? not even his own destiny. I suggested that though the question of Man?s free will appeared answered, it does not yet answer the main question if God controls everything. </p><p></p><p>Delving deeper into the video game allegory used earlier, we uncover even more disturbing truths. A video game is created by the programmer for the purpose to entertain. If we liken our life to a video game, does it mean that Life is created for someone's amusement? Is someone playing with us? It would certainly appear so. Before you say that I am over-reacting, let?s take a look at how Sikhs? view life.</p><p></p><p>For the Sikh, life is ?God?s play? as stated in the SGGS:-</p><p>Page 8, Line 11</p><p>Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play. - Guru Angad Dev</p><p></p><p>Page 11, Line 18</p><p>All living beings are Your playthings. - Guru Ram Das</p><p></p><p>Page 18, Line 8</p><p>The world is a drama, staged in a dream. In a moment, the play is played out.- Guru Nanak Dev</p><p></p><p>There are so many verses that speak of the play of life that we can quote. I do not thing it is necessary to quote more.</p><p></p><p>Thus to the Sikh mind, God created this play. This play according to Sikhi is not REAL. It is only a dream, an illusion. If Life is a dream, an illusion, what about us? Are we also nothing more then someone?s dream. Are we not REAL?</p><p></p><p>Some Sikhs say that WE are REAL but Life is NOT. They say that the atma is REAL but the body we live in is NOT real. That means God put us real people into an illusionary body to dream? Is that what we believe? If this is true than we need to ask these people why God did that? Why did God put us ? trap us ? into an illusionary life? What?s the idea? For what purpose?</p><p></p><p>Some Sikhs say that God want us to escape from this circle of births and deaths through Naam Simran. If God wanted us to escape from this circle of births and deaths why did He create such a circle in the first place?</p><p></p><p>Look at us Sikhs. What type of God do we believe in? A God that make a play out of life? A God that ?plays? with us? A God that traps us in an endless circle of births and deaths and then gives us a hukam to escape from it? Is this our God? Is this what Akal Purukh really is? To me it does not sound like a good God. Does it sound like a good God to you?</p><p></p><p>Some will say that God created the universe and Life so that we may ?realize? him. If so why did he not make us angels or something ? creatures who are forever in his presence? Why did he exile us on this lonely planet doomed to wander year after year if He even care if we exist? Why put us through all this dukh (suffering)? Some then will cleverly say that dukh is brought about by Karma. And who created this law called Karma? I certainly didn?t. Did you? </p><p></p><p>So we are left to wonder if God really is in charge of everything. We are left to think if this idea isn?t just a myth handed down through the generations. </p><p></p><p>Bindi</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bindi, post: 22455, member: 1895"] We continue our discussion on the topic ?Does God control everything??. In my previous post I have concluded that Man?s free will does not govern everything ? not even his own destiny. I suggested that though the question of Man?s free will appeared answered, it does not yet answer the main question if God controls everything. Delving deeper into the video game allegory used earlier, we uncover even more disturbing truths. A video game is created by the programmer for the purpose to entertain. If we liken our life to a video game, does it mean that Life is created for someone's amusement? Is someone playing with us? It would certainly appear so. Before you say that I am over-reacting, let?s take a look at how Sikhs? view life. For the Sikh, life is ?God?s play? as stated in the SGGS:- Page 8, Line 11 Day and night are the two nurses, in whose lap all the world is at play. - Guru Angad Dev Page 11, Line 18 All living beings are Your playthings. - Guru Ram Das Page 18, Line 8 The world is a drama, staged in a dream. In a moment, the play is played out.- Guru Nanak Dev There are so many verses that speak of the play of life that we can quote. I do not thing it is necessary to quote more. Thus to the Sikh mind, God created this play. This play according to Sikhi is not REAL. It is only a dream, an illusion. If Life is a dream, an illusion, what about us? Are we also nothing more then someone?s dream. Are we not REAL? Some Sikhs say that WE are REAL but Life is NOT. They say that the atma is REAL but the body we live in is NOT real. That means God put us real people into an illusionary body to dream? Is that what we believe? If this is true than we need to ask these people why God did that? Why did God put us ? trap us ? into an illusionary life? What?s the idea? For what purpose? Some Sikhs say that God want us to escape from this circle of births and deaths through Naam Simran. If God wanted us to escape from this circle of births and deaths why did He create such a circle in the first place? Look at us Sikhs. What type of God do we believe in? A God that make a play out of life? A God that ?plays? with us? A God that traps us in an endless circle of births and deaths and then gives us a hukam to escape from it? Is this our God? Is this what Akal Purukh really is? To me it does not sound like a good God. Does it sound like a good God to you? Some will say that God created the universe and Life so that we may ?realize? him. If so why did he not make us angels or something ? creatures who are forever in his presence? Why did he exile us on this lonely planet doomed to wander year after year if He even care if we exist? Why put us through all this dukh (suffering)? Some then will cleverly say that dukh is brought about by Karma. And who created this law called Karma? I certainly didn?t. Did you? So we are left to wonder if God really is in charge of everything. We are left to think if this idea isn?t just a myth handed down through the generations. Bindi [/QUOTE]
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