Re: Tests

2007-02-23 Thread David Friedman
Dear Susan, Yes, we are *supposed* to want more. But we don't do the determiantion of when we've had enough. Tests don't stop until we die in any case. It says in the Writings that God doesn't burden a soul beyond its capacity. I'm just wondering how one could determine what a person's

Re: Tests

2007-02-23 Thread smaneck
It says in the Writings that God doesn't burden a soul beyond its capacity. I'm just wondering how one could determine what a person's capacity is, so as to know what being burdened beyond one's capacity would look like. According to the Writings those who have committed suicide

Re: Tests

2007-02-23 Thread Tim Nolan
Hello David, It says in the Writings that God doesn't burden a soul beyond its capacity. I'm just wondering how one could determine what a person's capacity is, so as to know what being burdened beyond one's capacity would look like. This is not a useful question, in my

Re: to say the truth

2007-02-23 Thread Hasan Elias
Well, I am someone who likes clear answers, I suppose we all agree with the fact that a bahai can't say the truth everytime. Do we agree? Chase Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: This is a Persian proverb. So Abdu'l-Baha is mere quoting that. On 2/22/07, Benjamin La Framboise [EMAIL

Re: Tests

2007-02-23 Thread smaneck
I always thought the proverb in question applied any and all tests. Dear Dean, The context in which I've read the proverb did not say anything about tests whatsoever. It seems to have more to do with our not feeling over-burdened by obligations. Here are the contexts in which I found the

Re: to say the truth

2007-02-23 Thread smaneck
Well, I am someone who likes clear answers, I suppose we all agree with the fact that a bahai can't say the truth everytime. Do we agree? Dear Hasan, If like could be that black and white, then we would tell the truth all the time.;-} warmest, Susan The information contained in

Re: to say the truth

2007-02-23 Thread HUSA
dear Hasan, well, I think that some times is difficult to say the truth. this does not mean that to lie is allowed. some times the castity is difficult, does not mean that we pruned to break the law by such reason. but this does not mean that baha'is we must always confess everything what