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Guru Granth Sahib
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="Ishna" data-source="post: 214154" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p>Welcome, Ester. I'll take a swing at giving input to your questions. I'm a person of north-western European heritage, though, so feel free to take my comments with a grain of salt.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The only dietary restrictions for Sikhs apply to baptized Sikhs, and consists of 1. no alcohol and 2. no meat slaughtered in the Muslim way. Sikhs can eat meat. There is no requirement for Sikhs to be vegetarian or vegan. In Gurdwara, langar is vegetarian to avoid lots of drama about meat preparation so people with different meat preparation preferences can sit and eat together. Your find a lot of vegetarian Sikhs, and this is largely an Indian cultural thing. Lacto vegetarianism is a common thing in India where dairy has been a big part of the diet for a long time. It has nothing to do with the treatment of animals in history, or now. It's completely personal preference.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The first 13 pages of the Sikh scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, contain a morning, evening and bedtime hymn (bani). You're already familiar with the bedtime bani. You might want to introduce the evening bani, or the morning one, or your routine. The morning one is called Japji Sahib and starts on page 1 and finishes on page 8 (the last line in English is "O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||" in case you're not sure where the bani ends). The evening one is called So Dar (or Rehras Sahib) and starts immediately after Japji Sahib finishes on page 8, and ends on page 12 with the English line "O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||". Then you'll find Kirtan Sohila pages 12-13. </p><p></p><p>From page 14 onwards the scripture is arranged according to musical measure "Raag".</p><p></p><p>Here's a good site for reading Gurbani: <a href="http://www.srigranth.org" target="_blank">www.srigranth.org</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Does your reading of Kirtan Sohila give you any hints about the goal? I don't want to spoil the surprise for you. But what do you think the goal might be from what you know so far?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Can you explain what zazen is please, as I and many other readers may not be familiar with it? Then we can do some interfaith comparison <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is no rush on this - it's just a name, and you don't need a new one. Usually you can ask for a hukamnama to be take specifically for the purpose of obtaining a name. Also, a hukamnama is always taken when people are baptized, so perhaps you'd like to save your name hukamnama for one day when you might be ready to be baptised. Whatever you do, don't pay a website for one.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can't help you with this one, sorry.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The community here is not supportive of this group. I myself got sick of explaining to people that no, I'm not into yoga, and yes, I take Sikhi seriously, and no, I'm not one of those "white Sikhs" and no, I don't bow to any yogi.</p><p></p><p>Wishing you all the best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 214154, member: 2709"] Welcome, Ester. I'll take a swing at giving input to your questions. I'm a person of north-western European heritage, though, so feel free to take my comments with a grain of salt. The only dietary restrictions for Sikhs apply to baptized Sikhs, and consists of 1. no alcohol and 2. no meat slaughtered in the Muslim way. Sikhs can eat meat. There is no requirement for Sikhs to be vegetarian or vegan. In Gurdwara, langar is vegetarian to avoid lots of drama about meat preparation so people with different meat preparation preferences can sit and eat together. Your find a lot of vegetarian Sikhs, and this is largely an Indian cultural thing. Lacto vegetarianism is a common thing in India where dairy has been a big part of the diet for a long time. It has nothing to do with the treatment of animals in history, or now. It's completely personal preference. The first 13 pages of the Sikh scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, contain a morning, evening and bedtime hymn (bani). You're already familiar with the bedtime bani. You might want to introduce the evening bani, or the morning one, or your routine. The morning one is called Japji Sahib and starts on page 1 and finishes on page 8 (the last line in English is "O Nanak, their faces are radiant in the Court of the Lord, and many are saved along with them! ||1||" in case you're not sure where the bani ends). The evening one is called So Dar (or Rehras Sahib) and starts immediately after Japji Sahib finishes on page 8, and ends on page 12 with the English line "O Lord, I seek Your Sanctuary; please, preserve my honor! ||2||4||". Then you'll find Kirtan Sohila pages 12-13. From page 14 onwards the scripture is arranged according to musical measure "Raag". Here's a good site for reading Gurbani: [URL='http://www.srigranth.org']www.srigranth.org[/URL] Does your reading of Kirtan Sohila give you any hints about the goal? I don't want to spoil the surprise for you. But what do you think the goal might be from what you know so far? Can you explain what zazen is please, as I and many other readers may not be familiar with it? Then we can do some interfaith comparison :) There is no rush on this - it's just a name, and you don't need a new one. Usually you can ask for a hukamnama to be take specifically for the purpose of obtaining a name. Also, a hukamnama is always taken when people are baptized, so perhaps you'd like to save your name hukamnama for one day when you might be ready to be baptised. Whatever you do, don't pay a website for one. I can't help you with this one, sorry. The community here is not supportive of this group. I myself got sick of explaining to people that no, I'm not into yoga, and yes, I take Sikhi seriously, and no, I'm not one of those "white Sikhs" and no, I don't bow to any yogi. Wishing you all the best. [/QUOTE]
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