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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="Gyani Jarnail Singh" data-source="post: 98402" data-attributes="member: 189"><p>Here is an inspirational story from the USA</p><p> SPIRITUALITY </p><p> TheStar.com | GTA | White by birth, Sikh by choice </p><p> White by birth, Sikh by choice</p><p> <img src="http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/ce/d3/7d72ee8946eba298559fcc9762b4.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR </p><p> Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa — formerly Gordon Grossman — attracts many covert but curious glances. He says he is "past the stage of (caring about) people staring." </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <img src="http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconEmailArticle.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Email story </p><p> <img src="http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconPrint.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/616928" target="_blank">Print</a> </p><p> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconStext.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconMtext.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconLtext.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#" target="_blank">Choose text size</a> </p><p> <img src="http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconReportTypo.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Report typo or correction </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.addthis.com/images/button1-bm.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> Quest for enlightenment led from United Church to yoga and ashrams</p><p> </p><p> Apr 11, 2009 04:30 AM </p><p> <a href="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928" target="_blank">TheStar.com | GTA | White by birth, Sikh by choice</a></p><p></p><p> Raheel Raza </p><p> SPECIAL TO THE STAR</p><p> </p><p>When a few thousand Sikhs take to the streets on April 26 to celebrate Vaisakhi, a man who was one of the <em>Punj Piaray </em>(the beloved and revered group of five) to lead the parade in 1997 and 1998 is likely to be walking along, inconspicuously this time. </p><p>But isolated from the crowd, Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa is a sight to behold. In multicultural Canada, his traditional Sikh outfit of "Bana" (flowing shirt and pants), turban and beard should perhaps not be at odds with his white skin and green eyes. And yet, they are. He attracts covert but curious glances. </p><p>"I'm past the stage of (caring about) people staring," he says with a hearty laugh over a green tea in a coffee shop downtown. </p><p>When we meet next, it is on the third floor of a beautifully restored home in the heart of Little Italy. This is the Guru Ram Das Ashram, where Singh <em>Sahib</em> (or Singh Sir) – as he insists on being called – is speaking to his yoga students about self-esteem. A few minutes later, they start breathing exercises and yoga. One of his students, 29-year-old Jaya Smith, calls him a powerful teacher. "The yoga charges my inner energies," she says, "and his lectures before yoga are spiritual and inspiring." </p><p>Singh is no ordinary teacher. He combines spiritual teachings, music, chanting and yoga in his classes, inspiring students with his sense of humour and ready laughter.</p><p>He is comfortable with his identity and his attire, although he was born to neither.</p><p>Born Gordon Grossman to a United Church family in Thunder Bay, Ont., he grew up in Kingston during the era of the Vietnam War and Kent State, and anti-war demonstrations were rife. "At 8, I realized that as people grow older, they don't necessarily get happier. I didn't want to grow up like them, following just one trend of thought like sheep." He had ethical and moral questions about war, but found "adults were no good at answering these."</p><p> He embarked on his own search for answers, reading Marx, Nietzsche and every philosophy book he could find. </p><p>"I guess there was activism in me from childhood and I knew that everyone can make some difference. So at 14, I became a vegetarian and decided not to cut my hair because it's a natural growth." Out comes that hearty, booming laugh again as he adds: "That didn't sit too well with my mother."</p><p>At 16, he left home in search of a teacher. This led him to Vancouver, where he found Swami Janardan Paramahansaand and learned meditation. He also began the practice of Hatha Yoga with students of Swami Satchidananda.</p><p>"I had only one criterion at that time: my teacher must have long hair," Singh recalls. "And this one did, so I became a student."</p><p>But the thirst for wisdom remained. It was this search for enlightenment that led him to Sikhism. In 1972, he moved into a Sikh ashram in Toronto. Here, at last, he began to feel at home. </p><p>"I found the Sikh tradition to be disciplined and open, and I related well to this," he says.</p><p>He found a teacher in Yogi Bhajan, a charismatic spiritual leader. And that's when Gordon Grossman became Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa. </p><p>It is also when he "learned the concept of <em>Satnam</em> – be true to yourself," he says, a concept that empowered his activism regarding issues of truth and justice."</p><p> <u><strong>In 1976, Singh launched a successful case with the Canadian Human Rights Commission for his right as a Sikh to join the armed forces while wearing his turban and beard. He launched another case in 1979 to be allowed to drive a taxicab as an observant Sikh. </strong></u></p><p>Singh was married, but he divorced in 1995. His ex-wife moved to the U.S., although they both remained involved in the upbringing of their son, Himmat Singh. </p><p>Himmat, now 21, graduated from Miri Piri Academy, a Sikh School near Amritsar, India, and now studies at a community college in Eugene, Ore. </p><p><u><strong>Himmat, who is an observant turban-wearing Sikh, says, "I'm not as comfortable as my dad with my physical appearance but I'm very much like him." </strong></u></p><p><u><strong>He attributes his learning to his father. "Although I was born in a Sikh family, like other kids I questioned why I am Sikh," Himmat says. "Especially between the ages of 8 and 11, when other kids used to call me names like 'towel head.' " </strong></u></p><p><u><strong></strong></u></p><p></p><p><u>Over the years, he says, "I found I like the lifestyle and values and I was luckier than my Dad to have close friends who are Sikh."