RE: Haifa gardens: Cost and utility?

2007-04-19 Thread Brent Poirier Attorney
My view: 1. Because the Manifestations of God deserve it. In the Third Chapter of the Gospel of John it states: Then took Mary a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But

Re: RE: Haifa gardens: Cost and utility?

2007-04-19 Thread smaneck
Dear Brent, According to what a House member told me, there is a statement from the Guardian to the effect that the House of Justice will be needed to consolidate the Lesser Peace. That is why they were so determined to finish the Arc before the end of the century. There needs to be a

RE: Haifa gardens: Cost and utility?

2007-04-18 Thread Dick Detweiler
Baha'u'llah made Mt. Carmel a priority with the Tablet of Carmel. Abdul-Baha carried out Baha'u'llah's instructions and provided the vision for what Mt. Carmel would become in a famous bit where he talked about a sea of lights stretching completely around the bay linking Haifa and Akka.

Re: Haifa gardens: Cost and utility?

2007-04-18 Thread Hasan Elias
My contribution is very poor but it is always glad to see the beauty of bahá'í gardens on the mountain of the Lord. [EMAIL PROTECTED] escribió: Does someone has any official sources or references to understand: - why these gardens have been made? - who has decided to make it such a

Re: Haifa gardens: Cost and utility?

2007-04-18 Thread Don Calkins
on 4/18/07 9:22 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Dick answered most of your questions. I'm not sure what it is they are referring to when they talk about the gardens costing 300 million dollars, but if by that they mean the terraces, my recollection is that they cost