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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="pk70" data-source="post: 84550" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p>This doesn't even make sense, <span style="color: darkred">"giving credit to <em>them</em>."</span> It's not like the nirguna is "True" God, and the sarguna is something else. The sarguna is <em>"created saroop"</em> since nirguna has no saroop, but is still Jyot of the One nirguna. Even the Vaishnavs worship Krishna and Raam BECAUSE they are the nirguna manifestated in sansaara. Or how else would the Naam of the avataaras have any potency to be <em>shabad Naam of the Naad</em>, nirguna? Veer ji, when you are japping the Naams of the sargun manifestation as a boat of mukti, this says something about the <em>intricate relationship between sarguna and nirguna of the All-pervading Unborn One.</em> They are the same One being, one in form and one without which subsumes within itself the sarguna. The fact that Sikhs are enjoined to jap the Naams of sargun manifestations, which Gurbani calls <em>incarnations of the nirgun God</em>, with devotion, bhakti is really no difference. Both schools of philosophy acknowledge the sarguna is transient and the nirguna is permanent. Both schools acknowledge the nirguna is the One All-pervaiding Unborn Supreme. </p><p> <strong>Sikhs are no where taught by Guru ji to worship Rama or </strong><strong>Krishna</strong><strong> because they were part of Sarguna. Why it is so. Attributes of God are being turned by you as real worth worshiping when those are questioned in Gurbani and proven inflicted with Maya. BHain ji, that was the mist Guru ji cleared for us, that was the chain Guru ji cut for us.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>It is a hallmark of Vaishnavism to have belief in the avataars of the nirguna. It is hallmark of Vaishnavism to jap the sargun Naams of God with bhakti to obtain moksha. Please explain where <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Sikhism</a><em> is so radically distinct</em> in this regard as to realistically qualify itself as a new religion. I've been waiting to hear the radically new spiritual teachings within Gurbani, and not over-generalizing social differences such as idols, caste and corruption, which equally, to a degree can be seen within <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Sikhism</a> today. All sects have their differences, while remaining true to the general outline of original source scriptures. The source of the teachings of <em>sargun avataars of One All-pervading nirguna</em>, and <em>Naam jap bhakti</em> and <em>sankirtana</em>, are the Vaishnava Upanishads. To me, it is hair-splitting to judge whether Vaishnavs are <em>"worshipping sarguna"</em> and "Sikhs are <em>worshipping nirguna</em>" despite the fact that both are devotionally japping the same Naams of sarguna, because it implies Sikhs are "spiritual" and Vaishnavs are "corrupted." I feel that is an inaccurate and artificial imposition based on ethnocentric prejudice of preferring <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/" target="_blank">Sikhism</a> to Vaishnavism. I really don't believe we can judge people's individual intentions this way. Vaishnavas are "monotheistic" and "Dvaitic," because they worship the nirguna and not the demi-gods. They are "pantheistic" and "Advaitic" because they believe that One is pervading all creation, including the demi-gods and avataaras, and everything is actually only He.</p><p> <strong>When I see Rama beheading poor low class, when I see </strong><strong>Krishna</strong><strong> acting deceptive way, I do not think that Sargun srop of Rama and </strong><strong>Krishna</strong><strong> and Rawana of Shri Lanka are any different in context of humanity. Vashnva worship them, we don’t, that is another basic different as Gurbani doesn’t guide us to do that” kishan bishan kabhi n dhiaaon”</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pk70, post: 84550, member: 5889"] This doesn't even make sense, [COLOR=darkred]"giving credit to [I]them[/I]."[/COLOR] It's not like the nirguna is "True" God, and the sarguna is something else. The sarguna is [I]"created saroop"[/I] since nirguna has no saroop, but is still Jyot of the One nirguna. Even the Vaishnavs worship Krishna and Raam BECAUSE they are the nirguna manifestated in sansaara. Or how else would the Naam of the avataaras have any potency to be [I]shabad Naam of the Naad[/I], nirguna? Veer ji, when you are japping the Naams of the sargun manifestation as a boat of mukti, this says something about the [I]intricate relationship between sarguna and nirguna of the All-pervading Unborn One.[/I] They are the same One being, one in form and one without which subsumes within itself the sarguna. The fact that Sikhs are enjoined to jap the Naams of sargun manifestations, which Gurbani calls [I]incarnations of the nirgun God[/I], with devotion, bhakti is really no difference. Both schools of philosophy acknowledge the sarguna is transient and the nirguna is permanent. Both schools acknowledge the nirguna is the One All-pervaiding Unborn Supreme. [B]Sikhs are no where taught by Guru ji to worship Rama or [/B][B]Krishna[/B][B] because they were part of Sarguna. Why it is so. Attributes of God are being turned by you as real worth worshiping when those are questioned in Gurbani and proven inflicted with Maya. BHain ji, that was the mist Guru ji cleared for us, that was the chain Guru ji cut for us. [/B] It is a hallmark of Vaishnavism to have belief in the avataars of the nirguna. It is hallmark of Vaishnavism to jap the sargun Naams of God with bhakti to obtain moksha. Please explain where [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Sikhism[/URL][I] is so radically distinct[/I] in this regard as to realistically qualify itself as a new religion. I've been waiting to hear the radically new spiritual teachings within Gurbani, and not over-generalizing social differences such as idols, caste and corruption, which equally, to a degree can be seen within [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Sikhism[/URL] today. All sects have their differences, while remaining true to the general outline of original source scriptures. The source of the teachings of [I]sargun avataars of One All-pervading nirguna[/I], and [I]Naam jap bhakti[/I] and [I]sankirtana[/I], are the Vaishnava Upanishads. To me, it is hair-splitting to judge whether Vaishnavs are [I]"worshipping sarguna"[/I] and "Sikhs are [I]worshipping nirguna[/I]" despite the fact that both are devotionally japping the same Naams of sarguna, because it implies Sikhs are "spiritual" and Vaishnavs are "corrupted." I feel that is an inaccurate and artificial imposition based on ethnocentric prejudice of preferring [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/"]Sikhism[/URL] to Vaishnavism. I really don't believe we can judge people's individual intentions this way. Vaishnavas are "monotheistic" and "Dvaitic," because they worship the nirguna and not the demi-gods. They are "pantheistic" and "Advaitic" because they believe that One is pervading all creation, including the demi-gods and avataaras, and everything is actually only He. [B]When I see Rama beheading poor low class, when I see [/B][B]Krishna[/B][B] acting deceptive way, I do not think that Sargun srop of Rama and [/B][B]Krishna[/B][B] and Rawana of Shri Lanka are any different in context of humanity. Vashnva worship them, we don’t, that is another basic different as Gurbani doesn’t guide us to do that” kishan bishan kabhi n dhiaaon”[/B] [/QUOTE]
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