Baha’i Sabbath: Sultan 16, 173 B.E. (2/3/2017)

The first utterance of Him Who is the All-Wise is this: O children of dust! Turn your faces from the darkness of estrangement to the effulgent light of the daystar of unity. This is that which above all else will benefit the peoples of the earth. O friend! Upon the tree of utterance there hath never been, nor shall there ever be, a fairer leaf, and beneath the ocean of knowledge no pearl more wondrous can ever be found.

Baha’u’llah-Tablet to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib

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Know thou that all the powers combined have not the power to establish universal peace, nor to withstand the overmastering dominion, at every time and season, of these endless wars. Erelong, however, shall the power of heaven, the dominion of the Holy Spirit, hoist on the high summits the banners of love and peace, and there above the castles of majesty and might shall those banners wave in the rushing winds that blow out of the tender mercy of God.

Abdu’l-Baha-Selections 146 exc.

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In the estimation of God there is no distinction of color; all are one in the color and beauty of servitude to Him. Color is not important; the heart is all-important. It matters not what the exterior may be if the heart be pure and white within. God does not behold differences of hue and complexion; He looks at the hearts. He whose morals and virtues are praiseworthy is preferred in the presence of God; he who is devoted to the Kingdom is most beloved. In the realm of genesis and creation the question of color is of least importance.

Abdu’l-Baha-Foundations Of World Unity, Subsection-Racial Harmony

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Difference of capacity in human individuals is fundamental. It is impossible for all to be alike, all to be equal, all to be wise. Bahá’u’lláh has revealed principles and laws which will accomplish the adjustment of varying human capacities. He has said that whatsoever is possible of accomplishment in human government will be effected through these principles. When the laws he has instituted are carried out there will be no millionaires possible in the community and likewise no extremely poor. This will be effected and regulated by adjusting the different degrees of human capacity. The fundamental basis of the community is agriculture, tillage of the soil. All must be producers. Each person in the community whose income is equal to his individual producing capacity shall be exempt from taxation. But if his income is greater than his needs he must pay a tax until an adjustment is effected. That is to say, a man’s capacity for production and his needs will be equalized and reconciled through taxation. If his production exceeds he will pay no tax; if his necessities exceed his production he shall receive an amount sufficient to equalize or adjust. Therefore taxation will be proportionate to capacity and production and there will be no poor in the community.


Abdu’l-Baha-Foundations Of World Unity, Subsection-The Spirit Of Justice

The Foundation Stones Of World Unity

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Baha’i Month: Sharaf/Honor 1, 173 B.E. (12/31/2016)

The peoples of the world are fast asleep. Were they to wake from their slumber, they would hasten with eagerness unto God, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. They would cast away everything they possess, be it all the treasures of the earth, that their Lord may remember them to the extent of addressing to them but one word. Such is the instruction given you by Him Who holdeth the knowledge of things hidden, in a Tablet which the eye of creation hath not seen, and which is revealed to none except His own Self, the omnipotent protector of all worlds. So bewildered are they in the drunkenness of their evil desires, that they are powerless to recognize the Lord of all being, Whose voice calleth aloud from every direction: “There is none other God but Me, the Mighty, the All-Wise.”

Baha’u’llah, Gleanings LXXI (exc.)



When delivering the glad tidings, speak out and say: the Promised One of all the world’s peoples hath now been made manifest. For each and every people, and every religion, await a Promised One, and Bahá’u’lláh is that One Who is awaited by all; and therefore the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh will bring about the oneness of mankind, and the tabernacle of unity will be upraised on the heights of the world, and the banners of the universality of all humankind will be unfurled on the peaks of the earth. When thou dost loose thy tongue to deliver this great good news, this will become the means of teaching the people.

Abdu’l-Baha’, Selections 65 (exc.)



Baha’u’llah’s 12 Principle Foundation for a Sustainable Spiritual Civilization


The Seventh Generation, Black Snake, Little Horn, and the four Beasts of Daniel 7