</u></p><p></p><p></p><p><u>:welcome:THIS is the attitude we all welcome....no compulsion..voluntary choice.</u> Jarnail Singh.:happy:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gyani Jarnail Singh, post: 98402, member: 189"] Here is an inspirational story from the USA SPIRITUALITY TheStar.com | GTA | White by birth, Sikh by choice White by birth, Sikh by choice [IMG]http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/ce/d3/7d72ee8946eba298559fcc9762b4.jpeg[/IMG] RICHARD LAUTENS/TORONTO STAR Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa — formerly Gordon Grossman — attracts many covert but curious glances. He says he is "past the stage of (caring about) people staring." [IMG]http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconEmailArticle.gif[/IMG] [URL='javascript:openWin("/emailStory/616928")']Email story[/URL] [IMG]http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconPrint.gif[/IMG] [URL="http://www.thestar.com/printArticle/616928"]Print[/URL] [URL="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#"][IMG]http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconStext.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#"][IMG]http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconMtext.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#"][IMG]http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconLtext.gif[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928#"]Choose text size[/URL] [IMG]http://www.thestar.com/App_Themes/TheStar/images/icons/iconReportTypo.gif[/IMG] [URL='javascript:openWin("/emailCorrection/616928")']Report typo or correction[/URL] [URL="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php"][IMG]http://www.addthis.com/images/button1-bm.gif[/IMG][/URL] Quest for enlightenment led from United Church to yoga and ashrams Apr 11, 2009 04:30 AM [url=http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/616928]TheStar.com | GTA | White by birth, Sikh by choice[/url] Raheel Raza SPECIAL TO THE STAR When a few thousand Sikhs take to the streets on April 26 to celebrate Vaisakhi, a man who was one of the [I]Punj Piaray [/I](the beloved and revered group of five) to lead the parade in 1997 and 1998 is likely to be walking along, inconspicuously this time. But isolated from the crowd, Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa is a sight to behold. In multicultural Canada, his traditional Sikh outfit of "Bana" (flowing shirt and pants), turban and beard should perhaps not be at odds with his white skin and green eyes. And yet, they are. He attracts covert but curious glances. "I'm past the stage of (caring about) people staring," he says with a hearty laugh over a green tea in a coffee shop downtown. When we meet next, it is on the third floor of a beautifully restored home in the heart of Little Italy. This is the Guru Ram Das Ashram, where Singh [I]Sahib[/I] (or Singh Sir) – as he insists on being called – is speaking to his yoga students about self-esteem. A few minutes later, they start breathing exercises and yoga. One of his students, 29-year-old Jaya Smith, calls him a powerful teacher. "The yoga charges my inner energies," she says, "and his lectures before yoga are spiritual and inspiring." Singh is no ordinary teacher. He combines spiritual teachings, music, chanting and yoga in his classes, inspiring students with his sense of humour and ready laughter. He is comfortable with his identity and his attire, although he was born to neither. Born Gordon Grossman to a United Church family in Thunder Bay, Ont., he grew up in Kingston during the era of the Vietnam War and Kent State, and anti-war demonstrations were rife. "At 8, I realized that as people grow older, they don't necessarily get happier. I didn't want to grow up like them, following just one trend of thought like sheep." He had ethical and moral questions about war, but found "adults were no good at answering these." He embarked on his own search for answers, reading Marx, Nietzsche and every philosophy book he could find. "I guess there was activism in me from childhood and I knew that everyone can make some difference. So at 14, I became a vegetarian and decided not to cut my hair because it's a natural growth." Out comes that hearty, booming laugh again as he adds: "That didn't sit too well with my mother." At 16, he left home in search of a teacher. This led him to Vancouver, where he found Swami Janardan Paramahansaand and learned meditation. He also began the practice of Hatha Yoga with students of Swami Satchidananda. "I had only one criterion at that time: my teacher must have long hair," Singh recalls. "And this one did, so I became a student." But the thirst for wisdom remained. It was this search for enlightenment that led him to Sikhism. In 1972, he moved into a Sikh ashram in Toronto. Here, at last, he began to feel at home. "I found the Sikh tradition to be disciplined and open, and I related well to this," he says. He found a teacher in Yogi Bhajan, a charismatic spiritual leader. And that's when Gordon Grossman became Guru Fatha Singh Khalsa. It is also when he "learned the concept of [I]Satnam[/I] – be true to yourself," he says, a concept that empowered his activism regarding issues of truth and justice." [U][B]In 1976, Singh launched a successful case with the Canadian Human Rights Commission for his right as a Sikh to join the armed forces while wearing his turban and beard. He launched another case in 1979 to be allowed to drive a taxicab as an observant Sikh. [/B][/U] Singh was married, but he divorced in 1995. His ex-wife moved to the U.S., although they both remained involved in the upbringing of their son, Himmat Singh. Himmat, now 21, graduated from Miri Piri Academy, a Sikh School near Amritsar, India, and now studies at a community college in Eugene, Ore. [U][B]Himmat, who is an observant turban-wearing Sikh, says, "I'm not as comfortable as my dad with my physical appearance but I'm very much like him." [/B][/U] [U][B]He attributes his learning to his father. "Although I was born in a Sikh family, like other kids I questioned why I am Sikh," Himmat says. "Especially between the ages of 8 and 11, when other kids used to call me names like 'towel head.' " [/B][/U] [U]Over the years, he says, "I found I like the lifestyle and values and I was luckier than my Dad to have close friends who are Sikh."[/U] [U]:welcome:THIS is the attitude we all welcome....no compulsion..voluntary choice.[/U] Jarnail Singh.:happy: [/QUOTE]
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