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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Vaar Gujari (517-526)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
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Solhe (1020-1033)
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Gurbani (1118-1123)
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Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 95781" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Re: Yogi Bajan and 3HO</strong></p><p></p><p>Coetgan ji</p><p></p><p>Please allow me to respond first with this quote from Joginder ji</p><p></p><p>"Should not we be moving on from yogi[and all the rest of his names]bhajan as Yaheguru called him on to the next cycle about five years ago and seeing what happens to the 3ho <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/" target="_blank">Sikhs</a> without yogi bhajan's influence And also remember that not all "white <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/" target="_blank">Sikhs</a>" including me Joginder Singh foley are not 3ho as i for one did not come to Sikhi via 3ho I for one could never get the yoga thing that 3ho are in to especially after what i have read in Sri <a href="http://www.sikhism.us/guru-granth-sahib/" target="_blank">Guru Granth Sahib</a> Ji about yoga <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />"</p><p></p><p>Like Joginder ji -- I never got the yoga thing either, though I tried. And I am not 3HO... But...</p><p></p><p>Here is why I want to start with that quote. It is time to move on -- on from the early years of the 3HO organization. The organization is Yogi Bhajan's legacy. They have established a worldwide presence in the media, commerce, research, medicine, art, music and international seva. Millions of people read the sikhnet.com web site daily, and I am one of them. The resources that are gathered there are remarkable if only in breadth and number. </p><p></p><p>The 3HO Sikhs are now in their 2nd and 3rd generation of followers. And as one who follows their evolution it is evident that within that "sect" or "movement" already an extraordinary degree of diversity exists as well as tolerance for all the many expressions of Sikhism. Watching the Sunday gurdwara service by internet last week I saw Sikhs in full white bani, traditional salwar kameez, in jeans and sweatshirts, in dastar and not, keshdhari and not, American born and Asian. This suggests to me that a level of emotional and religious maturity has been reached.</p><p></p><p>The katha is often a recording of a Yogi Bhajan audio lecture. This last week, the katha was entitled Merits and Demerits. In it, Yogi Bhajan himself said that clinging to yoga practice and searching for a guru tells him that "you just don't have it." And by that he meant, that the change must come from within the heart of an individual -- yoga and gurus not withstanding. In fact, he was harsh in his criticism of seekers after babas. I of course am oversimplifying his message. </p><p></p><p>The organization is misunderstood and Yogi's memory is continually taxed by internet rumors (that are stale and untested). The actual evidence leads me in another direction. Yogi Bhajan, for whatever and all of his failings as a human being, came to the US at the height of the "free drugs/free sex/free expression/anything goes movement, was greeted by a large number of young people who realized they were standing on shaky ground, and he straightened them out. Today they prosper. They have their own way of doing things -- in some ways they vary from the rehat -- but then Yogi had a lot to say about SGPC in that lecture too.</p><p></p><p>So everyone has to decide for himself. But I say it is time to move on and engage the 3HO organization for who they are now in real time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 95781, member: 35"] [b]Re: Yogi Bajan and 3HO[/b] Coetgan ji Please allow me to respond first with this quote from Joginder ji "Should not we be moving on from yogi[and all the rest of his names]bhajan as Yaheguru called him on to the next cycle about five years ago and seeing what happens to the 3ho [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/"]Sikhs[/URL] without yogi bhajan's influence And also remember that not all "white [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/sikh/"]Sikhs[/URL]" including me Joginder Singh foley are not 3ho as i for one did not come to Sikhi via 3ho I for one could never get the yoga thing that 3ho are in to especially after what i have read in Sri [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/guru-granth-sahib/"]Guru Granth Sahib[/URL] Ji about yoga :(" Like Joginder ji -- I never got the yoga thing either, though I tried. And I am not 3HO... But... Here is why I want to start with that quote. It is time to move on -- on from the early years of the 3HO organization. The organization is Yogi Bhajan's legacy. They have established a worldwide presence in the media, commerce, research, medicine, art, music and international seva. Millions of people read the sikhnet.com web site daily, and I am one of them. The resources that are gathered there are remarkable if only in breadth and number. The 3HO Sikhs are now in their 2nd and 3rd generation of followers. And as one who follows their evolution it is evident that within that "sect" or "movement" already an extraordinary degree of diversity exists as well as tolerance for all the many expressions of Sikhism. Watching the Sunday gurdwara service by internet last week I saw Sikhs in full white bani, traditional salwar kameez, in jeans and sweatshirts, in dastar and not, keshdhari and not, American born and Asian. This suggests to me that a level of emotional and religious maturity has been reached. The katha is often a recording of a Yogi Bhajan audio lecture. This last week, the katha was entitled Merits and Demerits. In it, Yogi Bhajan himself said that clinging to yoga practice and searching for a guru tells him that "you just don't have it." And by that he meant, that the change must come from within the heart of an individual -- yoga and gurus not withstanding. In fact, he was harsh in his criticism of seekers after babas. I of course am oversimplifying his message. The organization is misunderstood and Yogi's memory is continually taxed by internet rumors (that are stale and untested). The actual evidence leads me in another direction. Yogi Bhajan, for whatever and all of his failings as a human being, came to the US at the height of the "free drugs/free sex/free expression/anything goes movement, was greeted by a large number of young people who realized they were standing on shaky ground, and he straightened them out. Today they prosper. They have their own way of doing things -- in some ways they vary from the rehat -- but then Yogi had a lot to say about SGPC in that lecture too. So everyone has to decide for himself. But I say it is time to move on and engage the 3HO organization for who they are now in real time. [/QUOTE]
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