Throbbing artery, again

Month, Day: 180, Speech, Might (Glory) 

Lawḥ-i-Ḥikmat: Be thou as a throbbing artery, pulsating in the body of the entire creation, that through the heat generated by this motion there may appear that which will quicken the hearts of those who hesitate.

We just had this with the last post: Throbbing artery. 

Remarks: 12/02/2023

12/02/2023 --  

Throbbing artery

 Month, Day: 180, Speech, Perfection (Majesty) 

Aqdas, #173: This day, it behooveth whoso hath quaffed the Mystic Wine of everlasting life from the Hands of the loving-kindness of the Lord his God, the Merciful, to pulsate even as the throbbing artery in the body of mankind, that through him may be quickened the world and every crumbling bone.

Remarks: 11/30/2023

11/30/2023 --  

Invoked

Month, Day: 180, Knowledge, Names (Grace) 

Saw this topic discussed elsewhere, long ago. So, let's go with the technically current. 

5/365 95 Yá Allahu’l-Mustaghath

Nothing to add. The text and context says a whole lot.  

Myself, I have just spelt out the name of the Glory until statis occurred. 

An interesting point is that continual invocation could interfere with proper action. But, one could consider that this is a good reminder of God during the difficult times of coping with the new world as it has unfolded since 1844.

In these terms? Technology and its ability to warp human thought as well as to play havoc with our truth processing. 

Again, myself? I point to the prayer to Alfred E. Lunt. 

Crush the mind -- note, this was pre-awareness of Covid. 

Remarks: 10/23/2023

10/23/2023 --   

Translations

Month, Day: 180, Knowledge, Splendour (Perfection) 

Call of the Divine Beloved:

Had to write this: 

• First Valley - The Sanctuary of the Desired One 
• Second Valley - The Court of the All-Praised
• Third Valley - The Abode of the Lodestone of Hearts 
• Fourth Valley - The Beauty of the Beloved

Remarks: 10/16/2023

10/16/2023 --  

Twin Days

Month, Day: 180, Will, Questions (Justice)

Largest Baha'i Facebook Group Ever 

Saw this graphic. The Twin Days, next week. Oct. 16, 17, 2023. 

The two days start at sunset on Oct. 15 and ends at sunset on Oct. 17. 

My birthday was Oct. 19/20 which got the "Apple of the Eye" dynamic going.  

Remarks: 10/16/2023

10/16/2023 --  Other image expired; changed to a new one. 

She-camel

Month, Day: 180, Might, Domnion (Perfection)

The People of 'Ád and Thamúd; Húd; Sálih and the She-Camel. 

Finally got around to looking at that reference which I saw in the Iqan and the Koran over the years.  

Doing this poking around due to material on Hermes and the tablets after the Aqdas. 

Remarks: 09/25/2023

09/25/2023 --   

Eloquence and wisdom

Month, Day: 180, Might, Perfection (Majesty)

Lawḥ-i-Ḥikmat (Tablet of Wisdom)

• Endeavor to the utmost of thy powers to establish the word of truth with eloquence and wisdom and to dispel falsehood from the face of the earth. Thus directeth thee the Dayspring of divine knowledge from this luminous horizon.

Remarks: 09/14/2023

09/14/2023 --   

The world - our teacher

Month, Day: 180, Names, Might (Grace)

Lawḥ-i-Ḥikmat (Tablet of Wisdom)

• Look at the world and ponder a while upon it. It unveileth the book of its own self before thine eyes and revealeth that which the Pen of thy Lord, the Fashioner, the All-Informed, hath inscribed therein. It will acquaint thee with that which is within it and upon it and will give thee such clear explanations as to make thee independent of every eloquent expounder.

Remarks: 08/29/2023

08/29/2023 --   

Thus far and no further ...

Month, Day: 179, Names, Splendour (Glory)

• Bahá’u’lláh in the words of Shoghi Effendi   

Remarks: 08/29/2023

08/20/2023 --   

Healing prayer

Month, Day: 180, Perfection, Names (Justice)

Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! 

I implore Thee by Thy Name,

• through which Thou didst lift up the ensigns of Thy guidance, and didst shed the radiance of Thy loving-kindness, and didst reveal the sovereignty of Thy Lordship;
• through which the lamp of Thy names hath appeared within the niche of Thine attributes, and He Who is the Tabernacle of Thy unity and the Manifestation of detachment hath shone forth;
  
• through which the ways of Thy guidance were made known, and the paths of Thy good pleasure were marked out;
  
• through which the foundations of error have been made to tremble, and the signs of wickedness have been abolished;
  
• through which the fountains of wisdom have burst forth, and the heavenly table hath been sent down;
  
• through which Thou didst preserve Thy servants and didst vouchsafe Thy healing;
  
• through which Thou didst show forth Thy tender mercies unto Thy servants and revealedst Thy forgiveness amidst Thy creatures

— I implore Thee to keep safe him who hath held fast and returned unto Thee, and clung to Thy mercy, and seized the hem of Thy loving providence. 

