Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-23 Thread Loïc ROYER
What I understood (I read it in the Kitab-i-Hearsay!) is that we, bahai people, have been deeply invited to make our own searchs and discovers about God... Developping this knowledge takes a lot of time and energy, so we all first believe what we learn from others, but we shouldn't! Probably

Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-23 Thread Albert
Loïc ROYER wrote: What I understood (I read it in the Kitab-i-Hearsay!) is that we, bahai people, have been deeply invited to make our own searchs and discovers about God... Developping this knowledge takes a lot of time and energy, so we all first believe what we learn from others, but we

The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-15 Thread David Friedman
I'm interested to hear if others have often have my experience. Often someone will say the Baha'i Writings say something they do not. I then suggest that the Baha'i Writings in fact say no such thing. They insist the Baha'i Writings does. I'm like okay, but where? They don't know where

Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-15 Thread M Chase
someone will say the Baha'i Writings say something they do not. I then suggest that the Baha'i Writings in fact say no such thing. They insist the Baha'i Writings does. I'm like okay, but where? They don't know where but insist and eventually I have to give up. I must admit I have been guilty

Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-15 Thread Prema
, humanitarian in its principles and dynamic in the influence it exerts on the hearts and minds of men. (Shoghi Effendi, Summary Statement -The World Religion) David Friedman wrote: I'm interested to hear if others have often have my experience. Often someone will say the Baha'i Writings

Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-15 Thread Richard H. Gravelly
, as in the study of the movements of heavenly bodies; and free people. Richard. - Original Message - From: Prema To: Baha'i Studies Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: Re: The Baha'i Writings say... This reminds me of a joke we say around these parts, when unable to cite

Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-15 Thread M Chase
Dear Richard, The Guardian says nothing about requiring any demonstrations: The Revelation proclaimed by Bahá'u'lláh, His followers believe, is divine in origin, all-embracing in scope, broad in its outlook, scientific in its method, humanitarian in its principles and dynamic in the influence

Re: The Baha'i Writings say...

2007-01-15 Thread Albert
The Revelation proclaimed by Bahá'u'lláh, His followers believe, is divine in origin, all-embracing in scope, broad in its outlook, scientific in its method, humanitarian in its principles and dynamic in the influence it exerts on the hearts and minds of men. The mission of the Founder of