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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 Is Detachment? Is It Misunderstood?
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member5" data-source="post: 80350" data-attributes="member: 2249"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">Absolutism is the ultimate end and ideal. To gain the absolute Waheguru and the Supreme Spirit man is essentially required to be as absolutely and ardently faithful toward this cause to gain salvation.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">PK70ji, has referred to intellectualism as not being the answer. My response is that absolute faith should be either empirical, learnt by his experiences; ie, the firm belief that man is but a beast without honour, morality, humanity and chastity of heart, mind and soul, or ingrained with nurturing, education and enlightenment.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">What is intellectualism and Religion but the Science and path of knowledge and a search for truth. Why does man seek truth, to free his spirit from the chains of delusory attachment to transient and temporal worldly material.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">How does one become an ascetic, of Holy Spirit, many books and discourses, some by good ordinary enlighted layman, others by men of learning who have devoted their entire lives toward the search for truth. A child is instilled with faith, until its mind functions, and it gains belief. The child matures and with life experience gains empirical proofs and worldly understanding. It is his perception and familiarity with his world that encourages the opening of his mind to the universe, whilst upholding a filter and guard against the negative forces of sinfulness and temptation that cause mans mind and heart to be distracted and led astray.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">Indeed, mans acquired intelligence avails him not in his quest if he has gathered much intelligence but has little cohesive or cognisant understanding of correlation and interaction between all aspects of his knowledge, world, life and mind.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">Sikhi encourages its followers to gain mastery of the will and mind. That is the objective. To have complete control of one’s actions, emotions and needs. Understand why man craves, behaves and thinks in the manner in which he does, be it positive or unsociable and on the path of self destruction. When a man is driven by an unknown will leading his mind then he is as a slave and captive to this will, an indeterminate unknown force, rarely holding his best long term interest first and foremost.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">Whether it is the company of a guru, or the saintly or education, or the indoctrination and akal dispensed by wise and godly parent’s man, man’s life journey is to be intellectually, spiritually and emotionally liberated and free. It is then he is qualified and equipped to embark upon a journey to the Great Soul. Holding faith through fear of retribution, or social disgrace or peer pressure is not true goodness or faith, but a cage within which man is trapped. Man is enslaved at times by the ignorance of others but moreoften his own fear, ignorance and greed. Love and wisdom are the keys to freedom.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">A hawk is an evil animal. It is synonymous with the crow, crowing and tormenting and eroding mans peace of mind. I do not know of any Gods hawk. The notion of Gobind Ji’s hawk screeching at any who near the truth and light bears some relevance, seems sinister and is contemptibly disputed by those who seek to guard Gods honour. Christianity states Stan stands precariously close to God, and Gobind Ji closets and hawk. I would dispute such an allegation. Wisdom, truth and akal are the key. Clay pigeon shooting will silence the crowing of the hawk efficaciously and expediently should it descend to torment or loot the noble.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Baskerville Old Face'">Jeeti K Johal.</span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member5, post: 80350, member: 2249"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]Absolutism is the ultimate end and ideal. To gain the absolute Waheguru and the Supreme Spirit man is essentially required to be as absolutely and ardently faithful toward this cause to gain salvation.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]PK70ji, has referred to intellectualism as not being the answer. My response is that absolute faith should be either empirical, learnt by his experiences; ie, the firm belief that man is but a beast without honour, morality, humanity and chastity of heart, mind and soul, or ingrained with nurturing, education and enlightenment.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]What is intellectualism and Religion but the Science and path of knowledge and a search for truth. Why does man seek truth, to free his spirit from the chains of delusory attachment to transient and temporal worldly material.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]How does one become an ascetic, of Holy Spirit, many books and discourses, some by good ordinary enlighted layman, others by men of learning who have devoted their entire lives toward the search for truth. A child is instilled with faith, until its mind functions, and it gains belief. The child matures and with life experience gains empirical proofs and worldly understanding. It is his perception and familiarity with his world that encourages the opening of his mind to the universe, whilst upholding a filter and guard against the negative forces of sinfulness and temptation that cause mans mind and heart to be distracted and led astray.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]Indeed, mans acquired intelligence avails him not in his quest if he has gathered much intelligence but has little cohesive or cognisant understanding of correlation and interaction between all aspects of his knowledge, world, life and mind.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]Sikhi encourages its followers to gain mastery of the will and mind. That is the objective. To have complete control of one’s actions, emotions and needs. Understand why man craves, behaves and thinks in the manner in which he does, be it positive or unsociable and on the path of self destruction. When a man is driven by an unknown will leading his mind then he is as a slave and captive to this will, an indeterminate unknown force, rarely holding his best long term interest first and foremost.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]Whether it is the company of a guru, or the saintly or education, or the indoctrination and akal dispensed by wise and godly parent’s man, man’s life journey is to be intellectually, spiritually and emotionally liberated and free. It is then he is qualified and equipped to embark upon a journey to the Great Soul. Holding faith through fear of retribution, or social disgrace or peer pressure is not true goodness or faith, but a cage within which man is trapped. Man is enslaved at times by the ignorance of others but moreoften his own fear, ignorance and greed. Love and wisdom are the keys to freedom.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]A hawk is an evil animal. It is synonymous with the crow, crowing and tormenting and eroding mans peace of mind. I do not know of any Gods hawk. The notion of Gobind Ji’s hawk screeching at any who near the truth and light bears some relevance, seems sinister and is contemptibly disputed by those who seek to guard Gods honour. Christianity states Stan stands precariously close to God, and Gobind Ji closets and hawk. I would dispute such an allegation. Wisdom, truth and akal are the key. Clay pigeon shooting will silence the crowing of the hawk efficaciously and expediently should it descend to torment or loot the noble.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=3][FONT=Baskerville Old Face]Jeeti K Johal.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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