In 2016 we’ve witnessed the prayerful, peaceful rise to action of the prophesied Seventh Generation of the Indigenous Tribal Nations of North America, taking their stand at Standing Rock in North Dakota in protection of water, land, sacred sites, and human rights against the prophesied “Black Snake” of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), being built there illegally by Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) on the unceded treaty land of the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes, as stipulated in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851, and again on April 29th (the Most Holy Day of Ridvan), 1868. This spiritual movement and living monument of Water Protectors, begun in April of 2016 by the youth of the Seventh Generation, is comprised of over 300 Tribal Nations, thought by many to be the largest gathering of Native American Tribes in history, as well as a diversity of humans from the Black Lives Matter movement, feminists, the LGBTQ community, clergy and representatives from all faiths and religions, politicians, immigrants, celebrities, people of all colors, races, and creeds, as well as thousands of US military veterans, all standing strong together at Standing Rock.
As the Water Protectors have prayerfully and peacefully exercised their civil, human, and constitutional rights, they’ve been met with severe oppression by a militarized police force, and have been brutalized violently at every step – bitten by attack dogs, sprayed with mace and pepper spray, beaten with batons, arrested, stripped and cavity searched, held in dog kennels, marked on the arms with numbers for processing, shot with rubber bullets, concussion grenades, and other less lethal rounds, shot with LRAD sound cannons, and sprayed continuously with pressurized water hoses in sub-freezing temperatures. All of these human rights violations have been recorded on video by citizens and reported by independent media organizations, even as the mainstream corporate media blackout of these atrocities persisted during the most violent episodes by organizations with direct ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Simultaneously over the course of 2016, we’ve witnessed the rise to power of the “Little Horn”, demagogue Donald Trump, with his arrogant, boastful, racist, sexist, xenophobic, misogynistic, narcissistic, fascist political campaign and subsequent win of the US presidential election, making him currently the president-elect of the United States of America. Trump has a mutual financial relationship with ETP and the Black Snake, owning stock in ETP as well as Phillips 66, that also funds DAPL, and also receiving campaign contributions from Kelcy Warren, the CEO of ETP. The Trump administration has announced its plans and desire to change laws in order to privatize the land of Native American Tribal Nations, in further support of the Black Snake of oil, greed, colonialism, and oppression.

In the Book of Daniel is the prophecy of a “little horn” who will rise to power, described in this way:

“After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.” Daniel 7:7-8 KJV

From the Chinvat, posted by the Guardian on April 28th of 2016:

“The Little Horn

“I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn” (KJV) “This little horn had eyes like human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly” (NLV) “speaking arrogant things” (NETB) “a mouth uttering great boasts” (NASB) “that spoke boastfully” (NIV) “Look! It had eyes like those of a human being and a mouth that boasted with audacious claims” (ISV). The Book of Daniel Chapter Seven verse Eight.”

Donald Trump described in mainstream news sources as “boastful” and “arrogant” during 2016:

“Donald Trump’s boastful ignorance…” – The Washington Post
“How can anyone act so arrogantly and meanly in public life?” – CNN
“Boastful Donald Trump” – The Inquisitor

Trump was also given the nickname “Little Trump” by fellow Republican Newt Gingrich:

“The little Trump [little horn] is frankly pathetic.” – Newt Gingrich
“The little Trump [little horn] gets involved at a personality level” and is “very sensitive, particularly to anything which attacks his own sense of integrity or his own sense of respectability, and he reacts very intensely, almost uncontrollably, to those kinds of situations.” – Newt Gingrich

Baha’u’llah explains that “We speak one word, and by it we intend one and seventy meanings; each one of these meanings we can explain.” The following hypotheses are some my thoughts and meditations, as well as the result of consultation and discussion with Neal.

England

“The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.” We know from Dr. Jensen’s explanations and commentaries that this prophecy refers to the Independence of the US from British rule. Some have pointed to Brexit, or the British exit from the European Union, as a precursor or at least similar situation to the rise of Trump in America. In this scenario, the first beast Daniel describes might be seen as Britain exiting the EU.

Russia

“And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it”. Throughout the democratic and republican primaries, there were allusions made in the media to Russian cyber-attacks and possible Russian meddling in the US election process, and now, American intelligence agencies have concluded that Russian hackers acted to aid in a Trump victory in the US presidential election. The Russian bear is the widespread symbol of Russia.

France?

“After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.” I’m not sure of the connection as of now in this scenario, other than the possibility of the election of Marin La Pen of the National Front, and the possibility of a “Brexit” type of exit from the EU by France next year.

The Republican Party

“The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.” Daniel 7: 23-25 KJV

In the current scheme of things, the fourth beast in Daniel 7, which is “diverse” from the other beasts, can be seen to be the Republican Party in US politics. It’s different, as the other beasts described are nations, which we’ll take a look at later.

Neal pointed out to me that at the Iowa caucus of the Republican Party primaries, which was held on February 1st, 2016, there were at that time 10 other male candidates (10 kings) as well as Trump (Little Horn), in the running to become the Republican Party candidate for President of the United States. By the next day, February 2nd, 2016, 3 of these 10 “kings” dropped out, or were “plucked up by the roots”.

It’s clear that this Little Trump/Little Horn fits the description of one speaking boastfully, arrogantly, and making audacious claims as he now speaks for this “beast” of the Republican Party. According to Trump, nearly everything he does and says is terrific, fantastic, the best, and the greatest. There are so many alarming aspects of Trump’s rise that could be discussed, from his scapegoating and demonizing of ethnic and religious minorities, to his blatant misogyny and sexism, including bragging about sexual assault, to his racist founding and promotion of the so-called Birther Movement, employing fear tactics that have emboldened and empowered hate groups and hateful rhetoric across the United States. Aside from stacking his transition team and future cabinet with Wall Street billionaires, Trump has appointed white nationalist/supremacist, Steve Bannon, as his chief White House strategist, openly racist and anti-LGBTQ senator Jeff Sessions as Attorney General, environmental activism opponent and climate change denier Scott Pruitt as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, retired General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, who’s philosophy is “Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet”, as Secretary of Defense, and is expected to appoint Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State.