Send down, then, upon him Thy healing, and make him whole, and endue him with a constancy vouchsafed by Thee, and a tranquillity bestowed by Thy highness.

Thou art, verily, the Healer, the Preserver, the Helper, the Almighty, the Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing.

Remarks: 08/20/2023

08/09/2023 --   

Baha'i Cosmology

Month, Day: 180, Mercy, Loftiness (Justice)

Baha'i Cosmology

Lawḥ-i-Ḥikmat (Tablet of Wisdom) 

Remarks: 07/12/2023

07/12/2023 --   

Mona Mahmudnizhad

Month, Day: 180, Light, Sovereignty (Justice)

The Story of Mona (hanged in Iran on 18 June 1983).  

Found a link to this on a page of the largest Baha'i Facebook group where there had been a discussion about her experiences (dreams, etc.). Compelling, to say the least. 

At the time that the Iranian incident got the attention of those living in the U.S., I was working for U.S. DOD (Operations Research Analyst). Several earthshaking changes were going on, at the same time. 

These seem periodic, but, of late, they seem to be of greater magnitude. 

One huge factor has been the computer, in many ways, especially with respect to how it establishes new foundations that relate to computational lenses. 

Since seeing this, I have noted that people have lifted to awareness information about the other women who were hanged on the same day. That, itself, is indicative of trends worthy of more attention.  

Remarks: 06/21/2023

06/21/2023 --  

Two Indians

 Month, Day: 180, Light, Might (Justice)

Two Indians -- Historical Accounts of two Indian Babis: Sa'in Hindi and Sayyid Basir Hindi. 

Remarks: 06/14/2023

06/14/2023 -- 

Warnings on Hermes

Month, Day: 180, Grandeur, Perfection (Justice)

See Article on Hermes which was great to find and confirmed my thoughts on the ways of knowledge. So, enjoyed pondering this for a while. Then, the warning. It's there. Some were given access to this knowledge. For the most, not. In time, things will work out. Venturing too far can lead to insanity. Besides, even prayer can be harmful if for the wrong purpose or for silly things. Balance and the medium. 

So, we have the 7V4V. With the 7V, Hermes is of the 4th Heaven (see the Night Journey - Quran and the traditions). But, too, the Hidden Words. Has it all. 

But, forgetting Hermes? Nope. Explains too much. 

Remarks: 05/24/2023

05/24/2023 -- 

Prophets of Islam

Month, Day: 180, Grandeur, Glory (Majesty)

Starting with Idris. 

• Idris (prophet) 
• Hermes Trismegistus and Apollonius of Tyana in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Otherwise, the matter is as some of the philosophers have cited from the words of Idrís [Hermes]: “It is impossible for the realm of creation to be better than it already is.”

Remarks: 05/18/2023

05/18/2023 -- 

Views on science

Month, Day: 180, Beauty, Beauty (Beauty)

This day does not come about very often. As well, it's the 10th day of Ridvan. 

On Wikipedia, the page on Views on Science have a nice flow. 

Remarks: 04/30/2023

04/30/2023 -- 

Hermes

Month, Day: 180, Glory, Perfection (Beauty)

I got to this book from its Chapter on Hermes: Revisioning the sacred. 

Remarks: 04/16/2023

04/16/2023 -- 

Splendour, Mercy

Month, Day: 180, Splendour, Mercy (Beauty)

Continuing on the theme of using three rather than four, there is a pattern that pops out. Seems to reinforce being 'made in the image' as well as cycles implying structure which we know is true, even as the culture driven by technology has descended to the quagmire of chaos that comes from too much emphasis on reduction, albeit that one major technique is numeric integration. 

      1, 2, 3 - Beauty                    Sovereignty - 17, 18, 19

          4, 5, 6 - Mercy              Speech - 14, 15, 16

              7, 8, 9 - Names      Will - 11, 12, 13

                                10 - Might

Much to discuss there. 

