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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)
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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="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 150725" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p><strong>Re: Temptations as a Teen...</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Harvirji, </p><p></p><p>Look around you, take a good look, what you see is not teenage life, it is LIFE, you seem balanced and intelligent, asking the right questions, disciplined. </p><p></p><p>The same people that you watch dealing and taking drugs, they are cool, they have money, girls, FUN!. It can be very difficult for young sikh boys to watch all this going and not want to be part of it, its naughty dangerous, exciting, some are blessed not to be attracted to this scene, like my mum and dad, no interest in it whatsoever, dad said to me once, he never had a problem with all that stuff, as he had no interest in it. </p><p></p><p>The issue is not now, its the seeds you sow for the future. Ask yourself what you want out of life, a life of casual sex or marriage and a bond with a life partner, STD's or healthy body parts, freedom or prison, bankruptcy or financial comfort, to love, or to hate. </p><p></p><p>People take drugs for many reasons, mostly to escape from the present, the odd joint is probably not going to kill you, nor is the odd drink, the danger at your age is addiction, and the fact that your brain is still growing, so drugs and drink at this stage in your life is going to have a massive exponential effect on the rest on your life, similarly, abstinence from such will have a massive positive effect on your life, everything you do has a consequence, from being polite and loving to your parents and family, to being honest with others and yourself, study, get a good job, be a good sikh</p><p></p><p>Now let me tell you what happens to all these cool people, and what could happen to you. </p><p></p><p>Yes, I went to one of those awful school reunions.Amazingly everyone was pretty much the same, but those that sacrificed learning, wisdom and discipline for fun/sex/drugs were still hooked on the same ride, the guy that was always borrowing dinner money to play fruit machines, yep, he had lost everything down the casinos, the guy who was the gang leader ended up in rehab,and became a community mentor for young people, the nerd was an optician with a beautiful wife, the guy who sniffed glue was dead, the one who stole school stuff was in prison, </p><p></p><p>Another reason that people take drugs that they know are bad is simply because they are lazy. why go to all the trouble of working hard, of finding and nurturing the god within, of knowing what the truth is, to find some sort of comfort in life, to find your place in life, when you can light a joint, and just not care anymore, I have lost count of the people I have had conversations with stoned, who think they are stating huge wisdom, and they probably are, but you need to be as stoned as them to understand it. Wisdom and understanding takes hard work, living is hard work! , its easier to lie in bed with your thoughts in a drugged up haze then it is to live, fear is also there, some people fear life, fear failure, fear loss, rather than try and deal with attachment, it is easier to accept failure and say to yourself, this is all I am, I may as well get on with my lot, rather than try and improve. </p><p></p><p>Interestingly the SRM states that you should be very careful of the company you keep, particularly smokers!</p><p></p><p>These people that are cool now, will reach a peak of coolness before they slide away into nobodies, coolness is a fickle game, the only validation you need comes from within, and from being true, but you dont sound like your doing too bad</p><p></p><p>good luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 150725, member: 14641"] [b]Re: Temptations as a Teen...[/b] Harvirji, Look around you, take a good look, what you see is not teenage life, it is LIFE, you seem balanced and intelligent, asking the right questions, disciplined. The same people that you watch dealing and taking drugs, they are cool, they have money, girls, FUN!. It can be very difficult for young sikh boys to watch all this going and not want to be part of it, its naughty dangerous, exciting, some are blessed not to be attracted to this scene, like my mum and dad, no interest in it whatsoever, dad said to me once, he never had a problem with all that stuff, as he had no interest in it. The issue is not now, its the seeds you sow for the future. Ask yourself what you want out of life, a life of casual sex or marriage and a bond with a life partner, STD's or healthy body parts, freedom or prison, bankruptcy or financial comfort, to love, or to hate. People take drugs for many reasons, mostly to escape from the present, the odd joint is probably not going to kill you, nor is the odd drink, the danger at your age is addiction, and the fact that your brain is still growing, so drugs and drink at this stage in your life is going to have a massive exponential effect on the rest on your life, similarly, abstinence from such will have a massive positive effect on your life, everything you do has a consequence, from being polite and loving to your parents and family, to being honest with others and yourself, study, get a good job, be a good sikh Now let me tell you what happens to all these cool people, and what could happen to you. Yes, I went to one of those awful school reunions.Amazingly everyone was pretty much the same, but those that sacrificed learning, wisdom and discipline for fun/sex/drugs were still hooked on the same ride, the guy that was always borrowing dinner money to play fruit machines, yep, he had lost everything down the casinos, the guy who was the gang leader ended up in rehab,and became a community mentor for young people, the nerd was an optician with a beautiful wife, the guy who sniffed glue was dead, the one who stole school stuff was in prison, Another reason that people take drugs that they know are bad is simply because they are lazy. why go to all the trouble of working hard, of finding and nurturing the god within, of knowing what the truth is, to find some sort of comfort in life, to find your place in life, when you can light a joint, and just not care anymore, I have lost count of the people I have had conversations with stoned, who think they are stating huge wisdom, and they probably are, but you need to be as stoned as them to understand it. Wisdom and understanding takes hard work, living is hard work! , its easier to lie in bed with your thoughts in a drugged up haze then it is to live, fear is also there, some people fear life, fear failure, fear loss, rather than try and deal with attachment, it is easier to accept failure and say to yourself, this is all I am, I may as well get on with my lot, rather than try and improve. Interestingly the SRM states that you should be very careful of the company you keep, particularly smokers! These people that are cool now, will reach a peak of coolness before they slide away into nobodies, coolness is a fickle game, the only validation you need comes from within, and from being true, but you dont sound like your doing too bad good luck [/QUOTE]
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