In a message dated 12/10/2004 7:04:01 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
unity of
thought refers to keeping one's mind and heart centered on Baha'u'llah and
`Abdu'l-Baha, i.e., the Covenant. It has nothing directly to do with the
fundamentalist indoctrination
Michael,
At 08:36 AM 12/10/2004, you wrote:
Unity in diversity does not imply uniformity! Why is there so much objection
to a methodical system being introduced?
The objections I have seen are not to a methodical system being introduced.
They are to this particular methodical system being
I said:
Seems a tad hypocritical to me but that is just my take on this whole
exchange.
I just want to say that after I posted I noted that here is someone who has
taken a year long vacation from just about anything Baha'i telling others to
get off their fanny and do something.
Dick Am I the
In a message dated 12/10/2004 9:15:56 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK,
great. So develop something you think will. Surely you don't
think the House of Justice would object to that do you? If they do,
then I for one know this isn't the Baha'i Faith it used to
I doubt the House would object to any degree with developing new
material. It is not the House that is pushing Ruhi. It is the Regional
Teaching Institutes who will brook no variance. They say we HAVE Ruhi, so we
should USE Ruhi and not waste time developing other
Hi, Susan,
At 10:49 PM 12/9/2004, you wrote:
I guess the question is will that 'unity of thought' not then be a
literalistic one? And is that really what our Writings encourage?
Given my personal emphasis on orthopraxy and polydoxy over orthodoxy, that is
one of my concerns, as well. IMO,
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Subject: Re: No Personal Opinions in Ruhi
In a message dated 12/10/2004 7:04:01 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
unity of thought refers to keeping one's mind and heart centered on
Baha'u'llah and `Abdu'l-Baha, i.e
From: Mark A. Foster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Baha'i Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Baha'i Studies [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: No Personal Opinions in Ruhi
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 08:45:32 -0600
On the one hand you say:
I would be interested in the demographics of long-term Ruhi participation
Hi, Dick,
At 09:14 AM 12/10/2004, you wrote:
On the one hand you say:
I would be interested in the demographics of long-term Ruhi participation and
how it correlates with the general Baha'i populations in different areas. My
guess* would is that we would see a negative correlation between
In studying any course of the Ruhi Institute, participants are expected to
achieve three levels of comprehension. The first is a basic understanding of
the meaning of words and sentences. Thus, for example, after reading the
quotation, The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:35:22 PM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It is quite
likely that by first developing inbelievers who are in the early stages of
their study of the Faith a capacityto focus attention on the immediate and
explicit meaning of sentences
In a message dated 12/9/2004 10:35:17 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Thus,
for example, after reading thequotation, The betterment of the world
can be accomplished through pureand goodly deeds, through commendable and
seemly conduct, the student isasked, "How
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