Remarks: 03/26/2023

03/26/2023 -- 

Dominion is God's

 Month, Day: 179, Loftiness, Dominion (Beauty)

Baha'i World Faith (pg 154): 

O God, my God! Be Thou not far from me, for tribulation upon tribulation hath gathered about me. 
O God, my God! Leave me not to myself, for the extreme of adversity hath come upon me.
Out of the pure milk, drawn from the breasts of Thy loving-kindness, give me to drink, for my thirst hath utterly consumed me. 
Beneath the shadow of the wings of Thy mercy shelter me, for all mine adversaries with one consent have fallen upon me. 
Keep me near to the throne of Thy majesty, face to face with the revelation of the signs of Thy glory, for wretchedness hath grievously touched me. 
With the fruits of the Tree of Thine Eternity nourish me, for uttermost weakness hath overtaken me. 
From the cups of joy, proffered by the hands of Thy tender mercies, feed me, for manifold sorrows have laid mighty hold upon me. 
With the broidered robe of Thine omnipotent sovereignty attire me, for poverty hath altogether despoiled me. 
Lulled by the cooing of the Dove of Thine Eternity, suffer me to sleep, for woes at their blackest have befallen me. 
Before the throne of Thy oneness, amid the blaze of the beauty of Thy countenance, cause me to abide, for fear and trembling have violently crushed me. 
Beneath the ocean of Thy forgiveness, faced with the restlessness of the leviathan of glory, immerse me, for my sins have utterly doomed me.

Remarks: 03/19/2023

03/19/2023 -- 

TABLET OF TARAZAT

 Month, Day: 179, Loftiness, Honour (Independence)

Baha'i World Faith (pg 166): 

THE FIRST TARAZ and the First Tajalli, which has risen from the horizon of the Mother-Book, is that man should know his own self, and know those things which lead to loftiness or to baseness, to shame or to honor, to affluence or to poverty. ...

THE SECOND TARAZ is to consort with the people of religions with joy and fragrance; to show forth that which is declared by the Speaker of the Mount; and to render justice in affairs. The followers of sincerity and faithfulness must consort with all the people of the world with joy and fragrance; for association is always conducive to union and harmony, and union and harmony are the cause of the order of the world and the life of nations. ...

THE THIRD TARAZ is concerning good character. Good character is, verily, the best mantle for men on the part of God; by this, God adorns the temples of His friends. By My life, the light of good character surpasses the light of the sun and its effulgence. ...

THE FOURTH TARAZ is on trustworthiness. Verily, this is the door of tranquillity to all in the world, and the sign of glory from the presence of the merciful One. ...

THE FIFTH TARAZ regards the preservation and protection of the stations of the servants of God. They must not make light of any matter, but speak in truthfulness and sincerity. ...

THE SIXTH TARAZ Knowledge is one of the greatest benefits of God. To acquire knowledge is incumbent on all. These visible arts and present implements are from the results of His knowledge and wisdom, which have been revealed from the Supreme Pen. ...

Remarks: 03/17/2023

03/17/2023 -- 

Threes

Month, Day: 179, Loftiness, Beauty (Glory)

Groups, symmetry. 

Remarks: 03/17/2023

03/17/2023 -- Change month from Splendour to Loftiness. 

Reflective faculty

 Month, Day: 179, Loftiness, Glory (Independence)

BWF (pg 185) - O people of Bahá! The reflective faculty is the depository of crafts, arts and sciences. Exert yourselves, so that the gems of knowledge and wisdom may proceed from this ideal mine, and conduce to the tranquillity and union and of the different nations of the world.

Earlier posts: Operational modes; We are not idempotent?; reflective point. 

Remarks: 03/17/2023

03/17/2023 -- Change month from Splendour to Loftiness. 

Dominion, Dominion

 Month, Day: 179, Dominion, Dominion (Independence)

This is one of those double days which appear periodically which means that we are upward in the Ascendant mode. 

Remarks: 02/23/2023

02/23/2023 -- 

Thought, about limits

Month, Day: 179, Dominion, Mercy (Beauty)

Prayer: 

God grant that the light of unity may envelope the whole earth, and that the seal, 'the Kingdom is God’s', may be stamped upon the brow of all its people. 

Remarks: 02/12/2023

02/12/2023 -- 

Limits exisit

 Month, Day: 179, Sovereignty, Questions (Majesty)  

Koran (Cattle VI:60): SAY: I say not to you, "In my possession are the treasures of God;" neither say I, "I know things secret;" neither do I say to you, "Verily, I am an angel:" Only what is revealed to me do I follow. SAY: Shall the blind and the seeing be esteemed alike? Will ye not then reflect?

Remarks: 02/01/2023

02/01/2023 -- 

Prayer for Iran

 Month, Day: 179, Sovereignty, Beauty (Glory)  

Saw this on the Baha'i Blog. 

    Prayer for Iran - Shohreh Shahrezaei  

Milieu is in modern Israel. 

Remarks: 01/21/2023

01/21/2023 --