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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="Ishna" data-source="post: 178632" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p>Yes.</p><p> </p><p>You might be experiencing what Christians call the 'Dark Night of the Soul':</p><p> </p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Spiritual term in the Christian tradition</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Main article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_dryness" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Spiritual dryness</span></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">The term "dark night (of the soul)" is used in Christianity for a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_crisis" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">spiritual crisis</span></a> in a journey towards union with God, like that described by Saint John of the Cross.</p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">Saint <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Thérèse of Lisieux</span></a>, a 19th-century French <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmelite" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Carmelite</span></a>, wrote of her own experience. Centering on doubts about the afterlife, she reportedly told her fellow nuns, "If you only knew what darkness I am plunged into."<SUP id=cite_ref-nyt_1-0 class=reference><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul#cite_note-nyt-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">[1]</span></a></SUP></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px">While this crisis is usually temporary in nature, it may last for extended periods. The "dark night" of Saint <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_the_Cross" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Paul of the Cross</span></a> in the 18th century lasted 45 years, from which he ultimately recovered. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa#Spiritual_life" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Mother Teresa</span></a> of Calcutta, according to letters released in 2007, "may be the most extensive such case on record", lasting from 1948 almost up until her death in 1997, with only brief interludes of relief between.<SUP id=cite_ref-time_2-0 class=reference><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul#cite_note-time-2" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">[2]</span></a></SUP> Franciscan Friar <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Benedict_Groeschel" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">Father Benedict Groeschel</span></a>, a friend of Mother Teresa for a large part of her life, claims that "the darkness left" towards the end of her life.<SUP id=cite_ref-groeschel_3-0 class=reference><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul#cite_note-groeschel-3" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0066cc">[3]</span></a></SUP></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 178632, member: 2709"] Yes. You might be experiencing what Christians call the 'Dark Night of the Soul': [INDENT][B]Spiritual term in the Christian tradition[/B] Main article: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_dryness"][COLOR=#0066cc]Spiritual dryness[/COLOR][/url] The term "dark night (of the soul)" is used in Christianity for a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_crisis"][COLOR=#0066cc]spiritual crisis[/COLOR][/url] in a journey towards union with God, like that described by Saint John of the Cross. Saint [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_of_Lisieux"][COLOR=#0066cc]Thérèse of Lisieux[/COLOR][/URL], a 19th-century French [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmelite"][COLOR=#0066cc]Carmelite[/COLOR][/url], wrote of her own experience. Centering on doubts about the afterlife, she reportedly told her fellow nuns, "If you only knew what darkness I am plunged into."<SUP id=cite_ref-nyt_1-0 class=reference>[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul#cite_note-nyt-1"][COLOR=#0066cc][1][/COLOR][/URL]</SUP> While this crisis is usually temporary in nature, it may last for extended periods. The "dark night" of Saint [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_the_Cross"][COLOR=#0066cc]Paul of the Cross[/COLOR][/url] in the 18th century lasted 45 years, from which he ultimately recovered. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa#Spiritual_life"][COLOR=#0066cc]Mother Teresa[/COLOR][/URL] of Calcutta, according to letters released in 2007, "may be the most extensive such case on record", lasting from 1948 almost up until her death in 1997, with only brief interludes of relief between.<SUP id=cite_ref-time_2-0 class=reference>[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul#cite_note-time-2"][COLOR=#0066cc][2][/COLOR][/URL]</SUP> Franciscan Friar [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Benedict_Groeschel"][COLOR=#0066cc]Father Benedict Groeschel[/COLOR][/url], a friend of Mother Teresa for a large part of her life, claims that "the darkness left" towards the end of her life.<SUP id=cite_ref-groeschel_3-0 class=reference>[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Night_of_the_Soul#cite_note-groeschel-3"][COLOR=#0066cc][3][/COLOR][/URL]</SUP> [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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