There have been many really good Baha'is. These people have obviously been
humble. What I have noticed over the years is that humility and
self-delusion often go together. Humble people often genuinely believe
themselves to be of a lower station than they really are, and express views
which
Hi there David!
I see you've been thinking again... you wrote: Humble
people often genuinely believe
themselves to be of a lower station than they really are, and
express views which are false.
My understanding of humbleness is ones ability to repress
feelings of spiritual, intellectual, or
Dear Sandra,
Ruhiyyih Khanum thought that Shoghi Effendi had appointed
her a Hand of the Cause just because she was his wife.
I believe that was something Violette Nakhjavani said in her talk about
Ruhiyyih Khanum at the North American ABS in 2000. I'm not saying that
Shoghi Effendi said
David,
What I have learned in the almost 20 years I have been a Baha'i, is that we
can not judge the spiritual station or even true personality of someone else.
At 02:53 AM 2/5/2004, you wrote:
There have been many really good Baha'is. These people have obviously
been humble. What I have
David,
Perhaps we are confusing humility with taraf, which can only be understood in the
context of Persian culture. Humility and taraf are not exactly the same.
Mark A. Foster * http://MarkFoster.net
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My question is, can anyone be totally objective about themselves? Therefore
it figures that we must be even less able to be objective when trying to
consider another's degree of humility or objectiveness?
Only God kows our true worth so in my opinion we must develop the virtue of
humility.
I am
One of my favorite narratives regarding humility and its manifestation.
The following story gives us a glimpse of his greatness. In the early years
of this century, 'Abdu'l-Bah sent Mirza Abu'l-Fadl to the United States of
America to teach and help the believers deepen in the Faith. After his
Dear Richard,
The following story gives us a glimpse of his greatness. In the early years
of this century, 'Abdu'l-Bahá sent Mirza Abu'l-Fadl to the United States of
America to teach and help the believers deepen in the Faith. After his
return, he and a number of American pilgrims were seated in
Hi, David,
At 06:48 PM 2/5/2004, you wrote:
Is Taraf that ridiculous custom where you lie to your host twice when they ask you
for a meal, saying you don't want one, and then say you do when they ask you the
third time?
It may seem ridiculous to a non-Iranian. However, many Western customs
David,
At 07:14 PM 2/5/2004, you wrote:
'Abdu'l-Baha praised him, so it seems Mirza Abu'l-Fadl didn't realize he was
contradicting 'Abdu'l-Baha (and thus God) in thinking that he was unworthy of
praise.
I wouldn't read too much into it. What the story tells me is that `Abdu'l-Baha was
Mark,
Sorry to take so much time to respond to your email.
I had in fact somewhat misread your thought, which was that it would
be inappropriate for a scientist, who is a Baha'i, to derive a
hypothesis from the texts of the Baha'i Faith. I had read you as
saying it would be bad scientific
Here is an edited posting I made to the Study Circle list:
As I have suggested,, even if a *possibly* empirical claim were contained in the
scriptures of my religion, I would not accept its authority over a scientific
discovery.
At one time, the Roman Catholic Church used biblical literalism
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