tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post5664902513438841906..comments2024-03-26T08:42:50.357-07:00Comments on One Baha'i's approach...: The Ahd CoupleMeadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02046847133963919765noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-25096078743589358802012-03-27T06:17:31.755-07:002012-03-27T06:17:31.755-07:00Hello Mead. Can't thank you enough for your pr...Hello Mead. Can't thank you enough for your precious insights into the quote "Say, O My servants....". It is one which I have returned to almost daily for the past number of years. It permeated my meditations in the Holy Shrines during my second pilgrimage just a year ago. Your practical and level-headed way at approaching the Writings are a joy to read and reflect upon.Jim Holmlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13546862307318518086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-70540728511125521172012-03-25T06:26:15.166-07:002012-03-25T06:26:15.166-07:00Hi, Mead. As the Qur'an says, "whithersoe...Hi, Mead. As the Qur'an says, "whithersoever ye turn, there is the face of God." There's an old tradition of looking at monotheism in a non-preferential, inclusive way that counters the common idolatry of leader worship. This tradition, which sees monotheism as worship of a universal existence that transcends names, is generally lost to Baha'is, but as you have pointed out, it is upheld in the Baha'i "Covenant".kaweahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110699161070618600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1734645058271734681.post-13945672783655368842012-03-22T00:17:09.282-07:002012-03-22T00:17:09.282-07:00It's really cool that you pulled that quote ou...It's really cool that you pulled that quote out of the Baha'i Canon and shared it - definitely a good thought. On the other hand I think the word 'God' needs to be mentioned with certain distinctions in that the Preexistent Godhead Essence that is alive in the worlds of Being - is not necessarily the same God that powers and free-will were delegated to and their creations. Remember Arthur Brown and his performances - "I Am the God of Hell Fire" - several times he had fire ablaze on stage. But, yeah, the God Essence of Love is something to recognize in All, regardless of mis-shapen concepts, beliefs, and behaviours (The Lie).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com