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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="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 147844" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>I thought I was an atheist as although I was aware of 'something', I, like you, did not really see any benefit in the 'simran and stuff', I also had a similar list of actions. I felt it was my duty to feel every pleasure and satisfy every lust. As a trade off, I did as much sewa as I could, in the hope that there would be some sort of balance. </p><p></p><p>Now you are probably expecting me to say, and now I love simran, and hate pleasure and I have found god, and everything is good and right, well sorry to disappoint you, but nothing has really changed, the only difference now is that I defer to 'the complete truth', not a man in a beard, not simran, and I certainly do not turn against the darker side of me within, I accept the dark side as truth as much as the good side. </p><p></p><p>You seem a proud person, who has been hurt , and who now rejects ideals on grounds of former pain. A bit like me! but, it is not a personality that has done this, or a person, or a being, the truth happened, thats all., Fight the truth if you like, it won't really get you anywhere, what is needed is acceptance, and as soon as you accept the truth as, well truth, you are a sikh. </p><p></p><p>I still find no point in simran, but I know as my appreciation of the truth grows, I may wish to sing about it, or talk about it, or make music of love and happyness, but that will come in time. </p><p></p><p>The truth is a most beautiful thing, see how we as a planet spin towards the truth in ever great leaps, leaving behind a path of lies and falshehoods. </p><p></p><p>Slavery, Sati, Sexual/Racial discrimination, have all been exposed for what they were in the last century, we now look at these concepts with disgust and disbelief. Did South Africa really exist??? Did we really encourage women to throw themselves on funeral pyres??</p><p></p><p>Maybe in 100 years time people will not be able to fathom how you could contemplate buying that new Mercedes when there are people starving within a mile of your house, the burning truth is that no person should be starving in this world when man can send rockets to Mars, but that truth has yet to be given a priority. We hang today those whom we put on pedestals tommorow, one of those actions must be universally true, the knack is knowing which one.</p><p></p><p>People debate as to what makes man different to other animals, I will tell you, man is possibly the only living thing that can find his own truth, and some might say that is our reason for living. </p><p></p><p>I would say to you, forget simran, forget the traditions, forget every auntie or uncle who fills your head with lies (intentional or not, my perceptions about sikhism were mostly false and abrahamic), forget everything and concentrate only on the truth, and I mean that literally, focus on what you know to be right, and go from there, in time, you, and me, will learn to love that truth, respect it, and in the end, get huge pleasure from its presence if we can only learn to integrate it into our life</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 147844, member: 14641"] I thought I was an atheist as although I was aware of 'something', I, like you, did not really see any benefit in the 'simran and stuff', I also had a similar list of actions. I felt it was my duty to feel every pleasure and satisfy every lust. As a trade off, I did as much sewa as I could, in the hope that there would be some sort of balance. Now you are probably expecting me to say, and now I love simran, and hate pleasure and I have found god, and everything is good and right, well sorry to disappoint you, but nothing has really changed, the only difference now is that I defer to 'the complete truth', not a man in a beard, not simran, and I certainly do not turn against the darker side of me within, I accept the dark side as truth as much as the good side. You seem a proud person, who has been hurt , and who now rejects ideals on grounds of former pain. A bit like me! but, it is not a personality that has done this, or a person, or a being, the truth happened, thats all., Fight the truth if you like, it won't really get you anywhere, what is needed is acceptance, and as soon as you accept the truth as, well truth, you are a sikh. I still find no point in simran, but I know as my appreciation of the truth grows, I may wish to sing about it, or talk about it, or make music of love and happyness, but that will come in time. The truth is a most beautiful thing, see how we as a planet spin towards the truth in ever great leaps, leaving behind a path of lies and falshehoods. Slavery, Sati, Sexual/Racial discrimination, have all been exposed for what they were in the last century, we now look at these concepts with disgust and disbelief. Did South Africa really exist??? Did we really encourage women to throw themselves on funeral pyres?? Maybe in 100 years time people will not be able to fathom how you could contemplate buying that new Mercedes when there are people starving within a mile of your house, the burning truth is that no person should be starving in this world when man can send rockets to Mars, but that truth has yet to be given a priority. We hang today those whom we put on pedestals tommorow, one of those actions must be universally true, the knack is knowing which one. People debate as to what makes man different to other animals, I will tell you, man is possibly the only living thing that can find his own truth, and some might say that is our reason for living. I would say to you, forget simran, forget the traditions, forget every auntie or uncle who fills your head with lies (intentional or not, my perceptions about sikhism were mostly false and abrahamic), forget everything and concentrate only on the truth, and I mean that literally, focus on what you know to be right, and go from there, in time, you, and me, will learn to love that truth, respect it, and in the end, get huge pleasure from its presence if we can only learn to integrate it into our life [/QUOTE]
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