The Four Valleys

Month, Day: 181, 2nd, Intercalary Days (Justice) 

The Call of the Divine Beloved (The Four Valleys): 

• The Sanctuary of the Desired One - this plane pertaineth to the self—but the self which is intended is “the Self of God that pervadeth all His laws”
• The Court of the All-Praised - this is the station of the Intellect, which is known as the messenger of the realm of the body and the most great pillar 
• The Abode of the Lodestone of Hearts - no soul may dwell on this kingly throne save the countenance of love
• The Beauty of the Beloved - this station is the throne of the inmost heart and the secret of divine guidance

 Remarks: 03/14/2025

02/26/2025 --  

Bastinado

Month, Day: 181, Sovereignty, Loftiness (Justice) 

Baha'i Stories:

When He had been bound in the humiliating bastinado position, His legs in the air, bare feet exposed and lashed to a bar held by assistants, Mulla Zaynu'l-'Abidin, Baha’u’llah’s paternal uncle and one of the company, threw himself in front of Baha’u’llah, and was thrashed until he fainted from the pain. Baha’u’llah was then beaten with rods until His feet bled.  He was then removed, along with his companions, to one of the rooms of the mosque, and held there until the return of the Governor from his visit to Fort Shaykh Tabarsi. 

(Adapted from ‘The Dawn-Breakers’, by Nabil, translated and edited by Shoghi Effendi; ‘Baha’u’llah, The King of Glory’, by Balyuzi; and ‘The Robe of Light, vol. 1’, by Ruhe)

Aqdas: 

#158 --   Say: Because He bore injustice, justice hath appeared on earth, and because He accepted abasement, the majesty of God hath shone forth amidst mankind. 

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For those who want to meditate (many senses): Foot whipping.

Remarks: 02/05/2025

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