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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)
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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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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 55990" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #810081"><a href="http://www.gwen.ca/html/higher/the_path_to_loving.html" target="_blank"><u>http://www.gwen.ca/html/higher/the_path_to_loving.html</u></a></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">The Path To Loving Kindness In Everyday Life</span></strong> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Is our culture one in which acts of loving-kindness are considered special gifts rather than everyday occurrences? We may have learned to carry an insect gently outdoors to freedom rather than brutally squishing it, but do we show that same tenderness to the one who cuts us off in traffic, or the adolescent who sees things differently?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Ironically, although it appears that loving-kindness is something we give, or show to others, in reality it is an inner state of being. The outward manifestations are only a reflection of something much deeper. If we think of loving kindness as a series of actions that we carry out, then what of the space between those actions? Who are we in between?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">When we create peace within, our outer actions flow effortlessly, almost without thought. When there is an ocean of peace within, our actions are soft waves gently lapping the shores of the consciousness of others. It is easy to be kind when we feel good. It is easier to be kind to those whom we love. The journey of loving-kindness requires not that we act in a kind, loving way, but rather that we be loving-kindness.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">If we have a flashlight and decide to direct our light to areas we wish to illuminate, then we are trying to be like the sun. If we simply were able to turn on an inner radiant light, then everything in our presence would be illuminated. We would be a light source, rather than acting like one. Similarly, when we can be loving- kindness, anything or anyone encountering us receives the warm rays of kind energy: automatically, unmediated by thought. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">The sun does not decide upon whom it will shine; nor does a loving heart. So how do we, in a fast-paced Western culture, live loving- kindness? The easy answer is to simply eliminate anything that does not feel kind or loving. That may be a little too heavy on the Zen, and too light on the practical, to induce action. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">We come into the world with an unlimited capacity for giving and receiving love. The only reason for not functioning naturally in a loving way is because we have been hurt. Somewhere (or everywhere) along the line there has been hurt and subsequent defense formation. The natural response is to block the flow of love – to only give it to those we can trust. Thus love becomes a kind of currency: something to trade in. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">We become the managers of our loving energy, rather than just being the loving energy ourselves. We want only to “spend” our love where we will get good value in return. We step out of the loving flow – and then yearn for fulfillment that we will never find out there. An attitude of loving-kindness begins first with compassion for oneself.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">The love that we seek outside in the world we must first bring to ourselves. As we do this, we may feel humility, surrender and even some sorrow about how we have abandoned ourselves. It is keeping ourselves out of our own hearts that creates our pain. When we have separation within ourselves, to some degree we will maintain separation from others. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">It is this separation that blocks the living expression of loving kindness. As we open our hearts to ourselves, we find there is room there for the entire world. When we cease judgement of ourselves, we no longer need to judge others. When we are compassionate and gentle to ourselves, it is natural to be that way with others. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">In our increasingly technological world, we interact more and more with others via technology, rather than face to face. It is the human face, the smile, and the eyes, which trigger within the profoundness of the human connection. If the sun were human, it would be basking in its own warm glow, and as it looked beyond itself it would see only radiant light reflecting off of everything in its vision. So it is with us when we are manifestations of loving-kindness. We feel a deep warmth radiating from within and surrounding us. We see in everyone else the same reflection of love, a light that reflects back and forth endlessly, so that there is no separation between ‘ I’ and ‘thee’. Then, there is only love.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">--------------------------------------------------------------------------</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: red"><strong>>>>>> THE SIKH WAY = SEVA + SIMRAN + SANGAT ! <<<<<</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 55990, member: 884"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#810081][URL="http://www.gwen.ca/html/higher/the_path_to_loving.html"][U]http://www.gwen.ca/html/higher/the_path_to_loving.html[/U][/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [COLOR=#000080][B][SIZE=5]The Path To Loving Kindness In Everyday Life[/SIZE][/B] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Is our culture one in which acts of loving-kindness are considered special gifts rather than everyday occurrences? We may have learned to carry an insect gently outdoors to freedom rather than brutally squishing it, but do we show that same tenderness to the one who cuts us off in traffic, or the adolescent who sees things differently?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Ironically, although it appears that loving-kindness is something we give, or show to others, in reality it is an inner state of being. The outward manifestations are only a reflection of something much deeper. If we think of loving kindness as a series of actions that we carry out, then what of the space between those actions? Who are we in between?[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]When we create peace within, our outer actions flow effortlessly, almost without thought. When there is an ocean of peace within, our actions are soft waves gently lapping the shores of the consciousness of others. It is easy to be kind when we feel good. It is easier to be kind to those whom we love. The journey of loving-kindness requires not that we act in a kind, loving way, but rather that we be loving-kindness.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]If we have a flashlight and decide to direct our light to areas we wish to illuminate, then we are trying to be like the sun. If we simply were able to turn on an inner radiant light, then everything in our presence would be illuminated. We would be a light source, rather than acting like one. Similarly, when we can be loving- kindness, anything or anyone encountering us receives the warm rays of kind energy: automatically, unmediated by thought. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The sun does not decide upon whom it will shine; nor does a loving heart. So how do we, in a fast-paced Western culture, live loving- kindness? The easy answer is to simply eliminate anything that does not feel kind or loving. That may be a little too heavy on the Zen, and too light on the practical, to induce action. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]We come into the world with an unlimited capacity for giving and receiving love. The only reason for not functioning naturally in a loving way is because we have been hurt. Somewhere (or everywhere) along the line there has been hurt and subsequent defense formation. The natural response is to block the flow of love – to only give it to those we can trust. Thus love becomes a kind of currency: something to trade in. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]We become the managers of our loving energy, rather than just being the loving energy ourselves. We want only to “spend” our love where we will get good value in return. We step out of the loving flow – and then yearn for fulfillment that we will never find out there. An attitude of loving-kindness begins first with compassion for oneself.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The love that we seek outside in the world we must first bring to ourselves. As we do this, we may feel humility, surrender and even some sorrow about how we have abandoned ourselves. It is keeping ourselves out of our own hearts that creates our pain. When we have separation within ourselves, to some degree we will maintain separation from others. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]It is this separation that blocks the living expression of loving kindness. As we open our hearts to ourselves, we find there is room there for the entire world. When we cease judgement of ourselves, we no longer need to judge others. When we are compassionate and gentle to ourselves, it is natural to be that way with others. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]In our increasingly technological world, we interact more and more with others via technology, rather than face to face. It is the human face, the smile, and the eyes, which trigger within the profoundness of the human connection. If the sun were human, it would be basking in its own warm glow, and as it looked beyond itself it would see only radiant light reflecting off of everything in its vision. So it is with us when we are manifestations of loving-kindness. We feel a deep warmth radiating from within and surrounding us. We see in everyone else the same reflection of love, a light that reflects back and forth endlessly, so that there is no separation between ‘ I’ and ‘thee’. Then, there is only love.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]--------------------------------------------------------------------------[/COLOR] [COLOR=red][B]>>>>> THE SIKH WAY = SEVA + SIMRAN + SANGAT ! <<<<<[/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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