Category Archives: Thoughts

A diamond-mine of communion with God

By lessan | Published: February 7, 2009

Last night I attended a study class which was about the book Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah. I had come across this book before, as a compilation of prayers, but never took the time to look through it or use many of the prayers within it, as the more common “Baha’i Prayers” is easier with […]

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Spiritual vs. Phenomenal

By lessan | Published: June 25, 2008

The spiritual world is like unto the phenomenal world. They are the exact counterpart of each other. Whatever objects appear in this world of existence are the outer pictures of the world of heaven. (Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 9)    Reading the book: The Arc of Ascent by John S. Hatcher. Highly […]

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The Charm of the Rose

By lessan | Published: December 14, 2007

O SON OF SPIRIT! The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose; whilst those birds, the hearts of men, content with transient dust, have strayed far from their eternal nest, and with eyes turned towards the slough of heedlessness are bereft of the glory of the divine presence. Alas! How strange […]

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The language of the heart

By lessan | Published: September 24, 2007

I just got back a book which I had lent to a friend – I’ve really missed it. It’s The Conference of the Birds by Attar. At this stage I think it’s my all-time favorite book. I much prefer Attar to Rumi and the other poets I’ve read, probably because I understand what he’s saying […]

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Buoyancy

By lessan | Published: March 28, 2007

Come my friends, The sky is blue. Let us set sail on the sea of praise.

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