Timeline

Meanwhile, the outgoing Obama administration has not granted the easement for ETP and DAPL to finish the oil pipeline across the Missouri River, giving the Water Protectors a brief victory in the ongoing battle against the Black Snake. However, ETP, in financial and political concert with Trump and his potential incoming administration, would undoubtedly be in support of the Black Snake, as Trump has openly declared.

“And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”

Looking at “a time” as a 90 day prophetic season, and therefore 3 ½ times as 315 days (90 + 180 + 45), from the Iowa Caucus on February 1st/2nd, 2016, when 3 of the 10 “kings”, or male candidates, were “plucked up by the roots”, there are 315 days until December 12th/13th, 2016. December 13th marks what is called the “Safe Harbor” date in the US presidential election process, when, barring any recounts changing the electoral vote, president-elect Trump will reach a point where the election results can no longer be changed, unless the electoral college intervenes on December 19th.

Alternatively, or concurrently, the “time and times and the diving of time” may be 3 ½ times where a time is 360 days, or a total of 1260 days. This could be taken from either the election of Trump on November 8th, 2016 (bringing us to April 21st, 2020), or perhaps beginning at the inauguration of Trump on January 20th, 2016.

In the scenario of the 315 day time period from February to December of 2016, we may see “the saints” as embodied in the living monument of Water Protectors, representing a diversity of humanity, united in prayer and spiritual protection of water, land, environmental, economic, religious, and human rights. If Trump’s rise continues beyond December 13th and 19th, we may be looking at another layer of meaning and a continued or overlapping timeline.

“As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.”

The good news is that this prophecy in Daniel envisions an eventual end to the oppression, and the giving over of the kingdom to the people of God.

“But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.” Daniel 7: 26-27 KJV

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ECONOMIC JUSTICE

By 'Abdu'l-Baha (1908 AD)

The principal cause of these difficulties lies in the laws of the present civilization; for they lead to a small number of individuals accumulating incomparable fortunes, beyond their needs, whilst the greater number remains destitute, stripped and in the greatest misery. This is contrary to justice, to humanity, to equity; it is the height of iniquity, the opposite to what causes divine satisfaction.

This contrast is peculiar to the world of man: with other creatures, that is to say with nearly all animals, there is a kind of justice and equality. Thus in a shepherd's flock of sheep, in a troop of deer in the country, among the birds of the prairie, of the plain, of the hill or of the orchard, almost every animal receives a just share based on equality. With them such a difference in the means of existence is not to be found: so they live in the most complete peace and joy.

It is quite otherwise with the human species, which persists in the greatest error, and in absolute iniquity. Consider an individual who has amassed treasures by colonizing a country for his profit: he has obtained an incomparable fortune, and has secured profits and incomes which flow like a river, whilst a hundred thousand unfortunate people, weak and powerless, are in need of a mouthful of bread. There is neither equality nor brotherhood. So you see that general peace and joy are destroyed, the welfare of humanity is partially annihilated, and that collective life is fruitless. Indeed, fortune, honors, commerce, industry are in the hands of some industrials, whilst other people are submitted to quite a series of difficulties and to limitless troubles: they have neither advantages nor profits, nor comforts, nor peace.

Then rules and laws should be established to regulate the excessive fortunes of certain private individuals, and limit the misery of millions of the poor masses; thus a certain moderation would be obtained. However, absolute equality is just as impossible, for absolute equality in fortunes, honors, commerce, agriculture, industry, would end in a want of comfort, in discouragement, in disorganization of the means of existence, and in universal disappointment: the order of the community would be quite destroyed. Thus, there is a great wisdom in the fact that equality is not imposed by law: it is, therefore, preferable for moderation to do its work. The main point is, by means of laws and regulations to hinder the constitution of the excessive fortunes of certain individuals, and to protect the essential needs of the masses.

For instance, the manufacturers and the industrials heap up a treasure each day, and the poor artisans do not gain their daily sustenance: that is the height of iniquity, and no just man can accept it. Therefore, laws and regulations should be established which would permit the workmen to receive from the factory owner their wages and a share in the fourth or the fifth part of the profits, according to the wants of the factory; or in some other way the body of workmen and the manufacturers should share equitably the profits and advantages. Indeed, the direction and administration of affairs come from the owner of the factory, and the work and labor, from the body of the workmen. In other words, the workmen should receive wages which assure them an adequate support, and when they cease work, becoming feeble or helpless, they should receive from the owner of the factory a sufficient pension. The wages should be high enough to satisfy the workmen with the amount they receive, so that they may be able to put a little aside for days of want and helplessness.

When matters will be thus fixed, the owner of the factory [read:CEO’s, etc.] will no longer put aside daily a treasure which he has absolutely no need of (without taking into consideration that if the fortune is disproportionate, the capitalist succumbs under a formidable burden, and gets into the greatest difficulties and troubles; the administration of an excessive fortune is very difficult, and exhausts man's natural strength). And, the workmen and artisans will no longer be in the greatest misery and want, they will no longer be submitted to the worst privations at the end of their life.

