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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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="JtotheAtothe..." data-source="post: 53983" data-attributes="member: 4666"><p>No, the "baba" is a perfectly respectble man. He is supremely humble, an excellent human being. </p><p></p><p>Perhaps, my question arises from my own presumptions and assumptions. In that either I am wrong or I am right. </p><p></p><p>Apart from that, I think Sikhism deals with both ego and egotism. I know the gurbani contains certain lines in which it states that to lose yourself you can become a servant of God. Without ego, which dictates who I am (not how i treat others), I cannot completely surrender myself to god. Perhaps this also deals with the idea of faith. Egotism pertains more to connections between people. Egotism cannot exist without Ego, you must agree. </p><p></p><p>Let me provide an example to clarify my muddled definition of these terms. Say God tells me to the jump out into the ocean. Will I do it? My ego, that is me, says "nah" too dangerous "but, but... i surely will not survive in these shark infested waters" "I will become mince meat and not your servant any longer". God says jump. </p><p></p><p>This is the ego I speak of; the one which says that I am important. Now, self-esteem, I have found, is this very illusion of ego played out superbly by our psychological benefactors, who reinforce that I must, first and fore-most, believe in myself (or is it my Self?). </p><p></p><p>Forget egotism. Forget me beating down on you because I think I am more correct. What of me saying in the name of God, in the face of God that I am someone, that one, no, no the other one. </p><p></p><p>By the way, yes egotism is bad, no doubt. </p><p></p><p>On a different note, its good to see (read) that your thinking Parma; good for you. We don't have much of that now days. You know you are carefully walking the tightrope of existentialism ( and do i dare say, good for you). </p><p></p><p>Yes, i do believe that some of believe too much in our own religious texts. To such an extent that we can have very negative tone when speaking of muslims and their religion (don't deny it, its in your writings). Perhaps now you people will see why I gave ego the epithet of dispicable (yea right, your probably say getting ready to spew another laboriously crafted speech about how you are so qualified because you can spew gurbani with the vigor of young teenager who has discovered expletives). </p><p></p><p>O have you given it a thought that maybe this Parma charachter is just God who has taken the digital form and is testing you? How about that? This should spice things up a bit?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JtotheAtothe..., post: 53983, member: 4666"] No, the "baba" is a perfectly respectble man. He is supremely humble, an excellent human being. Perhaps, my question arises from my own presumptions and assumptions. In that either I am wrong or I am right. Apart from that, I think Sikhism deals with both ego and egotism. I know the gurbani contains certain lines in which it states that to lose yourself you can become a servant of God. Without ego, which dictates who I am (not how i treat others), I cannot completely surrender myself to god. Perhaps this also deals with the idea of faith. Egotism pertains more to connections between people. Egotism cannot exist without Ego, you must agree. Let me provide an example to clarify my muddled definition of these terms. Say God tells me to the jump out into the ocean. Will I do it? My ego, that is me, says "nah" too dangerous "but, but... i surely will not survive in these shark infested waters" "I will become mince meat and not your servant any longer". God says jump. This is the ego I speak of; the one which says that I am important. Now, self-esteem, I have found, is this very illusion of ego played out superbly by our psychological benefactors, who reinforce that I must, first and fore-most, believe in myself (or is it my Self?). Forget egotism. Forget me beating down on you because I think I am more correct. What of me saying in the name of God, in the face of God that I am someone, that one, no, no the other one. By the way, yes egotism is bad, no doubt. On a different note, its good to see (read) that your thinking Parma; good for you. We don't have much of that now days. You know you are carefully walking the tightrope of existentialism ( and do i dare say, good for you). Yes, i do believe that some of believe too much in our own religious texts. To such an extent that we can have very negative tone when speaking of muslims and their religion (don't deny it, its in your writings). Perhaps now you people will see why I gave ego the epithet of dispicable (yea right, your probably say getting ready to spew another laboriously crafted speech about how you are so qualified because you can spew gurbani with the vigor of young teenager who has discovered expletives). O have you given it a thought that maybe this Parma charachter is just God who has taken the digital form and is testing you? How about that? This should spice things up a bit? [/QUOTE]
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