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Gurbani (795-831)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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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)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
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Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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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 (1327-1341)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 139017" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Caste and Sikhism</span></span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: navy">By </span><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/?expert=Madan_G_Singh" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">Madan G Singh</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Sikhism is supposed to be a radical religion free of caste. But this has not happened and caste remains a factor that cannot be ignored in this reformist religion. The Sikhs can trace their genesis to the first Sikh Guru Nanak in the fifteenth century. Over a period of time 9 Sikh gurus followed Nanak with the last Guru Gobind forming the Khalsa. The tenth guru created the Khalsa with a view to do away with the caste system and usher in universal brotherhood.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Hinduism we know despite its immense philosophy of life and death has a number of ills that have over the years been magnified by the proponents of the Hindu religion themselves. Notable is the caste division that by itself is difficult to explain. How come a religion classifies man as per the status of his birth? Thus 4 classes are recognized in Hinduism with the Brahmins being the highest caste. Castes cannot be interchanged and a man born in a particular will remain in that cast till his death.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Gandhi and a host of reformists tried to obliterate the caste system but unfortunately they failed. The caste system is so well entrenched in the Hindu ethos that this by itself is the biggest stumbling block for the Hindu religion to become more acceptable to all and sundry. Hence conversions of the lower casts to Islam or Christianity are very much in vogue. An example is Dr Ambedekar the leader of the lower cast Hindus (untouchables) who along with his followers en masse embraced Buddhism.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">When the Great Guru Gobind Singh carried out his baptisms on Baisakhi day his aim was to create a uniform religion that would encompass all people and do away with the caste system. But the Sikhs over the years have not really done away with the caste system and it remains an all pervading fact of this religion. The Sikhs are divided into a number of castes with the jats and khatris considering themselves the higher castes. This is difficult to explain in the light of the teachings of the Sikh gurus. There are also other castes like the Ramgariahs (carpenters), and mazabhi sikhs. These are the scheduled cast Sikhs. One cannot accept how there can be lower cast Sikhs.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The Sikh religious leadership has unfortunately not been able to give the lead in this matter. The cast system has become an all pervading aspect of the Sikh religion. There are cases where a Jat Sikh will never intermarry with a scheduled cast Sikh. This is not what the Sikh gurus had envisioned. They had propagated a class less Sikh society. But it has not happened and the Sikhs are just like their Hindu brethren who are dominated by caste.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">With the advent of the twenty first century this caste system is certainly an anomaly. But the Indian government dominated by the concept of vote bank politics has sanctified caste. There are now backward and most backward castes for which reservations have been made in all spheres of life that include jobs and education.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>But whatever the government may do, the Sikhs on their own must rid themselves of these castes and pave the way for a classless religion as envisioned by the Sikh gurus. But that is a tall order in present day India.</strong></span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: navy">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: red"><strong>Personal note:</strong> The major road-block is that our religious leaders do not practice what they preach. Their attitude is "do what I say, not what I do!"</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">They merely pay lip-service to the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Sikh leadership is controlled by politics ( getting closer to RSS/BJP ), not the religious / spiritual teachings of our Gurus. Thus they have copied & implemented very effectively the "British Raj" motto: DIVIDE & RULE !</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 139017, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=6][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Caste and Sikhism[/COLOR][/SIZE][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy]By [/COLOR][URL="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/?expert=Madan_G_Singh"][U][COLOR=navy]Madan G Singh[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [COLOR=navy]Sikhism is supposed to be a radical religion free of caste. But this has not happened and caste remains a factor that cannot be ignored in this reformist religion. The Sikhs can trace their genesis to the first Sikh Guru Nanak in the fifteenth century. Over a period of time 9 Sikh gurus followed Nanak with the last Guru Gobind forming the Khalsa. The tenth guru created the Khalsa with a view to do away with the caste system and usher in universal brotherhood.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Hinduism we know despite its immense philosophy of life and death has a number of ills that have over the years been magnified by the proponents of the Hindu religion themselves. Notable is the caste division that by itself is difficult to explain. How come a religion classifies man as per the status of his birth? Thus 4 classes are recognized in Hinduism with the Brahmins being the highest caste. Castes cannot be interchanged and a man born in a particular will remain in that cast till his death.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Gandhi and a host of reformists tried to obliterate the caste system but unfortunately they failed. The caste system is so well entrenched in the Hindu ethos that this by itself is the biggest stumbling block for the Hindu religion to become more acceptable to all and sundry. Hence conversions of the lower casts to Islam or Christianity are very much in vogue. An example is Dr Ambedekar the leader of the lower cast Hindus (untouchables) who along with his followers en masse embraced Buddhism.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]When the Great Guru Gobind Singh carried out his baptisms on Baisakhi day his aim was to create a uniform religion that would encompass all people and do away with the caste system. But the Sikhs over the years have not really done away with the caste system and it remains an all pervading fact of this religion. The Sikhs are divided into a number of castes with the jats and khatris considering themselves the higher castes. This is difficult to explain in the light of the teachings of the Sikh gurus. There are also other castes like the Ramgariahs (carpenters), and mazabhi sikhs. These are the scheduled cast Sikhs. One cannot accept how there can be lower cast Sikhs.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The Sikh religious leadership has unfortunately not been able to give the lead in this matter. The cast system has become an all pervading aspect of the Sikh religion. There are cases where a Jat Sikh will never intermarry with a scheduled cast Sikh. This is not what the Sikh gurus had envisioned. They had propagated a class less Sikh society. But it has not happened and the Sikhs are just like their Hindu brethren who are dominated by caste.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]With the advent of the twenty first century this caste system is certainly an anomaly. But the Indian government dominated by the concept of vote bank politics has sanctified caste. There are now backward and most backward castes for which reservations have been made in all spheres of life that include jobs and education.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]But whatever the government may do, the Sikhs on their own must rid themselves of these castes and pave the way for a classless religion as envisioned by the Sikh gurus. But that is a tall order in present day India.[/B][/COLOR] [CENTER][COLOR=navy]---------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR][/CENTER] [COLOR=red][B]Personal note:[/B] The major road-block is that our religious leaders do not practice what they preach. Their attitude is "do what I say, not what I do!"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]They merely pay lip-service to the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. The Sikh leadership is controlled by politics ( getting closer to RSS/BJP ), not the religious / spiritual teachings of our Gurus. Thus they have copied & implemented very effectively the "British Raj" motto: DIVIDE & RULE ![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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