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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 183714" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>FranglophonePunjabi ji</p><p></p><p>Your English is quite good. Better than mine. You laid out all your predicaments so very clearly.</p><p></p><p>I want first of all to say intuition tells me that there are more Punjabi Sikhs like you than you may realize. Having said that, let me jump right in. What is Sikhi?</p><p></p><p>Converts and those rediscovering Sikhi are told many predictable things that I never found very enlightening. I like to start with the 3 pillars of Sikhism because they define a way of life that allows you to realize your own self as a Sikh when at the same time being true to the path. These are Naam Japna, Kirat Karni, Vaṇḍ Chakkō. None are easy to put into practice. Take it slowly and learn from your mistakes.</p><p></p><p>Naam Japna (often taken to mean reciting banis): Naam Japna may mean chanting; it does not have to. It may mean reciting Nitnem; you can work toward that. I see Naam Japna as asking of yourself that each footstep you take, each deed, each word, be helped along by the banis, by the Shabad Guru, so that the values taught by Guru Nanak become part of your consciousness. For me that points to faithful study of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.</p><p></p><p>Kirat Karni (often taken to mean earning an honest living): This is the pillar of living a truthful and authentic life. A life where you live by your own serious efforts, according to the talents and gifts given you at birth. At the same time enjoying the gifts of Akaal which are put there for you. Guru Nanak founded a spiritual community where he himself tilled fields and tended cattle. He was not 100 percent of the time withdrawn in meditation and prayer. He is the model of being present in the world of work as well as prayer.</p><p></p><p>Wand Chakko (taken to mean giving to charity and giving to humanity, near and far, good and bad, to the best of your abilities): I take this as the pillar by which we give back; we give to others who are in need. Need can mean poverty; but it does not have to mean that. It can mean despair, loneliness, grief, illiteracy, sickness. Guru Nanak taught Wand Chakko through example. He brought the tyrant Babar "to his knees" making him aware of his moral corruption and convincing him to return what he had stolen and to make the lives of his captives whole again. </p><p></p><p>Now what I have found is this. Those Sikhs who have inspired me the most, which means they have taught me the most, do not define themselves by chanting, nitnem, daswand, and the occasional sewa. They are Sikhs who dive into the mix of these pillars in their lives. In my experience, they are focused on one of the pillars more than the other two. But... by leaning on the one they realize the others. Who meditates on and studies Shabad Guru with a passion, arrives at the understanding that without sewa study is an abstraction. Who earns an honest living, succeeds, and perhaps even becomes very rich, very very rich, comes back to Shabad Guru to find the purpose behind the wealth and gives back quietly and constantly through Wand Chakko. Everyone is unique. All have taught me that the 3 pillars work together according to NO set of rules or guidelines. </p><p></p><p>You sound like someone who might find your personal way of Sikhi through Wand Chakko, serious and dedicated service. Go to the websites of United Sikhs or Khalsa Aid and find out how you can help. Give time and attention to those around you. Start small but be steady. Sikhs of the Guru, with whom you make company through Wand Chakko, will teach by example everything else you need to know. Good Luck.</p><p></p><p>p/s There is nothing lol about you at all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 183714, member: 35"] FranglophonePunjabi ji Your English is quite good. Better than mine. You laid out all your predicaments so very clearly. I want first of all to say intuition tells me that there are more Punjabi Sikhs like you than you may realize. Having said that, let me jump right in. What is Sikhi? Converts and those rediscovering Sikhi are told many predictable things that I never found very enlightening. I like to start with the 3 pillars of Sikhism because they define a way of life that allows you to realize your own self as a Sikh when at the same time being true to the path. These are Naam Japna, Kirat Karni, Vaṇḍ Chakkō. None are easy to put into practice. Take it slowly and learn from your mistakes. Naam Japna (often taken to mean reciting banis): Naam Japna may mean chanting; it does not have to. It may mean reciting Nitnem; you can work toward that. I see Naam Japna as asking of yourself that each footstep you take, each deed, each word, be helped along by the banis, by the Shabad Guru, so that the values taught by Guru Nanak become part of your consciousness. For me that points to faithful study of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Kirat Karni (often taken to mean earning an honest living): This is the pillar of living a truthful and authentic life. A life where you live by your own serious efforts, according to the talents and gifts given you at birth. At the same time enjoying the gifts of Akaal which are put there for you. Guru Nanak founded a spiritual community where he himself tilled fields and tended cattle. He was not 100 percent of the time withdrawn in meditation and prayer. He is the model of being present in the world of work as well as prayer. Wand Chakko (taken to mean giving to charity and giving to humanity, near and far, good and bad, to the best of your abilities): I take this as the pillar by which we give back; we give to others who are in need. Need can mean poverty; but it does not have to mean that. It can mean despair, loneliness, grief, illiteracy, sickness. Guru Nanak taught Wand Chakko through example. He brought the tyrant Babar "to his knees" making him aware of his moral corruption and convincing him to return what he had stolen and to make the lives of his captives whole again. Now what I have found is this. Those Sikhs who have inspired me the most, which means they have taught me the most, do not define themselves by chanting, nitnem, daswand, and the occasional sewa. They are Sikhs who dive into the mix of these pillars in their lives. In my experience, they are focused on one of the pillars more than the other two. But... by leaning on the one they realize the others. Who meditates on and studies Shabad Guru with a passion, arrives at the understanding that without sewa study is an abstraction. Who earns an honest living, succeeds, and perhaps even becomes very rich, very very rich, comes back to Shabad Guru to find the purpose behind the wealth and gives back quietly and constantly through Wand Chakko. Everyone is unique. All have taught me that the 3 pillars work together according to NO set of rules or guidelines. You sound like someone who might find your personal way of Sikhi through Wand Chakko, serious and dedicated service. Go to the websites of United Sikhs or Khalsa Aid and find out how you can help. Give time and attention to those around you. Start small but be steady. Sikhs of the Guru, with whom you make company through Wand Chakko, will teach by example everything else you need to know. Good Luck. p/s There is nothing lol about you at all! [/QUOTE]
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