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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="Harry Rakhraj" data-source="post: 139972" data-attributes="member: 10811"><p>Why is it that from the moment we wake up in the morning, we start striving? We keep striving, struggling, worrying throughout the day…everyday…till we go to sleep. And then we again lie awake for any length of time because of our worries, our fears, our wants, our greed. Why can’t we simply relax with a cup of tea or coffee, our minds Quiet..our minds Still. But we strive! Strive to make a living. Strive to become something, someone. Strive to rid ourselves from some ailment or the other. And then we strive to rid our minds of worry.</p><p></p><p> Wouldn’t it be something if we could live without strife, without effort? Effortless living! No strife.. no vague sense of Fear. …no wandering of the Mind. Above all, no Chattering inside the head--- that constant , meaningless and incessant chatter? Come to think of it, are we not going through Life as back-seats passengers in a car driven by a stranger? Effortless living….wouldn’t that be Wonderful…heavenly??</p><p> </p><p>From early childhood we’ve been told, we’ve heard, we’ve read and we believe that the Mind—wonderful as it is!---is the cause of all our miseries. And it is true! It’s the mind that makes us angry and jealous and vindictive and greedy and lustful….! And in our own way, each of us tries to control the mind, to keep it from wandering, from chattering inside our head, to let us live in peace….quiet and stillness. Sadly, only a minuscule minority succeeds.</p><p> </p><p>The answer lies, as Bhagat Singh ji rightly points out, in <em>Meditation.</em> Most of us tend to see meditation as some sort of mystery, a practice that will give us mystical (<em>ridhian, sidhian</em>) experiences. It does nothing of the sort. It simply means to watch the mind without choice, without judgment and without any effort.</p><p> </p><p>I never cease to wonder at the irony of it all: The Mind! That most <em>wondrous of God’s gifts</em>. Yet it’s the same mind that’s the culprit where man’s happiness is concerned. It’s a great tool, the greatest by far as compared to man made ones. It gives us the power to conceive of the Unseen, the Unheard, the Untouched…it gives us the power to conceive of the concept of <em>Akaalpurkh</em>..or <em>Waheguru.</em> It gives us the ability to conceive and produce such great things as Art and Music. And, at a more mundane level, the means to traverse vast distances by means of transportation hitherto only in the realm of dreams. It gives us the power to communicate with people all over the world through telephony, Internet.. you name it. And yet, the Mind with all these divine attributes, is the one faculty that is solely responsible for robbing us of that state of mind we value above everything else…<em>Happiness and Peace.</em></p><p> </p><p>One is bound to come up, sooner or later, with the Question whether, by some act of divine miracle or human magic, there is a way…any way..of controlling this ‘beast’ that makes Life so miserable? The answer, obviously is: NO. There simply is no easy way, magical way to make the mind stop its wandering and creating frightening illusions. But <em>there is a way to watch where the Mind goes when it embarks on its wanderings, when it creates illusions that make us miserable.</em></p><p> </p><p>And here lies the beauty of what Bhagat Singh ji says: the Simple act of watching the mind while it wanders, of being aware—simply, without judgment, without choice---of its wanderings, STOPS The MIND! Yes, it actually stops wandering….stops chattering inside our heads..stops being the ‘beast’ that constantly haunts us with its unfounded fears, its illusions! The mind becomes Quiet…and Still. It is still live, but lying dormant till such time You, its Master, gives it a command to do your bidding. Somewhat like the fictional ‘gin’ in the bottle? Maybe, but nevertheless, Quiet…Still! This is what <em>Meditation</em> is all about: simply being aware of where the Mind goes on its wanderings…what it is doing or building at any given moment. Tall task? Yes, very! But with devotion and time, it becomes gradually easier and, extremely fulfilling.</p><p> </p><p>One needs no fancy masters or gurus to teach us ‘How to Meditate’. Just knowing the basic fact that forcing the Mind into anything, good or bad only makes it stronger and hence, more recalcitrant. You do not have to concentrate or focus on anything or anyone. All you have to do is to remain mentally awake and alert, mentally aware of the Mind, its wanderings. <em>It’s enough!</em></p><p> </p><p>Then what, one might ask, when the Mind stops and becomes quiet, if it does? These Questions become the first casualty of the Quiet & Still Mind: they become simply <em>irrelevant</em>. What becomes sharply relevant is a new faculty that is much better tuned to receive and internalize the full import of the divine ‘Gurbani’. It understands what Love is: love without the <em>object of love</em> or even the <em>one that loves</em>. It begins to understand that <em>Love simply is. It does not result in rapture or euphoria. It nevertheless results in the absence of misery, of worry, of fear….And that is :HAPPINESS!