It is, then, clear and evident that the repartition of excessive fortunes amongst a small number of individuals, while the masses are in misery, is an iniquity and an injustice. In the same way, absolute equality would be an obstacle to life, to welfare, to order and to the peace of humanity. In such a question a just medium is preferable. It lies in the capitalists being moderate in the acquisition of their profits, and in their having a consideration for the welfare of the poor and needy; that is to say, that the workmen and artisans receive a fixed and established daily wage, and have a share in the general profits of the factory.

It would be well, with regard to the social rights of manufacturers, workmen and artisans, that laws be established, giving moderate profits to manufacturers, and to workmen the necessary means of existence and security for the future. Thus, when they become feeble and cease working, get old and helpless, and die leaving children under age, these children will not be annihilated by excess of poverty. And it is from the income of the factory itself, to which they have a right, that they will derive a little of the means of existence.

In the same way, the workmen should no longer rebel and revolt, nor demand beyond their rights; they should no longer go out on strike, they should be obedient and submissive, and not ask for impudent wages. But the mutual rights of both associated parties will be fixed and established according to custom by just and impartial laws. In case one of the two parties should transgress, the courts of justice would have to give judgment, and by an efficacious fine put an end to the transgression; thus order will be re-established, and the difficulties settled. The interference of courts of justice and of the Government in difficulties pending between manufacturers and workmen is legal, for the reason that current affairs between workmen and manufacturers cannot be compared with ordinary affairs between private persons, which do not concern the public, and with which the Government should not occupy itself. In reality, although they appear to be matters between private persons, these difficulties between patrons and workmen produce a general detriment; for commerce, industry, agriculture and the general affairs of the country are all intimately linked together. If one of these suffers an abuse, the detriment affects the mass. Thus the difficulties between workmen and manufacturers become a cause of general detriment.

The court of justice and the Government have therefore the right of interference. When a difficulty occurs between two individuals with reference to private rights, it is necessary for a third to settle the question: this is the part of the Government: then the question of strikes--which cause troubles in the country and are often connected with the excessive vexations of the workmen, as well as with the rapacity of manufacturers--how could it remain neglected?

Good God! is it possible that, seeing one of his fellow-creatures starving, destitute of everything, a man can rest and live comfortably in his luxurious mansion?

He who meets another in the greatest misery, can he enjoy his fortune?

That is why, in the religion of God, it is prescribed and established that wealthy men each year give over a certain part of their fortune for the maintenance of the poor and unfortunate. That is the foundation of the religion of God, and the most essential of the commandments.

As now man is not forced nor obliged by the Government, if by the natural tendency of his good heart, with the greatest spirituality, he goes to this expense for the poor, this will be a thing very much praised, approved and pleasing.

Such is the meaning of the good works in the Divine Books and Tablets.

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173 BE - 2016 Ridván Message - By the Guardian of the Baha'i Faith

RIDHVAN MESSAGE
2016

This last Baha'i year has seen many great advancements in the Cause--even as the inner reality of the soul outwardly supports the physical body (and upon the souls departure the body separates back into parts)--all the outward progress and developments in our spiritual community are due to the power of the Covenant now alive in the hearts, minds and souls of the faithful!

This year has seen the great opening of our Persian language Baha'i Center under the provisions of the Covenant; the blossoming of the European and African branches of our school, and those teachers and guides who have been deepening their Roots in those lands in order to secure integration within the greater communities of those nations through humanitarian employment and occupations. Due to the firmness of the Covenant in the Americas and India--these two sister communities have been able to evolve in tandem--shifting the activity of the people upon the maturing foundation of democratic and spiritual elections. This is the most important and most significant development in the Baha'i Faith since the days of the Great Dividing in 1960!

For example--if it be thought about with deep insight--it is clearly seen that the throne-line of King David has been well established and under the protection of God from the time of David and Solomon up through the days of Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha down to the present time. For almost 3000 years God has protected and established this throne-line and family lineage within the world! But it will also be seen that the world has been troubled all throughout this same time period. That wars have ensued. That poverty, disease, racism, and ignorance and other unnatural divisions have prevailed. That religious fanaticism and scientistic atheism have both served to obscure clear proofs and real faith--and the peoples personal experience with God had been cut off like dark clouds that fill the sky cutting those huddled upon God's great green earth off from the clear light of the Resplendant Shining Sun from on high. Now all this has changed! It is the fulfillment of the prophecy of the Kitab-i-Aqdas: "the Mystery of the Reversal of the sign of the Sovereign!" The flag of the Covenant-breakers has been pulled down in all lands and climes; and the world-wide banner and standard of the Covenant has been valiantly hoisted and upraised all throughout the world!

"He is God! O thou who art attracted by the rays of the light emanating from the dawning place of mysteries! Hasten to attain true salvation; hasten towards the shining light; hasten towards eternal joy; hasten towards the wondrous grace; hasten towards the mighty Covenant. Verily the hearts of the heedless have been shaken by the convulsions of frequent calamities, by great tests and difficulties, and the horizons of their lives have been darkened by thick clouds of wickedness and rebellion. Thus the water of certitude dried up and in its place the boding waters of idle fancies and vain imaginings welled forth. Doubts and illusions spread, as they abandoned the authorized Centre of the Covenant [every single provision of the sacred Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha] and the solid edifice of the Faith of God, and followed instead every rash and heedless one, the speakers who hear not, and the guides who see not.

