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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: 13103" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #800080"><a href="http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/how_to_become_a_donor/how_to_become_a_donor.jsp" target="_blank">http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/how_to_become_a_donor/how_to_become_a_donor.jsp</a></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Sikhism and organ donation </span><strong><a href="http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/newsroom/fact_sheets/religious_leaflets/sikhism_and_organ_donation/sikhism_and_organ_donation.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/newsroom/fact_sheets/religious_leaflets/sikhism_and_organ_donation/sikhism_and_organ_donation.pdf</a><span style="color: #0000ff">A guide to organ donation and Sikhist beliefs</span></strong></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Organ donation</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Organ donation is the gift of an organ to help someone else who needs a transplant. Hundreds of people's lives are saved each year by organ transplants. Organs that can be donated by people who have died include the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas and small bowel. Tissue such as skin, bone, heart valves and corneas can also be used to help others. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>When can organ donation take place?</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Doctors and nurses are committed to doing everything possible to save life. Organs are only removed for transplantation once all attempts to save life have failed and after death has been certified by a doctor or doctors who are entirely independent of the transplant team.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Most donated organs come from people who die from a severe brain injury and who receive treatment on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. The brain injury damages vital centres in the brain stem which are essential to maintain life. No one can live once these centres have been destroyed. Tests can show conclusively when this has happened.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">In some circumstances, patients who die in hospital but are not on a ventilator may also donate. They are called non-heartbeating donors. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Sometimes people who do not die in hospital can become tissue donors.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Consent</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The consent, or lack of objection, of those closest to the patient is always sought before organs can be donated. This is why it is so important for people to discuss their wishes with their loved ones. Donation is an individual choice and views differ even within the same religious groups. Many families who agree to organ donation have said that it helps to know some good has come from their loss. </span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Care and respect</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The removal of organs is carried out with the greatest care and respect. The family can see the body afterwards and staff can contact a chaplain or local religious leader if the family wishes.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><strong>Sikhism and organ donation</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">The Sikh philosophy and teachings place great emphasis on the importance of giving and putting others before oneself.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"Where self exists, there is no God</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Where God exists, there is no self."</span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: #0000ff">The Sikh faith stresses the importance of performing noble deeds. There are many examples of selfless giving and sacrifice in Sikh teachings by the ten Gurus and other Sikhs.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="color: #0000ff">Sikhs believe life after death is a continuous cycle of rebirth but the physical body is not needed in this cycle - a person's soul is their real essence.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"The dead sustain their bond with the living through virtuous deeds." </span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib </span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"The Sikh religion teaches that life continues after death in the soul, and not the physical body. The last act of giving and helping others through organ donation is both consistent with and in the spirit of Sikh teachings."</span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Dr Indarjit Singh OBE, Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations UK</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Endorsed by Sikh Authorities in Amritsar, Punjab </span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"The true servants of God are those who serve Him through helping others."</span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">"In my family we alI carry donor cards and would encourage all Sikhs to do so"</span></p><p><strong><span style="color: #0000ff">Dr Indarjit Singh OBE, Director, Network of Sikh Organisations UK</span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 13103, member: 884"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#800080][URL="http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/how_to_become_a_donor/how_to_become_a_donor.jsp"]http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/how_to_become_a_donor/how_to_become_a_donor.jsp[/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#800080][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Sikhism and organ donation [/COLOR][B][URL="http://www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/newsroom/fact_sheets/religious_leaflets/sikhism_and_organ_donation/sikhism_and_organ_donation.pdf"][/URL][COLOR=#0000ff]A guide to organ donation and Sikhist beliefs[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]Organ donation[/B] Organ donation is the gift of an organ to help someone else who needs a transplant. Hundreds of people's lives are saved each year by organ transplants. Organs that can be donated by people who have died include the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, pancreas and small bowel. Tissue such as skin, bone, heart valves and corneas can also be used to help others. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]When can organ donation take place?[/B] Doctors and nurses are committed to doing everything possible to save life. Organs are only removed for transplantation once all attempts to save life have failed and after death has been certified by a doctor or doctors who are entirely independent of the transplant team.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Most donated organs come from people who die from a severe brain injury and who receive treatment on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. The brain injury damages vital centres in the brain stem which are essential to maintain life. No one can live once these centres have been destroyed. Tests can show conclusively when this has happened.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]In some circumstances, patients who die in hospital but are not on a ventilator may also donate. They are called non-heartbeating donors. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Sometimes people who do not die in hospital can become tissue donors.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]Consent[/B] The consent, or lack of objection, of those closest to the patient is always sought before organs can be donated. This is why it is so important for people to discuss their wishes with their loved ones. Donation is an individual choice and views differ even within the same religious groups. Many families who agree to organ donation have said that it helps to know some good has come from their loss. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]Care and respect[/B] The removal of organs is carried out with the greatest care and respect. The family can see the body afterwards and staff can contact a chaplain or local religious leader if the family wishes.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff][B]Sikhism and organ donation[/B] The Sikh philosophy and teachings place great emphasis on the importance of giving and putting others before oneself.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]"Where self exists, there is no God Where God exists, there is no self."[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=black][COLOR=#0000ff]The Sikh faith stresses the importance of performing noble deeds. There are many examples of selfless giving and sacrifice in Sikh teachings by the ten Gurus and other Sikhs.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][COLOR=#0000ff]Sikhs believe life after death is a continuous cycle of rebirth but the physical body is not needed in this cycle - a person's soul is their real essence.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]"The dead sustain their bond with the living through virtuous deeds." [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#0000ff]"The Sikh religion teaches that life continues after death in the soul, and not the physical body. The last act of giving and helping others through organ donation is both consistent with and in the spirit of Sikh teachings."[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Dr Indarjit Singh OBE, Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations UK Endorsed by Sikh Authorities in Amritsar, Punjab [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#0000ff]"The true servants of God are those who serve Him through helping others."[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Guru Nanak, Guru Granth Sahib[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#0000ff]"In my family we alI carry donor cards and would encourage all Sikhs to do so"[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#0000ff]Dr Indarjit Singh OBE, Director, Network of Sikh Organisations UK[/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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