It is almost impossible to say the truth everytime
There is the guidance in this Tablet from the Master that impacts on what
can be said.
Brent
'Not everything that a man knoweth can be disclosed, nor can everything
that he can disclose be regarded as timely, nor can every timely utterance
Husayn, I think that is a very good list, very complete.
However, I wish to suggest that listing these principles of the Faith still
does not give an accurate picture of what the Baha'i Faith is about.
In particular, these principles, which are mostly social principles, do not
speak of the
I have learned that following triple bypass surgery, Phil Lucas died earlier
today. God reward him for his services.
Brent
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A point of clarification on this:
This idea is from a passage in Promulgation of Universal Peace. The talks
in that book are not authenticated, so we cannot be sure exactly what
Abdu'l Baha said. I wouldn't put too much weight on a statement from
non-authenticated texts.
The Guardian
The US balance of trade is at the highest unfavorable level in history. So
the US government agencies assist the largest exporters to sell their
products overseas, because it has a crucial beneficial economic impact on
the US balance of trade. Among the corporations that have the most
Yes Susan, I am in agreement that visions are not
accepted as physical matter. Was it not the
misinterpreted seeing of Him that was understood to
be a physical body resurrected, rather than the
spiritual vision of spiritual matter?
There are three kinds of seeing
-- seeing a person in the
One can only hope those teenagers are looking for what we were looking
for 4 decades ago. Meaning! Genuine spirituality. A sense of the
mystic. None of which is really to be found in the world our
generation has build.
I am not very quick to elevate our generation to a more spiritual status
There is a similar passage, but not identical, in Promulgation. Otherwise, I
have no idea where the verse in question may have come from. The standards
for inclusion were apparently not very clear in Baha'i Scriptures.
Brent
Other wars are caused by purely imaginary racial differences; for
The question was recently asked by Gilberto, what Baha'i teachings are
emphasized. I have done a brief scan of Ocean and found these quotes; far
from a complete list.
Brent
The virtues and attributes pertaining unto God are all evident and manifest,
and have been mentioned and described in
It was clear to me on reading this article, that the reporter did not get a
number of things right:
There are 350,000 Bahai in Iran
Instead of Baha'is
Speaking of Shoghi Effendi as the Effendi
But we should not lose sight that it is a wonderful article, it shows the
Faith in a very good
I have the impression that the Shias have a stronger concept of the
sinlessness of prophets than most Sunnis. Is that generally true of
Bahais?
My impression is that the Baha'i view of the sinlessness of the Imams and of
Fatimih is very much in accord with the Shiah approach.
I feel like
23 May 1912
Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Breed
367 Harvard Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
From Stenographic Notes
Scientific knowledge is the highest attainment upon the human plane, for
science is the discoverer of realities. It is of two kinds: material and
spiritual.
Roy Mottahedeh's translation of Muhammad Baqir as-Sadr's Lessons in Islamic
Jurisprudence was published by Oneworld. I wanted to recommend his
Introduction to that book, which is a very cogent and helpful summary of the
sources and history of Islamic law. I am suggesting it not only when
http://tinyurl.com/qjupo
Maxwell School ranked 64th out of 279 secondary schools in B.C. Canada;
higher than all the public schools, and 3rd among the private schools in its
area.
Brent
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I am interested in connecting Baha'is and spouses of Baha'is who are
familiar with wind and solar energy research and applications, to the Barli
institute, an SED project of the NSA of India. Please have them contact me
and I'll put them in touch.
Thanks
Brent
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Thus it hath been made clear that these stages depend on the vision of the
wayfarer. In every city he will behold a world, in every Valley reach a
spring, in every meadow hear a song. But the falcon of the mystic heaven
hath many a wondrous carol of the spirit in His breast, and the Persian
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Is it this line from the Lawh-i-Aqdas?
Verily, We behold all created things moved to bear witness unto Us. Some
know Us and bear witness, while the majority bear witness,
I am looking for a passage in the Writings -- I believe it is in one of the
Tablets or addresses of the Master; I thought it was in Some Answered
Questions but I can't find it there. It says something along the lines of
some people are under the sway of the Revelation and know it; and some are
The quotes the Guardian gathered in the Dispensation state as explicitly as
any subject in the Baha'i Writings that it will be not less than 1000 years
before the next Manifestation. The Covenant, unlike other subjects in the
Faith (like the mystical teachings) are not hidden and waiting to be
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Article about a Baha'i on the Emory University faculty in the American
Studies Department, Pellom McDaniels, who was previously a pro football
player on the Kansas City and Atlanta football teams:
http://tinyurl.com/8vpw5
Here is a photo of him:
Can someone direct me to an online source for the letter of the House of
Justice instituting the binding practice of recitation of the Greatest Name
95 times?
Thanks
Brent
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In unraveling the mystery of the Hidden Treasure tradition, the Master
explains that it refers to the gradual movement of the Manifestation from
concealment to Manifestation, and that the tree aflame symbolizes one of the
stages:
O wayfarer in the path of the Beloved! Know thou that the
I recall something along that line but don't know where it was
Brent
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The basic meaning is, I believe, very inexpensive, rough clothing. In
relatively recent times, sackcloth was typically tho't of as feedsack
material. From this, the meaning could be that the wearers would be
poor and possibly
This is a selection from one of the prayers for the Fast by Bahaullah:
I beseech Thee, O my God, by that Letter which, as
soon as it proceeded out of the mouth of Thy will,
hath caused the oceans to surge, and the winds to
blow, and the fruits to be revealed, and the trees
to spring forth, and
I am interested in the connection between all good in these verses. I
know that Khazeh has written about the letter sad I believe, in connection
with the good in the New Testament Jesus spoke of, and I want that
connection, too.
Thanks,
Brent
In the year nine ye shall attain unto all good.
The
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Dear Friends,
Jade has asked me to forward this, and requests that it be disseminated as
http://www.hiddengifts.org/we_are_one/
A very beautiful song with photo montage
Brent
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Tim, on further reflection I would like to say
something about the legitimacy of Mr. Khadem's comment about
Promulgation.
I would compare it first of all to Paris
Talks. Paris Talks is, to me, the simplest, least challenging of the
Master's addresses or Tablets. It is baby food. The Master
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