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Gurbani (14-53)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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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)
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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)
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Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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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)
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Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
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Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
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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)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
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Told DAD That Meat Is NOT Forbidden, And He Gets ANGRY!
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_member14" data-source="post: 166441" data-attributes="member: 586"><p>Harry ji,</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, one reason we need to hear the truth regarding such things is so that we begin to question our experiences. Consider this:</p><p></p><p>In the act of reading this message it seems as though there is seeing, thinking, touching, hearing and on top of this, the sense of the experiencer having these experiences all happening at the same time. But the truth is that only one experience through one of the five senses or the mind arises at one time. The rapidity of these rising and falling away however is at the rate of trillions in just one second, and this gives the impression that it is all happening at once. And consider also our experience of seeing. The impression we get is that there is light all the time. In reality however, seeing happens in between many, many moments of other kinds of experience, and all of these are in fact *without light* or in other words *dark*. </p><p></p><p>What we can understand from this is the extent of our ignorance. It is ignorance which is what has led you to believe that moments of love is accompanied sometimes by unpleasant feeling. The fact is that aversion must have arisen in close proximity to the love and you were not aware. Neither the characteristic of love nor the aversion were made known, but the strong unpleasant feeling which arose with the latter, ended up being the object of thinking. Indeed this is where we are all at, reacting all day to pleasant and unpleasant feelings and no awareness of anything. </p><p></p><p>The same idea can be applied to the hate with pleasant feeling. This pleasant feeling comes with the attachment to the impression of oneself being right while the person we hate is wrong.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is Harry seeing through rose-tinted glasses to give support to a much loved view regarding the world / cosmos. ;-) </p><p></p><p>Animals experience through the five senses and the mind just as we human beings do. Any study of one’s moment to moment experiences would lead one to notice the extent of the restlessness which is characteristic of all animals. Beside the restlessness which is conditioned by ignorance, animals experience only the different forms of attachment and aversion all day. Yes what they do is what they do. This does not mean however that you approve, let alone make it all look desirable. Restlessness, attachment and aversion are no states to encourage. You as a human being are projecting your view because you have the luxury to do that. But the poor animals are *not* at peace at all!! Compassion for them is therefore what is needed. Indeed it is from seeing them for what they really are that people who believe in karma are led to conclude how so difficult it is to move out of the animal realm and be reborn as a human being.</p><p></p><p>According to the law of moral cause and effect, being born as an animal is result of bad karma. So I think it is very misleading to paint a picture about them which gives the impression that theirs is a life of harmony and is good. You perhaps think that you are being kind and generous towards them to paint a positive picture, but the fact is that it is you who find comfort in the particular view.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So what is the answer to my question regarding which is superior to the other, animals or human beings? Would it be more correct for me to consider animals as result of better karma than human beings? And human beings being what they are, why should anything it does be a problem? Why should whatever he does not be considered in consonance with the grand design?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is like a curse then to have the ability to think as human beings do?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member14, post: 166441, member: 586"] Harry ji, Well, one reason we need to hear the truth regarding such things is so that we begin to question our experiences. Consider this: In the act of reading this message it seems as though there is seeing, thinking, touching, hearing and on top of this, the sense of the experiencer having these experiences all happening at the same time. But the truth is that only one experience through one of the five senses or the mind arises at one time. The rapidity of these rising and falling away however is at the rate of trillions in just one second, and this gives the impression that it is all happening at once. And consider also our experience of seeing. The impression we get is that there is light all the time. In reality however, seeing happens in between many, many moments of other kinds of experience, and all of these are in fact *without light* or in other words *dark*. What we can understand from this is the extent of our ignorance. It is ignorance which is what has led you to believe that moments of love is accompanied sometimes by unpleasant feeling. The fact is that aversion must have arisen in close proximity to the love and you were not aware. Neither the characteristic of love nor the aversion were made known, but the strong unpleasant feeling which arose with the latter, ended up being the object of thinking. Indeed this is where we are all at, reacting all day to pleasant and unpleasant feelings and no awareness of anything. The same idea can be applied to the hate with pleasant feeling. This pleasant feeling comes with the attachment to the impression of oneself being right while the person we hate is wrong. This is Harry seeing through rose-tinted glasses to give support to a much loved view regarding the world / cosmos. ;-) Animals experience through the five senses and the mind just as we human beings do. Any study of one’s moment to moment experiences would lead one to notice the extent of the restlessness which is characteristic of all animals. Beside the restlessness which is conditioned by ignorance, animals experience only the different forms of attachment and aversion all day. Yes what they do is what they do. This does not mean however that you approve, let alone make it all look desirable. Restlessness, attachment and aversion are no states to encourage. You as a human being are projecting your view because you have the luxury to do that. But the poor animals are *not* at peace at all!! Compassion for them is therefore what is needed. Indeed it is from seeing them for what they really are that people who believe in karma are led to conclude how so difficult it is to move out of the animal realm and be reborn as a human being. According to the law of moral cause and effect, being born as an animal is result of bad karma. So I think it is very misleading to paint a picture about them which gives the impression that theirs is a life of harmony and is good. You perhaps think that you are being kind and generous towards them to paint a positive picture, but the fact is that it is you who find comfort in the particular view. So what is the answer to my question regarding which is superior to the other, animals or human beings? Would it be more correct for me to consider animals as result of better karma than human beings? And human beings being what they are, why should anything it does be a problem? Why should whatever he does not be considered in consonance with the grand design? It is like a curse then to have the ability to think as human beings do? [/QUOTE]
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