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Pahre (74-78)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
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Anand (917-922)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_member15" data-source="post: 163872" data-attributes="member: 17438"><p>Another definition of prayer that I like: </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"...<strong>The most powerful prayer, one wellnigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind. The quieter it is the more powerful, the worthier, the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is. To the quiet mind all things are possible. What is a quiet mind? A quiet mind is one which nothing weighs on, nothing worries, which, free from ties and from all self-seeking, is wholly merged into the will of God and dead to its own...</strong><span style="color: #800000"><strong>If the only prayer you say in your entire life is "Thank You," that would suffice. <span style="color: black">Apprehend God in all things, </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">for God is in all things. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">Every single creature is full of God </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">and is a book about God. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">Every creature is a word of God. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature-- </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">even a caterpillar-- </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">I would never have to prepare a sermon. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: black">So full of God is every creature. </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">We ought to understand God equally in all things, for God is equally in all things. </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">All beings love one another. </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>All creatures are interdependent</strong>...<strong>God wants nothing of you but the gift of a peaceful heart..." </strong></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>- </strong><em>Meister Eckhart (1260-1329), Catholic mystic and Dominican priest</em></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-size: 12px">And also: </span></em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #800000"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>"...A man may go into the field and say his prayer and be aware of God, or, he may be in Church and be aware of God; but, if he is more aware of Him because he is in a quiet place, that is his own deficiency and not due to God, Who is alike present in all things and places, and is willing to give Himself everywhere so far as lies in Him. He knows God rightly who knows Him everywhere...</strong><strong>"</strong> </span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #800000"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><em>- Meister Eckhart (1260-1329), Catholic mystic and Dominican priest</em></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="color: #800000"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #800000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #800000">One does not have to be in a Church or Temple to find God in prayer - he is Everywhere! </span></p><p> <span style="color: #800000"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #800000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #800000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member15, post: 163872, member: 17438"] Another definition of prayer that I like: [SIZE=3]"...[B]The most powerful prayer, one wellnigh omnipotent, and the worthiest work of all is the outcome of a quiet mind. The quieter it is the more powerful, the worthier, the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is. To the quiet mind all things are possible. What is a quiet mind? A quiet mind is one which nothing weighs on, nothing worries, which, free from ties and from all self-seeking, is wholly merged into the will of God and dead to its own...[/B][COLOR=#800000][B]If the only prayer you say in your entire life is "Thank You," that would suffice. [COLOR=black]Apprehend God in all things, [/COLOR][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]for God is in all things. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]Every single creature is full of God [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]and is a book about God. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]Every creature is a word of God. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature-- [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]even a caterpillar-- [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]I would never have to prepare a sermon. [/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=black]So full of God is every creature. [/COLOR][/FONT][/B][COLOR=black][B][FONT=Verdana]We ought to understand God equally in all things, for God is equally in all things. [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]All beings love one another. [/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana][B]All creatures are interdependent[/B]...[B]God wants nothing of you but the gift of a peaceful heart..." [/B][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [B][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=3][B]- [/B][I]Meister Eckhart (1260-1329), Catholic mystic and Dominican priest[/I][/SIZE] [I][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=3]And also: [/SIZE][/I] [I][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/I] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800000][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#800000][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana][B]"...A man may go into the field and say his prayer and be aware of God, or, he may be in Church and be aware of God; but, if he is more aware of Him because he is in a quiet place, that is his own deficiency and not due to God, Who is alike present in all things and places, and is willing to give Himself everywhere so far as lies in Him. He knows God rightly who knows Him everywhere...[/B][B]"[/B] [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#800000][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][I]- Meister Eckhart (1260-1329), Catholic mystic and Dominican priest[/I][/COLOR][/SIZE] One does not have to be in a Church or Temple to find God in prayer - he is Everywhere! [/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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