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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="arshi" data-source="post: 123832" data-attributes="member: 9479"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Harbans Singh ji wrote “<em>If you look around you will find several Gursikhs (who are also called Sants and Babas by some) whose main activity is to "Aap japey awre Naam japave" or "koi jan har sio deve jor". There are also many professionals who after doing day long "kirit" devote some time in propagation of Naam without any ulterior motives”</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><?"urn:<img src="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/ /><o:p><P style=" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></o<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Gurfateh and well said Harbans Singh ji, precisely my sentiments. The quote ‘what is in a name’ may be appropriate here.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If I may, I would like to share an anecdote from my personal life. In 1951, in Nairobi, Kenya, when I was in Standard 4, my first experience of education in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region>, having done the first three standards in <st1<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />lace w:st="on">Punjab we had a young teacher, with a great sense of humour, who loved music and dramatics. One day he asked us to sing a song – not defining the subject matter - and that the one who sings most would receive his special appreciation. He himself stated off with a popular film song sung by Mukesh. Being fresh from village life in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />lace w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, I knew a string of folk and devotional songs and entertained the class for the rest of the period. The teacher was so impressed that he conferred upon me the pseudonym of ‘Ragi’ and ever since very few knew my real name. Even today, my close friends refer to me as ‘Ragi’, even though I adopted the new nom de plume ‘Arshi’ way back in the late fifties when I, briefly, sang on the Voice of Kenya.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The point is that some titles are easily (and sometimes ‘accidentally’) conferred on people but we ought to look beyond the title into the work of the individual. I remember a Sikh High Court judge in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />lace w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> who in the early seventies said that we Sikhs are very casual about conferring titles. We refer to a person as a Granthi if he (she) knows the Gurmukhi ‘painty’ and is able to read from SGGS. Anyone one who can also do a little interpretation is referred to as a Gyani and as soon as people start touching his feet he gets to be known as a sant. <strong>As a result there are many self-proclaimed sants and babas and we must be very wary of them and they can always be identified by the ritualism they promote and practice. </strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">However, there are a precious few who received the title without wishing for it and who live their lives based on the three cornerstones of <em>naam japo, kirat karo</em></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> <strong>and <em>wand shako</em></strong> (mediate on the Supreme Truth, earn by your own honest toil and share your rewards with others). Meditation means constantly reflecting on the teachings of SGGS and adopting these to give us a sense of direction and encourage us to make a positive contribution to the society we live in. We must also share the rewards of our efforts and wisdom with those around us. Such precious individuals who live by example are extremely sp{censored} and often difficult to recognise since to acknowledge them we must have the ‘inner eye’ or Guru Grace. Many such great souls prefer to remain <em>‘gupt’</em> (anonymous) whilst some for our benefit are revealed by His Grace.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Goodwill and Peace to all</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’ </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="arshi, post: 123832, member: 9479"] [FONT=Verdana]Harbans Singh ji wrote “[I]If you look around you will find several Gursikhs (who are also called Sants and Babas by some) whose main activity is to "Aap japey awre Naam japave" or "koi jan har sio deve jor". There are also many professionals who after doing day long "kirit" devote some time in propagation of Naam without any ulterior motives”[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]<?"urn:[IMG]http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/ /><o:p><P style=[/IMG][FONT=Verdana][/FONT] </o:p>[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Gurfateh and well said Harbans Singh ji, precisely my sentiments. The quote ‘what is in a name’ may be appropriate here.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]If I may, I would like to share an anecdote from my personal life. In 1951, in Nairobi, Kenya, when I was in Standard 4, my first experience of education in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:country-region w:st="on">Kenya</st1:country-region>, having done the first three standards in <st1:place w:st="on">Punjab we had a young teacher, with a great sense of humour, who loved music and dramatics. One day he asked us to sing a song – not defining the subject matter - and that the one who sings most would receive his special appreciation. He himself stated off with a popular film song sung by Mukesh. Being fresh from village life in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>, I knew a string of folk and devotional songs and entertained the class for the rest of the period. The teacher was so impressed that he conferred upon me the pseudonym of ‘Ragi’ and ever since very few knew my real name. Even today, my close friends refer to me as ‘Ragi’, even though I adopted the new nom de plume ‘Arshi’ way back in the late fifties when I, briefly, sang on the Voice of Kenya.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana]The point is that some titles are easily (and sometimes ‘accidentally’) conferred on people but we ought to look beyond the title into the work of the individual. I remember a Sikh High Court judge in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region> who in the early seventies said that we Sikhs are very casual about conferring titles. We refer to a person as a Granthi if he (she) knows the Gurmukhi ‘painty’ and is able to read from SGGS. Anyone one who can also do a little interpretation is referred to as a Gyani and as soon as people start touching his feet he gets to be known as a sant. [B]As a result there are many self-proclaimed sants and babas and we must be very wary of them and they can always be identified by the ritualism they promote and practice. [/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][B][/B][/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana]However, there are a precious few who received the title without wishing for it and who live their lives based on the three cornerstones of [I]naam japo, kirat karo[/I][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana] [B]and [I]wand shako[/I][/B] (mediate on the Supreme Truth, earn by your own honest toil and share your rewards with others). Meditation means constantly reflecting on the teachings of SGGS and adopting these to give us a sense of direction and encourage us to make a positive contribution to the society we live in. We must also share the rewards of our efforts and wisdom with those around us. Such precious individuals who live by example are extremely sp{censored} and often difficult to recognise since to acknowledge them we must have the ‘inner eye’ or Guru Grace. Many such great souls prefer to remain [I]‘gupt’[/I] (anonymous) whilst some for our benefit are revealed by His Grace.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Goodwill and Peace to all[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Rajinder Singh ‘Arshi’ [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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