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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_member14" data-source="post: 146572" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>Ishna ji,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You may want to consider the following.</p><p>To be sentient is to have consciousness. With consciousness there must be perception / memory, feeling, volition, attention, thinking, and sometimes greed, hatred, ignorance, moral shame, generosity, wisdom, kindness, envy, miserliness, faith etc. I see the manifestations of some of these characteristics in fishes, lizards, flies, man, dogs, {censored}roaches and many other things. I can see even maggots deliberately moving in some chosen direction or crawl to get food just as I can move away from the sun and try to find something cool to drink. </p><p></p><p>Bacteria behave more like chemicals in chemical reactions, same with plants, as in a sunflower automatically moving to face the sun. I had mentioned plant cells, but also animal cells are *not* sentient. Unlike plant cells which are conditioned only by the element of heat, animals cells while still in the body, may be conditioned by nutritive essence and also karma and consciousness. However even this is all just “physical realities†and nothing to do with sentience.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>With growing confidence in good, you know what needs to be done. You will not lie, steal or kill no matter what. The good and wise way in dealing with a situation will not involve any evil deed. We proliferate into thoughts and ideas which have nothing to do with the reality of the moment or any idea about good, but they appear to be so and we then feel justified in doing what we do. But know that this is exactly because ignorance and attachment is doing all the talking.</p><p></p><p>No one is allowing greater destruction by letting a pest fish go. Freeing a fish is freeing a fish; it is an act of kindness. If you find yourself in a situation like the one you described, there are other ways to deal with it which no doubt requires much effort. If nothing can be done, don’t involve yourself in the kind of activity. You don’t know what happens tomorrow and to whom, but killing is what you are doing now, and this can’t be good. Your fear with regard to what might happen to the environment is just that, fear. </p><p></p><p>Every living being, their happiness and unhappiness is dependent on their own karma. Let us not try to play the part of ‘world managers’, conceiving what has happened in the past, what is going on in the present and what might happen in the future, and be lead to actions that are clearly not beneficial in terms of the only relevant cause and effect law, namely good leads to good results and bad to bad results.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>;-)</p><p>As human beings with the ability to think and plan as we do, we can wish our own death when faced with pain and hardship. This is craving for non-existence which is actually a species of the craving for existence. Animals don’t think like us so they only have craving for existence. No animal wishes to die no matter how much it is suffering. Besides again it is karma which decides what happens from moment to moment. The animal may not heal from a fatal wound, but who knows it may suddenly go on without feeling much pain and die peacefully….</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thanks for letting me know, I’d hate it if nothing what I said was useful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member14, post: 146572, member: 586"] Ishna ji, You may want to consider the following. To be sentient is to have consciousness. With consciousness there must be perception / memory, feeling, volition, attention, thinking, and sometimes greed, hatred, ignorance, moral shame, generosity, wisdom, kindness, envy, miserliness, faith etc. I see the manifestations of some of these characteristics in fishes, lizards, flies, man, dogs, {censored}roaches and many other things. I can see even maggots deliberately moving in some chosen direction or crawl to get food just as I can move away from the sun and try to find something cool to drink. Bacteria behave more like chemicals in chemical reactions, same with plants, as in a sunflower automatically moving to face the sun. I had mentioned plant cells, but also animal cells are *not* sentient. Unlike plant cells which are conditioned only by the element of heat, animals cells while still in the body, may be conditioned by nutritive essence and also karma and consciousness. However even this is all just “physical realities†and nothing to do with sentience. With growing confidence in good, you know what needs to be done. You will not lie, steal or kill no matter what. The good and wise way in dealing with a situation will not involve any evil deed. We proliferate into thoughts and ideas which have nothing to do with the reality of the moment or any idea about good, but they appear to be so and we then feel justified in doing what we do. But know that this is exactly because ignorance and attachment is doing all the talking. No one is allowing greater destruction by letting a pest fish go. Freeing a fish is freeing a fish; it is an act of kindness. If you find yourself in a situation like the one you described, there are other ways to deal with it which no doubt requires much effort. If nothing can be done, don’t involve yourself in the kind of activity. You don’t know what happens tomorrow and to whom, but killing is what you are doing now, and this can’t be good. Your fear with regard to what might happen to the environment is just that, fear. Every living being, their happiness and unhappiness is dependent on their own karma. Let us not try to play the part of ‘world managers’, conceiving what has happened in the past, what is going on in the present and what might happen in the future, and be lead to actions that are clearly not beneficial in terms of the only relevant cause and effect law, namely good leads to good results and bad to bad results. ;-) As human beings with the ability to think and plan as we do, we can wish our own death when faced with pain and hardship. This is craving for non-existence which is actually a species of the craving for existence. Animals don’t think like us so they only have craving for existence. No animal wishes to die no matter how much it is suffering. Besides again it is karma which decides what happens from moment to moment. The animal may not heal from a fatal wound, but who knows it may suddenly go on without feeling much pain and die peacefully…. Thanks for letting me know, I’d hate it if nothing what I said was useful. [/QUOTE]
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