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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="Original" data-source="post: 215443" data-attributes="member: 14400"><p>Good morning Everyone,</p><p></p><p>Dear Truthsikher</p><p></p><p>You write,<strong> "if Christianity can be proven wrong, then what makes Sikhism so right?"</strong></p><p></p><p>Allow me to share with you the following: religious experience<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> rises </span>above such intellectual parameters [right n wrong] and since they both [Christianity n Sikhism] fall within the ambit of "religion", they cannot be intellectually analysed. Religion is a system of belief based on the "faith" of the individual. You either believe or you don't, full stop. Arguments will forever remain inconclusive because objective testing cannot be had. Experience alone, will confirm the validity of the holy scriptures and that experience has to be your own. Moreover, Sikhism is a religion that was "revealed" and not found through the hard-graft of the mind, nor the empirical observation of the sciences. The ultimate truth [metaphysical, Nanak's <strong>satnam</strong>] that we all seek doesn't come about through rational thinking and argument but through revelation, intuition and mystical experience. You've obviously yet to experience that "eternal truth" [God]. Have faith for it is that faith, which constitutes belief and it is belief that manifests into "revelations" where the individual experiences metaphysical excursions.</p><p></p><p>..incorrect ! Oldest religions are still practiced by certain tribes in Africa [stand corrected].</p><p></p><p>Nanak the founder of Sikhism, questioned "what is real" and concluded that "alone" God is real and that conscious experience constitutes reality. He departed from the hard-headed realists who believed tables, chairs, plants, animals, universe, etc are the only objects representing <strong>reality</strong>. He went on to affirm that <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 255)">conscious experience </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">[living in the moment, meeting God] is primary and called it, ultimate reality. From this perspective [Sikhism] the external reality [tables n chairs] that appears to constitute the ambient environment of this experience is to be understood as a reflection of the ultimate reality, a construct that is abstracted from conscious sense-data, meaning, God. In other words, matter is but part of God and God an experience. </span></p><p></p><p>..you are to believe that these individuals experienced something that we call "irrational" and that their experiences are tabled in these so called scriptures. Those who go on to believe in the writings of these scriptures "actually" experience the same and hence the reason they endorse the scriptures to be authentic and real. This then forms the basis of their belief.</p><p></p><p>Sikhs speak to God everyday - their prayers, recitations, remembrance is actually a medium of communicating with God.</p><p></p><p>That will be your prerogative !</p><p></p><p>Nice to have you interacting with practicing Sikhs.</p><p></p><p>..back it up with evidence and try telling the believers of the faiths in question ! Its never a Sikh thing to call "theological" concepts as misleading. It goes to show how much of the Sikh you are "not" and yet, self-appoint yourself to be the advocate ? Don't knock other belief systems on the one hand and then on the other, go on to promote inter-faith education at SPN.</p><p></p><p>...yeah, it sure has, just the SIKH bit. The philosophy network is foreign and pretty much youth-centric. Hardly any of the think-tank at SPN is from Punjab, or Punjabi literate. How its rooted in Punjab beats me ?</p><p></p><p>..since when did common sense come into Sikhism ? You need to brush up bro - sending out mixed messages here ! Read up on "manmukh" [common sense] and "gurmukh" [gur sense]. It is Guru's mat [wisdom] that underpins Sikhism and not your Jo Blogg Man mat [common sense] - get it right shall we !</p><p></p><p>The entire creation is Sikh, meaning, students. Those that follow Guru's way of life are called Gursikhs and those that follow their own mental constructs or contemporary belief n value are called Manmukhs. The difference is in belief and not knowledge. The "believers" of Guru Nanak Mat and His successors, including Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji are called Sikhs. The rest, respectively, as beautiful human beings part of the whole Ekonkar {God].</p><p></p><p>Many thanks - enjoy Sunday</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Original, post: 215443, member: 14400"] Good morning Everyone, Dear Truthsikher You write,[B] "if Christianity can be proven wrong, then what makes Sikhism so right?"[/B] Allow me to share with you the following: religious experience[COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)] rises [/COLOR]above such intellectual parameters [right n wrong] and since they both [Christianity n Sikhism] fall within the ambit of "religion", they cannot be intellectually analysed. Religion is a system of belief based on the "faith" of the individual. You either believe or you don't, full stop. Arguments will forever remain inconclusive because objective testing cannot be had. Experience alone, will confirm the validity of the holy scriptures and that experience has to be your own. Moreover, Sikhism is a religion that was "revealed" and not found through the hard-graft of the mind, nor the empirical observation of the sciences. The ultimate truth [metaphysical, Nanak's [B]satnam[/B]] that we all seek doesn't come about through rational thinking and argument but through revelation, intuition and mystical experience. You've obviously yet to experience that "eternal truth" [God]. Have faith for it is that faith, which constitutes belief and it is belief that manifests into "revelations" where the individual experiences metaphysical excursions. ..incorrect ! Oldest religions are still practiced by certain tribes in Africa [stand corrected]. Nanak the founder of Sikhism, questioned "what is real" and concluded that "alone" God is real and that conscious experience constitutes reality. He departed from the hard-headed realists who believed tables, chairs, plants, animals, universe, etc are the only objects representing [B]reality[/B]. He went on to affirm that [COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 255)]conscious experience [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][living in the moment, meeting God] is primary and called it, ultimate reality. From this perspective [Sikhism] the external reality [tables n chairs] that appears to constitute the ambient environment of this experience is to be understood as a reflection of the ultimate reality, a construct that is abstracted from conscious sense-data, meaning, God. In other words, matter is but part of God and God an experience. [/COLOR] ..you are to believe that these individuals experienced something that we call "irrational" and that their experiences are tabled in these so called scriptures. Those who go on to believe in the writings of these scriptures "actually" experience the same and hence the reason they endorse the scriptures to be authentic and real. This then forms the basis of their belief. Sikhs speak to God everyday - their prayers, recitations, remembrance is actually a medium of communicating with God. That will be your prerogative ! Nice to have you interacting with practicing Sikhs. ..back it up with evidence and try telling the believers of the faiths in question ! Its never a Sikh thing to call "theological" concepts as misleading. It goes to show how much of the Sikh you are "not" and yet, self-appoint yourself to be the advocate ? Don't knock other belief systems on the one hand and then on the other, go on to promote inter-faith education at SPN. ...yeah, it sure has, just the SIKH bit. The philosophy network is foreign and pretty much youth-centric. Hardly any of the think-tank at SPN is from Punjab, or Punjabi literate. How its rooted in Punjab beats me ? ..since when did common sense come into Sikhism ? You need to brush up bro - sending out mixed messages here ! Read up on "manmukh" [common sense] and "gurmukh" [gur sense]. It is Guru's mat [wisdom] that underpins Sikhism and not your Jo Blogg Man mat [common sense] - get it right shall we ! The entire creation is Sikh, meaning, students. Those that follow Guru's way of life are called Gursikhs and those that follow their own mental constructs or contemporary belief n value are called Manmukhs. The difference is in belief and not knowledge. The "believers" of Guru Nanak Mat and His successors, including Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji are called Sikhs. The rest, respectively, as beautiful human beings part of the whole Ekonkar {God]. Many thanks - enjoy Sunday [/QUOTE]
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