"Do they think that they shall be left alone to their own devices? Nay! When the nightingale sings in the eternal paradise, and the dove of holiness warbles its melody in the groves of the realm of grandeur, and the rays of confirmation beam forth from the midmost heart of heaven, and the lamps of oneness shine brightly within the hearts of His chosen ones, and the way is prepared, and the path made straight, and the trumpet of ecstasy is sounded, and the bugle of eternal life is blown, and the hosts of the Abha Kingdom rush forth, and the angels of the Supreme Concourse spur on their chargers, and the standards of the Covenant are hoisted, and the sails of fidelity and harmony are unfurled-on that Day shalt thou see the steadfast ones abiding in the highest heaven, dwelling beneath His all-embracing shadow, occupying a glorious station, and partaking of His conspicuous favors, while the heedless shall be seen enshrouded in a black smoke, reduced to the seat of abasement, and fallen prey to distress, loss and sorrow, until the Day whereon they shall be raised again to life." ('Abdu'l-Baha)

And what is this reversal? It is the coming forth of the rod of iron, the spiritual heirs of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah to receive their inheritance of His Kingdom! They are those that the Master--'Abdu'l-Baha--calls The Learned! Those that Baha'u'llah Himself has designated The Learned in the Book of the Covenant, the Kitab-i-'Ahd.

"The state is, moreover, based upon two potent forces, the legislative and the executive. The focal center of the executive power is the government, while that of the legislative is the learned—and if this latter great support and pillar should prove defective, how is it conceivable that the state should stand?"('Abdu'l-Baha, Secret of Divine Civilization)

"It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the raiment of equity and justice. Blessed are the rulers and learned in el-Baha! They verily are My trustees amongst My servants and the manifestations of My commandments amidst My people. Upon them rest My glory, My blessings and My grace which have pervaded the world of being. In this connection the utterances revealed in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (the Most Holy Book) are such that from the horizon of their words the light of divine grace shineth luminous and resplendant." (Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-'Ahd)

All throughout the world everyone loves God. Everywhere we go we here the people praising God and thanking God. But God for the most part is not known. Why? If you had a choice to be either known or to be loved--which would you choose for yourself? That everywhere people talk well of you and sing your praises and shower you with love and affection--but no one really knows you; or that people do know you but are not interested or hate you? Most people would choose to be loved over being known--and apparently that is what God does too!

The Learned therefore are those people who now only have that same deep abiding love of God as most people, but who are also knowledgeable in God as well. They know God through their own direct and immediate experience of God; and from this they have deepened in a lifetime of wisdom and understanding. This direct and immediate knowing of God, and the growth of wisdom and understanding--The Learning of the Learned--does not come upon a person accidentally. No. It comes upon a person when they turn to God and say "yes" of their own free volition. In this manner they enter into a Covenant with God--the everlasting Covenant--and through the welcomed tests, trials, tribulations, and hassles of this world--they overcome! They overcome the world. They overcome themselves! They overcome the dark. And an eternal fire and light is ignited within them that shall last through all this world and the all the worlds of the next, the writings tell us, as long as God Himself shall last--we shall last in everlasting life in eternal paradise. Such is the promise of God. But first we have to say "yes."

"Whoso maketh efforts for Us in Our ways we shall assuredly guide them!" (Baha'u'llah, Iqan)

Thus those who say “yes” become transformed from the image of the animal (two eyes, two ears, mouth, nose, arms and legs) into the image of God: the spiritual qualities and attributes, love, justice, generosity, concord, fidelity, harmony, loving-kindness, compassion, knowledgeable, empathy, humility, strength, valor, etc. This is the learned. The path of the believers. The path of the firmness in this covenant. For they both know and love. They have been guided out of objective and subjective faith--into living discerning faith. Their eyes are open and they see. Their minds are ready and they know. They have overcome the personal. They have overcome the social. In this way they are liberated to gather once again--and form their true Baha'i Councils under the Provisions of the Covenant and develop of their own volition and freedoms--independent of all save God--wonderful and vibrant community life!

And this is the difference of what is taking place now! For 3000 years God has guarded and protected the throne-line of King David--but only now since 1844 and 2001 (through a 149 years dynamic program that is still currently ongoing) has God raised up His people into the light, dispelled the clouds of darkness, open the gates of the doors of heaven, sounded the trumpet announcing the great day, and called forth to all people that the Kingdom is come now upon the earth as it is in heaven. All have been invited to this heavenly banquet and not only as guests but as fellow heirs of the Kingdom, men and women both! heirs of iron--symbolical of the spiritual, the intellectual and the magnetic--to receive their promised share in both this world and the next!

