7V and 4V

Month, Day: Beauty, Honour (Grace)

Posts have looked briefly at how we know, what we can know, and why we want to know.

A Baha'i ontology can be established upon the Writings. We can do well to start with the 7V, 4V, and the Hidden Words, though these are only a few items in whole ocean.

This image suggests ways to begin the exploration using the 7 Valleys. Being factors highly in those beyond the bridge of Unity.

The 4 Valleys can be used to demonstrate a type of progression that can map to developmental states of a worldview or cosmology (a ‘kind’ so to speak). We will be looking at each in more detail.
1- Trust yourself ("Read thy Book: There needeth none but thyself to make out an account against thee this day"). The basic foundation is that standing within is the “The Self of God standing within Him with laws” ("Hereafter We will show them Our signs in the regions of the earth, and in themselves, until it become manifest unto them that it is the truth") that can be queried (see below). That is, we can know; but, decisions and actions are required too (be not like the grammarian lost in his ponderings). The goal is to have a “self that is well-pleasing unto God ... be ye not like those who forget God.”

2 - Reason ("this is the station of primal reason"). Given that we can know (a kind of axiomatic/assumptive basis), then reason is necessary. The prime metaphor is the Surah of the Cave (implying space, motion - perhaps even a Principle vector).

3 - Imagine ("This realm is not to be pictured in words"). (Imagination is more important than knowledge - Albert E). This brings into play all sorts of questions about being (phenomenalism, Hegel, etc.). Other concepts are “Love, chargers, His musky hair, the cyclic scheme,…” It is said that this realm involves the ‘bright stream of fellowship” (teams, peer reviews, etc.). The structure for knowing must be shared to be effective. "On this plane, neither the reign of reason is sufficient nor the authority of self."

4 - Be Humble ("Herein the high heavens are in no conflict with the lowly earth, nor do they seek to excel it, for this is the land of mercy, not the realm of distinction"). Yet, eventually those in the realm have to deal with a “bottomless sea” and the “blackest of night” yet balance the state of “full awareness’ and of “utter self-effacement.” The key: Obey Me and I will make you like unto Myself. I say Be and it Is. You will say Be and it will be. So, we don't really know our limits in terms of knowledge or what we can create. That is, there are limits, but they're infinite (albeit a lesser infinite than the Tree beyond which there is no passing).

Remarks:

04/09/2016 -- We had a triple day, earlier, due to the new definitions.

07/27/2009 -- These themes are important to audacity's work.

Modified: 04/09/2016