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Gurbani (728-750)
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Chhant (843-848)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
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Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
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Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
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Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
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Chhant (1278)
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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 (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 171077" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>Bhenji</p><p></p><p>forgive me if I come across as obtuse, I follow a line of Sikhi which perhaps is not as spiritual as some, the opinions expressed are on the whole purely my own, it is certainly not my intention to correct you in any way mundahug</p><p></p><p>phew, now we've got that out of the way</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think everyone has an individual take on maya, for me it is not as illusory as it possibly should be. Maya can mean the whole world is an illusion, but to me, maya represents wealth earned through non sikhi means, huge cars driven for the wrong reasons, drugs, alcohol, cheap sex, in fact, all the things that make a young mans heart beat faster. I do not feel the world is an illusion, I feel it is our role as Sikhs to nurture the world and its inhabitants, in a very real fashion. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>again, we are possibly talking about something different. The Naam is not something I could meditate on, the Naam, to me, is a state of mind that is connected to Creator, I know when I am in Naam, and I know when I am not in Naam. When my puppy is licking my face, and I can see by his eyes that there is so much love there, I find myself in Naam, when my puppy soils himself on my boot, I could be in Naam, I should be in Naam, but I tend not to be. When I am eating healthy, sleeping well, and my my mind has only thoughts of sewa and love, then I am in Naam, when I am eating rubbish, sleeping poorly, and thinking only of food and sex, then I am not. </p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>Correct, but she is still an old woman, that much is not maya, not to me anyway, I find it important not to lose sight of the fact that she is an old woman, I find such keeps me grounded, and doing what I do, for the right reasons, ie, not to earn brownie points off Creator, or to self congratulate myself, I helped an old woman, thats all I did, and then its time to move on, and forget about the whole episode. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>crumbs thats too complicated for me! Im just helping an old woman, nothing more, nothing less. I am not trying to meet soul to soul, I am seeing someone in need of help, and I am doing my duty as a Sikh to help. I think its important not to dwell too much on Creators presence in everything otherwise you lose sight of the real world. For instance, at this very moment, there is a fly that is annoying the hell out of me, and as soon as I finish this post, it is going to get it. Let us say for instance you came across a man raping a woman, now, according to Confusedji, a very learned man who is a sort of Buddhist, the sympathy should lie with the man, if you see Creator in the man and the woman, who do you help, I see a man raping a woman. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>possibly, I have not given this much thought, I was a lapsed Sikh before I 'joined up' again, the attraction was the simplicity peacesignkaur</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 171077, member: 14641"] Bhenji forgive me if I come across as obtuse, I follow a line of Sikhi which perhaps is not as spiritual as some, the opinions expressed are on the whole purely my own, it is certainly not my intention to correct you in any way mundahug phew, now we've got that out of the way I think everyone has an individual take on maya, for me it is not as illusory as it possibly should be. Maya can mean the whole world is an illusion, but to me, maya represents wealth earned through non sikhi means, huge cars driven for the wrong reasons, drugs, alcohol, cheap sex, in fact, all the things that make a young mans heart beat faster. I do not feel the world is an illusion, I feel it is our role as Sikhs to nurture the world and its inhabitants, in a very real fashion. again, we are possibly talking about something different. The Naam is not something I could meditate on, the Naam, to me, is a state of mind that is connected to Creator, I know when I am in Naam, and I know when I am not in Naam. When my puppy is licking my face, and I can see by his eyes that there is so much love there, I find myself in Naam, when my puppy soils himself on my boot, I could be in Naam, I should be in Naam, but I tend not to be. When I am eating healthy, sleeping well, and my my mind has only thoughts of sewa and love, then I am in Naam, when I am eating rubbish, sleeping poorly, and thinking only of food and sex, then I am not. Correct, but she is still an old woman, that much is not maya, not to me anyway, I find it important not to lose sight of the fact that she is an old woman, I find such keeps me grounded, and doing what I do, for the right reasons, ie, not to earn brownie points off Creator, or to self congratulate myself, I helped an old woman, thats all I did, and then its time to move on, and forget about the whole episode. crumbs thats too complicated for me! Im just helping an old woman, nothing more, nothing less. I am not trying to meet soul to soul, I am seeing someone in need of help, and I am doing my duty as a Sikh to help. I think its important not to dwell too much on Creators presence in everything otherwise you lose sight of the real world. For instance, at this very moment, there is a fly that is annoying the hell out of me, and as soon as I finish this post, it is going to get it. Let us say for instance you came across a man raping a woman, now, according to Confusedji, a very learned man who is a sort of Buddhist, the sympathy should lie with the man, if you see Creator in the man and the woman, who do you help, I see a man raping a woman. possibly, I have not given this much thought, I was a lapsed Sikh before I 'joined up' again, the attraction was the simplicity peacesignkaur [/QUOTE]
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