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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="HFTarasque" data-source="post: 201196" data-attributes="member: 20677"><p>Firstly, it wasn't patronizing, but I cannot agree with it, as it was insinuating that young people cannot be spiritual (or AS spiritual as when you are older). It only takes a quick look at the world to see just how wrong that is, and how many 'elders' are really just bigoted old men who have no spiritual progression whatsoever. Not to say this is always the case, of course, but it is simply insulting to say that a path I truly want to follow isn't right just because of my age.</p><p></p><p>I don't have to be old to see it. You can look at people, look at their lives, and see they are just as empty. The slaves running around their lives, with no contentment, no true satisfaction, just slaves to their jobs, their social circles, and the life they have stuck themselves into. How is that desirable? Can I not say, now, that I do not want that life? If I can't choose my path now, then what is the purpose of choosing a path at all?</p><p></p><p>Being spiritual doesn't mean I can't live. I'm not exactly sure what you are suggesting. Are you implying that I should be going to parties, getting drunk, doing drugs, being sexually promiscuous, and wasting away my life because that is "experience"? Some experiences I can see I simply don't need to have. There is no room in my life for heroin, and there is no reason I should choose to have that experience. Am I denying myself an experience by being spiritual? On the contrary, I would say that I am denying myself an experience of the divine by NOT being spiritual. And that experience is higher than any this world can offer. One does not need to experience genocide, in order to contemplate it. One does not need to be hated, in order to meditate on the nature of hate. Some experiences simply are not necessary to have personally. What is there to meditate on, if I have not lived? Why are you choosing to meditate on your life? Are there not higher things to meditate on? Besides all of this, I don't know when I will die. I may die tomorrow. I would rather lead a satisfying life now, instead of waiting until I am 'old and mature' to do it. Why wait?</p><p></p><p>If the choice is between an empty life of 'experience', and a satisfying life of spirituality, where I sacrifice some experiences (like getting blackout drunk. Oh snap, I was really looking forward to that one), I will choose the latter, every time. I am not looking for empty experiences, filled with the illusions of this world. I'm looking for the truth. Please understand my search, and do not misunderstand me. I'm not as different from you as you think.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I want to be clear about something. I am not saying this just for me. It's not a matter of pride, or insisting that my way is right. I am simply presenting that people younger than yourselves CAN have spirituality, and it CAN be beneficial in their lives. Not everyone is cut out to be a wild and crazy teenager. I never have been, and I never want to, and I know there are others out there like me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HFTarasque, post: 201196, member: 20677"] Firstly, it wasn't patronizing, but I cannot agree with it, as it was insinuating that young people cannot be spiritual (or AS spiritual as when you are older). It only takes a quick look at the world to see just how wrong that is, and how many 'elders' are really just bigoted old men who have no spiritual progression whatsoever. Not to say this is always the case, of course, but it is simply insulting to say that a path I truly want to follow isn't right just because of my age. I don't have to be old to see it. You can look at people, look at their lives, and see they are just as empty. The slaves running around their lives, with no contentment, no true satisfaction, just slaves to their jobs, their social circles, and the life they have stuck themselves into. How is that desirable? Can I not say, now, that I do not want that life? If I can't choose my path now, then what is the purpose of choosing a path at all? Being spiritual doesn't mean I can't live. I'm not exactly sure what you are suggesting. Are you implying that I should be going to parties, getting drunk, doing drugs, being sexually promiscuous, and wasting away my life because that is "experience"? Some experiences I can see I simply don't need to have. There is no room in my life for heroin, and there is no reason I should choose to have that experience. Am I denying myself an experience by being spiritual? On the contrary, I would say that I am denying myself an experience of the divine by NOT being spiritual. And that experience is higher than any this world can offer. One does not need to experience genocide, in order to contemplate it. One does not need to be hated, in order to meditate on the nature of hate. Some experiences simply are not necessary to have personally. What is there to meditate on, if I have not lived? Why are you choosing to meditate on your life? Are there not higher things to meditate on? Besides all of this, I don't know when I will die. I may die tomorrow. I would rather lead a satisfying life now, instead of waiting until I am 'old and mature' to do it. Why wait? If the choice is between an empty life of 'experience', and a satisfying life of spirituality, where I sacrifice some experiences (like getting blackout drunk. Oh snap, I was really looking forward to that one), I will choose the latter, every time. I am not looking for empty experiences, filled with the illusions of this world. I'm looking for the truth. Please understand my search, and do not misunderstand me. I'm not as different from you as you think. Edit: I want to be clear about something. I am not saying this just for me. It's not a matter of pride, or insisting that my way is right. I am simply presenting that people younger than yourselves CAN have spirituality, and it CAN be beneficial in their lives. Not everyone is cut out to be a wild and crazy teenager. I never have been, and I never want to, and I know there are others out there like me. [/QUOTE]
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