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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="Atheist" data-source="post: 128735" data-attributes="member: 10421"><p>Dear a.mother Ji,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for your post! I always appreciate questions of this nature posed to me. Here I go:</p><p></p><p>Now Athiestji I have just read less then two pages of this topic and I am very confused as you said you are from sikh family and as you mention well practiced( I mean more deeper then usuall commen person).You have lot of knowlge about other religion too,then how come still ther is a place for doubt.</p><p></p><p>It is true that I come from a traditional Sikh family. Both my parents and brother have taken amrit and are complete GurSikhs. I have gone through many motions, such as memorizing JapJi Sahib, performing kirtan, playing the tabla, being able to tie a pagh (and wearing one to Gurudwara), reading Gurmukhi (slowly), reading stories about the Guru's lives etc. But I cannot take credit for being well-practiced or deeper than the common person or having vast knowledge of other religions...though that is my goal (perhaps someday!)</p><p></p><p>So why the doubt, you ask? Well I could literally go on for hours upon hours upon days about this topic and it would take me forever to type it all out. I am actually even making a presentation on powerpoint for this, which is a cumbersome task. If I had to choose one reason though, it simply comes down to evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (as Christopher Hitchens would say). So when one claims that there is a celestial wizard that creates and destroys universes, listens to 6 billion prayers at the same time, performs miracles, intervenes, reads our thoughts, cares about our sex lives, etc. there better be darn good evidence for it. So far, there is none. There are typically 2 responses to this:</p><p></p><p>Response #1: "There is no 'evidence' for god - it is a matter of faith." My response: If I told you that I had "faith" for the pink unicorn on the moon, would you be impressed enough to believe it? No? Why not? Because there is no evidence for a pink unicorn? But there doesn't have to be evidence for it - it's a matter of faith.</p><p></p><p>Response #2: "There is no 'evidence for god - it is a matter of personal experience." My response: If I Told you that I had a "personal experience" in the pink unicorn on the moon, would that impress you enough to believe it? No? Why not? Because there is no evidence for a pink unicorn? But there doesn't have to be evidence for it - it's a matter of personal experience.</p><p></p><p>Now if you say god is not a personal god but rather the total sum of the laws of the universe and energy, then you are a pantheist (like Einstein). But a pantheistic god is a far cry from a god that voluntarily intervenes in human affairs and cares about us. I have no trouble with pantheists because pantheists are atheists that use the word "god" as a poetic metaphor for the vastness and complexity of the universal laws.</p><p></p><p>Another reason is the arguable claim that religion has caused at least as much misery as it has good. For example, we have 9/11, the KKK (depending on what part of the world you are in, the KKK is a christian religious organization based on white supremacy, racism, and utter prejudice & hatred), Galileo's imprisonment, the children who have killed themselves because they were sikh and couldn't cut their hair, the crusades, the witch hunts, suicide bombers, teaching creationism in school, not letting gay people get married, slavery, Hitler & the holocaust, etc. ALL are due to religion. The most common response to this is "but those things were due to human error" - but who made religion? Humans. Human stupidity came up with religion, and human stupidity, in the name of religion & god, has committed these atrocities. Even "religious" GurSikhs do not allow disabled people to perform the amrit ceremony (there is a separate forum that I started about this).</p><p></p><p>There are many more reasons that I would be happy to go into as much or as little as you desire. If you want to know a lot more, you can read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Now, most religious people would not dare read this book - they've already made up their minds right? But part of life is being open minded and investigating things. I have read parts of the bible, discussed mormon theology, read the stories of the Gurus, had numerous religious discussions with my father, and read material on atheism, islam, b'hai, and jehovah's witnesses. So although I can't claim to be especially advanced, I can at least say I've seriously looked into both sides of the argument and from more than one religion. So religious people should be open minded enough to read this. The worst that will happen is they will say "no, I still believe what I do."</p><p></p><p>I don't mind your asking my age range. I am in my upper 20's. All my schooling has stressed evidence and investigating. I simply cannot believe in something for which there is no evidence. Do not be so shocked that your son expressed doubt. That doubt and uncertainty is more prevalent than you might think. I hope you did not get mad at him but rather allowed him to express his thoughts with an open mind. As long as he is not acting immorally there is no harm.