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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
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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Sikhism Pledge / ਸਿੱਖੀ ਦੀ ਕਸਮ
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<blockquote data-quote="Ambarsaria" data-source="post: 174614" data-attributes="member: 14194"><p>Harry veer ji thanks for your post. I appreciate your thoughts. I have some observations for discourse where I have excerpted parts of your draft that I want to comment on.</p><p> <em><span style="color: blue">Veer ji this pledge is about Sikhs treating each other with some dignity regardless who is more complete than the other. My interest is to encourage people to see the common.</span></em></p><p> </p><p> <em><span style="color: blue">If we as Sikhs cannot do that within ourselves all the messages of us trying to do other holiness regarding the plight of others become less respected or more of a chatter. We need to get our house in order and show bigger hearts to allow and accept Sikhs with deficiencies as still Sikhs.</span></em></p><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em>I aslo believe that there is greater detail needed when we claim to respect or defend other faiths. One Catch-22 comes to mind and I describe below,</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em><strong><u>Situation</u> 1:</strong> Picture Iran and the person is sentenced to death by stoning for adultery/"being gay".</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em><strong><u>What would a Sikh do</u>? </strong></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em> Fight with the crowd to free the woman/"person".</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em>Respect the religious interpreters and sentence makers as having a right to practice their religion as they choose.</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em>Defend it as their right to do it as they please within their religious beliefs and defend such beliefs.</em></span></li> </ol><p></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em><strong><u>Situation</u> 2:</strong> A young child is shot by adult people in the name of their interpretation of what is Islam and that it teaches the girls not be educated.</em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em>Do we shoot back at such persons as Sikh.</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em>Do we leave it alone to be handled by their own people.</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em>Defend it as their right to do it as they please within their religious beliefs and defend such beliefs.<br /> </em></span></li> </ol><p><span style="color: Blue"><em> </em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em><strong><u>What would a Sikh do</u>? </strong></em></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"><em></em></span></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em> Fight with the crowd to free the woman.</em></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="color: Blue"><em>Respect the religious interpreters and sentence makers as having a right to practice their religion as they choose.</em></span></li> </ol><p><span style="color: Blue">I believe it is a very dangerous space no matter how pious the intentions. We would have to end up studying such faiths in great depth to even understand what to defend or not defend. So in this pledge it is first and foremost to be centric at least to what we know as Sikhs, may not be as perfect but still of value.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p> Holistically I have no issues with suggestions for,</p><p></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Humanity is all one</li> </ul><p> o [/FONT]If you believe in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji it is an oxy{censored} to be emphasized as it is so strongly emphasized in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji</p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Respect for the environment</li> </ul><p> o [/FONT]Again if one believes in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and acts accordingly then the respect for living in consonance is so highlighted in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji</p><p> o [/FONT]I appreciate Onam ji’s observations and comments along these lines</p><p> </p><p></p><p>However the purpose of this pledge is to help Sikhs treat each other with greater respect and become a stronger community with a big heart. It in no way diminishes the need to treat all of any or no faith with great respect too.</p><p></p><p></p><p> Sat Sri Akal.</p><p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />unctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />ontGrowAutofit/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />oNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambarsaria, post: 174614, member: 14194"] Harry veer ji thanks for your post. I appreciate your thoughts. I have some observations for discourse where I have excerpted parts of your draft that I want to comment on. [I][COLOR=blue]Veer ji this pledge is about Sikhs treating each other with some dignity regardless who is more complete than the other. My interest is to encourage people to see the common.[/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=blue]If we as Sikhs cannot do that within ourselves all the messages of us trying to do other holiness regarding the plight of others become less respected or more of a chatter. We need to get our house in order and show bigger hearts to allow and accept Sikhs with deficiencies as still Sikhs.[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=Blue][I]I aslo believe that there is greater detail needed when we claim to respect or defend other faiths. One Catch-22 comes to mind and I describe below, [B][U]Situation[/U] 1:[/B] Picture Iran and the person is sentenced to death by stoning for adultery/"being gay". [B][U]What would a Sikh do[/U]? [/B] [/I][/COLOR] [LIST=1] [*][COLOR=Blue][I] Fight with the crowd to free the woman/"person".[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Blue][I]Respect the religious interpreters and sentence makers as having a right to practice their religion as they choose.[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Blue][I]Defend it as their right to do it as they please within their religious beliefs and defend such beliefs.[/I][/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=Blue][I][B][U]Situation[/U] 2:[/B] A young child is shot by adult people in the name of their interpretation of what is Islam and that it teaches the girls not be educated. [/I][/COLOR] [LIST=1] [*][COLOR=Blue][I]Do we shoot back at such persons as Sikh.[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Blue][I]Do we leave it alone to be handled by their own people.[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Blue][I]Defend it as their right to do it as they please within their religious beliefs and defend such beliefs. [/I][/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=Blue][I] [B][U]What would a Sikh do[/U]? [/B] [/I][/COLOR] [LIST=1] [*][COLOR=Blue][I] Fight with the crowd to free the woman.[/I][/COLOR] [*][COLOR=Blue][I]Respect the religious interpreters and sentence makers as having a right to practice their religion as they choose.[/I][/COLOR] [/LIST] [COLOR=Blue]I believe it is a very dangerous space no matter how pious the intentions. We would have to end up studying such faiths in great depth to even understand what to defend or not defend. So in this pledge it is first and foremost to be centric at least to what we know as Sikhs, may not be as perfect but still of value. [/COLOR] Holistically I have no issues with suggestions for, [LIST] [*]Humanity is all one [/LIST] o [/FONT]If you believe in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji it is an oxy{censored} to be emphasized as it is so strongly emphasized in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji [LIST] [*]Respect for the environment [/LIST] o [/FONT]Again if one believes in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and acts accordingly then the respect for living in consonance is so highlighted in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji o [/FONT]I appreciate Onam ji’s observations and comments along these lines However the purpose of this pledge is to help Sikhs treat each other with greater respect and become a stronger community with a big heart. It in no way diminishes the need to treat all of any or no faith with great respect too. Sat Sri Akal. <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:UseFELayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:DoNotOptimizeForBrowser/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--> [/QUOTE]
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