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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
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<blockquote data-quote="bulleshah" data-source="post: 25250" data-attributes="member: 2717"><p><strong>vijaydeepsingh,</strong></p><p> </p><p>[html] </p><p>Had your Hindusim being OK,then Akal may not have sent Gurus.</p><p> </p><p>[/html]</p><p> </p><p>Nanak never claimed He was sent by some God or 'Akal' to bring some covenant to earth. He always</p><p>maintained his ideas are merely a discovery of something that always existed and is for everyone</p><p>to discover. The Shri Guru Granth by the is the Guru's word not God's word. For Guru Nanak himself</p><p>was a derivative of the society and environment he was born in.</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<em>"Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti".</em>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif](There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways). <strong>- - - The Rig Veda - - -</strong>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<em>"The misguided ones who delight in the melodious chanting of the </em></p><p><em>Veda - without understanding the real purpose of the Vedas - think, </em></p><p><em>O Arjuna, as if there is nothing else in the Vedas except the rituals </em></p><p><em>for the sole purpose of obtaining heavenly enjoyment." </em></p><p><strong>- - - 2.42 - The Geeta - - -</strong>[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]<em>"To a Self-realized person the Vedas are as useful as a small reservoir of </em></p><p><em>water when the water of a huge lake becomes available." </em></p><p><strong>- - - 2.46 - The Geeta - - -</strong></p><p>[/FONT][/FONT] </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Whatever Nank preached was already there. There were many others before Him who talked sense the verses</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">of whom find mention in the Guru Granth. Nanak was neither the first to talk sense nor the last.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Every thing he said and believed in is decidely Hindu. </span></p><p> </p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Hinduism is not based on mythology. Its the other way round. Krishna did not invent Hinduism. He and his Gita[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]were a product of Hinduism. If you want to continue to believe that Nanak invented Sikhi go on. I have no problem[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]with that. But I will continue to say that whatever Nanak preached was already there. Nanak or no Nanak.[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]The search for truth and the seeker always existed. Namdev and Kabir surely got it before Nanak. Nanaks Sikhi[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]was a culmination of the Bhakti movement that started in the 11th century.[/FONT]</p><p> </p><p>[html] God god god god ....God is Guru blah blah....[/html]</p><p> </p><p>What is God if not the creation of the yearnigs and the secret desires of the people ??</p><p> </p><p><em>"The Divine Thread started everything. </em></p><p><em>The knower of the Thread is a yogi, his Knowledge is </em></p><p><em>beyond the scope of the Vedas. </em></p><p><em>Pearls stringed together form an ornament. The Divine Thread holds together the Universe. </em></p><p><em>The Yogi wears this Thread when he becomes aware of his Divinity. </em></p><p><em>Established in highest state of Yoga, the yogi discards the external thread. </em></p><p><em>The wearer of the Thread of Knowledge is never unclean. The Thread exists within him. </em></p><p></p><p><em>Knowledge is the greatest purifier." </em></p><p><strong>--- Brahma Upanishad ---</strong> </p><p> </p><p>Baba Nanak say the same? So how does he and Sikhism become non-Hindu when he was saying</p><p>exactly the words of Hindu Upnishads about the the sacred thread ? It completely misses me.... </p><p> </p><p>Hinduism is the only religion in the world that doesn't ever boasts monopoly on salvation. In fact,</p><p>as per Hinduism, any one even an atheist can attain salvation. A Jew, Christian and Moslem can</p><p>attain salvation, irrespective of whether they read any Hindu scriptural book. </p><p> </p><p>Charvaka philosophy was founded by Charvaka. The most important book was Brihaspati Sutra.</p><p>I am stating things in past tense since I am not aware if copies of this book are available in India.</p><p>According to Charvaka, "Material world alone exists and our knowledge comes from sense perception".