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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)
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Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
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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
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Harry Haller" data-source="post: 215803" data-attributes="member: 14641"><p>I would not take anything on this site too seriously, Sikhnet is owned by the 3HO corporation, which has a slightly distorted version of Sikhism, this is their website, <a href="https://www.3ho.org/" target="_blank">3HO Foundation</a></p><p></p><p>see how many times you can see the word Sikh</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree, use your own intellect and logic to discern what is true, and what is not, we have a common saying on this website, does it pass the litmus test? The litmus test means does it back up with Sikh philosophy, on that basis, as far as I can see, no Guru had multiple marriages, no Guru had earings, (as is commonly depicted), no Guru performed miracles, and so forth, these are my own opinions, as a non Sikh, but looking at it from a clear head, it would appear a lot of the Sakhis have been spun a line, but then, how could they not be, they are very old stories, and if each person only changed one minute detail when passing it on, you are left with very little of the original.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, I suppose they encourage people to have faith in their faith, or maybe they did, a long time ago, unfortunately the world is now full of people like me and you, who question and question, we look at the emperor, and exclaim loudly, 'he is not wearing any clothes' while everyone else argues about the finery and style of the outfit.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, if we were to use common sense and logic, close your eyes, and go back to that time, I would imagine he suffered quite a serious neck wound, but carried on fighting, which over time, changed into the story that is currently about. Now before we congratulate ourselves on our wisdom and discretion, we should not forget that we cannot possibly know the truth, but on balance, the probability is that he had a deep neck wound. And here we get to the interesting point, it is human nature to exclaim loudly and shout from the rooftops that people are believing nonsense, and that my friend is why I am now a non Sikh, not because I do not love Sikhism, but because I love Sikhism so much that it is not for me to cast doubt, or change opinion, who the hell am I, a man that has danced with the devil all his life, to question paintings and history, in my heart, I have an idea of Sikhism, but it is so far fetched from the what passes that I do not have the energy or the time to argue and debate, however, I am happy to chat to a likeminded soul. Also you are not taking into account a lot of factors of the time, the Sikhs were having the shit kicked out of them, we needed heroes, we needed stories, we needed inspiration, maybe we even needed paintings, its easy for us to sit here in our warm houses behind a keyboard postulating this and that, but the reality is we cannot even comprehend what life was like then for Sikhs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, this only holds if the story is true, I did not believe the story to be true, so the question leading from that to me is irrelevant, no, I do not believe that the Gurus chose from within their families to respect a diktat by Guru Amar Das, I think it just panned out that way. If they did, then it starts to upset the litmus test, and as my sister rightly pointed out above, you have to have some faith in foundations, otherwise the whole thing comes crashing down, but that is my personal belief, personal to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>hahah, why? my mother and father are pretty perfect, they are good, good people, just really nice people, with no interest in dancing with the devil, in fact, they are so good, that anyone else would have disowned me by now, I did not just dance with the devil, I ran away with him to Gretna Green, and we got married, still, they accept, love, nuture and cherish me, yet I came from their bloodline.....</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, I think we can all safely say that Guru Nanak did not, and as Sikhs believe that the light of Guru Nanak shone through all the Gurus, that they were all in fact the same, then the litmus test says no, I think by the time of the tenth Guru, he felt it important to show the world that Sikhs were not fakirs, or tramps, that they had culture, style, presence, I do not believe they lived like kings, I believe they were humble and did what they had to do to bring about change, in whatever way they felt appropriate, I put any king like stories down to the Sakhi culture, a true king, a proper king serves his people more than he serves himself, a real king would have to be dragged to the throne, because it is a job of responsibility, of nurture, not of gain. Real Kings do not give a toss about finery or luxury, all they care about is the welfare of their subjects. In my opinion all the Gurus were real kings.