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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="Admin" data-source="post: 125493" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>This weekend the Sikh community celebrates the Khalsa festival, a time to educate Canadians about our faith and to ensure our culture is kept alive by new generations of Canadian-born Sikhs.</p><p></p><p>But the fighting going on at Sikh temples — Gurdawaras — is tarnishing the image of the entire faith.</p><p></p><p>Last Sunday, a meeting at the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre turned into a riot, with machetes, axes and hammers pulled and four people sent to hospital.</p><p></p><p>And two weeks ago, the stabbing of a Sikh lawyer outside his Brampton temple has made some Canadians believe the kirpan is potentially a dangerous “weapon.”</p><p></p><p>Now is everyone going to be afraid of going to the Gurdwaras? Is this what we are trying to teach our next generation, or what we’re trying to teach Canadians about us?</p><p></p><p>You can bet the stabbing in Brampton will shine a light on this ceremonial knife on April 25, when Sikhs will march in the Khalsa day parade.</p><p></p><p>Undoubtedly, that attack was wrong. With this particular incident, the Sikh community’s image has been harmed and the debate over the kirpan has already ramped up again.</p><p></p><p>Sikhs do not perceive the kirpan — a two- to eight-inch blade carried at all times by baptized Sikhs, sheathed under their clothes — as a weapon and the literal meaning, “dagger,” is inappropriate, given the pejorative association between a dagger and violence.</p><p></p><p>At the parade, Panj Pyare (five Sikhs) will hold unshielded and shining big kirpans in their hands and lead the Sikh parade from the CNE to Queen’s Park.</p><p></p><p>The Sikh community must learn from this stabbing.</p><p></p><p>Follow what the tenth master told us to do. Yes, the kirpan is a weapon, but when Sikhs were baptized by the tenth master, he made some rules for them to follow.</p><p></p><p>In every country, Sikhs fight for five “k”s for practical and symbolic purposes.</p><p></p><p>Baptized Sikhs are bound to wear the Five Ks, or articles of faith, at all times. The five items are: Kes (uncut hair), Kangha (small comb), Kara (circular iron bracelet), Kirpan (dagger), and Kaccherra (special undergarment). The Five Ks have both practical and symbolic purposes.</p><p></p><p>But due to different laws and regulations in different countries, Sikhs cannot carry all five items with them all the time. So they fight for their rights.</p><p></p><p>Then someone uses the kirpan and proves it can be a weapon.</p><p></p><p>If the media try to highlight the issue, they will be blamed for targeting the Sikh, Punjabi community. However, these community members are themselves at fault if they are acting irresponsibly.</p><p></p><p>One mistaken use of the kirpan exposes the entire community. If the authorities take some action against the use of the kirpan, the whole community has to pay the price.</p><p></p><p>Symbolically, the kirpan represents the power of truth to cut through untruth. It is the cutting edge of the enlightened mind.</p><p></p><p>We need to find that enlightenment again as a community so we’re known for our faith, not our fight.</p><p></p><p><em><span style="font-size: 9px">— By Surjit Singh Flora is a writer in Brampton</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 125493, member: 1"] This weekend the Sikh community celebrates the Khalsa festival, a time to educate Canadians about our faith and to ensure our culture is kept alive by new generations of Canadian-born Sikhs. But the fighting going on at Sikh temples — Gurdawaras — is tarnishing the image of the entire faith. Last Sunday, a meeting at the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre turned into a riot, with machetes, axes and hammers pulled and four people sent to hospital. And two weeks ago, the stabbing of a Sikh lawyer outside his Brampton temple has made some Canadians believe the kirpan is potentially a dangerous “weapon.” Now is everyone going to be afraid of going to the Gurdwaras? Is this what we are trying to teach our next generation, or what we’re trying to teach Canadians about us? You can bet the stabbing in Brampton will shine a light on this ceremonial knife on April 25, when Sikhs will march in the Khalsa day parade. Undoubtedly, that attack was wrong. With this particular incident, the Sikh community’s image has been harmed and the debate over the kirpan has already ramped up again. Sikhs do not perceive the kirpan — a two- to eight-inch blade carried at all times by baptized Sikhs, sheathed under their clothes — as a weapon and the literal meaning, “dagger,” is inappropriate, given the pejorative association between a dagger and violence. At the parade, Panj Pyare (five Sikhs) will hold unshielded and shining big kirpans in their hands and lead the Sikh parade from the CNE to Queen’s Park. The Sikh community must learn from this stabbing. Follow what the tenth master told us to do. Yes, the kirpan is a weapon, but when Sikhs were baptized by the tenth master, he made some rules for them to follow. In every country, Sikhs fight for five “k”s for practical and symbolic purposes. Baptized Sikhs are bound to wear the Five Ks, or articles of faith, at all times. The five items are: Kes (uncut hair), Kangha (small comb), Kara (circular iron bracelet), Kirpan (dagger), and Kaccherra (special undergarment). The Five Ks have both practical and symbolic purposes. But due to different laws and regulations in different countries, Sikhs cannot carry all five items with them all the time. So they fight for their rights. Then someone uses the kirpan and proves it can be a weapon. If the media try to highlight the issue, they will be blamed for targeting the Sikh, Punjabi community. However, these community members are themselves at fault if they are acting irresponsibly. One mistaken use of the kirpan exposes the entire community. If the authorities take some action against the use of the kirpan, the whole community has to pay the price. Symbolically, the kirpan represents the power of truth to cut through untruth. It is the cutting edge of the enlightened mind. We need to find that enlightenment again as a community so we’re known for our faith, not our fight. [I][SIZE="1"]— By Surjit Singh Flora is a writer in Brampton[/SIZE][/I] [/QUOTE]
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