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Chhant (78-81)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Thintteen (343-344)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Chhant (687-691)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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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)
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Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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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)
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Anand (917-922)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 12962" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: blue">Mantra and Thought</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra is different from a thought in the following respects.</span> </span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought is a vibration that comes from the lower plane of nature ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra is a vibration that comes from the higher plane of nature.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought has always a meaning ... Whereas</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra, although it has a meaning, it is rarely uniform. It has a force, and</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">the meaning of the Mantra is revealed to the person who has received it through</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">revelation, which comes at a higher level of realization.</span></span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought is a reflection of turbulence in the lower nature ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra -- when it becomes natural -- is a reflection of the psychic state.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought always has a direction, a dimension, a depth. All or any of these</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">properties must be found in a thought ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra has nothing of the above. It is only a rhythm and always withers</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">away automatically the moment the psychic state of awareness is active.</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra necessarily turns into a desire when it acquires the properties of</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">direction, dimension and depth ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra never becomes a desire. On the other hand it neutralises the desire</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">formation process.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought generally originates from the lower mental, lower vital or higher vital</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">planes ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra has no such origin and its sole purpose is to activise the psychic</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">being. A Mantra is given by the spiritual master or may descend automatically</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">when the seeker reaches a high state of psychic awareness.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought attracts other thoughts ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra never attracts other Mantras.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="color: blue">A Thought has no sound aspect. It has only the meaning aspect ... Whereas </span></span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra has no meaning aspect. It has only the sound aspect.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Thoughts make us restless ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra makes us calm.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought automatically dies when it has become a desire ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra automatically merges into the consciousness when the psychic state is</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">established.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought clouds the soul ... Whereas</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra awakens the soul.</span> </span></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Thought comes automatically ... But</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">A Mantra is invoked and it may come automatically only when the psychic state</span> </span><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">has become more or less permanent.</span> </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 12962, member: 884"] [B][FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=blue]Mantra and Thought[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [CENTER] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra is different from a thought in the following respects.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [/CENTER] [INDENT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought is a vibration that comes from the lower plane of nature ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra is a vibration that comes from the higher plane of nature.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought has always a meaning ... Whereas[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra, although it has a meaning, it is rarely uniform. It has a force, and[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]the meaning of the Mantra is revealed to the person who has received it through[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]revelation, which comes at a higher level of realization.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue] [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought is a reflection of turbulence in the lower nature ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra -- when it becomes natural -- is a reflection of the psychic state.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought always has a direction, a dimension, a depth. All or any of these[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]properties must be found in a thought ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra has nothing of the above. It is only a rhythm and always withers[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]away automatically the moment the psychic state of awareness is active.[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra necessarily turns into a desire when it acquires the properties of[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]direction, dimension and depth ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra never becomes a desire. On the other hand it neutralises the desire[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]formation process.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought generally originates from the lower mental, lower vital or higher vital[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]planes ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra has no such origin and its sole purpose is to activise the psychic[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]being. A Mantra is given by the spiritual master or may descend automatically[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]when the seeker reaches a high state of psychic awareness.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought attracts other thoughts ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra never attracts other Mantras.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][COLOR=blue]A Thought has no sound aspect. It has only the meaning aspect ... Whereas [/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra has no meaning aspect. It has only the sound aspect.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]Thoughts make us restless ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra makes us calm.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought automatically dies when it has become a desire ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra automatically merges into the consciousness when the psychic state is[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]established.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [/INDENT][INDENT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought clouds the soul ... Whereas[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra awakens the soul.[/FONT] [/COLOR] [/INDENT][INDENT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Thought comes automatically ... But[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]A Mantra is invoked and it may come automatically only when the psychic state[/FONT] [/COLOR][COLOR=blue][FONT=Comic Sans MS]has become more or less permanent.[/FONT] [/COLOR][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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