</p><p>This philosophy openly propagated that there is no God, the Law of Karma has no basis and that the</p><p>Vedas were written by clowns. It adds " Enjoy life while you can, for once cremated, you will never</p><p>return to earth." There are still a lot more scriptures in Hinduism. I should say that there are more</p><p>than 1000 scriptures in Hinduism...... </p><p> </p><p>The concepts of utmost freedom of thoughts and actions is what attracts many to Hinduism. Hinduism</p><p>never forbids any one to question its fundamentals. On one side, in Hinduism, you may come across</p><p>people worshiping pests like rats, and still on other side you will come across concepts parallel</p><p>to Quantum Physics and Neil's Bohr Theory of nuclear structure and reactions. On one side Advaita</p><p>(There is only one) philosophy is discussed and promoted, still on other side Dvaita (Two, duality)</p><p>philosophy is discussed and promoted. Hinduism never ever banished any one, since he or she wrote</p><p>a wrong scripture or did not observe a particular ritual. </p><p> </p><p>There was never a Salman Rushdie (author of Satanic Verses) in Hinduism and never will be there one.</p><p>Mahatma Gandhi wrote, even atheists can call themselves as Hindus. That is very true. In fact the</p><p>Charvaka philosophy or Nastika philosophy, (existed during the Vedic period) founded by Charvaka</p><p>rejected the existence of God and considered religion as an aberration. Voltaire in Essay on Tolerance</p><p>wrote: "I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death, your right to say it."</p><p>Hinduism is the symbol of what Voltaire wrote. </p><p> </p><p>The Gita never commands anyone what to do; Instead it discusses pros and cons of every action and</p><p>thought. <strong>Throughout Gita you will not come across any line starting or ending with Thou Shalt Not. </strong></p><p> </p><p><em>"Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti".</em></p><p>(There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways).</p><p><strong> - - -The Rig Veda - - -</strong> </p><p> </p><p>Regarding idol worship there isn't really any person [except may be Jews], who does not believe in an idol,</p><p>image, or symbol.All religions have some concept of God with name and form, but Hindus alone have</p><p>the courage to admit that fact. How the Sikh indulge inthis practice, I have touched upon that in my</p><p>other posts(Guru's Jutti, holed jug, the stones which one of the Guru's used in Modi Khana...). </p><p> </p><p>All religions are the result of the works of thousands of thinkers. Hinduism is a culture cultures</p><p>and is the mothers of all Indian religions. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism took the best aspects</p><p>of Hinduism and made part of them. In Christianity, there were several housecleaning in its 2000</p><p>years of history. Hinduism on its part, never had any house cleaning in its history. Since Hinduism</p><p>never tossed anything away, in it you will see in it primitive religion as well as very advanced thoughts. </p><p> </p><p>I agree that Hinduism has the good, the bad and also the ugly aspects in it like any other culture</p><p>or religion in the world. We have to boldly face facts and eradicate the bad and the ugly aspects,</p><p>to better the lives of millions of Hindus, for years to come. </p><p> </p><p>The greatness of Hinduism can be summerized in few words. "Freedom of Thoughts and Actions."</p><p>That is what Hinduism stands for. </p><p> </p><p><strong>Thanks. </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulleshah, post: 25250, member: 2717"] [B]vijaydeepsingh,[/B] [html] Had your Hindusim being OK,then Akal may not have sent Gurus. [/html] Nanak never claimed He was sent by some God or 'Akal' to bring some covenant to earth. He always maintained his ideas are merely a discovery of something that always existed and is for everyone to discover. The Shri Guru Granth by the is the Guru's word not God's word. For Guru Nanak himself was a derivative of the society and environment he was born in. [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][I]"Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti".[/I][/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif](There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways). [B]- - - The Rig Veda - - -[/B][/FONT] [B][/B] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][I]"The misguided ones who delight in the melodious chanting of the [/I] [I]Veda - without understanding the real purpose of the Vedas - think, [/I] [I]O Arjuna, as if there is nothing else in the Vedas except the rituals [/I] [I]for the sole purpose of obtaining heavenly enjoyment." [/I] [B]- - - 2.42 - The Geeta - - -[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif][I]"To a Self-realized person the Vedas are as useful as a small reservoir of [/I] [I]water when the water of a huge lake becomes available." [/I] [B]- - - 2.46 - The Geeta - - -[/B] [/FONT][/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Whatever Nank preached was already there. There were many others before Him who talked sense the verses[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]of whom find mention in the Guru Granth. Nanak was neither the first to talk sense nor the last.[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]Every thing he said and believed in is decidely Hindu. [/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]Hinduism is not based on mythology. Its the other way round. Krishna did not invent Hinduism. He and his Gita[/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]were a product of Hinduism. If you want to continue to believe that Nanak invented Sikhi go on. I have no problem[/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]with that. But I will continue to say that whatever Nanak preached was already there. Nanak or no Nanak.