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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="Sinister" data-source="post: 56419" data-attributes="member: 2684"><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The society that become's more materialistic will eventually destroy itself.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Interesting concept but the assertion is erroneous when examined closely. Demographics are quite independent of culture and more in line with Malthusian economics and what demographers now refer to as population momentum.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #ff0000">just take alook at what is happening in european countries.the birth rate of many european countries is quite low which is not even sufficent for a society to survive as a result they need more and more immigrants on the other hand birth rate of many muslim countries is quite high</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">High Birth rate inversely has a negative effect on the environment. Every country has a boom bust period in population growth. The population boom in India is the result of economic prosperity rather than religious influence. All countries experience rapid population growth when their economies modernize and their health-care systems modernize. It happened in Britain (Victorian era), France (Napoleonic Era), US (1920’s then again in the 50’s), now its India’s turn.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">according to 1 un report european countries need 700 million immigrants between 1995</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">to 2050 and eventuall y in 150 to 200 years europe will become asian or black.so the society that adopted material culture will cease to exist.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">You are confusing Materialism with Consumptionism. There are countries who are Materialists but who do not have a distinct consumptionist culture. Take the Mighty Indian neighbor China. It has a distinct population growth while being a relatively materialistic/atheist/(Maoist) society. Religion has very little influence in population dynamics. The Muslim populations in countries such as Turkey >1%, Iran 0.3% (extremely religious society), Kazakhstan 0.5%, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Yemen, Kuweit and Qatar are relatively low (most of their population growth is from bringing Pakistani workers from abroad to help in construction projects). Most of the Muslim population growth is occurring in Africa (largely because of the modernization of medicine within these regions and with the help of militia’s).</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #5b5b5b"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span><span style="color: red"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Also material goods put enormous pressure on natural resources which is disastrous for earth.so in any way materialistic society is distastrous.</span></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">This argument has remarkably betrayed itself… just a paragraph ago you said that materialist societies are declining in population whereas religious societies with High birth rates are rapidly increasing in population.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Which has a greater effect on the environment? … An increasing population to my account!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thus, according to your environmental interpretation religion should be bad because it leads to an increase in population (thus leading to the need in more farm land and more materials to sustain the high population). </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">What you fail to mention is that all populations go through periods of boom and bust until they find an equilibrium (a point where they become sustainable, some populations like to oscillate).</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The fact is that atheistic/materialistic European countries are the leaders when it comes to conservation and sustainability. It is projected that Denmark will produce 50% of its energy from wind by the end of 2015 (wind energy currently accounts for 20% of their total production capacity). France currently produces more than 50% of its power from nuclear sources. And the list goes on. The Netherlands is also taking a strong sustainable conservation route. Whereas some of “Religious India’s” conservation laws go back to the days of British Raj. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Sikhism cannot help us “conserve” energy. Especially when you drive your 8 cyclinder trucks back and forth from the Gurdawara. Actually Punjab is one of the most energy intensive states...it has become a giant farmland without a forest in site. The concept of conservation is alien and Punjab boasts one of the most ridiculous consumption cultures in India (starting with the members of the Akaali Dal). So whatever the Sikh message is or was; is not even a worthy a talking point in this day of “enlightenment”. Materialism is permanent and it can hardly be classified as “Kaliyug”. </span></span></p><p> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Conclusion: Materialism and Religiosity have very little influence if any with population dynamics. There are larger economic factors at play when citizens think of reproduction.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Materialism and Consumption culture are entirely different (I do solemnly believe that you can have the latter without the former). </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A society that is materialistic will eventually SUSTAIN itself (not destroy itself). The constant development of more efficient, productive and sustainable devices will ensure us that this age of “Kaliyug” will last forever. Whereas the religious right will sit on their behinds moping and begging for a “Savior” or “Fakir” to take them into the afterlife and bring about the end of days while at the same time enjoying the fruits of materialism that they so solemnly and hypocritically critique.