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Sorry but I just got around to reading this thread. Strange that no one
suggested as the Baha'i code of devoutness 'Abdu'l-Baha's message
To Live the Life
To be no cause of grief to anyone.
To be kind to all people and to love them with a pure spirit.
Should
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Being a good Baha'i (or any religion) ... It's more a matter of
doing every conscious act with the pure motive of pleasing God.
Not that I know anything about that. 8-)
Tim
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Yes, but religions do tend to have good makers for devoutness even if they are
external. Psychologically, external markers are good indicators. The arguments
this doesn't intrinsically mean that is not the same as this instrincally means
not that. How often does a
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From: Don Calkins montana...@great-falls.net
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Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 9:11:26 PM
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So, what would set some laity up to devout devotee status in religion not that
systematized? Why
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How devout is devout? Religionists tend to be broken into three categories of
followers: laity, devout devotees, clergy/monastics.
I will give an example of this negleacted middle category.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up%C4%81saka_and_Up%C4%81sik%C4%81
That was the
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Why doesn't the Baha'i Faith have a Ten Commandents,
Yamas-Niyams,
Precepts, etc?
We do sometimes speak of the Twelve Principles.
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There is no doubt about their respective scripturalities. They are some of the
basics.
From: Susan Maneck sman...@gmail.com
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Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 1:20:14 PM
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They're
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I think the term devout is tricky, unless there is a framework for the
word to have meaning. For example, which of the two people would you
consider more devout? A man with no facial hair, wears a suit to work -
holds fundamentalist views of religion. Or a man who grows
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What pratices would cause a Baha'i to qualify for devout devotee status?
Who cares? I don't think that's important. Following in God's path
has nothing to do with qualifying for some status.
I don't think this is anything to be concerned about.
Being a good Baha'i
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Why doesn't the Baha'i Faith have a Ten Commandents
Why should it have them? Baha'u'llah revealed what God willed
for our age. I think it's a mistake to try to make the Baha'i revelation
fit into any conceptual boxes we invent.
Tim
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From: Tim Nolan tnola...@yahoo.com
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Sent: Tue, November 2, 2010 5:37:11 PM
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What pratices would cause a Baha'i to qualify for devout devotee status?
Who cares? I don't think that's important. Following in God's path
has
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