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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 148014" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Recently, Mumbai witnessed a unique event, where religious scholars came together and discussed the purpose of having inter-religious talks. In another event, eminent members of the Sikh community spoke about fostering entrepreneurship amongst youth</p><p></p><p>Can people of different faiths co-exist peacefully? What needs to be done to promote interfaith dialogues? To answer these questions, last Friday eminent writers and religious scholars came together at the Homi Talyarkhan Hall, Red Cross Society at Fort, to discuss initiatives required to promote a better understanding of various religions in our society and dispel stereotypes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Religious leaders pay homage to 26/11 victims</p><p></p><p>In another event held last Saturday, prominent members of the Sikh community gathered at the Yashwant Natya Mandir at Matunga (W) and emphasised the importance of youth centric programmes at various religious institutions.</p><p></p><p>The event at Fort, which was organised by Wisdom Foundation, had religious scholars like Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, Professor Ram Puniyani, Dr Homi B.Dhalla, Dr Narendra Desai and Dr Zeenat Shaukat Ali as panelists.</p><p> </p><p>The panel members emphasised, "peaceful engagement between different communities through various activities and empowering people through knowledge is necessary," to develop a better understanding of all the religions in our society. </p><p></p><p>Dialogue</p><p>Dhalla, President of the Foundation for Unity of Religions and Enlightenment of Citizenship (FUREC) said, "Dialogue is not only desirable but necessary as it will help to clear up misconceptions about another person's religion." </p><p></p><p>Talking about various types of dialogues, Dhalla said that there are four different types of dialogues. The first set of dialogues should involve interaction between different members of various religious groups. The second type of dialogue is 'dialogue for action'. </p><p></p><p>Quoting from history, Dhalla said, "This type of dialogue helped Christians and Muslims in Philippines to come together and form Muslim-Christian Agency for Rural Development (MuCARD)." </p><p></p><p>The third type of dialogue is for religious experience. For example, "there have been instances where Buddhist monks from Japan would stay at Christian monasteries in Europe and learn more about Christianity," said Dhalla.</p><p> </p><p>And the last type of dialogue is for theological experience, "which include scholarly discussions on various issues," he added. Drawing similarity between the Bhagavad Gita, Koran and the Bible, Dr Narendra Desai, a trustee of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), said that problems between different religions are, "largely based on misunderstandings and lack of knowledge." </p><p></p><p>Education</p><p>When an audience member asked how can one start the process of dialogue, Dhalla, one of the panel member said that, discussions and dialogues have to begin at the grassroot level . "Lack of religious education in school is a problem in our country. In England and in Russia, at least basic values of all religions are taught in schools," he said Professor Puniyani, another panel member however added a word of caution, "At the same time it is import to project the correct picture." </p><p></p><p>Political</p><p>Calling communalism as a "political phenomenon", Islamic scholar, Asghar Ali Engineer said, "If we truly follow our respective religions then there cannot be any conflict. Our differences are infact more cultural. Ignorance causes prejudice. Two religions never clash. It is our interest, which clash."</p><p></p><p>Giving the example of famous publisher Munshi Naval Kishore, Engineer said, "Kishore took special care while publishing the Holy Quran. Inspite of being a Hindu, he would ensure that his workers performed the holy ablutions before beginning their work."</p><p></p><p>Condemning the 'clash of civilizations' concept, Puniyani said that the whole concept was driven by vested interests. "Different values of religion do not contradict but supplement each other," said Puniyani.</p><p></p><p>Cooperation and Positive interaction</p><p>The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperation and positive interaction among people of different religious traditions and spiritual beliefs at both the institutional and individual levels with the aim of gathering common ground in understanding, concentration of similarities in terms of values and commitment to the world.</p><p> </p><p>It is distinct from syncretism, or alternative religion in the sense that dialogue helps in understanding others rather than synthesizing new beliefs. </p><p></p><p>Throughout the world there are local, regional and international dialogue initiatives; many are formally or informally linked and constitute larger networks or federations. The often quoted "There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions.</p><p> </p><p></p><p>Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, Dr Homi B.Dhalla, Dr Narendra Desai, Dr Zeenat Shaukat Ali and Professor Ram Puniyani, during a discussion on the importance of inter-faith dialogues</p><p></p><p>There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions" was formulated by Dr Hans Kung, a professor of Ecunemical Theology & President of The foundation for a global ethic. Dialogue between religions is not new to India. Dialogue and interaction has taken place for many centuries. Emperor Akbar, encouraged religious tolerance among the people. </p><p></p><p>Muslim Spain is another example of great religious pluralism. Another example of historical coexistence between different faiths has been in the Balaks under the administration of the Ottoman Turks from the 15th to the 19th century. Catholics, Muslims, Jews and Sufis have dwelled in harmony for hundreds of years in this region. Today the region is very sensitive. </p><p></p><p>Especially following the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, ethnic and religious wars have been waged, massacres and other horrors have been recorded in the last few decades. </p><p></p><p>The UN peacekeeping forces are in the region today to ensure safety of the general population against attacks. Early 20th century, dialogue started to take place between Abrahamic faiths Judaism, Christianity and Islam.