Ardās of the Sikhs : A Distinctive Prayer /

This book, Ardās of the Sikhs , is an inclusive, yet discreet work on the subject. While acknowledging the universality of prayer and its efficacy, the author attends to this multisensate phenomenon in all its dimensions - historical, hermeneutical, psychological, philosophical etc. He does this wit...

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Main Author: Neki, Jaswant Singh (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2016.

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Call Number: BL2018.42

Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Acknowledgements /
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  • Transcription/Pronunciation Key for Non-English Words/Phrases /
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  • Glossary /
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  • A Note Relating the References and Quotations from Sikh Sources /
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  • Introduction /
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  • What is Ardās? /
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  • The Spirit of Ardās /
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  • Universality of Prayer /
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  • Metaphysical Perspective on Prayer /
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  • To Whom Should We Pray? /
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  • Ardās in the Sikh Faith /
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  • The Evolution of Ardās /
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  • Outstanding Features of Ardās /
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  • The Text of the Congregational Ardās /
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  • The Structure of the Congregational Ardās /
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  • Invocation of the Divine Sword /
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  • Pray, Help Us Everywhere /
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  • Spiritual Light of the Ten Gurus /
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  • With Full Attention, Utter Wāheguru /
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  • Homage to Guru Paṅth /
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  • The Five Loved Ones /
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  • The Four Sāhibzādās of the Master /
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  • The Forty Muktās /
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  • Practitioners of Nām, Penance and Determination /
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  • Those Who Chanted the Nām /
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  • Those Who Shared Their Bread with Others /
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  • Those Who Kept the Cauldron Warm /
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  • Those Who Wielded the Sword /
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  • Who Noticed, Yet Could Overlook /
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  • Those Who Gave Their Lives for Righteousness /
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  • He Who Was Severed Joint by Joint /
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  • The One Who Was Descalped /
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  • Those Who Were Broken on the Wheel /
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  • He Who Was Sawn Through /
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  • Who Cheerfully Accepted the Lord's Will /
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  • Who Upheld the Dignity of the Sikh Faith and the Bestowed Form Until the Last Breath /
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  • The Five High Seats of Authority /
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  • All The Gurdwārās /
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  • Let us First Pray on Behalf of the Entire Kh ālsā /
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  • May the Kh ālsā Enshrine Wāheguru in Their Heart /
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  • Wheresoever the Kh ālsā Jī Abide /
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  • May Our Rations and Weapons Ensure Victory /
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  • May Our Reputation be Preserved /
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  • May the Paṅth be Victorious /
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  • May the Holy Sword Help Us /
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  • May the Word of the Kh ālsā Ever Prevail /
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  • Beseeching the Right Gift /
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  • The Gift of the Sikh Faith /
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  • Gift of the Holy Hair /
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