This has never happened before in the history of the world. That all the people should be raised up to inherit. That as the active body of the learned they can elect their chosen representatives and form the international, national and local councils (the current form of the houses of justice) in all their lands and various cultures. That diversity should preserved, and individuality respected. But that this diversity and individuality only flourishes and thrives within the commonweal of the Great community collective of an all-merciful and mighty God: His Kingdom--that prevails in both this world and the next.

Though the Jewish throne-line of this Kingdom (of David and Solomon, of Bostanai, Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha) has been preserved for so long, it is only until now that all the people have slowly awoken out of the false religious forms and refuted the hoaxes perpetrated by the usurpers of the various faiths--and are NOW aroused into action and life to form, this new way upon the earth, and have this legislative parliament established for themselves in the Kingdom as God has promised aforetime:

"The state is, moreover, based upon two potent forces, the legislative and the executive. The focal center of the executive power [the Davidic Kingship] is the government, while that of the legislative is the learned—and if this latter great support and pillar should prove defective, how is it conceivable that the state should stand?"('Abdu'l-Baha, Secret of Divine Civilization)

"It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the raiment of equity and justice. Blessed are the rulers and learned in el-Baha! They verily are My trustees amongst My servants and the manifestations of My commandments amidst My people. Upon them rest My glory, My blessings and My grace which have pervaded the world of being. In this connection the utterances revealed in the Kitab-i-Aqdas (the Most Holy Book) are such that from the horizon of their words the light of divine grace shineth luminous and resplendant." (Baha'u'llah, Kitab-i-'Ahd)

My prayers are with you all this coming Ridvan Season!

Blessing to ALL on this Great Holy Day!

I remain yours,

your servant,
 

Neal.
(GUARDIAN OF THE BAHA’I FAITH)

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BUPC Baha'i History and Beliefs in Gujarati Language

અભિભાવક તરફથી પ્રસ્તાવના
આ નાનકડુ અનોખુ પુસ્તક અસ્વસ્થ સમાજ અને વિશ્વની દુષ્ટતા માટે એક દવા સમાન છે, અને અમૃત છે એવા લોકો માટે જેમના હ્લદય શુદ્ધ છે, જેઓ ફકત ઈશ્વરથી નજીક થવા માગે છે. અહી ખાવુ એ તેની તરફ જાવુ છે અને પિવા નો અર્થ તેની આસ્થા છે.

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COVENANT-BREAKING “BAHA’IS” CORRUPT THEIR OWN HOLY BOOKS! VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT ERASE: “SEVENTH ANGEL PROPHECY”!!

COVENANT-BREAKING “BAHA’IS” CORRUPT THEIR OWN HOLY BOOKS!
VIOLATORS OF THE COVENANT ERASE: “SEVENTH ANGEL PROPHECY”!!

Dear friends,

It has come to our attention that ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s prophecy of the coming of the “Seventh Angel” has been removed by the Covenant-breakers from their “new” 2015 edition of Some Answered Questions (SAQ). The original 1908 text that we continue to publish reads:

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.” The seventh angel is a man qualified with heavenly attributes, who will arise with heavenly qualities and character. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, SAQ Original 1908 text)

The Covenant-breakers have changed this to:

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.” That angel refers to human souls who have been endowed with heavenly attributes and invested with an angelic nature and disposition.

What VIOLATION could be clearer than this!

The date for the coming of the “Seventh Angel… a man… who will arise…” is given by ‘Abdu’l-Baha as the year 1963 AD in the book Baha’u’llah and the New Era, chapter “Prophecies of Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha” subsection “The Coming of the Kingdom of God.” Here ‘Abdu’l-Baha explains that there are to be 1335 prophesied years (as given by Daniel in chapter 12 of the Holy Bible) added to the Victory of Muhammad in 628 A.D. that brings us to 1963 A.D. the date for the advent of the promised 7th Angel who will “establish the Kingdom” (628 + 1335 years = 1963).

The removal of this prophecy by the Covenant-breakers really only calls more attention to the fact that this prophecy is fulfilled by Dr. Leland Jensen.  In fact no one else in history has even ever claimed to be the Seventh Angel other than Dr. Leland Jensen. The prophecy sates that this “angel” will actually be a “man.” That is a real living human being. He will arise with “heavenly qualities and character,” and he will “establish the Kingdom.” Due to the fact that the “Hands” did away with the Kingship of King David through Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha from the Baha’i faith (or their own isolated corrupted version of it) we see that Dr. Jensen is the only one who stood up against this while it was happening during the years 1957-1963. Even when the rest of the followers of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s son started claiming rival false “guardianships” only Dr. Leland Jensen kept defending and proclaiming the Covenant of the Davidic Kingship and throne of King David continued as the presidency and “executive” branch (W&T, p. 15) of the authentic Universal House of Justice of Baha’u’llah (www.UHJ.net). Only Dr. Leland Jensen fulfills all these real life deeds and accomplishments and he and he alone explained that he fulfilled the prophecy of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in SAQ for the “Seventh Angel.” As that date of 1963 has come and gone--no one else ever will.