</p><p>(The writer is the director general of the Wisdom Foundation for General Dialogue, Peace & Gender Justice) </p><p></p><p>Entrepreneurship</p><p>In another event which was organised by Young Sikh Leaders (YSL) in Matunga, the focus was on , "how religious organisations should focus on career oriented programmes for the youth." The event, which was open to all religious groups, however saw participation primarily from member of the Sikh community itself. </p><p></p><p>Said Harjinder Singh, Chairman, Software Export Promotion Council, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, said, "Every Gurudwara should have incubators. An incubator is a place youngsters can be moulded and guided properly.</p><p> </p><p>It will be a place where they can make mistakes and learn from them. At the same time I suggest that 5 per cent of collections at various Gurudwaras should be used for this purpose only." </p><p></p><p>The event also saw young Sikh entrepreneurs sharing their experiences with the audience. Teena Kaur, a filmmaker expressed her desire to make a movie on the 1984 anti Sikh riots.</p><p> </p><p>"There was no mass suicide following the riots. But I want to make this movie to bring out the dark side. Nobody wants to talk about the riots. Nevertheless it is part of our history and we should know what happened exactly," said Kaur. </p><p></p><p>Asneet Kaur (18) already has her own company called 'Ashu's creations', which is into traditional and contemporary crafts. Another entrepreneur Sukhwinder Singh, who is credited to have made the first animated movie on Sikh history called "Sahibzadey" discussed about the various challenges involved in entrepreneurship.</p><p> </p><p>Manek Singh, Executive Director of TIE, the global network of entrepreneurs said, "We as a community should contribute for the whole society and not only our community." </p><p></p><p>Another speaker Gurinder Pal Singh said first and foremost, an initiative is required to turn your dream into reality. "Initiative, innovation, inspiration, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, confidence and integrity will help you achieve your dream," said Gurinder. </p><p></p><p>Talking about the Sikh community which is scattered all across the world, Harjinder Singh said that many people do not know much about the Sikh community and this issue needs to be addressed, "In many schools in Afghanistan, history of Punjab is taught. In our country too, we should have chapters which gives right information about Punjab and its history."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/jun/150611-Homi-Talyarkhan-Hall-religious-inter-religious-talks-entrepreneurship.htm" target="_blank">http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/jun/150611-Homi-Talyarkhan-Hall-religious-inter-religious-talks-entrepreneurship.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 148014, member: 35"] Recently, Mumbai witnessed a unique event, where religious scholars came together and discussed the purpose of having inter-religious talks. In another event, eminent members of the Sikh community spoke about fostering entrepreneurship amongst youth Can people of different faiths co-exist peacefully? What needs to be done to promote interfaith dialogues? To answer these questions, last Friday eminent writers and religious scholars came together at the Homi Talyarkhan Hall, Red Cross Society at Fort, to discuss initiatives required to promote a better understanding of various religions in our society and dispel stereotypes. Religious leaders pay homage to 26/11 victims In another event held last Saturday, prominent members of the Sikh community gathered at the Yashwant Natya Mandir at Matunga (W) and emphasised the importance of youth centric programmes at various religious institutions. The event at Fort, which was organised by Wisdom Foundation, had religious scholars like Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, Professor Ram Puniyani, Dr Homi B.Dhalla, Dr Narendra Desai and Dr Zeenat Shaukat Ali as panelists. The panel members emphasised, "peaceful engagement between different communities through various activities and empowering people through knowledge is necessary," to develop a better understanding of all the religions in our society. Dialogue Dhalla, President of the Foundation for Unity of Religions and Enlightenment of Citizenship (FUREC) said, "Dialogue is not only desirable but necessary as it will help to clear up misconceptions about another person's religion." Talking about various types of dialogues, Dhalla said that there are four different types of dialogues. The first set of dialogues should involve interaction between different members of various religious groups. The second type of dialogue is 'dialogue for action'. Quoting from history, Dhalla said, "This type of dialogue helped Christians and Muslims in Philippines to come together and form Muslim-Christian Agency for Rural Development (MuCARD)." The third type of dialogue is for religious experience. For example, "there have been instances where Buddhist monks from Japan would stay at Christian monasteries in Europe and learn more about Christianity," said Dhalla. And the last type of dialogue is for theological experience, "which include scholarly discussions on various issues," he added. Drawing similarity between the Bhagavad Gita, Koran and the Bible, Dr Narendra Desai, a trustee of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), said that problems between different religions