The Baha'i Studies Listserv What's your point Don? Sen
On 11 Jan 2009 at 20:15, Don Calkins wrote: > > All the texts which say this are pilgrim's notes, > > and can easily be explained by Abdu'l-Baha referring to what will > > occur in this `asr (era, age), his interpreter translating that as > > 'century', and his hearers jumping to the conclusion that he means > > the 20th gregorian century. I do not think Abdu'l-Baha anywhere > > explicitly connects either the Lesser Peace or the Unity of Nations, > > or anything analogous, to our western 20th century. > > > > In one of His Tablets 'Abdu'l-Baha, elucidating further His noble > theme, reveals the following: > . . . . . . > > "Behold how its light is now dawning upon the world's darkened > horizon. The first candle is unity in the political realm, the early > glimmerings of which can now be discerned. The second candle is unity > of thought in world undertakings, the consummation of which will ere > long be witnessed. The third candle is unity in freedom which will > surely come to pass. The fourth candle is unity in religion which is > the corner-stone of the foundation itself, and which, by the power of > God, will be revealed in all its splendor. The fifth candle is the > unity of nations—a unity which in this century will be securely > established, causing all the peoples of the world to regard > themselves as citizens of one common fatherland. The sixth candle is > unity of races, making of all that dwell on earth peoples and > kindreds of one race. The seventh candle is unity of language, i.e., > the choice of a universal tongue in which all peoples will be > instructed and converse. Each and every one of these will inevitably > come to pass, inasmuch as the power of the Kingdom of God will aid > and assist in their realization." > World Order Baha'u'llah (19:3, page: [40]) > > Don C > > ------------- > Understood properly, all man's problems are essentially spiritual in > nature. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > 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]