As we have absolutely demonstrated that Dr. Leland Jensen fulfills these prophecies for the one to arise in 1963 AD, the “Seventh Angel” the Covenant-breakers have had no other recourse than to expunge this prophecy of the Seventh Angel “a man… who will arise [in 1963]” from the Baha’i religious holy texts. They have done this to try to COVER-UP their violation but instead this has back-fired as it only calls more attention to the Seventh Angel prophecy!

This glaring violation of the holy writings--shows that our progress (BUPC.org) in teaching this faith has progressed to such a point that the majority of people are becoming wise to the fact that the “Hands” have violated the Covenant and that God has sent a promised one (someone who is not a guardian of the Baha’i faith) but an establisher: like Ali the 5th angel and Quddus the 6th angel--that ‘Abdu’l-Baha also explains--now  a 7th angel, the establisher of the Baha’i Faith, Dr. Leland Jensen.

Further these Covenant breakers have removed the very “Kingdom” from this same passage and have added their own false interpolations: as it is the very Kingdom of God--that is of the Kingship of King David--that is to be established.

The original reads: “in that day of God, the Spiritual and Divine Kingdom will be established” and they have changed this to: “in this Day of God His divine and spiritual sovereignty will be established.”

Thus they have attempted to fool the people away from the Kingdom of God with the living Davidic Kingship as the president of Baha’u’llah’s true UHJ (www.UGHJ.net). They have done this further corruption of the texts knowingly and purposefully because so many people today are waking up to the reality that Baha’u’llah and ‘Abdu’l-Baha are seated upon the throne of King David that is to last for ever; and that the whole Baha’i world went astray when they broke the Covenant and separated themselves from ‘Abdu’l-Baha’s son, grandson and great-grandson who is seated upon the throne of David today--except for Drs. Leland Jensen and his wife Opal, the last remaining two Knights of Baha’u’llah who remained firm. Dr. Leland Jensen is the establisher of the Baha’i Faith, the “7th Angel” and the educator of the current living guardian seated upon the throne of David alive in the world today.

This bad move on the part of the mainstream sans-guardian Covenant-breaking outfit only serves to call more attention to the “Seventh Angel Prophecy” for those who remain watchful and awake. The rest of the masses of the people are now further poised to fall into the darkness of more grievous error as they read texts that are altered and changed deliberately to keep them imprisoned in the darkness of the lies of these glaring Covenant-breakers who only masquerade as “Baha’i” Copies of the original full passages and that corrupted are below.

“And I solemnly declare to everyone who hears the words of prophecy written in this book: If anyone adds anything to what is written here, God will add to that person the plagues described in this book. And if anyone removes any of the words from this book of prophecy, God will remove that person’s share in the tree of life and in the holy city that are described in this book.” (The Book of Revelation 22:18-19 NLT)

In service,

Neal Chase,
Guardian,
UHJ.net



ORIGINAL 1908 SAQ

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.”

The seventh angel is a man qualified with heavenly attributes, who will arise with heavenly qualities and character. Voices will be raised, so that the appearance of the Divine Manifestation will be proclaimed and diffused. In the day of the manifestation of the Lord of Hosts, and at the epoch of the divine cycle of the Omnipotent which is promised and mentioned in all the books and writings of the Prophets—in that day of God, the Spiritual and Divine Kingdom will be established, and the world will be renewed; a new spirit will be breathed into the body of creation; the season of the divine spring will come; the clouds of mercy will rain; the sun of reality will shine; the life-giving breeze will blow; the world of humanity will wear a new garment; the surface of the earth will be a sublime paradise; mankind will be educated; wars, disputes, quarrels and malignity will disappear; and truthfulness, righteousness, peace and the worship of God will appear; union, love and brotherhood will surround the world; and God will rule for evermore—meaning that the Spiritual and Everlasting Kingdom will be established. Such is the day of God. For all the days which have come and gone were the days of Abraham, Moses and Christ, or of the other Prophets; but this day is the day of God, for the Sun of Reality will arise in it with the utmost warmth and splendor. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, Original Prophecy 1908 SAQ)

2015 CORRUPTED TEXT

“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.”

That angel refers to human souls who have been endowed with heavenly attributes and invested with an angelic nature and disposition. Voices will be lifted up and the appearance of the divine Manifestation will be proclaimed and noised abroad. It will be announced that this day is the day of the advent of the Lord of Hosts and this Dispensation the merciful Dispensation of the Divine Providence. It has been promised and recorded in all the sacred books and scriptures that in this Day of God His divine and spiritual sovereignty will be established; the world will be renewed; a fresh spirit will be breathed into the body of creation; the divine springtime will be ushered in; the clouds of mercy will rain down; the Sun of Truth will shine forth; the life-giving breezes will blow: the world of humanity will be arrayed in a new garment; the face of the earth will become even as the highest paradise; humanity will be educated; war, dissension, strife and contention will vanish; truthfulness, uprightness, peace and godliness will prevail; love, concord and union will encompass the world; and God will rule forevermore — that is, a spiritual and everlasting sovereignty will be established. Such is the Day of God. For all the days which have come and gone were the days of Abraham, Moses, Christ, or of the other Prophets, but this day is the Day of God, inasmuch as the Sun of Truth will shine forth therein with the utmost intensity and radiance. (Covenant-breaker’s 2015 Interpolations)

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Bahai's under the Provision of Covenant material in Telugu language.

