Dear Jean-Paul Moss Dear Golgasht Mossafaa'ee
The Passage you are looking for is there. Its original is there. It is on the Internet on the website of the Bahai Reference Library owned by our beloved Centre. Here please look http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-279.html#pg281 from where it says: marquum namuudeh buudee.line 13 of http://reference.bahai.org/fa/t/ab/MMAB/mmab-279.html#pg281 it is also in English here: You saw it in the Tablets Volume 3 but it is also in SWAB **O thou who art captivated by the truth and magnetized by the Heavenly Kingdom! Thy long letter hath come and it brought great joy, as it clearly betokened thy strenuous efforts and high purposes. Praised be God, thou wishest well to men, and yearnest after the Kingdom of Baha, and art longing to see the human race press forward. It is my hope that because of these high ideals, these noble intimations of the heart, and these tidings of heaven, thou shalt become so luminous that down all the ages the light of thy love for God will shed its glory. Thou hast described thyself as a student in the school of spiritual progress. Fortunate art thou! If these schools of progress lead to the university of heaven, then branches of knowledge will be developed whereby humanity will look upon the tablet of existence as a scroll endlessly unfolding; and all created things will be seen upon that scroll as letters and words. Then will the different planes of meaning be learned, and then within every atom of the universe will be witnessed the signs of the oneness of God. Then will man hear the cry of the Lord of the Kingdom, and behold the confirmations of the Holy Spirit coming to succour him. Then will he feel such bliss, such ecstasy, that the wide world with its vastness will no longer contain him, and he will set out for the Kingdom of God, and hurry along to the realm of the spirit. For once a bird hath grown its wings, it remaineth on the ground no more, but soareth upward into high heaven - except for those birds that are tied by the leg, or those whose wings are broken, or mired down. (`Abdu'l-Baha: Selections ... `Abdu'l-Baha, Pages: 57-58) With humility before Its unerring Revealer the Centre of the Covenant Yours. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean-Paul Moss Sent: 03 February 2007 03:54 To: Baha'i Studies Subject: Help Thou hast described thyself as a student in the school of spiritual progress. Fortunate art thou! If these schools of progress lead to the University of Heaven, then branches of knowledge will be developed Whereby humanity will look upon the tablet of existence as a scroll endlessly unfolding; and all created things will be seen upon that scroll as Letters and words. ~Abdu'l-Baha (page 537 Tablets v. 3) Dear Friends, Has anybody seen the original Persian version of the above text? I will be grateful if you could send me a link or the original text. I have looked at whatever is available to me including the ones on H-Bahai, but could not find anything! Thank you for you kind help. Golgasht Mossafai Montreal The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by the Johnson County Community College ("JCCC") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify JCCC by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[email protected] Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:[email protected] Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/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]
