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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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<blockquote data-quote="Ishna" data-source="post: 154278" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p>I'm terribly sorry to have given the impression that I pray with candles! I was trying to say it was difficult for me to go from a religion where I had an altar and when I prayed, I would interact with items on my altar, to Sikhi where all I had to do was sit down and read/sing/contemplate the shabad. I only lit a candle once, 4 years ago, and didn't feel the need to do it again. The actions I perform now are highly personal to me and I do it as an expression of love when the mood strikes me, I do not feel the need to do it every time, in fact I stopped when I felt thoughts like 'oohh, I didn't do xyz, whoops' because that is the line for me, I do my 'rituals' on my terms to benefit me and not because I have to.</p><p></p><p>A personal confession: from the age of 8 until around 20 I suffered with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. For those who don't know, OCD involves a recurring thought, usually a nasty thought (the obsession), followed by an intense feeling of doom and gloom (the compulsion), which doesn't go away until you perform whatever it is the compulsion drives you to do to negate the nasty thought.</p><p></p><p>In my particular case most of my obsessions/compulsions revolved around <strong>fear </strong>and <strong>superstition</strong>. If I didn't do xyz, something bad would happen. As mentioned above, I began to feel that same inner pressure when I wouldn't do my little paath rituals. Warning bells, neon lights, smoke alarms, military police, all went off in my mind when that started to happen recently! And I put an end to it quick smart.</p><p></p><p>So I like to think I know a little bit about rituals.</p><p></p><p>I thank Guruji from the bottom of my tiny little heart that I was never part of a religion that demanded rituals from childhood. That's like pre-programmed OCD and I can appreciate how hard that hold is to break later in life. And people with OCD KNOW they're being irrational, they KNOW their thoughts are stupid and there is no logic or truth in them, but the FEELING you get inside your body is so strong and won't let go. It feels like the world will END if you don't do whatever it is you've gotta do. People raised with it may have no idea that there is no truth in their superstitions. Just the obsession and the compulsion for them. At least some people with OCD know their fears aren't usually founded in reality.</p><p></p><p>I am so immensely thankful to Guruji, for my clinical exposure to Sikhi without the (sorry guys) Indian community, and for the Guru releasing me of the fear and anxiety of worrying about that which I really have no control over. </p><p></p><p>So THAT is the kind of ritual we should be avoiding, strictly. Any kind of compulsion to perform ardaas or rituals to ward off bad things is STUPID and cruel as everything will happen according to hukam anyway. We should pray to be content with hukam.</p><p></p><p>So, in summary, a ritual that does not have strings attached is a nice thing. A ritual with compulsion attached is insidious, unnecessary and psychologically dangerous.</p><p></p><p>And I share Seeker3k's concern that these practice are sometimes seen within Sikhi (they are not part of Sikhi in any way but do creep in from VARIOUS sources). They must not be passed on as part of Sikhi! (they should not be passed on at all.) I feel sorry for the people who feel so superstitious that they need these things to feel safe and content in their world. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 154278, member: 2709"] I'm terribly sorry to have given the impression that I pray with candles! I was trying to say it was difficult for me to go from a religion where I had an altar and when I prayed, I would interact with items on my altar, to Sikhi where all I had to do was sit down and read/sing/contemplate the shabad. I only lit a candle once, 4 years ago, and didn't feel the need to do it again. The actions I perform now are highly personal to me and I do it as an expression of love when the mood strikes me, I do not feel the need to do it every time, in fact I stopped when I felt thoughts like 'oohh, I didn't do xyz, whoops' because that is the line for me, I do my 'rituals' on my terms to benefit me and not because I have to. A personal confession: from the age of 8 until around 20 I suffered with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. For those who don't know, OCD involves a recurring thought, usually a nasty thought (the obsession), followed by an intense feeling of doom and gloom (the compulsion), which doesn't go away until you perform whatever it is the compulsion drives you to do to negate the nasty thought. In my particular case most of my obsessions/compulsions revolved around [B]fear [/B]and [B]superstition[/B]. If I didn't do xyz, something bad would happen. As mentioned above, I began to feel that same inner pressure when I wouldn't do my little paath rituals. Warning bells, neon lights, smoke alarms, military police, all went off in my mind when that started to happen recently! And I put an end to it quick smart. So I like to think I know a little bit about rituals. I thank Guruji from the bottom of my tiny little heart that I was never part of a religion that demanded rituals from childhood. That's like pre-programmed OCD and I can appreciate how hard that hold is to break later in life. And people with OCD KNOW they're being irrational, they KNOW their thoughts are stupid and there is no logic or truth in them, but the FEELING you get inside your body is so strong and won't let go. It feels like the world will END if you don't do whatever it is you've gotta do. People raised with it may have no idea that there is no truth in their superstitions. Just the obsession and the compulsion for them. At least some people with OCD know their fears aren't usually founded in reality. I am so immensely thankful to Guruji, for my clinical exposure to Sikhi without the (sorry guys) Indian community, and for the Guru releasing me of the fear and anxiety of worrying about that which I really have no control over. So THAT is the kind of ritual we should be avoiding, strictly. Any kind of compulsion to perform ardaas or rituals to ward off bad things is STUPID and cruel as everything will happen according to hukam anyway. We should pray to be content with hukam. So, in summary, a ritual that does not have strings attached is a nice thing. A ritual with compulsion attached is insidious, unnecessary and psychologically dangerous. And I share Seeker3k's concern that these practice are sometimes seen within Sikhi (they are not part of Sikhi in any way but do creep in from VARIOUS sources). They must not be passed on as part of Sikhi! (they should not be passed on at all.) I feel sorry for the people who feel so superstitious that they need these things to feel safe and content in their world. :( [/QUOTE]
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