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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 148822" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>Previous postings on the topic:</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><a href="http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-news/25742-sikh-leader-india-no-gay-marriage.html" target="_blank">http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-news/25742-sikh-leader-india-no-gay-marriage.html</a></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><a href="http://WWW.SARBAT.NET" target="_blank">WWW.SARBAT.NET</a> - Sikh Views on</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>Same Sex</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>Relationships</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Sikh Dharma is a philosophy which believes in</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">equality and acceptance for all, and Guru Gobind</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Singh, the Tenth Guru, declared that “The whole</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">of mankind should be viewed as one”.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The Guru Granth Sahib does not mention homosexuality.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">However, the ten living Gurus were</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">aware of homosexuality at the time that the Guru</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Granth Sahib was compiled as there were a number</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">of openly gay saints during the 16th and 17th</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Centuries in the Indian Subcontinent.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">One openly gay saint is Sarmad, who was a follower</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">of Mian Mir, the Muslim Pir who is believed</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">to have laid the foundation stone of the Harimandir</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Sahib (Golden Temple), the most important</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">of Sikh gurdwaras, in 1588.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">If the ten living Gurus believed homosexuality to</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">be sinful, then they would have addressed the</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">subject within the Guru Granth Sahib, and the fact</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">that it has been ignored suggests that the Gurus</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">considered it to be inconsequential because the</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">primary function of dharma is to unite the individual</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">soul which is genderless with the supreme soul</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">which is also genderless.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The Lavaan are non-gender specific, and so samesex</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">marriage is possible within Sikh Dharma.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>However, most gurdwaras in the current time (Sikh</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>places of worship) would be reluctant to conduct a</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>same-sex marriage because of an edict made by</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>the Jathedar (Head Priest) of the Akal Takht in</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>2005 which banned gay marriages. It should be</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>noted that Sikh Dharma as a philosophy does not</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>support a priesthood system, and many such</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>edicts have been ignored by the Sikh community</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>as a whole such as eating on floors vs eating on</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>tables.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>Sikh Dharma Vs Indian Culture</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Although Sikh philosophy is a liberal and all encompassing,</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Punjabi and Indian culture is extremely</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">conservative. This can lead to instances</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">where some Sikhs hold conservative views which</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">stem from Punjabi culture but which the individual</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">may believe to be a part of Sikh philosophy.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">An area where this disparity is evident is that of</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">sexuality, with Punjabi culture being very homophobic</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">whilst Sikh philosophy teaching the idea of</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">oneness, respect and tolerance of all people.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Gristhi Jeevan, or living the life of a householder,</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">applies equally to same-sex relationships as it</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">does to heterosexual relationships. There are no</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">barriers to maintaining a family lifestyle within a</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">same-sex relationship, for example, by adopting</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">children.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">It is possible to be Sikh and have a monogamous</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">same-sex relationship, as long as one ensures</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">that the relationship does not become filled with</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">‘Kaam’ and one maintains a Sikh lifestyle in accordance</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">with all of the various tenets of the religion.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Although marriage is the ideal, it may not be</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">possible to get married due to the reluctance of</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">the gurdwara, and so a monogamous relationship</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">is to be preferred as an alternative.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">source: <a href="http://www.sarbat.net/sikhism_and_same_sex_relationships.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.sarbat.net/sikhism_and_same_sex_relationships.pdf</a></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><a href="http://WWW.SARBAT.NET" target="_blank">WWW.SARBAT.NET</a></span></p><p><em><span style="color: Sienna">Sarbat.Net is the website for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Sienna">and Transgendered Sikhs.</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Sienna">Established in 2007, it takes its name from the final</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Sienna">line of the Ardas (the congretional Prayer of</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Sienna">Supplication), and it refers to the Sikh concept of</span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: Sienna">happiness and well-being for all mankind</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 148822, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B]Previous postings on the topic:[/B] [url]http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-news/25742-sikh-leader-india-no-gay-marriage.html[/url] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [B][url]WWW.SARBAT.NET[/url] - Sikh Views on Same Sex Relationships[/B] Sikh Dharma is a philosophy which believes in equality and acceptance for all, and Guru Gobind Singh, the Tenth Guru, declared that “The whole of mankind should be viewed as one”. The Guru Granth Sahib does not mention homosexuality. However, the ten living Gurus were aware of homosexuality at the time that the Guru Granth Sahib was compiled as there were a number of openly gay saints during the 16th and 17th Centuries in the Indian Subcontinent. One openly gay saint is Sarmad, who was a follower of Mian Mir, the Muslim Pir who is believed to have laid the foundation stone of the Harimandir Sahib (Golden Temple), the most important of Sikh gurdwaras, in 1588. If the ten living Gurus believed homosexuality to be sinful, then they would have addressed the subject within the Guru Granth Sahib, and the fact that it has been ignored suggests that the Gurus considered it to be inconsequential because the primary function of dharma is to unite the individual soul which is genderless with the supreme soul which is also genderless. The Lavaan are non-gender specific, and so samesex marriage is possible within Sikh Dharma. [B]However, most gurdwaras in the current time (Sikh places of worship) would be reluctant to conduct a same-sex marriage because of an edict made by the Jathedar (Head Priest) of the Akal Takht in 2005 which banned gay marriages. It should be noted that Sikh Dharma as a philosophy does not support a priesthood system, and many such edicts have been ignored by the Sikh community as a whole such as eating on floors vs eating on tables.[/B] [B]Sikh Dharma Vs Indian Culture[/B] Although Sikh philosophy is a liberal and all encompassing, Punjabi and Indian culture is extremely conservative. This can lead to instances where some Sikhs hold conservative views which stem from Punjabi culture but which the individual may believe to be a part of Sikh philosophy. An area where this disparity is evident is that of sexuality, with Punjabi culture being very homophobic whilst Sikh philosophy teaching the idea of oneness, respect and tolerance of all people. Gristhi Jeevan, or living the life of a householder, applies equally to same-sex relationships as it does to heterosexual relationships. There are no barriers to maintaining a family lifestyle within a same-sex relationship, for example, by adopting children. It is possible to be Sikh and have a monogamous same-sex relationship, as long as one ensures that the relationship does not become filled with ‘Kaam’ and one maintains a Sikh lifestyle in accordance with all of the various tenets of the religion. Although marriage is the ideal, it may not be possible to get married due to the reluctance of the gurdwara, and so a monogamous relationship is to be preferred as an alternative. source: [url]http://www.sarbat.net/sikhism_and_same_sex_relationships.pdf[/url] [url]WWW.SARBAT.NET[/url][/COLOR] [I][COLOR="Sienna"]Sarbat.Net is the website for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Sikhs. Established in 2007, it takes its name from the final line of the Ardas (the congretional Prayer of Supplication), and it refers to the Sikh concept of happiness and well-being for all mankind[/COLOR][/I] [/QUOTE]
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