tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post5452201878619854967..comments2023-05-13T01:29:41.291+12:00Comments on Meditations on Baha'u'llah: The theme of 'place' in Aqdas 1Alison Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00790904580464149790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-78723426822804158112017-10-10T08:31:27.826+13:002017-10-10T08:31:27.826+13:00wow. well done. good luck.wow. well done. good luck.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655400525475076174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-91069898250327332672017-10-09T02:04:18.388+13:002017-10-09T02:04:18.388+13:00First of all may Dearest Alison I would like to th...First of all may Dearest Alison I would like to thank you for sharing your in depth translation of a very interesting and thought provoking passage conveying the very essence of the path of spiritual enlightenment. Alison once again you have shown bravery and tenacity in having the courage of conviction to follow your heart's lead.<br /><br />On the beautiful passage you have so lovingly translated may l share a few personal thoughts and meditations that come to mind.<br />The time and place in reference to the said passage like most related spiritual matters often has two connotation. One pertaining to a physical time and place and the other being a purely spiritual revelation or transition from a lower to higher state of being or in the case of a messenger of God the highest state of human development (enlightenment/samdi).<br /><br />In reference to the former in a particular time and place. One might consider for example, Adam and Eve eating the fruit of the tree of Knowledge in the garden of Eden. <br /><br />God's call and establishing his covenant with Abraham in Genesis 12.<br /><br />12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:<br /><br />2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:<br /><br />3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.<br /><br />4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; <br /><br />Moses encounter with the burning bush on mount Sinai. <br /><br />Muhammad's revelation from the archangel Gabriel in the cave of Hira. <br /><br /><br />Bahá'u'lláh imprisoned in a prison with a very significant name: the Siyáh-Chál, or Black Pit. It had previously been a reservoir for the public bath.<br /> <br />The following is pasted from a BBC site which sums up very much what want l wanted to conclude with other than. The revelation, message and the command to go forth is operating at all times throughout all the world's of God in both materially and spiritually and at all stages of human development.<br /><br />'His experiences (Bahá'u'lláh) in this dreadful place have close parallels with the descendent of the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove on Jesus, the appearance of the Angel Gabriel to Muhammad in the cave on Mount Hira, and the enlightenment of the Buddha under the Bo tree.<br /><br />While in prison, Bahá'u'lláh had a vision of the 'Most Great Spirit' in the form of a heavenly maiden who assured him of his divine mission and promised divine assistance.<br /><br />Bahá'u'lláh himself wrote that he had the feeling of something glowing from the crown of his head and of hearing words of protection and victory.<br /><br />This is as significant for the Bahá'í revelation as the visitation of Gabriel which caused Muhammad such consternation, or the vision of God that caused Moses to swoon.<br /><br />This event is regarded by Bahá'ís as marking the birth of the Bahá'í revelation. It stands at the heart of Bahá'u'lláh's claim to be the Manifestation of God.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835655238314502425noreply@blogger.com