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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)
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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<blockquote data-quote="pk70" data-source="post: 91998" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p>Not at all, <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Guru</a> ji has described to show us to respect all the humans. However, it is common sense to also acknowledge and see all the differences. As you can see, we recognise people as <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/" target="_blank">Sikhs</a> and as khalsa. Also, if I was to use your viewpoint, then there is we would also not see muslims and hindus, and therefore not acknowledge this variety.(quote Lion-prince jatinder ji)</p><p></p><p> <strong>What is my point of view that stops respecting others, please elaborate it with example instead of assumptions</strong> </p><p></p><p>A <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/" target="_blank">Sikh</a> must be able to respect all the different types of cultures, panths, tribes etc. Society is multicultural. Even though we may all be human beings, we are still individuals, where one person thinks differently from the other. This difference in thinking and views isn't made into divide human beings, instead it is a good thing that encourages thinking. Lack of thinking just encourages fanaticism and terrorism.</p><p> <strong>Well, most conflicts originate from complexes like superior complexes; Guru ji addresses that as illusions in their won words. Guru says this is the way divisions are seen but in all the same way Lord permeates, who don’t see or follow this, fall for creating conflicts that leads to terrorism. Division supporters eventually end of one of them.</strong></p><p> <strong>Manas kee jaat sabh ek hee pehchanbo, doesn’t it say all humans belong to one race and there is no other race. It is not difficult to understand, I think. You have no support from Gurbani in favor of Caste system, no support from any Guru-writing in other form. What you are doing is simply attaching your false belief to Guru ji unnecessarily. As I told, do as you wish or please you, its none of my business, for God’s sake, leave Guru ji out of this filthy concept.</strong></p><p></p><p>If we wanted to be just one race only, then why would <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Guru</a> ji make khalsa and fiht, when theMughals could have made us all one pure muslim race</p><p> <strong>Why there were Punj Pyaras from different castes and accepted as part of one commune instead of keeping that ugly thing of castes as barrier? Khalsa was created to unite Sikhs not to divide as caste system does and you support it under the name of Sikhism.</strong></p><p> </p><p> . But why have people who have thought of making humans into one race always been opposed and defeated,</p><p> <strong>Guru ji was not, he was not defeated actually betrayed on the basis of false oaths. Defeat is when other side takes over in fair fight. Give examples that were defeated while making society free from divisions? The white man, having no caste system, defeated most of the world; caste system didn’t help others in that case.</strong></p><p> like Hitler and his one pure aryan race</p><p> <strong>He was defeated just because of opposite stand he took, that is what I am talking about about. His race or your assumed caste superiority is defined by Guru as nothing but useless (Guru Nanak SGGS Ji 83)</strong></p><p> , the Mughals, the taliban, the british raj converting tribes and nations to christianity. This abrahamic mentlaity of belonging toone pure race is NOT mentality of <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Guru</a> ji.</p><p> <strong>Guru ji stood against tyranny, he never harbored limited thinking we today boast about. That was another reason, when Sikh regime came into existence, first time people breathed secularity, thanks to Guru Teachings and the Sikhs who kept it intact unlike today’s those Sikhs who boast about caste and religious superiority.</strong></p><p> There is difference between converting to one race, and between recognising all the humans as one, but at the same time acknowledging the variety and differences. Because, this is the respect <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/" target="_blank">Sikhs</a> should have</p><p> <strong>You side with caste system, you side with the division of the society, regardless your high beating drums of respecting all, you become an aid to disrupt harmony of the society. Guru ji paid dearly just to stand against cast system and idol worshiping. Most of the Hills Rajas were not happy with the Guru ji because he treated all castes of people equally as human being, a creation of the Lord, people from low castes were leaders (Punj Pyaras, Remember?)Here are now his followers negating his efforts just in the name of false and “USELESS’ pride as said by Guru Nanak. Why Guru ji prefers the company of” lower of the lowers”?</strong></p><p> </p><p> The khalsa protected these cultures and tribes from peoplelikemughals, who wanted us to become one pure race.</p><p> <strong>They didn’t want to make one race; they wanted to illuminate all other faiths, period. There is different between one race concept and one religion concept. Race was not their concern; it was the other religions that bothered them most.</strong></p><p> I don;t happen to be kshatriya, but I respect this culture,and followGurus from khatri bakcground.</p><p> <strong>They never wore those so called names with their names, neither any Punj Pyaras did, obviously it was useless for them. This disease started when poison of caste superiority was put in the minds of some Sikhs. Gurus were way above these narrow holes people were falling in.</strong></p><p> We must learn to respect one anotherand each other's cultures and traditions, this is what we should learn from <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Guru</a> ji. </p><p> <strong>Where did I say don’t do it? I am actually saying that all these divisional illusions create disrespect for others. If you are asking me to respect Caste system, its to my foot because Guru ji says its totally useless.</strong></p><p> If we started having same one race conversion mentality as peoplelikemughals, how much respect would this be givin to the khalsa and shaheeds who fought against people who think this way? </p><p> <strong>What are you trying to say? If we stop believing in caste system we will not be able to respect Khalsa and Shaheed? Is it your point? If your answer is yes, you do not know what you are talking about. There are martyrs in casteless society, they are well respected. Khalsa’s first members were from low castes and they were respected equally to the other members coming from those so called “khari or kashatrya or whatever. Sikhi is pious enough to stay above “mannu created illusions”, in it, there is no place for caste system, if some create such illusions, they have failed what Guru ji preached over centuries with so many sacrifices. I feelsorry for such individuals.