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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: 128799" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Well wingofnike ji</p><p></p><p>Here is my reply. I am not one of those US citizens who is embarrassed to be an American and make no apologies. At the same time I make no excuses for acts of my government that i find to be morally repugnant. Once again you seem to be making a lot of assumptions and engaging in some stereotyping yourself. Let's take a look.</p><p></p><p>1. To divide up the world into "colonialists" (European people) versus people under colonialism promotes a psychology of victimization that has some truth, but also a lot of fiction. The world was and is not quite divided that way. The victimology that flows from this false assertion gives a kind of permission to the people who were historically "victimized" to continue to look outside the boundaries of their current political reality for the source of their problems. And it gives permission to blame history for political and economic problems, instead of looking within the culture itself for answers for the present. </p><p></p><p>2. I would be the first to agree that European colonialism,European governments and institutions (e.g., churches) demoralized vast segments of Asia and Africa. The effects of colonialism do not disappear overnight either. Colonists drained resources. Destroyed local traditions and institutions. Demoralized and undermined cultural pride and identity. Nearly all colonized peoples required some kind of revolutionary action to get back independence. Sometimes violently and other times through prolonged activism. Yet some of these countries have moved toward cultural renewal faster than others, and were able to do this without resorting to a philosophy of endless terrorism. This is true even within the Arab world. </p><p></p><p>3. In some instances, once independence was achieved, colonized peoples turned around and oppressed other minority cultures and groups within their societies. Sometimes they did this brutally, and sometimes through ethnic extermination. Often the reason given for brutal suppression was that oppression and brutality are required to remove the effects of European colonialism. This needs some up-front review because there are quite a few holes in this kind of argument when we look at ethnic extermination in Africa or the actions of Taliban in northern Pakistan.</p><p></p><p>4. Among those colonized by the British were the Irish during a period of brutal suppression that lasted literally for centuries. This political oppression resulted in starvation and epidemics in Ireland through most of the 19th Century. Pretty much the same happened in Ireland as elsewhere, and in some cases the oppression was worse. Religion, language, history, identity, land, political liberties, even the ability to raise certain foods or own farmland was denied them. It took years of armed insurrection for the Irish to gain their independence. And this was only partial independence , as the troubles continued in Northern Ireland for generations after that. The Irish to my knowledge are/were as "white" as their oppressors. </p><p></p><p>5. What do you mean by "white?" You have not answered that question. My Italian grandmother used to call my father (in her Neapolitan dialect) <em>lu Saracene</em> (pronounced loo Sa-ra-chain) because he was dark in color and looked like the Shah of Iran (who BTW was lighter than my father). </p><p></p><p>6. For now I will accept the ambiguity of your division by color - i.e., white/not white - in order to point out that Muslims oppressed India for centuries, before the British arrived on the scene. By your definition, the Muslim world is not white and the world of India is not white, because both were oppressed by European colonists at some point in history. Did Muslims suddenly become not white only during their period of colonization? What color were Muslims before they became colonialists in India? I always thought that the Muslim world was peopled by groups of many different skin colors, hair color, and eye color. It seems to me that oppression is oppression no matter what the color of victim and oppressor.</p><p></p><p>7. Asking me or any one else where we get our information is an attempt to put me/them on the defensive. You are going to have to accept my claim that I read widely and on all sides of political disputes. And you are going to have to accept my claim that I am capable of weighing information and arriving at a reasonable conclusion. </p><p></p><p>Your basic arguments are lost to me because they are buried in commentary about color and colonialism and the "white" media. Would you please explain again how your religion has been hijacked?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 128799, member: 35"] Well wingofnike ji Here is my reply. I am not one of those US citizens who is embarrassed to be an American and make no apologies. At the same time I make no excuses for acts of my government that i find to be morally repugnant. Once again you seem to be making a lot of assumptions and engaging in some stereotyping yourself. Let's take a look. 1. To divide up the world into "colonialists" (European people) versus people under colonialism promotes a psychology of victimization that has some truth, but also a lot of fiction. The world was and is not quite divided that way. The victimology that flows from this false assertion gives a kind of permission to the people who were historically "victimized" to continue to look outside the boundaries of their current political reality for the source of their problems. And it gives permission to blame history for political and economic problems, instead of looking within the culture itself for answers for the present. 2. I would be the first to agree that European colonialism,European governments and institutions (e.g., churches) demoralized vast segments of Asia and Africa. The effects of colonialism do not disappear overnight either. Colonists drained resources. Destroyed local traditions and institutions. Demoralized and undermined cultural pride and identity. Nearly all colonized peoples required some kind of revolutionary action to get back independence. Sometimes violently and other times through prolonged activism. Yet some of these countries have moved toward cultural renewal faster than others, and were able to do this without resorting to a philosophy of endless terrorism. This is true even within the Arab world. 3. In some instances, once independence was achieved, colonized peoples turned around and oppressed other minority cultures and groups within their societies. Sometimes they did this brutally, and sometimes through ethnic extermination. Often the reason given for brutal suppression was that oppression and brutality are required to remove the effects of European colonialism. This needs some up-front review because there are quite a few holes in this kind of argument when we look at ethnic extermination in Africa or the actions of Taliban in northern Pakistan. 4. Among those colonized by the British were the Irish during a period of brutal suppression that lasted literally for centuries. This political oppression resulted in starvation and epidemics in Ireland through most of the 19th Century. Pretty much the same happened in Ireland as elsewhere, and in some cases the oppression was worse. Religion, language, history, identity, land, political liberties, even the ability to raise certain foods or own farmland was denied them. It took years of armed insurrection for the Irish to gain their independence. And this was only partial independence , as the troubles continued in Northern Ireland for generations after that. The Irish to my knowledge are/were as "white" as their oppressors. 5. What do you mean by "white?" You have not answered that question. My Italian grandmother used to call my father (in her Neapolitan dialect) [I]lu Saracene[/I] (pronounced loo Sa-ra-chain) because he was dark in color and looked like the Shah of Iran (who BTW was lighter than my father). 6. For now I will accept the ambiguity of your division by color - i.e., white/not white - in order to point out that Muslims oppressed India for centuries, before the British arrived on the scene. By your definition, the Muslim world is not white and the world of India is not white, because both were oppressed by European colonists at some point in history. Did Muslims suddenly become not white only during their period of colonization? What color were Muslims before they became colonialists in India? I always thought that the Muslim world was peopled by groups of many different skin colors, hair color, and eye color. It seems to me that oppression is oppression no matter what the color of victim and oppressor. 7. Asking me or any one else where we get our information is an attempt to put me/them on the defensive. You are going to have to accept my claim that I read widely and on all sides of political disputes. And you are going to have to accept my claim that I am capable of weighing information and arriving at a reasonable conclusion. Your basic arguments are lost to me because they are buried in commentary about color and colonialism and the "white" media. Would you please explain again how your religion has been hijacked? [/QUOTE]
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