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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="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 135205" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>Only if it were true although it does sound very philosophical, compassionate and idealistic to say the least.</p><p></p><p>Prisons in the perfect utopic world would be centers for re-training and re-educating, slowly molding people so they can find goodness in themselves. But that is not the case. </p><p></p><p>US is the country that has more people behind bars than any other country in the world and the majority is black and latinos with one part of skin heads.</p><p></p><p>Prisons are the punishment dungeons where sodomy, love affairs between the guards and the prisoners are not uncommon. They are also breeding grounds for gangs. Prisons are not there to reform people but to deform them.</p><p></p><p>It is ironic that the country that calls itself a Christian country which believes in redemption does not care of its own citizens who are behind bars. They have no redeeming values for them. The same Christians are against the woman's rights to choose- abortion -but are willing to kill someone as a form of punishment without blinking an eye through death penalty.</p><p></p><p>One more thing worth noticing is that the US government has allowed Saudi Arabia to pay for and allow the Imams of the most radical sect of Islam- Wahabis- to be part of the religious reformation programs in its prison system which has made Islam the fastest growing religion behind bars. Many prisoners are converting to Islam through this radical sect, perhaps because they have a couple of things in common, which are hatred and violence.</p><p></p><p>The fact is that it costs more in the US for the person to be on the death row and eventually put to death than if he/she is given life imprisonment without parole. It is because of the money wasted on appeals etc etc.</p><p></p><p>Many people have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death. Thanks to the DNA testing now, many who have spent anywhere between 10 to 30 years have been exonerated and hence freed.</p><p></p><p>One more ironic twist in all this is that the first two people to demand DNA testing for the prisoners on death row were Attorneys Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld of the Innocence Project. They were also responsible for proving OJ Simpson not guilty of the murders of his wife and her friend. Innocence Project is responsible for freeing many from the prisons by demanding DNA testing but many more are still lingering in there.</p><p></p><p>Yes,as aptly said by Jasleen ji, "And its important to think of more ways to reform people as one solution will not fit all".</p><p></p><p>We have landed on the moon, discovered worlds that we can not reach, put satellites in the skies that have made our lives easier from the cellular level, found many cures for the diseases that were thought to be incurable some years ago and have accomplished many other things in a record pace. </p><p></p><p>But, sadly to notice that we have not been able to control this Munn of ours which makes us commit crimes and some of which are quite heinous ones.</p><p></p><p>Only if we could do that then we would not need bars in the guise of reforming people.</p><p></p><p>Tejwant Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 135205, member: 138"] Only if it were true although it does sound very philosophical, compassionate and idealistic to say the least. Prisons in the perfect utopic world would be centers for re-training and re-educating, slowly molding people so they can find goodness in themselves. But that is not the case. US is the country that has more people behind bars than any other country in the world and the majority is black and latinos with one part of skin heads. Prisons are the punishment dungeons where sodomy, love affairs between the guards and the prisoners are not uncommon. They are also breeding grounds for gangs. Prisons are not there to reform people but to deform them. It is ironic that the country that calls itself a Christian country which believes in redemption does not care of its own citizens who are behind bars. They have no redeeming values for them. The same Christians are against the woman's rights to choose- abortion -but are willing to kill someone as a form of punishment without blinking an eye through death penalty. One more thing worth noticing is that the US government has allowed Saudi Arabia to pay for and allow the Imams of the most radical sect of Islam- Wahabis- to be part of the religious reformation programs in its prison system which has made Islam the fastest growing religion behind bars. Many prisoners are converting to Islam through this radical sect, perhaps because they have a couple of things in common, which are hatred and violence. The fact is that it costs more in the US for the person to be on the death row and eventually put to death than if he/she is given life imprisonment without parole. It is because of the money wasted on appeals etc etc. Many people have been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death. Thanks to the DNA testing now, many who have spent anywhere between 10 to 30 years have been exonerated and hence freed. One more ironic twist in all this is that the first two people to demand DNA testing for the prisoners on death row were Attorneys Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld of the Innocence Project. They were also responsible for proving OJ Simpson not guilty of the murders of his wife and her friend. Innocence Project is responsible for freeing many from the prisons by demanding DNA testing but many more are still lingering in there. Yes,as aptly said by Jasleen ji, "And its important to think of more ways to reform people as one solution will not fit all". We have landed on the moon, discovered worlds that we can not reach, put satellites in the skies that have made our lives easier from the cellular level, found many cures for the diseases that were thought to be incurable some years ago and have accomplished many other things in a record pace. But, sadly to notice that we have not been able to control this Munn of ours which makes us commit crimes and some of which are quite heinous ones. Only if we could do that then we would not need bars in the guise of reforming people. Tejwant Singh [/QUOTE]
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