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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="Parma" data-source="post: 53221" data-attributes="member: 4724"><p>In hasnt defined it as WRONG, to be of another faith. <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080"><u>RELIGION IS MAN MADE NOT MADE BY GOD</u>. I do not keep fasts, nor do I observe the month of Ramadaan.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">I serve only the One, who will protect me in the end. ||1||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">The One Lord, the Lord of the World, is my God Allah.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">He administers justice to both Hindus and Muslims. ||1||Pause||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">I serve the One Lord, and not any other. ||2||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080">My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"><span style="color: #000080"> <strong>If anything it shows that beyond all the idols and praying 5 times a day you can still find god. Guru nanak has not taught a way to distance ourselves from the others or guru gobind didnt teach that either but the message may have been lost if it wasnt given an identity. They merely teach that you look for god in the wrong way. but not to abondon the principals of what they have learnt+Sikh. Which is were that phase would come from. They tell us that we are to have morals dignity and integrity. If these religions were so wrong why would guru nanak say his life belongs to RAAM AND ALLAH. </strong></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p>Another point that I have gained from many religions as well as the sikh faith is that god is the only perfect thing. If that is the case then all other things are in-perfect. whether that be a guru jesus buddha whoever. If you accept the fact that god is perfect then you cannot deny they were in-perfect. If that is the case which in my view god is the most perfect thing ever. Then even the guru's prophets, massiahs as well as all other human beings can make mistakes.</p><p> </p><p>PLEASE CORRECT MY UNDERSTANDING AS Iam a sikh and as the name defines always willing to learn. Teach me!</p><p> </p><p>So harjas if i was to follow the sikh religion for my own purpose then it would be to find peace of mind. If I accept your view that would put our religion into the same catergory as the muslim and hindu religion i'll tell you why. There are many sikhs out there that believe you have to have amrit or wear 5 k's to be a true sikh. Is that not the reason why guru nanak started off the sikh religion to obolish such practices and weird superstitions that god is in a stone or how you may proclaim in your appearance. He clearly states that it is not by looking or acting in a certain way you become closer to god he teaches it through your deeds and character. As that is the sikh religion I believe in if that is not the sikh religion then i can no longer call myself a sikh. And niether would i want to be one as there is no difference between the muslim 5 times praying or hindu idol worshipping then that to maintain a certain appearance would make you closer to god. That would be total non-sense to me and not in my view to god because god to me exsists everywhere. not just in my appearance or where i pray but in my character and my deeds</p><p> </p><p>Please Reply Bk !!!!</p><p> </p><p>Forgive me if my thoughts dont make sense to some, but thats what forums are about discussing ideas. I am not an extremist and dont view my thoughts as absolute truth. As that is only found in the gurbarni. I would not try to make people follow my view. What I am doing is trying to follow reason as without reason you cannot have sense. Without sense there is no understanding without understanding there is no voice. Which is listening to sath sagath and not yourself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Parma, post: 53221, member: 4724"] In hasnt defined it as WRONG, to be of another faith. [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080][U]RELIGION IS MAN MADE NOT MADE BY GOD[/U]. I do not keep fasts, nor do I observe the month of Ramadaan.[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#000080][FONT=Tahoma][FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]I serve only the One, who will protect me in the end. ||1||[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]The One Lord, the Lord of the World, is my God Allah.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]He administers justice to both Hindus and Muslims. ||1||Pause||[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]I serve the One Lord, and not any other. ||2||[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080]My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Tahoma][COLOR=#000080] [B]If anything it shows that beyond all the idols and praying 5 times a day you can still find god. Guru nanak has not taught a way to distance ourselves from the others or guru gobind didnt teach that either but the message may have been lost if it wasnt given an identity. They merely teach that you look for god in the wrong way. but not to abondon the principals of what they have learnt+Sikh. Which is were that phase would come from. They tell us that we are to have morals dignity and integrity. If these religions were so wrong why would guru nanak say his life belongs to RAAM AND ALLAH. [/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR] Another point that I have gained from many religions as well as the sikh faith is that god is the only perfect thing. If that is the case then all other things are in-perfect. whether that be a guru jesus buddha whoever. If you accept the fact that god is perfect then you cannot deny they were in-perfect. If that is the case which in my view god is the most perfect thing ever. Then even the guru's prophets, massiahs as well as all other human beings can make mistakes. PLEASE CORRECT MY UNDERSTANDING AS Iam a sikh and as the name defines always willing to learn. Teach me! So harjas if i was to follow the sikh religion for my own purpose then it would be to find peace of mind. If I accept your view that would put our religion into the same catergory as the muslim and hindu religion i'll tell you why. There are many sikhs out there that believe you have to have amrit or wear 5 k's to be a true sikh. Is that not the reason why guru nanak started off the sikh religion to obolish such practices and weird superstitions that god is in a stone or how you may proclaim in your appearance. He clearly states that it is not by looking or acting in a certain way you become closer to god he teaches it through your deeds and character. As that is the sikh religion I believe in if that is not the sikh religion then i can no longer call myself a sikh. And niether would i want to be one as there is no difference between the muslim 5 times praying or hindu idol worshipping then that to maintain a certain appearance would make you closer to god. That would be total non-sense to me and not in my view to god because god to me exsists everywhere. not just in my appearance or where i pray but in my character and my deeds Please Reply Bk !!!! Forgive me if my thoughts dont make sense to some, but thats what forums are about discussing ideas. I am not an extremist and dont view my thoughts as absolute truth. As that is only found in the gurbarni. I would not try to make people follow my view. What I am doing is trying to follow reason as without reason you cannot have sense. Without sense there is no understanding without understanding there is no voice. Which is listening to sath sagath and not yourself. [/QUOTE]
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