tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post2186772485439759047..comments2024-03-26T08:42:50.357-07:00Comments on One Baha'i's approach...: Direct TeachingMeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02046847133963919765noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-10477458514465600512012-07-05T21:35:38.468-07:002012-07-05T21:35:38.468-07:00"He (Baha'u'llah) is the King" a..."He (Baha'u'llah) is the King" and all are "under His shadow" (before and after for the next 500 thousand years). I'd suggest looking up your quotes on this subject because they say both (that Messengers are all the same, but He is at the top of em). Do you think both are true?Tahirih Starr* Saffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096913343749590990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-73355557223480329252012-07-05T20:57:34.076-07:002012-07-05T20:57:34.076-07:00Yes, you are correct. If one sees that line from t...Yes, you are correct. If one sees that line from the Tablet of Ahmad as a dogmatic challenge, then they are forgetting the universal nature of all the Messengers.<br /><br />In this line, Baha'u'llah is clear when He says that the person must be turning away, which is not the same as not seeing. For one to turn away, one must first be turned towards.<br /><br />The overriding thing about teaching, which I think is so fundamental to the Baha'i Faith, is to recognize the universal nature of all the Messengers, and to not distinguish between them. In Gleanings 24 He says that we should make no "distinction between any of the Manifestations of His Cause".<br /><br />I think the point you make is so important that I want to actually write a full article about it, instead of trying to reply in a short note here.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing it up.Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046847133963919765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-36118915926038313372012-07-05T20:34:03.700-07:002012-07-05T20:34:03.700-07:00But Baha'i belief can affect how one views Non...But Baha'i belief can affect how one views NonBaha'is, and those who do not join the Faith when given the message (Teaching).... for in the Tablet of Ahmad, which Baha'is say every day, it says: <br /><br />"He who turns away from this Beauty hath turned away from all the Messengers of the past, and showeth pride to God from all Eternity to all Eternity".Tahirih Starr* Saffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096913343749590990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-80608287726029607302012-07-05T12:29:31.977-07:002012-07-05T12:29:31.977-07:00Oh, you are so correct. It is a great challenge fo...Oh, you are so correct. It is a great challenge for many of us. But in the end, for myself, I realized that it doesn't matter to me what religion someone is, as long as they are striving to be the best person they can be. It is, as you say, all about intent.<br /><br />Oh, and that's also why I do not participate in the various forms of pyramid sales, or direct marketing schemes as they now call it.Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046847133963919765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-35457857000726502942012-07-04T22:24:42.759-07:002012-07-04T22:24:42.759-07:00How many Baha'is can meet people or interact w...How many Baha'is can meet people or interact with them without thinking - "Are they a candidate for joining the Baha'i Faith"? It's almost like pyramid selling so that every person becomes some one you can sign up rather than a person you can be "genuine" with for the sake of human relationships. Intent, Intent, Intent!!!!Tahirih Starr* Saffahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13096913343749590990noreply@blogger.com