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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="Roger" data-source="post: 119275" data-attributes="member: 10721"><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Narayanjot,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Forgive my thickness, but I ‘m feeling very challenged, mentally, to comprehend your posts. So, I hope you don’t mind me clarifying few of your statements and chucking in few more questions. I find learning easier through asking innumerable questions. I don't expect to get all the answers now and here but it's a start! </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">OK. So, let me recap what you are saying. Satguru’s (God) grace is in all human beings. Guru (Teacher,) who by the way, has realized this grace can teach his followers to realize it as well (which dwells deep within every soul). Realization of Grace enables person to perform good deeds and finally, liberation (Jeevan Mukhti – merging with Satguru). Rejection of grace, on the other hand, results in <strong>“</strong></span></span><em><span style="color: darkred"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">he wanders lost in reincarnation.”</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“…day of mukhti is pre-ordained, what is meant is that it is "given" by the Grace of the Guru.”</span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“…as I have said several times in this thread - the blueprint for realizing God's Grace, the grace of the guru - to accept or reject or ignore.”</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Is God’s grace and guru’s grace the same thing, as per your statements above or, are they two different things?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“Just like any other gift a person can realize that the gift is there for the taking.”</span></span></em></p><p><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">So, a person doesn’t need a Guru, then! I May not know “</span></span><em><span style="color: darkred"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">sublime state of the True Guru”</span></span></em><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> but what’s stopping Satguru interacting with us directly? Why can’t Satguru reach out to us?</span></span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“…the title given them, the eleven gurus, as Guru is nothing more than an acknowledgment that each one is suffused with the light of the "One." Each had discovreed his "True Identity, the Sat Nam, and tried to teach others in a selfless way.” </span></span></em></p><p><em><span style="color: #001f4b"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“All of our Guru's proclaim -- there is only one Guru, one Satguru…”</span></span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">This is where I really got lost! Guru is a “title” for someone suffused with the light of the “<em>One</em>”. So, eleven Gurus, are suffused with “One’s” Light, making them one and the same Guru! Is this “ONE’s” Light same as “ONE’s” Grace? Is this “ONE” Satguru (God)?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Each Guru had discovered “<em>true identity</em>” of who/what? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Why did each of them have to discover it, since they were suffused with the same “ONE’S” light? Were Gurus suffused with the (same) light before birth, at birth, or after birth?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Many thanks</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Roger</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roger, post: 119275, member: 10721"] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Narayanjot,[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Forgive my thickness, but I ‘m feeling very challenged, mentally, to comprehend your posts. So, I hope you don’t mind me clarifying few of your statements and chucking in few more questions. I find learning easier through asking innumerable questions. I don't expect to get all the answers now and here but it's a start! [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]OK. So, let me recap what you are saying. Satguru’s (God) grace is in all human beings. Guru (Teacher,) who by the way, has realized this grace can teach his followers to realize it as well (which dwells deep within every soul). Realization of Grace enables person to perform good deeds and finally, liberation (Jeevan Mukhti – merging with Satguru). Rejection of grace, on the other hand, results in [B]“[/B][/FONT][/COLOR][I][COLOR=darkred][FONT=Verdana]he wanders lost in reincarnation.”[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]“…day of mukhti is pre-ordained, what is meant is that it is "given" by the Grace of the Guru.”[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]“…as I have said several times in this thread - the blueprint for realizing God's Grace, the grace of the guru - to accept or reject or ignore.”[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]Is God’s grace and guru’s grace the same thing, as per your statements above or, are they two different things?[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]“Just like any other gift a person can realize that the gift is there for the taking.”[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]So, a person doesn’t need a Guru, then! I May not know “[/FONT][/COLOR][I][COLOR=darkred][FONT=Verdana]sublime state of the True Guru”[/FONT][/COLOR][/I][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana] but what’s stopping Satguru interacting with us directly? Why can’t Satguru reach out to us?[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]“…the title given them, the eleven gurus, as Guru is nothing more than an acknowledgment that each one is suffused with the light of the "One." Each had discovreed his "True Identity, the Sat Nam, and tried to teach others in a selfless way.” [/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [I][COLOR=#001f4b][FONT=Verdana]“All of our Guru's proclaim -- there is only one Guru, one Satguru…”[/FONT][/COLOR][/I] [FONT=Verdana]This is where I really got lost! Guru is a “title” for someone suffused with the light of the “[I]One[/I]”. So, eleven Gurus, are suffused with “One’s” Light, making them one and the same Guru! Is this “ONE’s” Light same as “ONE’s” Grace? Is this “ONE” Satguru (God)?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Each Guru had discovered “[I]true identity[/I]” of who/what? [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Why did each of them have to discover it, since they were suffused with the same “ONE’S” light? Were Gurus suffused with the (same) light before birth, at birth, or after birth?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Many thanks[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Roger[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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