July, 2008
Back to Bulgaria
I am in Sofia, the capital of my homeland, Bulgaria. The jetlag is starting to hit me and I can sense my brain slowing down, which probably is not bad anyway. It is wonderful to be here during the summer. The weather is lovely and even a bustling, dusty and busy city like Sofia is [...]
Life in hand
I stand, life in hand, ready; that perchance, through God’s loving-kindness and grace, this revealed and manifest Letter may lay down his life as a sacrifice in the path of the Primal Point, the Most Exalted Word. – Bahá’u’lláh, quoted by Shoghi Effendi on the opening paragraph of The Dawn-Breakers Today is the day of [...]
Independence
O Friends of the Pure and Omnipotent God! To be pure and holy in all things is an attribute of the consecrated soul and a necessary characteristic of the unenslaved mind. The best of perfections is immaculacy and the freeing of oneself from every defect. Once the individual is, in every respect, cleansed and purified, [...]
Fetters, freedom, devotions
This story starts with prejudice and ends with admiration. It is a humbling reminder that when I see with physical eyes, I tend to judge, misconstrue, or simply not honor; when I let (or am forced to let) the spiritual eyes to see, then the soul connects, recognizing the nobility of creation and the God-given [...]
Love is a light
Be ye sincerely kind, not in appearance only. Let each one of God’s loved ones centre his attention on this: to be the Lord’s mercy to man; to be the Lord’s grace. Let him do some good to every person whose path he crosseth, and be of some benefit to him. Let him improve the [...]
