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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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What I Could Learn From My 'colleagues From Hell'
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<blockquote data-quote="Seeker2013" data-source="post: 210632" data-attributes="member: 19755"><p>The baby is not the baby, the kid is not the kid, the teen is not the teen, the adult is not the adult. In actuality, there's no you, no me, no tree, river , mountain, forest, this and the that.</p><p>Its all god playing its weird games . Its just an act, a pretense, something god created in his own joy.</p><p>Gurbani often gives a beautiful and really simple but appropriate example of this at several places :</p><p>This world with all its stories is like a play. You know Harry when a play happens, a story is written , and an <strong>actor </strong>then enacts the characters of the play. The actor changes his appearance to <strong>become </strong>the characters . You sit in the auditorium watching the play. The character laughs and cries. You haven't seen the actor but you can say an actor is there because the character is there !</p><p>Then the play ends . And the character disappears ! voila .. what happened ?</p><p>was the character of the play for real ?? was all that crying and sorrow and happiness and joys <strong>real </strong>? it wasn't , but it did happen before your very eyes. You saw it , so it was real !</p><p>but it wasn't !</p><p></p><p>When the play ended, the character disappeared and only the actor remained ! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>so does the bani of guru tells us that god created this world for his pleasure will, and he enacted all this characters, you, me , everything else but he's the main actor behind us all. The actor behind us all is same .</p><p>This is what the ancient sages called 'aatma' (soul) which is perhaps (? I am doubtful) identical with the 'paramatma' (god).</p><p>Thats why Guru Nanak said "no one is hindu, no one is muslim" . Perhaps at that stage, you can't really differentiate all these superficial things.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't have vedic views or abrahamic views . I think both of these are same if you scratch the surface !</p><p>there's only one religion ! all superficial things give illusion of more than one religion.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Guru's word. You can read an english translation of gurbani on internet.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If I jump off a cliff saying that I don't believe in gravity, will I not fall off to ground and die ?</p><p>These are not my views, these are views of ancient sages and also of our guru sahibs.</p><p>Without karma (deed in action or thought), we wouldn't be here.</p><p>Desires are the reason for birth. <strong>What is remaining balance in your account at end of fiscal year does get carried forward to next year my friend. </strong>Same is true for baby perhaps ! </p><p></p><p> you're free to hold onto your views. We are just discussing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Perhaps you're already doing some of it ! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> when you help a person, when you say a big part of your life revolves around helping others, and you act on it, then you're helping others my friend .. you're actually helping yourself .</p><p></p><p>Once when I was going through the atheistic phase of my life, I once asked our local gurudwara's granthi "Where is god ? why have I never heard him speak?" , to which he beautifully replied "This (you) is god speaking, who else than god ?"</p><p>Didn't believed it then, but now remembering this brings tear to my eyes</p><p></p><p>So strange it is !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seeker2013, post: 210632, member: 19755"] The baby is not the baby, the kid is not the kid, the teen is not the teen, the adult is not the adult. In actuality, there's no you, no me, no tree, river , mountain, forest, this and the that. Its all god playing its weird games . Its just an act, a pretense, something god created in his own joy. Gurbani often gives a beautiful and really simple but appropriate example of this at several places : This world with all its stories is like a play. You know Harry when a play happens, a story is written , and an [B]actor [/B]then enacts the characters of the play. The actor changes his appearance to [B]become [/B]the characters . You sit in the auditorium watching the play. The character laughs and cries. You haven't seen the actor but you can say an actor is there because the character is there ! Then the play ends . And the character disappears ! voila .. what happened ? was the character of the play for real ?? was all that crying and sorrow and happiness and joys [B]real [/B]? it wasn't , but it did happen before your very eyes. You saw it , so it was real ! but it wasn't ! When the play ended, the character disappeared and only the actor remained ! :D so does the bani of guru tells us that god created this world for his pleasure will, and he enacted all this characters, you, me , everything else but he's the main actor behind us all. The actor behind us all is same . This is what the ancient sages called 'aatma' (soul) which is perhaps (? I am doubtful) identical with the 'paramatma' (god). Thats why Guru Nanak said "no one is hindu, no one is muslim" . Perhaps at that stage, you can't really differentiate all these superficial things. I don't have vedic views or abrahamic views . I think both of these are same if you scratch the surface ! there's only one religion ! all superficial things give illusion of more than one religion. Guru's word. You can read an english translation of gurbani on internet. If I jump off a cliff saying that I don't believe in gravity, will I not fall off to ground and die ? These are not my views, these are views of ancient sages and also of our guru sahibs. Without karma (deed in action or thought), we wouldn't be here. Desires are the reason for birth. [B]What is remaining balance in your account at end of fiscal year does get carried forward to next year my friend. [/B]Same is true for baby perhaps ! you're free to hold onto your views. We are just discussing :) Perhaps you're already doing some of it ! :) when you help a person, when you say a big part of your life revolves around helping others, and you act on it, then you're helping others my friend .. you're actually helping yourself . Once when I was going through the atheistic phase of my life, I once asked our local gurudwara's granthi "Where is god ? why have I never heard him speak?" , to which he beautifully replied "This (you) is god speaking, who else than god ?" Didn't believed it then, but now remembering this brings tear to my eyes So strange it is ! [/QUOTE]
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