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Toodles</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sinister, post: 56419, member: 2684"] [COLOR=red][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The society that become's more materialistic will eventually destroy itself.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Interesting concept but the assertion is erroneous when examined closely. Demographics are quite independent of culture and more in line with Malthusian economics and what demographers now refer to as population momentum.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#ff0000]just take alook at what is happening in european countries.the birth rate of many european countries is quite low which is not even sufficent for a society to survive as a result they need more and more immigrants on the other hand birth rate of many muslim countries is quite high[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]High Birth rate inversely has a negative effect on the environment. Every country has a boom bust period in population growth. The population boom in India is the result of economic prosperity rather than religious influence. All countries experience rapid population growth when their economies modernize and their health-care systems modernize. It happened in Britain (Victorian era), France (Napoleonic Era), US (1920’s then again in the 50’s), now its India’s turn.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]according to 1 un report european countries need 700 million immigrants between 1995 to 2050 and eventuall y in 150 to 200 years europe will become asian or black.so the society that adopted material culture will cease to exist.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#5b5b5b][FONT=Tahoma]You are confusing Materialism with Consumptionism. There are countries who are Materialists but who do not have a distinct consumptionist culture. Take the Mighty Indian neighbor China. It has a distinct population growth while being a relatively materialistic/atheist/(Maoist) society. Religion has very little influence in population dynamics. The Muslim populations in countries such as Turkey >1%, Iran 0.3% (extremely religious society), Kazakhstan 0.5%, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, UAE, Yemen, Kuweit and Qatar are relatively low (most of their population growth is from bringing Pakistani workers from abroad to help in construction projects). Most of the Muslim population growth is occurring in Africa (largely because of the modernization of medicine within these regions and with the help of militia’s). [/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][FONT=Tahoma]Also material goods put enormous pressure on natural resources which is disastrous for earth.so in any way materialistic society is distastrous.[/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=red][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=red][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]This argument has remarkably betrayed itself… just a paragraph ago you said that materialist societies are declining in population whereas religious societies with High birth rates are rapidly increasing in population.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Which has a greater effect on the environment? … An increasing population to my account![/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Thus, according to your environmental interpretation religion should be bad because it leads to an increase in population (thus leading to the need in more farm land and more materials to sustain the high population). [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]What you fail to mention is that all populations go through periods of boom and bust until they find an equilibrium (a point where they become sustainable, some populations like to oscillate).[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]The fact is that atheistic/materialistic European countries are the leaders when it comes to conservation and sustainability. It is projected that Denmark will produce 50% of its energy from wind by the end of 2015 (wind energy currently accounts for 20% of their total production capacity). France currently produces more than 50% of its power from nuclear sources. And the list goes on. The Netherlands is also taking a strong sustainable conservation route. Whereas some of “Religious India’s” conservation laws go back to the days of British Raj. [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Sikhism cannot help us “conserve” energy. Especially when you drive your 8 cyclinder trucks back and forth from the Gurdawara. Actually Punjab is one of the most energy intensive states...it has become a giant farmland without a forest in site. The concept of conservation is alien and Punjab boasts one of the most ridiculous consumption cultures in India (starting with the members of the Akaali Dal). So whatever the Sikh message is or was; is not even a worthy a talking point in this day of “enlightenment”. Materialism is permanent and it can hardly be classified as “Kaliyug”. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Conclusion: Materialism and Religiosity have very little influence if any with population dynamics. There are larger economic factors at play when citizens think of reproduction.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Materialism and Consumption culture are entirely different (I do solemnly believe that you can have the latter without the former). [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]A society that is materialistic will eventually SUSTAIN itself (not destroy itself). The constant development of more efficient, productive and sustainable devices will ensure us that this age of “Kaliyug” will last forever. Whereas the religious right will sit on their behinds moping and begging for a “Savior” or “Fakir” to take them into the afterlife and bring about the end of days while at the same time enjoying the fruits of materialism that they so solemnly and hypocritically critique.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [FONT='Times New Roman']Toodles[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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