On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:09:10 -0800 (PST), JS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Abdu'l Baha likens it to the light in a lamp. When you love the lamp, you > love it whereever it appears, is it better to love the lamp THINKING it is > the light itself? Of course, not. > > Regards, > > Scott Did you mean to say "When you love the light, you love it wherever it appears"? If so, yes. I would agree. But I think that leads to different conclusions for me. If you love the light, then the lamp doesn't matter (much). Then you should be happy with the light from your lamp, and other people can be fine with the light from their lamp. But it's all good since it's all the same light. That's not what I"m hearing from Bahais. What I tend to hear is that the lamp doesn't matter but then they insist that people should use their lamp. Peace Gilberto "My people are hydroponic" __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] To unsubscribe, send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, use subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu/read/?forum=bahai-st News - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Public - http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
