When you concentrate your thoughts on realizing that you now belong to Baha"u"llah, are His servant whom He loves and will always help, if you ask Him to, and that the great spiritual strength of the Cause of G.o.d is behind you for you to draw upon, you will soon see your fears melting away.
(89) FOOD-Storage
(89) FOOD-Storage
With regard to the storing of food-this is something which the Spiritual a.s.sembly will have to determine, based on local conditions; and based on discussions with Local Authorities. The Guardian feels it is not a subject which can be generally legislated upon.
(90) G.o.d-Nature of our Knowledge
(90) G.o.d-Nature of our Knowledge
We find G.o.d only through the Intermediary of His Prophet. We see the Perfection of G.o.d in His Prophets. Time and s.p.a.ce are physical things; G.o.d, the Creator, is not a "place" as we conceive of place in physical terms. G.o.d is the Infinite Essence, the Creator. We cannot picture Him or His state, but if we did, we would be His equals, not His creatures. G.o.d is never flesh, but mirrored in the attributes of His Prophets we see His Divine characteristics and perfections.
(91) IMMORTALITY-Cause of Happiness
(91) IMMORTALITY-Cause of Happiness
He will pray for the progress and happiness of the soul of your dear daughter in the invisible, spiritual worlds. He feels your att.i.tude in this physical separation from her is exemplary, and is causing her great happiness now.
(92) INVESTMENTS
(92) INVESTMENTS
He leaves such matters as investments, etc., to the discretion of individuals who are free to consult experts and make their own decisions, and he feels this applies also to the shares in the prospective oil land which you asked his advice about.
(93) MANIFESTATIONS-Future Manifestations
(93) MANIFESTATIONS-Future Manifestations
The bud, the flower, the fruit are only symbols to convey to us the sense of the progress being made by man in receiving ever fuller Revelations from G.o.d. In spite of the vast spiritual significance of what Baha"u"llah has brought to the world we humans have infinite progress to make in the future. Future Prophets will bring us new laws suitable to our state of development and continue to educate us on this planet, but they will be under the shadow of Baha"u"llah for five thousand centuries.
(94) PHOTOGRAPHS-of the Master
(94) PHOTOGRAPHS-of the Master
There is no objection to your copying pictures of the Master for your friends, but do not do it on a wholesale scale. He has always preferred that the friends should have the Master"s photo rather than his own.
(95) PRAYER
(95) PRAYER
We cannot know G.o.d directly, but only through His Prophets. We can pray to Him, realizing that through His Prophets we know Him, or we can address our prayer in thought to Baha"u"llah, not as G.o.d, but as the Door to our knowing G.o.d.
(96) PRE-EXISTENCE-of Prophets
(96) PRE-EXISTENCE-of Prophets
The Prophets, unlike us, are pre-existent. The soul of Christ existed in the spiritual world before His birth in this world. We cannot imagine what that world is like, so words are inadequate to picture His state of being.
(97) JOSEPH SMITH-Statements in Book of Mormon
(97) JOSEPH SMITH-Statements in Book of Mormon
As there is nothing specific about Joseph Smith in the teachings, the Guardian has no statement to make on his position or about the accuracy of any statement in the Book of Mormon regarding American history or its peoples. This is a matter for historians to pa.s.s upon.
(98) SOUL-Origin
(98) SOUL-Origin