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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 14138" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b7070289-3b62-4575-b1da-3971e8a0563b" target="_blank">http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b7070289-3b62-4575-b1da-3971e8a0563b</a></span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Does God punish us through disasters?</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Rachel Zoll</span><span style="color: #0000ff">Associated Press</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Saturday, October 15, 2005</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">They're sometimes called "acts of God" and, when disasters strike, it's not unusual for people to read a divine punishment into earthquakes, floods or other natural cataclysms.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Now, with the unrelenting devastation of the last few months, a few religious thinkers have done the same in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, mudslides in Guatemala and the earthquake in Pakistan.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">They have proclaimed these events as heavenly retribution for sins ranging from legalized abortion to U.S. support for Israel and the war on Iraq. Conversely, one Israeli rabbi said the American storms came because the U.S. government pressured the Jewish state to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The vast majority of theologians reject this thinking, however, and The Associated Press decided to examine why this is so.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">What follows in question and answer format is a summary of the prevailing thought on the question of God's place in disasters, based on interviews with some theologians and public statements of others:</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Q: Does God cause natural disasters?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">A: Theologians, citing the biblical Book of Job, say people can never understand how God uses nature. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, notes that God rebuked Job's friends who contended that he was being punished for misdeeds. Commenting on Katrina, Mohler said, "We have no right to claim that we know what this storm means."</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">He's in agreement with Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice-president of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, which represents conservative synagogues in North America.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"I would hate to ever become so haughty as to think I know what God does or what God is thinking. That's beyond man or woman," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Q: Was God trying to express displeasure with sinful behaviour, for example in New Orleans, which has long had a reputation as a party town?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">A: Jamal Badawi, director of the Islamic Information Foundation, said there are examples in the Qur'an -- and the Bible -- of punishments inflicted on nations because of tyranny or rejection of God. But Badawi said these episodes are history and do not necessarily explain the meaning of disasters today. "The absence of that direct indication in the Qur'an means one cannot really say," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Q: Do the sins of humankind play any role in the disasters at all?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">A: Christians believe the root of evil in the world is humanity's fall into original sin. But Chap Clark, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school in Pasadena, Calif., says the explanation cannot stop there. He said people need to acknowledge their responsibility for environmental degradation, poverty and other problems that contribute to disasters. "We've been called to be stewards of what God has given us," Clark said. "We are responsible to do everything we possibly can to help one another, to relieve the pain."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Q: The outpouring following the tragedies has brought together people of different races and faiths. Did God inflict the disasters to unite humanity?</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">A: Terrence Tilley, a professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton, a Roman Catholic Marianist school, said the overwhelming generosity shown to victims regardless of background was a bright spot in the devastation, but it would be wrong to say God caused widespread suffering in order to achieve this goal.</span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #0000ff">© The Vancouver Sun 2005</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 14138, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#800080][URL="http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b7070289-3b62-4575-b1da-3971e8a0563b"]http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=b7070289-3b62-4575-b1da-3971e8a0563b[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#0000ff]Does God punish us through disasters?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=#0000ff]Rachel Zoll[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]Associated Press[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Saturday, October 15, 2005[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]They're sometimes called "acts of God" and, when disasters strike, it's not unusual for people to read a divine punishment into earthquakes, floods or other natural cataclysms.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Now, with the unrelenting devastation of the last few months, a few religious thinkers have done the same in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, mudslides in Guatemala and the earthquake in Pakistan.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]They have proclaimed these events as heavenly retribution for sins ranging from legalized abortion to U.S. support for Israel and the war on Iraq. Conversely, one Israeli rabbi said the American storms came because the U.S. government pressured the Jewish state to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]The vast majority of theologians reject this thinking, however, and The Associated Press decided to examine why this is so.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]What follows in question and answer format is a summary of the prevailing thought on the question of God's place in disasters, based on interviews with some theologians and public statements of others:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Q: Does God cause natural disasters?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]A: Theologians, citing the biblical Book of Job, say people can never understand how God uses nature. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, notes that God rebuked Job's friends who contended that he was being punished for misdeeds. Commenting on Katrina, Mohler said, "We have no right to claim that we know what this storm means."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]He's in agreement with Rabbi Jerome Epstein, executive vice-president of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism, which represents conservative synagogues in North America.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]"I would hate to ever become so haughty as to think I know what God does or what God is thinking. That's beyond man or woman," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Q: Was God trying to express displeasure with sinful behaviour, for example in New Orleans, which has long had a reputation as a party town?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]A: Jamal Badawi, director of the Islamic Information Foundation, said there are examples in the Qur'an -- and the Bible -- of punishments inflicted on nations because of tyranny or rejection of God. But Badawi said these episodes are history and do not necessarily explain the meaning of disasters today. "The absence of that direct indication in the Qur'an means one cannot really say," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Q: Do the sins of humankind play any role in the disasters at all?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]A: Christians believe the root of evil in the world is humanity's fall into original sin. But Chap Clark, a professor at Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical school in Pasadena, Calif., says the explanation cannot stop there. He said people need to acknowledge their responsibility for environmental degradation, poverty and other problems that contribute to disasters. "We've been called to be stewards of what God has given us," Clark said. "We are responsible to do everything we possibly can to help one another, to relieve the pain."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Q: The outpouring following the tragedies has brought together people of different races and faiths. Did God inflict the disasters to unite humanity?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]A: Terrence Tilley, a professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton, a Roman Catholic Marianist school, said the overwhelming generosity shown to victims regardless of background was a bright spot in the devastation, but it would be wrong to say God caused widespread suffering in order to achieve this goal.[/COLOR] [CENTER][COLOR=#0000ff]© The Vancouver Sun 2005[/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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