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Gurbani (489-503)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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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)
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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)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
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Guru Granth Darpan
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
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Two Paths
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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 217240" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>[USER=22037]@RicktheSikh[/USER] ji,</p><p></p><p>Thanks for the interesting thread. Allow me to untangle some of it through my own understanding. Others may have different views, which is fine because disagreements are part and parcel of the learning process in Sikhi.</p><p>Ishna ji, I am taking liberty and copying your bold titles. Thanks.</p><p></p><p>1. <strong>In absence of a rahao verse, what is the focus-clue?</strong></p><p>Not all Shabads have rahao especially the ones that expand on one idea from different angles, the case in point of your lovely Shabad choice. Here Guru Sahib is giving us a strung necklace and explaining each pearl in it. In this particular Shabad, the first two lines are the end and the rest of the Shabad is the means- the modus operandi and understanding of Ik Ong Kaar.</p><p></p><p></p><p>2. <strong>Meaning of "two paths"?</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>As these Shabads are in the sestet-6 line poetry- form, one has to read the whole 6 verses to grasp the meaning. <strong>Here, Two Paths mean Birth and Death in this lifespan. All conflicts begin and end here.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>3. <strong>Naam being a gift / Not all receive it?</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p>Naam comes 2542 times in the SGGS. Let me put it this way. Naam is like learning to dance in the rain. Not all learn that bliss. The English translations are very distorted hence it becomes difficult to grasp what you understood without knowing the original through the translations but it is a great exercise to correct the translations too.</p><p><a href="http://srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Search&Param=english" target="_blank">Sri Granth: Search Results</a></p><p></p><p>4. <strong>Meaning of "Embellisher"? </strong> Once again it is not the right translation. The fact of the matter is that our birth and death are not in our hands but some claim to defy this Hukum.</p><p></p><p>5. <strong><span style="font-size: 15px"><a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/proselytization" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000">Proselytization</span></a></span></strong></p><p>As far as proselytization is concerned, Sikhi does not do it because Sikhi is not a religion/faith as religions are described. But more importantly, as Sikhi is an idea based not a deity based, then the sales pitch of 'my Jesus is better than yours' becomes irrelevant and unnecessary.</p><p>In my personal opinion, people tend to convert others because they feel insecure in their own respective faiths. Sikhi gives space to people to come and embrace the idea if interested not impose it onto others which proselytization is all about. Sikhi is an internal manifestation whereas conversion is an external imposition.</p><p>When the earthquake shook Nepal, my friend Ravi Singh from Khalsa Aid went there and as I am part of the charity, we are still there as we are in Haiti, in Northern Iraq, Syria, Mali, Bangladesh and anywhere where humanity needs us. Many Christians were there as well but with the Bibles, whereas we are giving Korans to the Rohingya Muslims.</p><p>Youtube has some interesting videos about it.</p><p>Thanks again for the thoughtful questions.</p><p></p><p>I do not know whether you are on FB or not. If you are please check the following thread for the translation. I am under Teji Malik.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2039042406411451&set=a.1417230825259282.1073741827.100009171336567&type=3&theater&comment_id=2039143526401339&notif_t=feedback_reaction_generic&notif_id=1531096198149668" target="_blank">Gurbani Gems</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 217240, member: 138"] [USER=22037]@RicktheSikh[/USER] ji, Thanks for the interesting thread. Allow me to untangle some of it through my own understanding. Others may have different views, which is fine because disagreements are part and parcel of the learning process in Sikhi. Ishna ji, I am taking liberty and copying your bold titles. Thanks. 1. [B]In absence of a rahao verse, what is the focus-clue?[/B] Not all Shabads have rahao especially the ones that expand on one idea from different angles, the case in point of your lovely Shabad choice. Here Guru Sahib is giving us a strung necklace and explaining each pearl in it. In this particular Shabad, the first two lines are the end and the rest of the Shabad is the means- the modus operandi and understanding of Ik Ong Kaar. 2. [B]Meaning of "two paths"? [/B] As these Shabads are in the sestet-6 line poetry- form, one has to read the whole 6 verses to grasp the meaning. [B]Here, Two Paths mean Birth and Death in this lifespan. All conflicts begin and end here. 3. [B]Naam being a gift / Not all receive it? [/B][/B] Naam comes 2542 times in the SGGS. Let me put it this way. Naam is like learning to dance in the rain. Not all learn that bliss. The English translations are very distorted hence it becomes difficult to grasp what you understood without knowing the original through the translations but it is a great exercise to correct the translations too. [URL='http://srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Search&Param=english']Sri Granth: Search Results[/URL] 4. [B]Meaning of "Embellisher"? [/B] Once again it is not the right translation. The fact of the matter is that our birth and death are not in our hands but some claim to defy this Hukum. 5. [B][SIZE=4][URL='http://www.dictionary.com/browse/proselytization'][COLOR=#000000]Proselytization[/COLOR][/URL][/SIZE][/B] As far as proselytization is concerned, Sikhi does not do it because Sikhi is not a religion/faith as religions are described. But more importantly, as Sikhi is an idea based not a deity based, then the sales pitch of 'my Jesus is better than yours' becomes irrelevant and unnecessary. In my personal opinion, people tend to convert others because they feel insecure in their own respective faiths. Sikhi gives space to people to come and embrace the idea if interested not impose it onto others which proselytization is all about. Sikhi is an internal manifestation whereas conversion is an external imposition. When the earthquake shook Nepal, my friend Ravi Singh from Khalsa Aid went there and as I am part of the charity, we are still there as we are in Haiti, in Northern Iraq, Syria, Mali, Bangladesh and anywhere where humanity needs us. Many Christians were there as well but with the Bibles, whereas we are giving Korans to the Rohingya Muslims. Youtube has some interesting videos about it. Thanks again for the thoughtful questions. I do not know whether you are on FB or not. If you are please check the following thread for the translation. I am under Teji Malik. [URL='https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2039042406411451&set=a.1417230825259282.1073741827.100009171336567&type=3&theater&comment_id=2039143526401339¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1531096198149668']Gurbani Gems[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
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Two Paths
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