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- Sat Apr 25, 2009 1:45 pm
- Forum: Bahá'í Writings
- Topic: Long Healing Prayer
- Replies: 8
- Views: 61772
Re: Long Healing Prayer
It is ideal that the Obligatory Prayer be said in private, but not obligatory. What is obligatory is that it be said alone. Not to be said in a congregation style, but it may be said in the same room as other people. 1527. Each One Must Say his Obligatory prayer by himself "As to the obligatory...
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: What's everyone reading right now?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 40004
Re: What's everyone reading right now?
I am reading Hand of the Cause William Sears's " Release the Sun " and Marzieh Gail's " Dawn Over Mount Hira ". Both are amazing, in very different ways. I want to study Baha'u'llah's "Gems of Divine Mysteries" and read Nader Saeidi's "Logos and Civilization" ...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:41 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kingship - The Shadow of God on Earth
- Replies: 16
- Views: 44181
Re: Kingship - The Shadow of God on Earth
High Mountain, I did mean "older-Baha'is" in terms of how long they had been Baha'is, not physical age. I have been a Baha'i for just barely a year on Ridvan 9. You beat me in both ages I think, most people do beat a 17 year old 1 year convert :p I like and agree with your interpretation o...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kingship - The Shadow of God on Earth
- Replies: 16
- Views: 44181
Kingship - The Shadow of God on Earth
Allah-u-abha Friends! I have been thinking about the issue of Kingship in the Baha'i writings. This is for me one of the hardest teachings of Baha'u'llah to accept, as I am an American through and through. I think this teaching gets largely ignored by Baha'is, since we are probably all rather uncomf...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Do the souls of the Prophets and Chosen Ones reincarnate?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 32293
Re: Do the souls of the Prophets and Chosen Ones reincarnate?
Bruce, I think we need to understand the concept of Archetypes. In literature archetypes are recurring character types which transcend cultures. (Christlike figures, Byronic Heroes, Poly Pureheart etc.) We all recognize these types of character despite our cultural background, because they represent...