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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)
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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)
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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
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<blockquote data-quote="Rupinder.Singh" data-source="post: 109614" data-attributes="member: 8006"><p>Dear all,</p><p></p><p>Sat Sri Akal g,</p><p></p><p>The point raised is very much valid. We have subdivided our community to an extent that we are ourselves are lost in our own jargon. I simply cant digest that when we all follow one SGGS then how come there are so many types of Sikhs in Sikh community, one calls him amritdhari, one calls him sehjdhari, one calls him table/chair supporter, one calls him AKJ, one calls him namdhari, one calls him kada-dhari, and this endless list goes on and on.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Where is Sikh in all those people. This concept is best explained under group consciousness, trying to follow group rather than your intellectual. SGGS helps us to develop our own intellectual, but we force ourselves to see SGGS through our group glasses(specs, goggles). So no matter what SGGS tells us it will always look us green, yellow, red, or shady as long as we have those glasses on top of our noses. Need is to throw those group glasses away and face SGGS in its true colors.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Some say we like tables, some say we like sitting on the ground for langar. In my opinion, Langar was for people who don't have financial capability to support their daily food. Ask a person who has not eaten for three days where would he/she like to have his/er food. on tables or ground. We will get the answer which we are trying to get by filing lawsuits against each other. </p><p></p><p>Where is the Sikhism's concept of universal brotherhood. Where is the concept of service of humanity. Are brothers meant to file lawsuit case against each other.</p><p></p><p>How many Gurudwara invite homeless people to come to Gurudwara and have langar. Free Kitchen is for every human being, not just sikhs visiting gurudwra, we are ignoring this basic concept in all gurudwaras. </p><p></p><p></p><p>These days people who come to gurudwara does not even need a Langar or free food. These people who fight for chairs or ground are financially sound. Rather they come to prove their ego. which is against SGGS concepts of humanity. Simple solution to Langar related problem is stop serving it to people who does not need it. Serve it to people who are homeless, who have not eaten for last three days. And make people who are fighting for chairs and grounds, to serve them. Eventually they will all stop talking about all these issues and further subdividing the community.</p><p></p><p>A neutral person goes to Gurudwara but he/she returns being member of some group. People have got into habit of judging others based on their group and looks. No-one dares to go and talk to others about sikhism. Everyone talks about group-ism. </p><p></p><p>It is human nature to develop stereotypes quickly about people who one does not know directly or personally. Once that stereotype is there, one tries to assume that fellows thought process according to that streotype.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Result...more subdivision of already subdivided sikh community. which is SAD </p><p></p><p>Only solution is get above this groupism and group consciousness is to develop the right intellectual through Bani. and lead the community towards humanity.</p><p></p><p>Every community has intllectually sound as well as ignorant people in it. ours have too. But problem is we are not trying to maintain a balance between these two type of people. Ignorant People are doing everything to defame sikhism out of ignorance. Now question is are we having same number of intllectually sound people working to build the right sikhism. working to negate the wrong image of Sikhism built by the actions of ignorant people. working to identify ways how to bring ignorant people on right path without hurting their ego. MOst of the time this does not happen. In case it happens, it does not happen by neutral people. Need is to bring neutral people in front, who want to stay neutral throughout.Only those people can bring subdivided community together and save it from further subdivisions. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Bhul Chuk Maaf.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Rupinder Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rupinder.Singh, post: 109614, member: 8006"] Dear all, Sat Sri Akal g, The point raised is very much valid. We have subdivided our community to an extent that we are ourselves are lost in our own jargon. I simply cant digest that when we all follow one SGGS then how come there are so many types of Sikhs in Sikh community, one calls him amritdhari, one calls him sehjdhari, one calls him table/chair supporter, one calls him AKJ, one calls him namdhari, one calls him kada-dhari, and this endless list goes on and on. Where is Sikh in all those people. This concept is best explained under group consciousness, trying to follow group rather than your intellectual. SGGS helps us to develop our own intellectual, but we force ourselves to see SGGS through our group glasses(specs, goggles). So no matter what SGGS tells us it will always look us green, yellow, red, or shady as long as we have those glasses on top of our noses. Need is to throw those group glasses away and face SGGS in its true colors. Some say we like tables, some say we like sitting on the ground for langar. In my opinion, Langar was for people who don't have financial capability to support their daily food. Ask a person who has not eaten for three days where would he/she like to have his/er food. on tables or ground. We will get the answer which we are trying to get by filing lawsuits against each other. Where is the Sikhism's concept of universal brotherhood. Where is the concept of service of humanity. Are brothers meant to file lawsuit case against each other. How many Gurudwara invite homeless people to come to Gurudwara and have langar. Free Kitchen is for every human being, not just sikhs visiting gurudwra, we are ignoring this basic concept in all gurudwaras. These days people who come to gurudwara does not even need a Langar or free food. These people who fight for chairs or ground are financially sound. Rather they come to prove their ego. which is against SGGS concepts of humanity. Simple solution to Langar related problem is stop serving it to people who does not need it. Serve it to people who are homeless, who have not eaten for last three days. And make people who are fighting for chairs and grounds, to serve them. Eventually they will all stop talking about all these issues and further subdividing the community. A neutral person goes to Gurudwara but he/she returns being member of some group. People have got into habit of judging others based on their group and looks. No-one dares to go and talk to others about sikhism. Everyone talks about group-ism. It is human nature to develop stereotypes quickly about people who one does not know directly or personally. Once that stereotype is there, one tries to assume that fellows thought process according to that streotype. Result...more subdivision of already subdivided sikh community. which is SAD Only solution is get above this groupism and group consciousness is to develop the right intellectual through Bani. and lead the community towards humanity. Every community has intllectually sound as well as ignorant people in it. ours have too. But problem is we are not trying to maintain a balance between these two type of people. Ignorant People are doing everything to defame sikhism out of ignorance. Now question is are we having same number of intllectually sound people working to build the right sikhism. working to negate the wrong image of Sikhism built by the actions of ignorant people. working to identify ways how to bring ignorant people on right path without hurting their ego. MOst of the time this does not happen. In case it happens, it does not happen by neutral people. Need is to bring neutral people in front, who want to stay neutral throughout.Only those people can bring subdivided community together and save it from further subdivisions. Bhul Chuk Maaf. Rupinder Singh [/QUOTE]
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