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Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
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Solhe (1020-1033)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
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Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
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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
Bhagat Bani (1318)
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Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="ik-jivan" data-source="post: 132596" data-attributes="member: 11730"><p>Narayanjot Kaur ji,</p><p>I am researching Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji references to ‘soul’. To me, it seems that the soul is a living being created by the Supreme Soul, while the Light represents the Divine qualities that define the condition of a being, such as knowledge, love, wisdom, fearlessness imparted by and from the One Light. While Supreme Soul and One Light are synonomous, it is due to the homogenous 'Allness' nature of the Divine. Yet, a created soul can be without light, which are qualities of the Divine.</p><p> </p><p>This isn’t yet a definitive concept of either soul or Light . . . I will do more research and return to this . . .</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px">sih itkw idqosu jIvdY ]1]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">seh</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">i</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> tt</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span 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style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">i</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">th</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">o</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">s 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10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> ||1||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>The King, while still alive, applied the ceremonial mark to his forehead. ||</em></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px">lhxy dI PyrweIAY nwnkw dohI KtIAY ]</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">lehan</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">ae</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> dh</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">ee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> f</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">ae</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">r</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">aaeeai</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> n</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">aa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">nak</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">aa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> dh</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">o</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">h</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">ee</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> khatt</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">eeai</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> ||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>Nanak proclaimed Lehna's succession - he earned it.</em></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px">joiq Ehw jugiq swie sih kwieAw Pyir pltIAY ]</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'GurbaniWebThick'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">j</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">o</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">th ouh</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">aa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> j</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">u</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">gath s</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">aa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">e seh</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">i</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> k</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">aa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">e</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">iaa</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> f</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">ae</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px">r palatt</span></span></span></span><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000080">eeai</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> ||</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>They shared the One Light and the same way; the King just changed His body.</em></span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Source: <a href="http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.asp?SourceID=G&PageNo=0966" target="_blank"><span style="color: #810081">http://www.sikhitothemax.com/page.as...=G&PageNo=0966</span></a></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span>Also, the quote from Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji says the One Light was <strong>shared</strong>, but does not mention if it was <strong>transferred</strong>. As a set of qualities that condition the soul, this is understandable. . . e.g. we share a common quality of character, virtue or <strong>way</strong> of being. The quote uses the statement, '<em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the same way</span></em>', to expand the meaning of <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><em>One Light</em></span>.</p><p> </p><p>I am tending to interpret that the pre-condition of sharing the One Light is what made it possible for the King, Nanak Dev ji, to 'just change His body'.</p><p> </p><p>The statement, '<em><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">the King just changed His body</span></em>' has caught my attention, as I wonder at how Nanak Dev ji is being referred to as the 'King' and how that fits in with the King of Kings appellation used to refer to God within Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji.</p><p> </p><p>Chardi Kala!</p><p>t</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ik-jivan, post: 132596, member: 11730"] Narayanjot Kaur ji, I am researching Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji references to ‘soul’. To me, it seems that the soul is a living being created by the Supreme Soul, while the Light represents the Divine qualities that define the condition of a being, such as knowledge, love, wisdom, fearlessness imparted by and from the One Light. While Supreme Soul and One Light are synonomous, it is due to the homogenous 'Allness' nature of the Divine. Yet, a created soul can be without light, which are qualities of the Divine. This isn’t yet a definitive concept of either soul or Light . . . I will do more research and return to this . . . 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As a set of qualities that condition the soul, this is understandable. . . e.g. we share a common quality of character, virtue or [B]way[/B] of being. The quote uses the statement, '[I][FONT=Arial]the same way[/FONT][/I]', to expand the meaning of [FONT=Arial][I]One Light[/I][/FONT]. I am tending to interpret that the pre-condition of sharing the One Light is what made it possible for the King, Nanak Dev ji, to 'just change His body'. The statement, '[I][FONT=Arial]the King just changed His body[/FONT][/I]' has caught my attention, as I wonder at how Nanak Dev ji is being referred to as the 'King' and how that fits in with the King of Kings appellation used to refer to God within Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Chardi Kala! t [/QUOTE]
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