His appearance
came at a critical time
in human history.
The Bab declared his mission,
at a time
when the veils of dogma
concealed the lamps
of religion and faith.
He proclaimed a new day,
heralded one greater than He,
and emphasized unity.
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
Three Onenesses: Water Flows
God is one!
Composed
Of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
Water flows
Religion is one!
Water flows
Across the face of the planet
Two atoms of hydrogen and o ne atome of oxygen
Descends in torrents
From the clouds of mercy
Humanity is one!
Fresh or salt
Rain or standing
Water is composed
Of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Midweek Reflection on Religion, Spiritual, and Inspiration
'Idal (Justice), 7 Raḥmat (Mercy), 173 BE - Wednesday, June 29, 2016 about 11:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time
The
writing.com newsletters arrived in my inbox today. The title of the
Spiritual newsletter was "Spiritual but not Religious?" And discussed
the difference between spirituality and religion. The title of the short story newsletter was "What Happened?" and discussed inspiration resulting from news stories. The questions at the end of the short story newsletter whether the news inspired the reader even if the story were bad.
These
two newsletters got me to thinking about what inspires me. After a few
minutes of meditation I realized that some of my inspiration comes from
news stories, my religion, and my quest for spirituality. I also receive
inspiration from taking morning walks. However, it is my religion and
quest for spirituality that produce the most inspiration.
I
am one of those people who is both religious and spiritual. I know that
a person can feel spiritual awe if he or she is not religious, however,
with me my spiritual pursuits
go hand-in-hand with my religions. I have found, that even when a news
story inspires me, my spiritual beliefs tend to show up in my finished
work.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Life isn’t Easy
Istijlál (Majesty), 4 Sultán (Sovereignty), 165 BE – Thursday, January 22, 2009 about 8:03 AM Pacific Time
Life isn't easy for anyone. I don't think life is supposed to be easy because it's learning experience. Living in this world is instruction and education for our souls. Education isn't difficult, more difficult some people then for others, but always difficult.
We American's are entering a new era for our country; the next four years will be difficult and require sacrifices. As human beings, we don't like sacrifice because it requires us to give up something and we don't like to give anything up. However, sacrifice is necessary for our souls because it helps our souls grow and acquire the wings we need when death's door opens and the soul steps through leaving our bodies behind.
The next four years will teach us many things about our fellow human beings and ourselves. We need to look beyond ourselves and place our trust in God by whatever name we call the divine creator. We need to trust in the creator and remember the Golden rule, which the revealer of every religion known to and practiced by humanity restated.
Life isn't easy for anyone. I don't think life is supposed to be easy because it's learning experience. Living in this world is instruction and education for our souls. Education isn't difficult, more difficult some people then for others, but always difficult.
We American's are entering a new era for our country; the next four years will be difficult and require sacrifices. As human beings, we don't like sacrifice because it requires us to give up something and we don't like to give anything up. However, sacrifice is necessary for our souls because it helps our souls grow and acquire the wings we need when death's door opens and the soul steps through leaving our bodies behind.
The next four years will teach us many things about our fellow human beings and ourselves. We need to look beyond ourselves and place our trust in God by whatever name we call the divine creator. We need to trust in the creator and remember the Golden rule, which the revealer of every religion known to and practiced by humanity restated.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Who is God?
4 Sharaf 164 B.E. - Wednesday, January 2, 2008 about 9:16 PM PST
I'm cleaning out the folders in one of my e-mail box and a discovered this intriguing article 'Who is God' tops Internet Searches. This isn't a question I've asked in a long time because I've found the answer to it in the Baha'i writing. God is an unknowable essence, which is made know to humanity through the appearance of revealers of the divine essence. These revealers, men like Baha'u'llah, the Bab, Muhammad, Christ, Buddha, etc., have appeared at intervals throughout history and revealed verses of scripture.
The article isn't very long, but it does show that there is a lot of interest out there concerning spiritual subjects. I like reading the verses of scriptures revealed by all the founders of the various religions. There is a common thread that runs through all the religions and this is the Golden Rule. Each religion states the rule in a slightly different way, but it means the same thing no matter how it is phrased.
When I was growing up my we went to church every Sunday. My grandmother would always go with us. My grandfather would take us all to church, but he didn't always stay for the services. Grandpa always made sure he attended Easter and Christmas services even if he didn't attend many of the others.
The interesting thing Grandpa, was that he was a spiritual man even though church wasn't always a part of that spirituality. Grandpa never worried about where he was going after he died. Another thing Grandpa didn't do was tell people about his religion or concept of God. He did share the information, but he never told. In addition he listened to what other people had to say about their religion.
I'm cleaning out the folders in one of my e-mail box and a discovered this intriguing article 'Who is God' tops Internet Searches. This isn't a question I've asked in a long time because I've found the answer to it in the Baha'i writing. God is an unknowable essence, which is made know to humanity through the appearance of revealers of the divine essence. These revealers, men like Baha'u'llah, the Bab, Muhammad, Christ, Buddha, etc., have appeared at intervals throughout history and revealed verses of scripture.
The article isn't very long, but it does show that there is a lot of interest out there concerning spiritual subjects. I like reading the verses of scriptures revealed by all the founders of the various religions. There is a common thread that runs through all the religions and this is the Golden Rule. Each religion states the rule in a slightly different way, but it means the same thing no matter how it is phrased.
When I was growing up my we went to church every Sunday. My grandmother would always go with us. My grandfather would take us all to church, but he didn't always stay for the services. Grandpa always made sure he attended Easter and Christmas services even if he didn't attend many of the others.
The interesting thing Grandpa, was that he was a spiritual man even though church wasn't always a part of that spirituality. Grandpa never worried about where he was going after he died. Another thing Grandpa didn't do was tell people about his religion or concept of God. He did share the information, but he never told. In addition he listened to what other people had to say about their religion.
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