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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="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 2259" data-attributes="member: 138"><p><strong>No Snakeoil to sell, Only Goodness to share!!</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Neutral Singh ji,</p><p> </p><p>A very thoughtful question. Lets try to disect it with our very limited abilites.</p><p> </p><p>Missionaries were nothing but snakeoil salesmen who used carrot and stick approach to entice the poor and the downtrodden. Missionaries were sent around the world for not to spread the word of God but to lasso the poor so that they become totally dependent on the church for all purposes hence made people feel that there was 'God' looking after them. Missionaries consider themselves as brokers-go betweens or better as Bouncers standing out side God's Gateway. We all know that <strong><em>IK ONG KAAR</em></strong> needs no broker, no bouncer.</p><p> </p><p>Why does not Sikhi have missionaries?</p><p> </p><p>Sikhi does have missionaries in a very unique way. It is more a 'Calling'(<strong>Main Entry: call·ing</strong></p><p><strong>Pronunciation: </strong>'ko-li[ng]</p><p><strong>Function: </strong><em>noun</em></p><p><strong>Date: </strong>14th century</p><p><strong>1 :</strong> a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence).</p><p> </p><p>Sikh is <em><strong>'Apei Guru Chela'</strong></em>. Sikhi believes in <strong><em>'Sabh Gobind Hein'</em></strong>. Sikh practices <strong><em>'Nan koi Beri Nahin Beghana'</em></strong>. Sikh believes that all have their rights to seek ONE GOD the way they want and those rights should be protected no matter how much they differ from Sikhi or any other religion. The proof is in the sacrifice of our 9th Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji.</p><p> </p><p>Our mission is not mere lip service but in <strong><em>REHAT</em></strong> - doing good deeds and sharing goodness. We should go and do Seva in the society we live in. We should find one day a month if not a week to visit old people's homes where lots of people are lonely, orphanages, soup kitchens etc etc so that the world can find out who the followers of GURU NANAK are.</p><p> </p><p>Sikhi created the concept of <strong><em>'Sant Sipahi- Peace warriors'</em></strong>. Every person who seeks <strong><em>ONE GOD</em></strong> through <strong><em>GURBANI</em></strong> is the torch bearer of '<strong><em> Namm japnah, Kirat Karni & Vand kei Chaknah</em></strong> concept. In other words we are all missionaries but the best part of our mission is that we have no snakeoil to sell, only goodness to share.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Tejwant</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 2259, member: 138"] [b]No Snakeoil to sell, Only Goodness to share!![/b] [b] [/b] Neutral Singh ji, A very thoughtful question. Lets try to disect it with our very limited abilites. Missionaries were nothing but snakeoil salesmen who used carrot and stick approach to entice the poor and the downtrodden. Missionaries were sent around the world for not to spread the word of God but to lasso the poor so that they become totally dependent on the church for all purposes hence made people feel that there was 'God' looking after them. Missionaries consider themselves as brokers-go betweens or better as Bouncers standing out side God's Gateway. We all know that [b][i]IK ONG KAAR[/i][/b] needs no broker, no bouncer. Why does not Sikhi have missionaries? Sikhi does have missionaries in a very unique way. It is more a 'Calling'([b]Main Entry: call·ing[/b] [b]Pronunciation: [/b]'ko-li[ng] [b]Function: [/b][i]noun[/i] [b]Date: [/b]14th century [b]1 :[/b] a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence). Sikh is [i][b]'Apei Guru Chela'[/b][/i]. Sikhi believes in [b][i]'Sabh Gobind Hein'[/i][/b]. Sikh practices [b][i]'Nan koi Beri Nahin Beghana'[/i][/b]. Sikh believes that all have their rights to seek ONE GOD the way they want and those rights should be protected no matter how much they differ from Sikhi or any other religion. The proof is in the sacrifice of our 9th Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. Our mission is not mere lip service but in [b][i]REHAT[/i][/b] - doing good deeds and sharing goodness. We should go and do Seva in the society we live in. We should find one day a month if not a week to visit old people's homes where lots of people are lonely, orphanages, soup kitchens etc etc so that the world can find out who the followers of GURU NANAK are. Sikhi created the concept of [b][i]'Sant Sipahi- Peace warriors'[/i][/b]. Every person who seeks [b][i]ONE GOD[/i][/b] through [b][i]GURBANI[/i][/b] is the torch bearer of '[b][i] Namm japnah, Kirat Karni & Vand kei Chaknah[/i][/b] concept. In other words we are all missionaries but the best part of our mission is that we have no snakeoil to sell, only goodness to share.:-) Tejwant [/QUOTE]
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