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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="Inderjeet Kaur" data-source="post: 215926" data-attributes="member: 16531"><p>The distinction between knowledge (fact) and belief (faith) is crucial. To me, it is appalling how believers of various sorts, whether religious or pseudo-scientific or anything else, try to pass off their beliefs as facts. The devout Christian says to me, "I KNOW that Jesus is the Son of God and God incarnate and He died to save me from my sins." It is useless - and possibly cruel - for me to insist that "No, you don't KNOW, you BELIEVE." The flat earther is convinced that the earth is flat and no amount of evidence whether scientific or experiential, will convince him otherwise. The fact is that no matter how deeply one believes something, depth of belief does not change faith into knowledge.</p><p></p><p>My previous examples of the devout believer who cannot differentiate between fact and faith, and the flat-earther who cannot differentiate between knowledge and belief, are relatively benign. The person who claims that the Bible is totally factual, that it is the inerrant, factual, literal Word of God is much more dangerous. The Bible then becomes a science and history text in schools and children are taught all sorts of nonsense that is obviously untrue, but which they must accept as true or be sinners of the worst sort, those who know the truth but stubbornly refuse to accept it.</p><p></p><p>When the Bible or any holy scriptures are accepted as science, when belief is accepted as fact, science and logic become blasphemous, superstition overtakes science, and the society built primarily on reason and knowledge is shaken to its foundation. When I hear Sikhs smugly proclaim that Siri Guru Granth Sahib gets some scientific fact correct, I inwardly cringe, not because the statement is untrue, but because I see the inherent danger of using any holy scriptures as a source of scientific knowledge. The primary purposes of such scriptures are metaphysical and philosophical; some scientific facts may be correct, but that is not the purpose of those writings. Religion is about belief, science is about knowledge. Fortunately, Sikhi has managed thus far to keep those two distinct (most of the time), and so in Sikhi, there is no conflict between science and religion. The two great Abrahamic religions, Christianity and Islam, have not. [Judaism, although an ancient Abrahamic religion, is not now a major religion, and Jews tend not to be anti-science anyway.] As I stated before, I watch as science is morphing into superstition, beliefs are being held above facts, and a culture whose foundation is built on knowledge and scientific principles will likely come tumbling down on itself, if that trend continues.</p><p></p><p>I fear we are today watching this process which is heralding the demise of Western Civilization right now. For all its many flaws, I believe that Western Civilization is one of the best ideas we humans have come up with, and it's worth preserving.</p><p></p><p>Truly we live in interesting times</p><p></p><p>[I haven't said anything about the way Hindu fundamentalism is destroying all that is great about India. Someone else can write about that, if anyone is interested.]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Inderjeet Kaur, post: 215926, member: 16531"] The distinction between knowledge (fact) and belief (faith) is crucial. To me, it is appalling how believers of various sorts, whether religious or pseudo-scientific or anything else, try to pass off their beliefs as facts. The devout Christian says to me, "I KNOW that Jesus is the Son of God and God incarnate and He died to save me from my sins." It is useless - and possibly cruel - for me to insist that "No, you don't KNOW, you BELIEVE." The flat earther is convinced that the earth is flat and no amount of evidence whether scientific or experiential, will convince him otherwise. The fact is that no matter how deeply one believes something, depth of belief does not change faith into knowledge. My previous examples of the devout believer who cannot differentiate between fact and faith, and the flat-earther who cannot differentiate between knowledge and belief, are relatively benign. The person who claims that the Bible is totally factual, that it is the inerrant, factual, literal Word of God is much more dangerous. The Bible then becomes a science and history text in schools and children are taught all sorts of nonsense that is obviously untrue, but which they must accept as true or be sinners of the worst sort, those who know the truth but stubbornly refuse to accept it. When the Bible or any holy scriptures are accepted as science, when belief is accepted as fact, science and logic become blasphemous, superstition overtakes science, and the society built primarily on reason and knowledge is shaken to its foundation. When I hear Sikhs smugly proclaim that Siri Guru Granth Sahib gets some scientific fact correct, I inwardly cringe, not because the statement is untrue, but because I see the inherent danger of using any holy scriptures as a source of scientific knowledge. The primary purposes of such scriptures are metaphysical and philosophical; some scientific facts may be correct, but that is not the purpose of those writings. Religion is about belief, science is about knowledge. Fortunately, Sikhi has managed thus far to keep those two distinct (most of the time), and so in Sikhi, there is no conflict between science and religion. The two great Abrahamic religions, Christianity and Islam, have not. [Judaism, although an ancient Abrahamic religion, is not now a major religion, and Jews tend not to be anti-science anyway.] As I stated before, I watch as science is morphing into superstition, beliefs are being held above facts, and a culture whose foundation is built on knowledge and scientific principles will likely come tumbling down on itself, if that trend continues. I fear we are today watching this process which is heralding the demise of Western Civilization right now. For all its many flaws, I believe that Western Civilization is one of the best ideas we humans have come up with, and it's worth preserving. Truly we live in interesting times [I haven't said anything about the way Hindu fundamentalism is destroying all that is great about India. Someone else can write about that, if anyone is interested.] [/QUOTE]
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