[/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]The search for truth and the seeker always existed. Namdev and Kabir surely got it before Nanak. Nanaks Sikhi[/FONT] [FONT=Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif]was a culmination of the Bhakti movement that started in the 11th century.[/FONT] [html] God god god god ....God is Guru blah blah....[/html] What is God if not the creation of the yearnigs and the secret desires of the people ?? [I]"The Divine Thread started everything. [/I] [I]The knower of the Thread is a yogi, his Knowledge is [/I] [I]beyond the scope of the Vedas. [/I] [I]Pearls stringed together form an ornament. The Divine Thread holds together the Universe. [/I] [I]The Yogi wears this Thread when he becomes aware of his Divinity. [/I] [I]Established in highest state of Yoga, the yogi discards the external thread. [/I] [I]The wearer of the Thread of Knowledge is never unclean. The Thread exists within him. [/I] [I]Knowledge is the greatest purifier." [/I] [B]--- Brahma Upanishad ---[/B] Baba Nanak say the same? So how does he and Sikhism become non-Hindu when he was saying exactly the words of Hindu Upnishads about the the sacred thread ? It completely misses me.... Hinduism is the only religion in the world that doesn't ever boasts monopoly on salvation. In fact, as per Hinduism, any one even an atheist can attain salvation. A Jew, Christian and Moslem can attain salvation, irrespective of whether they read any Hindu scriptural book. Charvaka philosophy was founded by Charvaka. The most important book was Brihaspati Sutra. I am stating things in past tense since I am not aware if copies of this book are available in India. According to Charvaka, "Material world alone exists and our knowledge comes from sense perception". This philosophy openly propagated that there is no God, the Law of Karma has no basis and that the Vedas were written by clowns. It adds " Enjoy life while you can, for once cremated, you will never return to earth." There are still a lot more scriptures in Hinduism. I should say that there are more than 1000 scriptures in Hinduism...... The concepts of utmost freedom of thoughts and actions is what attracts many to Hinduism. Hinduism never forbids any one to question its fundamentals. On one side, in Hinduism, you may come across people worshiping pests like rats, and still on other side you will come across concepts parallel to Quantum Physics and Neil's Bohr Theory of nuclear structure and reactions. On one side Advaita (There is only one) philosophy is discussed and promoted, still on other side Dvaita (Two, duality) philosophy is discussed and promoted. Hinduism never ever banished any one, since he or she wrote a wrong scripture or did not observe a particular ritual. There was never a Salman Rushdie (author of Satanic Verses) in Hinduism and never will be there one. Mahatma Gandhi wrote, even atheists can call themselves as Hindus. That is very true. In fact the Charvaka philosophy or Nastika philosophy, (existed during the Vedic period) founded by Charvaka rejected the existence of God and considered religion as an aberration. Voltaire in Essay on Tolerance wrote: "I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death, your right to say it." Hinduism is the symbol of what Voltaire wrote. The Gita never commands anyone what to do; Instead it discusses pros and cons of every action and thought. [B]Throughout Gita you will not come across any line starting or ending with Thou Shalt Not. [/B] [I]"Ekam Sat, Viprah Bahudha Vadanti".[/I] (There is only one truth, only men describe it in different ways). [B] - - -The Rig Veda - - -[/B] Regarding idol worship there isn't really any person [except may be Jews], who does not believe in an idol, image, or symbol.All religions have some concept of God with name and form, but Hindus alone have the courage to admit that fact. How the Sikh indulge inthis practice, I have touched upon that in my other posts(Guru's Jutti, holed jug, the stones which one of the Guru's used in Modi Khana...). All religions are the result of the works of thousands of thinkers. Hinduism is a culture cultures and is the mothers of all Indian religions. Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism took the best aspects of Hinduism and made part of them. In Christianity, there were several housecleaning in its 2000 years of history. Hinduism on its part, never had any house cleaning in its history. Since Hinduism never tossed anything away, in it you will see in it primitive religion as well as very advanced thoughts. I agree that Hinduism has the good, the bad and also the ugly aspects in it like any other culture or religion in the world. We have to boldly face facts and eradicate the bad and the ugly aspects, to better the lives of millions of Hindus, for years to come. The greatness of Hinduism can be summerized in few words. "Freedom of Thoughts and Actions." That is what Hinduism stands for. [B]Thanks. [/B] [/QUOTE]
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