</p><p></p><p>I thank you again for your post, feel free to ask me further questions.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Atheist, post: 128735, member: 10421"] Dear a.mother Ji, Thank you for your post! I always appreciate questions of this nature posed to me. Here I go: Now Athiestji I have just read less then two pages of this topic and I am very confused as you said you are from sikh family and as you mention well practiced( I mean more deeper then usuall commen person).You have lot of knowlge about other religion too,then how come still ther is a place for doubt. It is true that I come from a traditional Sikh family. Both my parents and brother have taken amrit and are complete GurSikhs. I have gone through many motions, such as memorizing JapJi Sahib, performing kirtan, playing the tabla, being able to tie a pagh (and wearing one to Gurudwara), reading Gurmukhi (slowly), reading stories about the Guru's lives etc. But I cannot take credit for being well-practiced or deeper than the common person or having vast knowledge of other religions...though that is my goal (perhaps someday!) So why the doubt, you ask? Well I could literally go on for hours upon hours upon days about this topic and it would take me forever to type it all out. I am actually even making a presentation on powerpoint for this, which is a cumbersome task. If I had to choose one reason though, it simply comes down to evidence. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence (as Christopher Hitchens would say). So when one claims that there is a celestial wizard that creates and destroys universes, listens to 6 billion prayers at the same time, performs miracles, intervenes, reads our thoughts, cares about our sex lives, etc. there better be darn good evidence for it. So far, there is none. There are typically 2 responses to this: Response #1: "There is no 'evidence' for god - it is a matter of faith." My response: If I told you that I had "faith" for the pink unicorn on the moon, would you be impressed enough to believe it? No? Why not? Because there is no evidence for a pink unicorn? But there doesn't have to be evidence for it - it's a matter of faith. Response #2: "There is no 'evidence for god - it is a matter of personal experience." My response: If I Told you that I had a "personal experience" in the pink unicorn on the moon, would that impress you enough to believe it? No? Why not? Because there is no evidence for a pink unicorn? But there doesn't have to be evidence for it - it's a matter of personal experience. Now if you say god is not a personal god but rather the total sum of the laws of the universe and energy, then you are a pantheist (like Einstein). But a pantheistic god is a far cry from a god that voluntarily intervenes in human affairs and cares about us. I have no trouble with pantheists because pantheists are atheists that use the word "god" as a poetic metaphor for the vastness and complexity of the universal laws. Another reason is the arguable claim that religion has caused at least as much misery as it has good. For example, we have 9/11, the KKK (depending on what part of the world you are in, the KKK is a christian religious organization based on white supremacy, racism, and utter prejudice & hatred), Galileo's imprisonment, the children who have killed themselves because they were sikh and couldn't cut their hair, the crusades, the witch hunts, suicide bombers, teaching creationism in school, not letting gay people get married, slavery, Hitler & the holocaust, etc. ALL are due to religion. The most common response to this is "but those things were due to human error" - but who made religion? Humans. Human stupidity came up with religion, and human stupidity, in the name of religion & god, has committed these atrocities. Even "religious" GurSikhs do not allow disabled people to perform the amrit ceremony (there is a separate forum that I started about this). There are many more reasons that I would be happy to go into as much or as little as you desire. If you want to know a lot more, you can read "The God Delusion" by Richard Dawkins. Now, most religious people would not dare read this book - they've already made up their minds right? But part of life is being open minded and investigating things. I have read parts of the bible, discussed mormon theology, read the stories of the Gurus, had numerous religious discussions with my father, and read material on atheism, islam, b'hai, and jehovah's witnesses. So although I can't claim to be especially advanced, I can at least say I've seriously looked into both sides of the argument and from more than one religion. So religious people should be open minded enough to read this. The worst that will happen is they will say "no, I still believe what I do." I don't mind your asking my age range. I am in my upper 20's. All my schooling has stressed evidence and investigating. I simply cannot believe in something for which there is no evidence. Do not be so shocked that your son expressed doubt. That doubt and uncertainty is more prevalent than you might think. I hope you did not get mad at him but rather allowed him to express his thoughts with an open mind. As long as he is not acting immorally there is no harm. I thank you again for your post, feel free to ask me further questions. :) [/QUOTE]
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