Doctor Grandma

A long time ago on this blog, I was posting one of these every once in awhile. They are little meditations from a small book written by the Founder of the Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah, which He wrote while walking along the Tigris river after being banished from Iran. (See previous post.) It seems timely to publish this next one in honor of the suffering of the Bahai’s of Iran, their largest religious minority:

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“O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory.”

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and let’s post the next one along with it, to progress further through this book until it is done. Perhaps I will post one every Friday from now on:

no.46: “O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy bed, or to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr in My path, and so become the manifestation of My command and the revealer of My light in the highest paradise? Judge thou aright, O servant!”

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no.47: “O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood is greater in My sight than the creation of the  universe and the light of both worlds. Strive then to attain this, O servant!”

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All of those are speaking in the tradition of martyrdom. This sounds foreign to those of us in the West, and it has nothing to do with the misguided terrorism going on today. It’s more like the early Christians: Persecution. And it’s more like Peter: You always have a choice. In the end, with all of Peter’s devotion, he denied Christ 3X. Or of course the prime example is Judas. For 3 pieces of gold or silver, he handed Christ over to the murderers. The Bahai’s in Iran always have a choice: Just deny your faith. But that’s like denying God. People should have the freedom to believe and worship how they believe, as long as it does not harm anyone else.

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At any rate, let’s end with this last Hidden Word no.48:

“O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.”

Can I hear, Amen?

I was posting these every once in awhile but haven’t for a long time. Going slowly through the small book of Baha’u’llah’s called “Hidden Words” which is said to contain the spiritual truths of all religious traditions. They are all meditative, short and universal. He composed them while banished to Baghdad, and from what I remember, while walking along the banks of the Tigris river. Here is the next one we haven’t yet seen on this blog:

44. O SON OF THE THRONE!
Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)

next one I haven’t posted yet:

O SON OF BEING!
Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My heaven I may remember thee, thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced.

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)

Haven’t posted these in awhile. As previously stated, if anyone wants this book, “Hidden Words” send me your address & I’ll mail you one. Really!

41. O SON OF MAN!
Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the mysteries of My greatness and shine upon thee with the light of eternity.

42. O SON OF MAN!
Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on earth thou mayest obtain the victory.

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)

( I love this one.)

40. O SON OF MAN!
Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space and traverse the expanse of heaven, yet thou wouldst find no rest save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face.

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)

the next two Hidden Words are:

38. O SON OF BEING!
Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure.

39. O SON OF MAN!
Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)

more Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah: nos. 34-37

34. O SON OF SPIRIT!
The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful tidings of reunion; wherefore dost thou grieve? The spirit of power confirmeth thee in His cause; why dost thou veil thyself? The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?

35. O SON OF MAN!
Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us.

36. O SON OF MAN!
Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.

37. O SON OF MAN!
Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst for evermore.

O SON OF SPIRIT!
With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace for evermore.

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)

These are the next in line, of the Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah. They have to do with our flight to the next world. When I think of what I was taught in Sunday School, they are just an expansion of those ideas. It is not so much a physical heaven or hell, but what our spirit would feel in a spiritual sense. Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many mansions.” The Christian’s desire is to be with Him. We are also responsible for our actions. It is the same thing in the Hidden Words.

Here are nos. 31-32:

31. O SON OF BEING!
Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.

32. O SON OF THE SUPREME!
I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?

 (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)