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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 24694" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: #000080"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Meditation in Active Daily Life</span></strong> </span></p><p><u><span style="color: #000080">By Remez Sasson</span></u></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Meditation is not reserved only for people living in an ashram or a cave or for people whose sole interest is spirituality. It benefits the most practical person, and also the most visionary one. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">On the physical level, it relaxes the body, replenishes it with vitality, and restores its energy, health and balance. It prevents exhaustion from overwork or too much activity. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">On the emotional and mental levels it reduces anxiety, worry and anger, and develops peace of mind, tolerance, patience and good will towards the surrounding world. The mental faculties function better, and memory, concentration and will power are improved. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">On the spiritual level it awakens awareness of the real inner Self. One gets a taste of the inner consciousness, which is beyond the mind. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Meditation has nothing to do with impracticality, absentmindedness and laziness, as some might believe. You do not have to live a secluded life, own nothing, and stay away from any activity in order to meditate and lead a spiritual life. You can live an ordinary life, with a job and family, and yet, at the same time meditate and lead an intensive spiritual life. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">You can wear a robe or other special clothes, grow your hair, light candles and incense or sit on the floor when you meditate, but you can also spend your day in an office, wear a suit and sit on a chair when you mediate. The outside cover and trimming are not really important. It is the attitude and what goes inside you that count. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Proper and effective meditation requires some inner strength. There has to be ambition, desire, will power, drive and perseverance. All these qualities are in fact the same basic qualities needed for success in the material world. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Even if you have a job, run a business or pursue a career, you will benefit from this practice. It will not turn you into an indifferent, ambitionless and impractical person. It will add to your commonsense, develop intuition and energize you. The concept that meditation is not for practical people is utterly wrong. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Here is a simple, effective and practical method that will strengthen your concentration and add to your peace of mind, besides other benefits. To get results you will need to practice daily for about ten minutes each time. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Watching thoughts meditation: </span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">1) Find a place where you can be alone. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">2) Sit down and pay attention to your body. Relax your muscles and ease any physical tension. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">3) Breathe a few deep breaths. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">4) Watch your thoughts as if watching an uninteresting movie. Regard the thoughts as birds hovering round a crumb of bread. This crumb of bread is your attention. They are all seeking your attention. They will bring associations, images and feelings. Your job is to stay detached and disregard all these thoughts. Just watch them with no interest. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">You are not these thoughts. They are visitors coming to visit your mind. It is you, the real you, watching these thoughts. Just look at them as if watching some far away, uninteresting scene. If they force you to follow them, ask them who is the boss, you or they? </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Stay relaxed and don't get tense. Do not fight your thoughts or get angry and frustrated if you cannot stay away from them. It is a natural habit to let every thought enter freely into the mind. It takes time and effort to change this habit. The secret of success with this exercise is detachment. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Go on practicing this meditation, even if you fail and forget to watch the thoughts. Your resolve, patience and perseverance will eventually bring you peace of mind, concentration, composure, happiness and consciousness of you real inner self.</span> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.successconsciousness.com/meditation/meditation_daily_life.htm" target="_blank">http://www.successconsciousness.com/meditation/meditation_daily_life.htm</a></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 24694, member: 884"] [COLOR=#000080][B][SIZE=5]Meditation in Active Daily Life[/SIZE][/B] [/COLOR] [U][COLOR=#000080]By Remez Sasson[/COLOR][/U] [COLOR=#000080]Meditation is not reserved only for people living in an ashram or a cave or for people whose sole interest is spirituality. It benefits the most practical person, and also the most visionary one. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]On the physical level, it relaxes the body, replenishes it with vitality, and restores its energy, health and balance. It prevents exhaustion from overwork or too much activity. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]On the emotional and mental levels it reduces anxiety, worry and anger, and develops peace of mind, tolerance, patience and good will towards the surrounding world. The mental faculties function better, and memory, concentration and will power are improved. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]On the spiritual level it awakens awareness of the real inner Self. One gets a taste of the inner consciousness, which is beyond the mind. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Meditation has nothing to do with impracticality, absentmindedness and laziness, as some might believe. You do not have to live a secluded life, own nothing, and stay away from any activity in order to meditate and lead a spiritual life. You can live an ordinary life, with a job and family, and yet, at the same time meditate and lead an intensive spiritual life. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]You can wear a robe or other special clothes, grow your hair, light candles and incense or sit on the floor when you meditate, but you can also spend your day in an office, wear a suit and sit on a chair when you mediate. The outside cover and trimming are not really important. It is the attitude and what goes inside you that count. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Proper and effective meditation requires some inner strength. There has to be ambition, desire, will power, drive and perseverance. All these qualities are in fact the same basic qualities needed for success in the material world. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Even if you have a job, run a business or pursue a career, you will benefit from this practice. It will not turn you into an indifferent, ambitionless and impractical person. It will add to your commonsense, develop intuition and energize you. The concept that meditation is not for practical people is utterly wrong. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Here is a simple, effective and practical method that will strengthen your concentration and add to your peace of mind, besides other benefits. To get results you will need to practice daily for about ten minutes each time. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Watching thoughts meditation: [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]1) Find a place where you can be alone. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]2) Sit down and pay attention to your body. Relax your muscles and ease any physical tension. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]3) Breathe a few deep breaths. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]4) Watch your thoughts as if watching an uninteresting movie. Regard the thoughts as birds hovering round a crumb of bread. This crumb of bread is your attention. They are all seeking your attention. They will bring associations, images and feelings. Your job is to stay detached and disregard all these thoughts. Just watch them with no interest. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]You are not these thoughts. They are visitors coming to visit your mind. It is you, the real you, watching these thoughts. Just look at them as if watching some far away, uninteresting scene. If they force you to follow them, ask them who is the boss, you or they? [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Stay relaxed and don't get tense. Do not fight your thoughts or get angry and frustrated if you cannot stay away from them. It is a natural habit to let every thought enter freely into the mind. It takes time and effort to change this habit. The secret of success with this exercise is detachment. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Go on practicing this meditation, even if you fail and forget to watch the thoughts. Your resolve, patience and perseverance will eventually bring you peace of mind, concentration, composure, happiness and consciousness of you real inner self.[/COLOR] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][URL="http://www.successconsciousness.com/meditation/meditation_daily_life.htm"]http://www.successconsciousness.com/meditation/meditation_daily_life.htm[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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