January, 2009
Brother of mine
I’ve been in a clean up mode for a long time now. It is a slow process, in particular, because I am so attached to many things created in the past, and so I never truly throw away boxes of papers, notes, printouts. Today I dug out the words of a song I wrote in [...]
See Me Beautiful
My favorite Red Grammer song written by him and his dear wife Kathy who recently passed away. See this outstanding rendition of “See Me beautiful”, performed by Red Grammer and accompanied on the erhu by the Chinese superstar Cheng Lin during a concert on the Great Wall of China: Here are the lyrics of the [...]
Zoom in, Zoom out
Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self. (Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 94) I used to take this famous quote from the Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith to imply having (almost in a corporate mission statement way) a global vision rather than a narrow one, a tradition- [...]
Helping God
Asking God for help is probably a standard procedure for anyone in need. Helping God, on the other hand, is clearly not because God is being needy. Is the reason to help God simply as returning the favor? Is it because we are all instruments of His will? Is it because the only way to [...]
Be Afraid of No One
As much as I often try to find proper words about what I feel or what I am experiencing, Baha’u’llah’s words are always more powerful and inspiring: By the righteousness of God! Whoso openeth his lips in this Day and maketh mention of the name of his Lord, the hosts of Divine inspiration shall descend [...]
Restoration of justice, dignity, nobility and sovereignty
Today for me is a day of restoration. President Barrack Obama’s inauguration speech made a personal call to my heart inspiring it to seek with new conviction the restoration of virtue, justice, dignity, nobility and sovereignty. Here is a selection of Holy Writings I am reflecting on as I move forward with the next phase [...]
Prayer Station: Prayer for America, and for Race Unity
This Monday, this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the evening before Inauguration Day, seemed a good time for a prayer for America, and for race unity. A group of friends gathered at my apartment to read selections from the Sacred Writings of world religion, but also from the words of the man whose life this [...]
Majesty and grandeur
O SON OF MAN! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto [...]
Wishing you a new year filled with the love of God
When a year ago I was greeting 2008, I made three wishes none of which came true. We sometimes wish for things that might not be good for us or things whose time might not have arrived yet. Either way, I trust that God provides what is right for us but it takes faith and [...]