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, with respect, although you are questioning, you are not questioning those who created it, you are questioning the truth about those who created it, there is a difference, I live by the litmus test, the Gurus were perfect and they had a message to impart to the world, they lived as they preached, so any story that does not run on that road is probably {censored}. However, a great many people believe stories, but that is their right.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Harry Haller, post: 215803, member: 14641"] I would not take anything on this site too seriously, Sikhnet is owned by the 3HO corporation, which has a slightly distorted version of Sikhism, this is their website, [URL="https://www.3ho.org/"]3HO Foundation[/URL] see how many times you can see the word Sikh I agree, use your own intellect and logic to discern what is true, and what is not, we have a common saying on this website, does it pass the litmus test? The litmus test means does it back up with Sikh philosophy, on that basis, as far as I can see, no Guru had multiple marriages, no Guru had earings, (as is commonly depicted), no Guru performed miracles, and so forth, these are my own opinions, as a non Sikh, but looking at it from a clear head, it would appear a lot of the Sakhis have been spun a line, but then, how could they not be, they are very old stories, and if each person only changed one minute detail when passing it on, you are left with very little of the original. Yes, I suppose they encourage people to have faith in their faith, or maybe they did, a long time ago, unfortunately the world is now full of people like me and you, who question and question, we look at the emperor, and exclaim loudly, 'he is not wearing any clothes' while everyone else argues about the finery and style of the outfit. Well, if we were to use common sense and logic, close your eyes, and go back to that time, I would imagine he suffered quite a serious neck wound, but carried on fighting, which over time, changed into the story that is currently about. Now before we congratulate ourselves on our wisdom and discretion, we should not forget that we cannot possibly know the truth, but on balance, the probability is that he had a deep neck wound. And here we get to the interesting point, it is human nature to exclaim loudly and shout from the rooftops that people are believing nonsense, and that my friend is why I am now a non Sikh, not because I do not love Sikhism, but because I love Sikhism so much that it is not for me to cast doubt, or change opinion, who the hell am I, a man that has danced with the devil all his life, to question paintings and history, in my heart, I have an idea of Sikhism, but it is so far fetched from the what passes that I do not have the energy or the time to argue and debate, however, I am happy to chat to a likeminded soul. Also you are not taking into account a lot of factors of the time, the Sikhs were having the shit kicked out of them, we needed heroes, we needed stories, we needed inspiration, maybe we even needed paintings, its easy for us to sit here in our warm houses behind a keyboard postulating this and that, but the reality is we cannot even comprehend what life was like then for Sikhs. Well, this only holds if the story is true, I did not believe the story to be true, so the question leading from that to me is irrelevant, no, I do not believe that the Gurus chose from within their families to respect a diktat by Guru Amar Das, I think it just panned out that way. If they did, then it starts to upset the litmus test, and as my sister rightly pointed out above, you have to have some faith in foundations, otherwise the whole thing comes crashing down, but that is my personal belief, personal to me. hahah, why? my mother and father are pretty perfect, they are good, good people, just really nice people, with no interest in dancing with the devil, in fact, they are so good, that anyone else would have disowned me by now, I did not just dance with the devil, I ran away with him to Gretna Green, and we got married, still, they accept, love, nuture and cherish me, yet I came from their bloodline..... Well, I think we can all safely say that Guru Nanak did not, and as Sikhs believe that the light of Guru Nanak shone through all the Gurus, that they were all in fact the same, then the litmus test says no, I think by the time of the tenth Guru, he felt it important to show the world that Sikhs were not fakirs, or tramps, that they had culture, style, presence, I do not believe they lived like kings, I believe they were humble and did what they had to do to bring about change, in whatever way they felt appropriate, I put any king like stories down to the Sakhi culture, a true king, a proper king serves his people more than he serves himself, a real king would have to be dragged to the throne, because it is a job of responsibility, of nurture, not of gain. Real Kings do not give a toss about finery or luxury, all they care about is the welfare of their subjects. In my opinion all the Gurus were real kings. Well, with respect, although you are questioning, you are not questioning those who created it, you are questioning the truth about those who created it, there is a difference, I live by the litmus test, the Gurus were perfect and they had a message to impart to the world, they lived as they preached, so any story that does not run on that road is probably {censored}. However, a great many people believe stories, but that is their right. [/QUOTE]
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