Hi Truth
Irrevocable - God could change the rotation of the earth but the harm would exceed any benefit.
Impending - a meteor is heading to Earth, through prayer to God the course of the meteor changes and disaster is averted.
A very good question.
Curt
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- Tue May 05, 2009 9:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Fate
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14971
- Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What does this refer to?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12084
Re: What does this refer to?
Thanks Nharandi! This is a wonderful authoritative explanation.
Curt
Curt
- Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:02 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What does this refer to?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12084
What does this refer to?
I have a question that perhaps someone more erudite than I can answer. I am not sure which two great powers Baha'u'llah is referring to in the following line from the Lawh-i-Maqsud: Two great powers who regard themselves is the founders and leaders of civilization and the framers of constitutions ha...
- Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: need "World Peace" quotes for inter-faith devotion
- Replies: 7
- Views: 28185
quotes for devotional meeting
Hello Donald, I had some free time this evening so I looked up several quotes for you. I won't type them out fully, but rather let you look them up and see if they are suitable for your purposes. They relate to world peace. First five paragraphs of the Suriy-i-Haykal, the Surih of the Temple, found ...
- Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: In the prayer for parents, what does this line mean?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21448
In the prayer for parents, what does this line mean?
Hi BB & Someone, Praying for one's parents is a spiritual practice that began, as far as I can tell, with the Bab. In the Persian Bayan, He revealed the following: It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Thereupon ...
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: But First, Unity
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7866
But First, Unity
Richard, Glad to see you're posting again! I, for one, am enjoying your posts. However, I am also working twelve hour days and simply too tired to think straight. Just because no one responds doesn't mean that no one reads them. Keep up the good work. Perhaps after Labor Day I'll be able to particip...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Bahai view? "Why bad things happen to good people?"
- Replies: 12
- Views: 29220
When bad things happen to good people.
The following prayer by the Bab is a profound meditation on why bad things happen to good people. At least I have observed so. Thou knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations have showered upon me from all directions and that no one can dispel or transmute them except Thee. I know of a certainty...
- Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:23 pm
- Forum: Non-Baha'i issues
- Topic: Campaign for a New United Nations Assembly
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20511
Campaign for a New United Nations Assembly
I received my monthly think e-mail from the stanley foundation today and read the following: Campaign for a New United Nations Assembly. A campaign has been launched to create a new more inclusive UN parlimentary assembly. The campaign sponsored by the Committee for a Democratic UN, aims to give voi...
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 7:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Homosexuality
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40936
Homosexuality
I don't have a clue what other Baha'is would say but this one would say Congratulations! Felicidades! And leave it at that. Baha'u'llah promises unconditionally never to turn anyone away from His door. Who am I to interpose myself between His generosity of spirit and a sincere seeker? Best of luck, ...
- Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Homosexuality
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40936
Homosexuality
I once read an account of a near death experience in which the nder asked about homosexuals, sin and hell, etc... The being of light told the nder that if people knew why God created some people gay, homosexuality would cease to be an issue to anyone. Baha'i reaction to your being gay will probably ...
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:19 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Udo Schaefer article
- Replies: 9
- Views: 21059
Udo Schaefer Article
Interesting thread guys. A few thoughts... I have noticed over the past ten years or so that Baha'is often get hung up on the word infallible . It is as though in conversation one draws an invisible line to see who is on which side of the covenant. It saddens me to no end. I never use the word infal...
- Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:45 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Are we worthy? A spiritual perspective...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20046
Are we worthy? A spiritual perspective...
Hi Richard, I hope you don't mind if I jump in here and make a few points. I'll be brief. When you refer to our Heavenly Father do you realize that Baha'u'llah is that Heavenly Father ? Do you understand that the Jehovah who spoke from the Burning Bush to Moses is Baha'u'llah? In a tablet to an earl...
- Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:40 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Personal Confessions of Spiritual Enthusiasm for God
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7437
Personal Confessions of Spiritual Enthusiasm for God
Hi Richard, I read your personal confession and thank you for it. Baha'u'llah wrote a personal confession of sorts which reads as follows: I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my pove...
- Sat Dec 16, 2006 11:01 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Are we worthy? A spiritual perspective...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20046
Are we worthy? A spiritual perspective...
Hi Richard, 25+ years ago I told a friend about the Baha'i Faith. He listened but concluded it had to do with the AnitChrist and he was too clever to fall for that. 25 years later he showed up at my door to tell me he had attended Baha'i Firesides and agreed with everything EXCEPT the inconveniences...
- Fri Dec 15, 2006 11:16 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Are we worthy? A spiritual perspective...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20046
Are we worthy? A spiritual perspective...