</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Rakhraj, post: 139972, member: 10811"] Why is it that from the moment we wake up in the morning, we start striving? We keep striving, struggling, worrying throughout the day…everyday…till we go to sleep. And then we again lie awake for any length of time because of our worries, our fears, our wants, our greed. Why can’t we simply relax with a cup of tea or coffee, our minds Quiet..our minds Still. But we strive! Strive to make a living. Strive to become something, someone. Strive to rid ourselves from some ailment or the other. And then we strive to rid our minds of worry. Wouldn’t it be something if we could live without strife, without effort? Effortless living! No strife.. no vague sense of Fear. …no wandering of the Mind. Above all, no Chattering inside the head--- that constant , meaningless and incessant chatter? Come to think of it, are we not going through Life as back-seats passengers in a car driven by a stranger? Effortless living….wouldn’t that be Wonderful…heavenly?? From early childhood we’ve been told, we’ve heard, we’ve read and we believe that the Mind—wonderful as it is!---is the cause of all our miseries. And it is true! It’s the mind that makes us angry and jealous and vindictive and greedy and lustful….! And in our own way, each of us tries to control the mind, to keep it from wandering, from chattering inside our head, to let us live in peace….quiet and stillness. Sadly, only a minuscule minority succeeds. The answer lies, as Bhagat Singh ji rightly points out, in [I]Meditation.[/I] Most of us tend to see meditation as some sort of mystery, a practice that will give us mystical ([I]ridhian, sidhian[/I]) experiences. It does nothing of the sort. It simply means to watch the mind without choice, without judgment and without any effort. I never cease to wonder at the irony of it all: The Mind! That most [I]wondrous of God’s gifts[/I]. Yet it’s the same mind that’s the culprit where man’s happiness is concerned. It’s a great tool, the greatest by far as compared to man made ones. It gives us the power to conceive of the Unseen, the Unheard, the Untouched…it gives us the power to conceive of the concept of [I]Akaalpurkh[/I]..or [I]Waheguru.[/I] It gives us the ability to conceive and produce such great things as Art and Music. And, at a more mundane level, the means to traverse vast distances by means of transportation hitherto only in the realm of dreams. It gives us the power to communicate with people all over the world through telephony, Internet.. you name it. And yet, the Mind with all these divine attributes, is the one faculty that is solely responsible for robbing us of that state of mind we value above everything else…[I]Happiness and Peace.[/I] One is bound to come up, sooner or later, with the Question whether, by some act of divine miracle or human magic, there is a way…any way..of controlling this ‘beast’ that makes Life so miserable? The answer, obviously is: NO. There simply is no easy way, magical way to make the mind stop its wandering and creating frightening illusions. But [I]there is a way to watch where the Mind goes when it embarks on its wanderings, when it creates illusions that make us miserable.[/I] And here lies the beauty of what Bhagat Singh ji says: the Simple act of watching the mind while it wanders, of being aware—simply, without judgment, without choice---of its wanderings, STOPS The MIND! Yes, it actually stops wandering….stops chattering inside our heads..stops being the ‘beast’ that constantly haunts us with its unfounded fears, its illusions! The mind becomes Quiet…and Still. It is still live, but lying dormant till such time You, its Master, gives it a command to do your bidding. Somewhat like the fictional ‘gin’ in the bottle? Maybe, but nevertheless, Quiet…Still! This is what [I]Meditation[/I] is all about: simply being aware of where the Mind goes on its wanderings…what it is doing or building at any given moment. Tall task? Yes, very! But with devotion and time, it becomes gradually easier and, extremely fulfilling. One needs no fancy masters or gurus to teach us ‘How to Meditate’. Just knowing the basic fact that forcing the Mind into anything, good or bad only makes it stronger and hence, more recalcitrant. You do not have to concentrate or focus on anything or anyone. All you have to do is to remain mentally awake and alert, mentally aware of the Mind, its wanderings. [I]It’s enough![/I] Then what, one might ask, when the Mind stops and becomes quiet, if it does? These Questions become the first casualty of the Quiet & Still Mind: they become simply [I]irrelevant[/I]. What becomes sharply relevant is a new faculty that is much better tuned to receive and internalize the full import of the divine ‘Gurbani’. It understands what Love is: love without the [I]object of love[/I] or even the [I]one that loves[/I]. It begins to understand that [I]Love simply is. It does not result in rapture or euphoria. It nevertheless results in the absence of misery, of worry, of fear….And that is :HAPPINESS![/I] [/QUOTE]
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