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Pahre (74-78)
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Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (595-634)
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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)
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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)
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Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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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)
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Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
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Gurbani (975-980)
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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)
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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
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Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 24594" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000080">IN PRAISE of SILENCE</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: #000080">by</span><a href="http://selfhelpmagazine.com/about/staff/rpbio.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #000080">Richard B. Patterson</span></span></a></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">To those who would seek a spiritual path, there is one requirement that for many is daunting and turns them away. That requirement is silence. The capacity to sit quietly, to avoid the distraction of television or laptop or cell phone is becoming a rare ability. Perhaps we bore easily. Or perhaps we are afraid.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Some years ago I went on a retreat. I'd requested a room alone so that I could immerse myself in silence. I arrived at my room to notice the absence of TV and radio. The first thing I wanted to do was -- drink! I was assaulted with a desire to drink. Alcohol had long been my escape from myself and so, when faced with the reality of encountering myself, I wanted to run. I was afraid.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">When we are silent, we don't always become peaceful. Sometimes old hurts well up. Sometimes we are faced with grief we've been avoiding. Or perhaps we become aware of those dark corners of ourselves that we don't like to admit. Yet such confrontations are an integral facet of a spiritual journey. They tend not to show themselves until we are quiet. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Try silence for a moment after you've finished your web surfing. Turn off the computer, the TV, your cell phone and anything else that may intrude. Then simply sit and listen. What do you hear? Open your journal and write down what comes to you during those moments.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">The sounds of silence are not always terrifying. Perhaps we will tap a new level of creativity. Perhaps we will deepen an understanding. Or perhaps we will simply hear the song of a bird we'd not noticed before. Then we might better understand the joy of silence celebrated by Gerard Manley Hopkins:</span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000080">Elected silence, sing to me</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">And beat upon my whorled ear</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Pipe me to pastures still and be</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">The music that I care to hear.</span> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/spirituality/silence.html" target="_blank">http://selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/spirituality/silence.html</a></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 24594, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#000080]IN PRAISE of SILENCE[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=#000080]by[/COLOR][URL="http://selfhelpmagazine.com/about/staff/rpbio.html"][SIZE=4][COLOR=#000080]Richard B. Patterson[/COLOR][/SIZE][/URL][/B] [COLOR=#000080]To those who would seek a spiritual path, there is one requirement that for many is daunting and turns them away. That requirement is silence. The capacity to sit quietly, to avoid the distraction of television or laptop or cell phone is becoming a rare ability. Perhaps we bore easily. Or perhaps we are afraid.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Some years ago I went on a retreat. I'd requested a room alone so that I could immerse myself in silence. I arrived at my room to notice the absence of TV and radio. The first thing I wanted to do was -- drink! I was assaulted with a desire to drink. Alcohol had long been my escape from myself and so, when faced with the reality of encountering myself, I wanted to run. I was afraid.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]When we are silent, we don't always become peaceful. Sometimes old hurts well up. Sometimes we are faced with grief we've been avoiding. Or perhaps we become aware of those dark corners of ourselves that we don't like to admit. Yet such confrontations are an integral facet of a spiritual journey. They tend not to show themselves until we are quiet. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Try silence for a moment after you've finished your web surfing. Turn off the computer, the TV, your cell phone and anything else that may intrude. Then simply sit and listen. What do you hear? Open your journal and write down what comes to you during those moments.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The sounds of silence are not always terrifying. Perhaps we will tap a new level of creativity. Perhaps we will deepen an understanding. Or perhaps we will simply hear the song of a bird we'd not noticed before. Then we might better understand the joy of silence celebrated by Gerard Manley Hopkins:[/COLOR] [CENTER][COLOR=#000080]Elected silence, sing to me[/COLOR][/CENTER][COLOR=#000080] And beat upon my whorled ear Pipe me to pastures still and be The music that I care to hear.[/COLOR] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][URL="http://selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/spirituality/silence.html"]http://selfhelpmagazine.com/articles/spirituality/silence.html[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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