</strong></p><p><strong>[/FONT]</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pk70, post: 91998, member: 5889"] Not at all, [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Guru[/URL] ji has described to show us to respect all the humans. However, it is common sense to also acknowledge and see all the differences. As you can see, we recognise people as [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/"]Sikhs[/URL] and as khalsa. Also, if I was to use your viewpoint, then there is we would also not see muslims and hindus, and therefore not acknowledge this variety.(quote Lion-prince jatinder ji) [B]What is my point of view that stops respecting others, please elaborate it with example instead of assumptions[/B] A [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/"]Sikh[/URL] must be able to respect all the different types of cultures, panths, tribes etc. Society is multicultural. Even though we may all be human beings, we are still individuals, where one person thinks differently from the other. This difference in thinking and views isn't made into divide human beings, instead it is a good thing that encourages thinking. Lack of thinking just encourages fanaticism and terrorism. [B]Well, most conflicts originate from complexes like superior complexes; Guru ji addresses that as illusions in their won words. Guru says this is the way divisions are seen but in all the same way Lord permeates, who don’t see or follow this, fall for creating conflicts that leads to terrorism. Division supporters eventually end of one of them.[/B] [B]Manas kee jaat sabh ek hee pehchanbo, doesn’t it say all humans belong to one race and there is no other race. It is not difficult to understand, I think. You have no support from Gurbani in favor of Caste system, no support from any Guru-writing in other form. What you are doing is simply attaching your false belief to Guru ji unnecessarily. As I told, do as you wish or please you, its none of my business, for God’s sake, leave Guru ji out of this filthy concept.[/B] If we wanted to be just one race only, then why would [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Guru[/URL] ji make khalsa and fiht, when theMughals could have made us all one pure muslim race [B]Why there were Punj Pyaras from different castes and accepted as part of one commune instead of keeping that ugly thing of castes as barrier? Khalsa was created to unite Sikhs not to divide as caste system does and you support it under the name of Sikhism.[/B] . But why have people who have thought of making humans into one race always been opposed and defeated, [B]Guru ji was not, he was not defeated actually betrayed on the basis of false oaths. Defeat is when other side takes over in fair fight. Give examples that were defeated while making society free from divisions? The white man, having no caste system, defeated most of the world; caste system didn’t help others in that case.[/B] like Hitler and his one pure aryan race [B]He was defeated just because of opposite stand he took, that is what I am talking about about. His race or your assumed caste superiority is defined by Guru as nothing but useless (Guru Nanak SGGS Ji 83)[/B] , the Mughals, the taliban, the british raj converting tribes and nations to christianity. This abrahamic mentlaity of belonging toone pure race is NOT mentality of [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Guru[/URL] ji. [B]Guru ji stood against tyranny, he never harbored limited thinking we today boast about. That was another reason, when Sikh regime came into existence, first time people breathed secularity, thanks to Guru Teachings and the Sikhs who kept it intact unlike today’s those Sikhs who boast about caste and religious superiority.[/B] There is difference between converting to one race, and between recognising all the humans as one, but at the same time acknowledging the variety and differences. Because, this is the respect [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/"]Sikhs[/URL] should have [B]You side with caste system, you side with the division of the society, regardless your high beating drums of respecting all, you become an aid to disrupt harmony of the society. Guru ji paid dearly just to stand against cast system and idol worshiping. Most of the Hills Rajas were not happy with the Guru ji because he treated all castes of people equally as human being, a creation of the Lord, people from low castes were leaders (Punj Pyaras, Remember?)Here are now his followers negating his efforts just in the name of false and “USELESS’ pride as said by Guru Nanak. Why Guru ji prefers the company of” lower of the lowers”?[/B] The khalsa protected these cultures and tribes from peoplelikemughals, who wanted us to become one pure race. [B]They didn’t want to make one race; they wanted to illuminate all other faiths, period. There is different between one race concept and one religion concept. Race was not their concern; it was the other religions that bothered them most.[/B] I don;t happen to be kshatriya, but I respect this culture,and followGurus from khatri bakcground. [B]They never wore those so called names with their names, neither any Punj Pyaras did, obviously it was useless for them. This disease started when poison of caste superiority was put in the minds of some Sikhs. Gurus were way above these narrow holes people were falling in.[/B] We must learn to respect one anotherand each other's cultures and traditions, this is what we should learn from [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Guru[/URL] ji. [B]Where did I say don’t do it? I am actually saying that all these divisional illusions create disrespect for others. If you are asking me to respect Caste system, its to my foot because Guru ji says its totally useless.[/B] If we started having same one race conversion mentality as peoplelikemughals, how much respect would this be givin to the khalsa and shaheeds who fought against people who think this way? [B]What are you trying to say? If we stop believing in caste system we will not be able to respect Khalsa and Shaheed? Is it your point? If your answer is yes, you do not know what you are talking about. There are martyrs in casteless society, they are well respected. Khalsa’s first members were from low castes and they were respected equally to the other members coming from those so called “khari or kashatrya or whatever. Sikhi is pious enough to stay above “mannu created illusions”, in it, there is no place for caste system, if some create such illusions, they have failed what Guru ji preached over centuries with so many sacrifices. I feelsorry for such individuals. [/FONT][/B] [/QUOTE]
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