are, "largely based on misunderstandings and lack of knowledge." Education When an audience member asked how can one start the process of dialogue, Dhalla, one of the panel member said that, discussions and dialogues have to begin at the grassroot level . "Lack of religious education in school is a problem in our country. In England and in Russia, at least basic values of all religions are taught in schools," he said Professor Puniyani, another panel member however added a word of caution, "At the same time it is import to project the correct picture." Political Calling communalism as a "political phenomenon", Islamic scholar, Asghar Ali Engineer said, "If we truly follow our respective religions then there cannot be any conflict. Our differences are infact more cultural. Ignorance causes prejudice. Two religions never clash. It is our interest, which clash." Giving the example of famous publisher Munshi Naval Kishore, Engineer said, "Kishore took special care while publishing the Holy Quran. Inspite of being a Hindu, he would ensure that his workers performed the holy ablutions before beginning their work." Condemning the 'clash of civilizations' concept, Puniyani said that the whole concept was driven by vested interests. "Different values of religion do not contradict but supplement each other," said Puniyani. Cooperation and Positive interaction The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperation and positive interaction among people of different religious traditions and spiritual beliefs at both the institutional and individual levels with the aim of gathering common ground in understanding, concentration of similarities in terms of values and commitment to the world. It is distinct from syncretism, or alternative religion in the sense that dialogue helps in understanding others rather than synthesizing new beliefs. Throughout the world there are local, regional and international dialogue initiatives; many are formally or informally linked and constitute larger networks or federations. The often quoted "There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, Dr Homi B.Dhalla, Dr Narendra Desai, Dr Zeenat Shaukat Ali and Professor Ram Puniyani, during a discussion on the importance of inter-faith dialogues There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions" was formulated by Dr Hans Kung, a professor of Ecunemical Theology & President of The foundation for a global ethic. Dialogue between religions is not new to India. Dialogue and interaction has taken place for many centuries. Emperor Akbar, encouraged religious tolerance among the people. Muslim Spain is another example of great religious pluralism. Another example of historical coexistence between different faiths has been in the Balaks under the administration of the Ottoman Turks from the 15th to the 19th century. Catholics, Muslims, Jews and Sufis have dwelled in harmony for hundreds of years in this region. Today the region is very sensitive. Especially following the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia, ethnic and religious wars have been waged, massacres and other horrors have been recorded in the last few decades. The UN peacekeeping forces are in the region today to ensure safety of the general population against attacks. Early 20th century, dialogue started to take place between Abrahamic faiths Judaism, Christianity and Islam. (The writer is the director general of the Wisdom Foundation for General Dialogue, Peace & Gender Justice) Entrepreneurship In another event which was organised by Young Sikh Leaders (YSL) in Matunga, the focus was on , "how religious organisations should focus on career oriented programmes for the youth." The event, which was open to all religious groups, however saw participation primarily from member of the Sikh community itself. Said Harjinder Singh, Chairman, Software Export Promotion Council, Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, said, "Every Gurudwara should have incubators. An incubator is a place youngsters can be moulded and guided properly. It will be a place where they can make mistakes and learn from them. At the same time I suggest that 5 per cent of collections at various Gurudwaras should be used for this purpose only." The event also saw young Sikh entrepreneurs sharing their experiences with the audience. Teena Kaur, a filmmaker expressed her desire to make a movie on the 1984 anti Sikh riots. "There was no mass suicide following the riots. But I want to make this movie to bring out the dark side. Nobody wants to talk about the riots. Nevertheless it is part of our history and we should know what happened exactly," said Kaur. Asneet Kaur (18) already has her own company called 'Ashu's creations', which is into traditional and contemporary crafts. Another entrepreneur Sukhwinder Singh, who is credited to have made the first animated movie on Sikh history called "Sahibzadey" discussed about the various challenges involved in entrepreneurship. Manek Singh, Executive Director of TIE, the global network of entrepreneurs said, "We as a community should contribute for the whole society and not only our community." Another speaker Gurinder Pal Singh said first and foremost, an initiative is required to turn your dream into reality. "Initiative, innovation, inspiration, critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, confidence and integrity will help you achieve your dream," said Gurinder. Talking about the Sikh community which is scattered all across the world, Harjinder Singh said that many people do not know much about the Sikh community and this issue needs to be addressed, "In many schools in Afghanistan, history of Punjab is taught. In our country too, we should have chapters which gives right information about Punjab and its history." [url]http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/jun/150611-Homi-Talyarkhan-Hall-religious-inter-religious-talks-entrepreneurship.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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