November, 2007
Homecoming of the heart
A talk last night which started with a reflection on Eric Dozier’s words from the Thanksgiving weekend about teaching as facilitating the reunion of a soul with its Creator, lead to a deep discussion on the need of constantly coming back to the home of my heart. This morning as I was saying the Long [...]
Meek and lowly, trying to live an articulate life
This morning I woke up with a melody I knew was coming from the “Badasht Vol. 1″ album of Eric Dozier and JB Eckl but was unsure which song exactly it was. I put the CD on and it was the first song, “Meek and Lowly”. I’ve highlighted (in bold), the words of the song [...]
Confirmation for a tiny seed
This morning I woke up with one of the melodies from the “Dawnbreaker Collective” album in my mind, a folk blues song with words so simple and humble that I’d assumed someone had sat down to write them in a jam session. Few minutes later in my morning prayer time I randomly picked the following [...]
He maketh victorious whomsoever He willeth
I don’t even want to over-analyze what is happening these days; I just want to take in the moments of insight and awareness that God has been giving me lately in what seems like a dizzying pace… which of course is paradoxical since I am trying to practice “Slowing Down to the Speed of Life“… [...]
Back from the Land of Mystery
I am back from a long weekend in my home land which is in more than one way connected with Baha’u’llah’s “Land of Mystery”. More importantly, I feel I am truly returning from a different land of mystery that has haunted me for years and is now releasing me and letting me be free. What [...]
Photographs of Baha’u'llah’s native land, the cities of His exile, and places and relics related to His extraordinary life
One of the honors of being on Baha’i Pilgrimage is seeing the writings and relics of Baha’u’llah’s extraordinary life. It is with gratitude I saw today a newly launched website as a photographic narrative of the life of Baha’u’llah. As a friend involved with the project so eloquently indicated, this website “will help all of [...]
