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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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Sikh Philosophy Vs Religion, And The Eternal Soul
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<blockquote data-quote="Original" data-source="post: 202428" data-attributes="member: 14400"><p>By convention Sikh is a religion [ideology] - when you fill out statutory forms what do you tick as a religion/faith?</p><p></p><p>Have a read, "understanding Sikhism" - I did that a while back and see whether your able to digest. Another way of looking at it is you n your friend, that is to say, you might be living and doing all the things which married couples do but yet your not recognised as husband and wife by law [convention]. In other words, just as we have rules for playing netball so do we have rules for classifying information, systems, ideologies, and so on. Sikh within the meaning of the term faith has been certified as a religion</p><p></p><p>These are academic definitions; what does that mean ? It means, where, philosophy seeks <strong>"truth"</strong> by argument and reason [objective], religion, seeks <strong>"truth" </strong>by revelation and intuition [subjective]. And, since Nanak's "Ikonkar" cannot be proved as you can with the moon by pointing at it, it follows that the latter, religion, offers, through the <strong>faith</strong> of the individual revelations of a phenomena and intuition of something which is inaccessible to our senses <strong>[empirical]</strong> and our mind <strong>[rational].</strong> Philosopher's have accepted Nanak's Ikonkar as a bridge [<strong>faith] </strong>between reason and experience.</p><p></p><p>In terms of its practical application, yes, it is very much a philosophical arrangement of ideas.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Who said an afterlife ? Guru Nanak describes between pauri 34 - 37 the spiritual journey of the soul [the kind of experiences Chaz talk about]. Now remember, Nanak was born into a system that believed in "reincarnation" [his parents were Hindu] and he fought tooth n nail to counter that and as a result offered an alternative [Sikh] to break free from the fetters of the 84 lakh joon [reincarnation]. He succeeded. Of course, in light of evolution we see things differently, at Nanak's time they didn't. Homo sapiens brains hadn't advanced as species to understand the workings of evolution then, but do today.</p><p></p><p>The beautiful feature of Sikhi, which you'll come to understand is - the eternal soul - the never dying you where the body disintegrates into the 5 elements but the soul lives on.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Some things revealed to you, say by the universe, in special ways, more commonly referred to as synchronistic, which defies the laws of science. Read up on synchronistic and I guarantee you, you'd want more. </p><p></p><p>There is the eternal you - the "kaur" - the kaur melts into the pot of Akal Purakh, a divine name [nam] is recommended by gur ghar thus, "nanak ka ghar keval nam". When you listen to the daily ardass , it says "....nam daan" , what does it tell you ? Its egging you on to come forward, which you have, that's why I'm talking you and that's why you aren't playing around with your cosmetic toolkit to look pretty coz someone is pulling you and that someone is, Waheguru, and that someone is sitting deep within you, who doesn't care who you bed with, sit with, eat with, in fact doesn't care what you do as long as you don't hurt another. And, he is capsuled in "kaur singh".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Original, post: 202428, member: 14400"] By convention Sikh is a religion [ideology] - when you fill out statutory forms what do you tick as a religion/faith? Have a read, "understanding Sikhism" - I did that a while back and see whether your able to digest. Another way of looking at it is you n your friend, that is to say, you might be living and doing all the things which married couples do but yet your not recognised as husband and wife by law [convention]. In other words, just as we have rules for playing netball so do we have rules for classifying information, systems, ideologies, and so on. Sikh within the meaning of the term faith has been certified as a religion These are academic definitions; what does that mean ? It means, where, philosophy seeks [B]"truth"[/B] by argument and reason [objective], religion, seeks [B]"truth" [/B]by revelation and intuition [subjective]. And, since Nanak's "Ikonkar" cannot be proved as you can with the moon by pointing at it, it follows that the latter, religion, offers, through the [B]faith[/B] of the individual revelations of a phenomena and intuition of something which is inaccessible to our senses [B][empirical][/B] and our mind [B][rational].[/B] Philosopher's have accepted Nanak's Ikonkar as a bridge [[B]faith] [/B]between reason and experience. In terms of its practical application, yes, it is very much a philosophical arrangement of ideas. Who said an afterlife ? Guru Nanak describes between pauri 34 - 37 the spiritual journey of the soul [the kind of experiences Chaz talk about]. Now remember, Nanak was born into a system that believed in "reincarnation" [his parents were Hindu] and he fought tooth n nail to counter that and as a result offered an alternative [Sikh] to break free from the fetters of the 84 lakh joon [reincarnation]. He succeeded. Of course, in light of evolution we see things differently, at Nanak's time they didn't. Homo sapiens brains hadn't advanced as species to understand the workings of evolution then, but do today. The beautiful feature of Sikhi, which you'll come to understand is - the eternal soul - the never dying you where the body disintegrates into the 5 elements but the soul lives on. Some things revealed to you, say by the universe, in special ways, more commonly referred to as synchronistic, which defies the laws of science. Read up on synchronistic and I guarantee you, you'd want more. There is the eternal you - the "kaur" - the kaur melts into the pot of Akal Purakh, a divine name [nam] is recommended by gur ghar thus, "nanak ka ghar keval nam". When you listen to the daily ardass , it says "....nam daan" , what does it tell you ? Its egging you on to come forward, which you have, that's why I'm talking you and that's why you aren't playing around with your cosmetic toolkit to look pretty coz someone is pulling you and that someone is, Waheguru, and that someone is sitting deep within you, who doesn't care who you bed with, sit with, eat with, in fact doesn't care what you do as long as you don't hurt another. And, he is capsuled in "kaur singh". [/QUOTE]
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