Are we worthy? Probably not. Can we make ourselves less unworthy? Probably not. But maybe God will if He so chooses. Badge of transcendent distinction? Huh? Spiritual faith conquests? Say what? Cosmic insight? Hm. It all sounds so New Age, Richard. Chaff without a seed. A tree that bears no fruit b...
- Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:15 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Prayer positions
- Replies: 10
- Views: 24660
Long Obligatory Prayer positions for non-muslim baha'is
Hello Irish, You asked very interesting questions. I will try to address the spirit of them without too much emphasis on details. I am not aware of Baha'u'llah mandating or prohibiting congregational prayer. However, the Bab has the following to say: The reason why privacy hath been enjoined in mome...
- Fri Dec 01, 2006 2:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Integrated, Coordinated, and Holistic Approach to Truth, Bea
- Replies: 8
- Views: 22115
Integrated, Coordinated and Holistic Appraoch to Truth, Bea
Hello Richard and Mountainally, A few brief insights for you both. I once had a conversation with a young Baha'i woman who grew up in a Baha'i household and was spoon fed the Baha'i Faith from infancy. I thought that was pretty neat but she said she was envious of me because I had to discover truth ...
- Wed Nov 22, 2006 7:58 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: OVERCOMING THE CHAOS OF INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY
- Replies: 27
- Views: 61319
Overcoming the chaos of intellectual diversity
He knoweth the inner secrets of the hearts and the meaning hidden in the mocker's wink...We are, in truth, the one to judge. - Kitab-i-Aqdas, K 157 I spent an evening on integralinstitute.org to figure out just what the heck Eric was going on and on about. Well, all I want to say is THANKS Eric! I ...
- Sat Nov 18, 2006 9:45 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: It is not his to boast who loveth his country , but
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12378
It is not his to boast who loveth his country, but
Hi Richard and Loren, For what it is worth, I'll add my two cents worth. I like to point out to people that what is lacking in our consciousness is a sense of one world. Being a resident of a state in no way conflicts with being a citizen of this country, each has its claim and each elicits its loya...
- Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: THE MANIFESTATIONS OF SPIRITUAL FACT AND REALITY IN TRUE REL
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8654
Hi Richard Enjoyed your thoughts. Your insights reminded me of Baha'u'llah's central point of the Kitab-i-Iqan which Baha'u'llah poses as a question as follows: ...is not the object of every Revelation to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a transformation that shall manifest...
- Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:31 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Should I study to be a doctor, or engineer?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 39598
Hi shm I think God will be pleased with you no matter what course of study you choose. I recommend you follow your heart. If it leads you to engineering, then so be it. After reading several of your posts, you strike me as a problem solver, an engineer. I try to be careful not to read things as sign...
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:58 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: pray for parents and other family members
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8626
prayer for parents and other family members
The Bab states this most clearly when he says: It is seemly that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents. Thereupon God's call will be raised: 'Thousand upon thousand of what thou hast asked for thy parents shall be thy recompense!' Bles...
- Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: spiritually dead--SOS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10407
Spiritually Dead -- SOS
Hey Seeker, I doubt very much that you're disconnected from Baha'u'llah. I suspect you've simply reached a temporary plateau. You need to take a breather, think about other interests you have, relax, take a walk, get some exercise, take in a couple of good movies, enjoy yourself, laugh, etc... Every...
- Sun Apr 02, 2006 12:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kitabi Iqan question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 25294
What a fine question! Such was the dilemma of the uncle of the Bab who asked How could my nephew (the Bab) be the promised Qaim when the signs recorded in the Quran concerning the promised Qaim were not literally fulfilled? Baha'u'llah's response was the Book of Certitude itself. To this hypothetica...
- Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What happened to the Guardian's Int'l Bahai Court?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 39251
What happeneed to the Guardian's Int'l Baha'i Courts
Dear Seeker, The Guardian discusses Baha'i Courts in The World Order of Baha'u'llah letter in a book with the same title. In brief, he says the following: It must be explained, however, that in the Muslim countries of the Near and Middle East, with the exception of Turkey which has lately abolished ...
- Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:39 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A religious history of Africa
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6078
A Religious History of Africa
Hi Asmarino, The Bab makes an interesting statement in the Seven Proofs as follows: God hath raised up Prophets and revealed Books as numerous as the creatures of the world, and will continue to do so to everlasting. We tend to concentrate on the prophets mentioned in the recorded scriptures and for...
- Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:59 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: ...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18120
VALLEYS: Preamble
Your rendering of the second paragraph of the preamble is how I was reading it too. Proceed please. - Curt
- Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: ...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18120
VALLEYS: Preamble
Majnun I read the preamble to the Seven Valleys five-six times and came to a quite different conclusion about the opening paragraph. Consider: How does an Ali Muhammad transform into the Bab? And a Husayn Ali transform into Baha'ullah? How does flesh transform into the Word? The first paragraph is a...