The Baha'i Studies Listserv
David,
It is the human soul which has the capacity to chose whether
to accept or deny the Messenger of God.
You pet has not this capacity, thus it belongs to the rest of
creation and is already sailing on the Sea of Affirmation.
"SAY, verily God hath caused all created things to enter
beneath the shade of the tree of affirmation, except those who
are endowed with the faculty of understanding. Theirs is the
choice either to believe in God their Lord, and put their
whole trust in Him, or to shut themselves out from Him and
refuse to believe with certitude in His signs. These two
groups sail upon two seas: the sea of affirmation and the sea
of negation.
(The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 146)
Heaven and Hell are references to those with the ability to
affirm or reject the Manifestation of God.
Regards,
Albert Verbrugh
David Friedman wrote:
The Baha'i Studies Listserv
It is upsetting to me that animals do not go to heaven. It is difficult
to see heaven as that wonderful if I don't get to see the pets I've
had. Can anyone help me on this?
Regards,
David
------------------------------------------------------------------------
__________________________________________________
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]
Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st
Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
__________________________________________________
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]
Or 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 (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st
Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
