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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="max314" data-source="post: 47928" data-attributes="member: 2817"><p>Thanks. I would have attempted to provide citations from scripture, but that post in the "10 Questions..." thread was a last minute thing (I was browsing about two minutes before going to bed, and was compelled to enough by the post to delay my sleep). That's also why I provided an open-ended clause in which the thead-starter could raise specific points that he felt required further clarification on my part.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Mm...yes, it's a fascinating question, isn't it?</p><p></p><p>I think that most people who have had the patience to stop and think about the direction of their lives have wondered, at some point or other, just how much control - if any - they have over their respective destinies. We wonder about how much of what we do is truly independent, and how much of it is little more than a rift in a chain of cosmic causality that is on a scale far beyond our limited understanding and our five senses.</p><p></p><p>I, too, have been caught in this nexus between how much of our actions are free of will, and how much is predetermined by a force that is either conscious or otherwise.</p><p></p><p>I have come to the conlcusion (though it is by no means definitive, of course) that, in actuality, all <em>is</em> God's Will. Quite simply, the very thoughts we are all having of "we must do something...we can't just lie on the proberbial train track" are actually God-given.</p><p></p><p>The scenario you present of all people being eternally passive is not something that could ever come to fruition, because peoples' egos - peoples' <strong>God-given egos</strong> - physically <em>prevent<em> passivism! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>It's like the perfectly-connected logic cycle; the perfect cosmic 'design' for sentient beings. Our egos, like everything else in this universe, exist for a reason.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>That's why I believe what <em>gurbani</em> says about the Five Thieves (with the central 'Thief' of ego), that they are not to be 'destroyed' but merely 'conquered'. Again, I refer to the idea of fire being a good servant but a bad master. The Five Thieves are essentially that very same <em>inner</em> fire that need to be controlled.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>In other words, we should all have forward momentum centered around humility, family, tolerance and charity. Just like it says in <em>gurbani</em>.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>And that type of belief system is nothing but constructive for a society.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em><em>[P.S. - As is natural to most human beings, we think of God as being a distinctly separate entity; a humanised entity. Whether we admit it or not, our first image of Godis an entirely egocentric one: a man on a throne, most probably sporting a white beard. A literal 'King'. But <em>gurbani</em> opens with the <em>mool mantra</em>, which essentially dissolves that entire image. It says that the entire universe is ONE. Every particle is linked to every other particle. There are no different people, no different planets, no different places. These are just the perceptions of our Five Senses. There is only ONE in the entire universe, and it <em>is</em> that universe. Once one begins thinking like this instead of in the creationist attitude (i.e. thinking of God as the chess inventor and player who sits in a room constructing pieces and then putting them on his custom-made board, and other such humanised images), the idea of God's Will suddenly takes on a whole new dimension and, suddenly, the idea of submitting to it makes just that much more sense. To me, at least. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ]</em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>If NCERT is headed by a fascist Hindu head, then it would make perfect sense that they would want to downplay and pollute the immense contributions of the Sikkh community to the Indian state, whilst creating a new history in which the Hindu population is given credit where little or none is due.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>It's not unheard of. Changing the history books is not anything new and, in every case in which it happens, I believe that sufficienct action should be taken (i.e. raising awareness, making legal appeals, holding protests, reporting it to the correct authorities).</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>You obviously seem to know more about this organisation than myself, and my personal opinion is that something proactive needs to be done.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Beyond even the Sikkh community, the <strong>men and women</strong> who sacrificed their lives for the betterment of humanity ought to be remembered, and not slandered by people with ignoble socio-pooitical and religious agendas.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>What is the relationship of NCERT to the Indian government (e.g. is it a private or state-funded organisation?), and what do you feel the Indian government has done / can do to prevent this falsification of human history?</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>You seem to be working substantially harder than me, so right back at ya, bro <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></em></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="max314, post: 47928, member: 2817"] Thanks. I would have attempted to provide citations from scripture, but that post in the "10 Questions..." thread was a last minute thing (I was browsing about two minutes before going to bed, and was compelled to enough by the post to delay my sleep). That's also why I provided an open-ended clause in which the thead-starter could raise specific points that he felt required further clarification on my part. Mm...yes, it's a fascinating question, isn't it? I think that most people who have had the patience to stop and think about the direction of their lives have wondered, at some point or other, just how much control - if any - they have over their respective destinies. We wonder about how much of what we do is truly independent, and how much of it is little more than a rift in a chain of cosmic causality that is on a scale far beyond our limited understanding and our five senses. I, too, have been caught in this nexus between how much of our actions are free of will, and how much is predetermined by a force that is either conscious or otherwise. I have come to the conlcusion (though it is by no means definitive, of course) that, in actuality, all [i]is[/i] God's Will. Quite simply, the very thoughts we are all having of "we must do something...we can't just lie on the proberbial train track" are actually God-given. The scenario you present of all people being eternally passive is not something that could ever come to fruition, because peoples' egos - peoples' [b]God-given egos[/b] - physically [i]prevent[i] passivism! :D It's like the perfectly-connected logic cycle; the perfect cosmic 'design' for sentient beings. Our egos, like everything else in this universe, exist for a reason. That's why I believe what [i]gurbani[/i] says about the Five Thieves (with the central 'Thief' of ego), that they are not to be 'destroyed' but merely 'conquered'. Again, I refer to the idea of fire being a good servant but a bad master. The Five Thieves are essentially that very same [i]inner[/i] fire that need to be controlled. In other words, we should all have forward momentum centered around humility, family, tolerance and charity. Just like it says in [i]gurbani[/i]. And that type of belief system is nothing but constructive for a society. [i][P.S. - As is natural to most human beings, we think of God as being a distinctly separate entity; a humanised entity. Whether we admit it or not, our first image of Godis an entirely egocentric one: a man on a throne, most probably sporting a white beard. A literal 'King'. But [i]gurbani[/i] opens with the [i]mool mantra[/i], which essentially dissolves that entire image. It says that the entire universe is ONE. Every particle is linked to every other particle. There are no different people, no different planets, no different places. These are just the perceptions of our Five Senses. There is only ONE in the entire universe, and it [i]is[/i] that universe. Once one begins thinking like this instead of in the creationist attitude (i.e. thinking of God as the chess inventor and player who sits in a room constructing pieces and then putting them on his custom-made board, and other such humanised images), the idea of God's Will suddenly takes on a whole new dimension and, suddenly, the idea of submitting to it makes just that much more sense. To me, at least. :D ][/i] If NCERT is headed by a fascist Hindu head, then it would make perfect sense that they would want to downplay and pollute the immense contributions of the Sikkh community to the Indian state, whilst creating a new history in which the Hindu population is given credit where little or none is due. It's not unheard of. Changing the history books is not anything new and, in every case in which it happens, I believe that sufficienct action should be taken (i.e. raising awareness, making legal appeals, holding protests, reporting it to the correct authorities). You obviously seem to know more about this organisation than myself, and my personal opinion is that something proactive needs to be done. Beyond even the Sikkh community, the [b]men and women[/b] who sacrificed their lives for the betterment of humanity ought to be remembered, and not slandered by people with ignoble socio-pooitical and religious agendas. What is the relationship of NCERT to the Indian government (e.g. is it a private or state-funded organisation?), and what do you feel the Indian government has done / can do to prevent this falsification of human history? You seem to be working substantially harder than me, so right back at ya, bro ;)[/i][/i] [/QUOTE]
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