నిజమైన బాహాయి మతం

ఈ అద్భుతమైన చిన్న పుస్తకం బాధలను తొలగించే మంచి చల్లని మంచు చుక్క లాంటిది, బాధపడుతున్న లోకానికి ఒక నిజమైన మందులాంటిది. జీవితము యొక్క స్పష్టమైన జలాల బిందువులను, ఒకటి చేసేది దేవుడు మాత్రమే. అనారోగ్యం, ఒంటరితనంతో బాధపడుతున్న ప్రజలు ఆయనయొద్దకు వచ్చి తినడానికి మరియు త్రాగడానికి నమ్మకం ఈ యొక్క పుస్తకం.

దేవుని యొక్క ఈ నిజమైన పుస్తకాన్ని చదివి, ఇంట్లో పెట్టుకున్నట్టయితే, ఎప్పటికి తీరలేని బాధలను తొలగించి, మనం ప్రేమించని వారిని, మనం ప్రేమించిన వారిపై ఆయన కృప చేసి చల్లగా చూసుకుంటాడు.

నీల్‌ చేస్‌

గార్జియన్‌ / ప్రెసిడెంట్‌

http://www.uhj.net

అబ్దుల్‌ బాహా యొక్క మనవడు.

”ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని నిరాకరించేవారు, నిరాకరింపబడుతారు. వారి ఆధారంగా వారు స్వీకరిస్తే, స్వీకరింపబడుతారు. సుఖాల యొక్క సుఖాలు మీ మీద కోరుతున్నాను”.

అసలెందుకు ఈ పుస్తకం?

ఈ ప్రశ్న నేను నన్నే అడిగితే, ఒక కొత్త భక్తునికి రెడిగా తయారు చేసిన, బూపక్‌ చరిత్రను (భారతదేశం) తెలుసుకోవడానికి, మరియు జీవితాన్నీ దేవుని భక్తుడిగా జీవించడానికి ఈ పుస్తకం చాలా అవసరమని అనుభవించాను. కావాలనే, ఈ మధ్య లావు పుస్తకాలుగా కాకుండా చిన్నగా, అద్భుతంగా రచించాను.

నిజమైన బాహాయి భక్తి ఎలా మొదలైంది?

భాదతదేశము నుంచి మొట్టమొదటిగా సమీర్‌ అనే అతనితో అందుబాటులో వచ్చిన నీల్‌ చేస్‌ చాలా సహాయపడి, దేవుని సాక్ష్యాలను అధ్యయించారు. నీల్‌ చేస్‌ సమీర్‌ గారిని తన ప్రయత్నం నుంచి వెనుకకు జరగకుండ అధ్యయనంలో మనసుపెట్టమని సలహా ఇచ్చారు. తరువాత, అంజు గారు, రాకేష్‌ గారిని చేర్చి బంద్‌వాగన్‌లో నిజమైన జాతి యొక్క సందేశాలు ప్రజల వరకు అందింపచేశారు.

‘నీల్‌ చేస్‌‘ అనే అతను భారతదేశము యొక్క ముంబయి‘లో ముగ్గురి అధ్యయన సంస్థ ఏర్పాటు చేశారు.

”తమ లక్షణాలను అందుకోవటానికి కలిసి ప్రదర్శించేవారితో మాత్రమే దేవుడు బాగా ప్రభావితమవ్వుతాడు” ఈ దీని ఆధారంగా సంస్థ వారి ప్రయత్నంతో చాలా మంది సభ్యులు ఆధ్యాత్మికంగా ఈ సంస్థలో చేరారు. మార్చి 2011లో, 9 ఘోషణ –లను ఘోషించి, నీల్‌ చేస్‌ ‘భారతజాతీయ బాహాయి సంస్థ‘కి పేరిచ్చారు.

ఆ సమయంలో సాధించిన కొన్ని సందేశాలు :

” IBC / UHJ వారు మన రాష్ట్రంలో ఘోషణలలో 9 మంది పెద్దవారిని ‘జాతీయ బాహాయి కౌన్సిల్‌‘లో చేర్చారు. ప్రతియొక్కరు, దీని పవిత్రతతోనే కాకుండా, శస్త్రల ఆధారంగా ఒక ఫ్యాషన్‌ లక్షణంగా ఆకర్షింపబడ్డారు. మా ప్రేరణ, చోదక శక్తిగా సాధారణ వ్యవధిలో ఉంది” ఈ సందేషాలను ప్రతి 2-3 నెలలకు చదివి, జాగ్రత్త పరిచి జీవితంలో ముందుకు సాగింపచేయడానికి ఆధారం.

దాని తరువాత, సంస్థ పెద్ద అర్హతలను నింపడానికి మరొకరిని పిలిపించే కాలం వచ్చింది. ఈ నీల్‌ చేస్‌ లేకపోతే ఈ విజయం సాధ్యమయ్యేది కాదు.

2012లో మన ప్రపంచ సంస్థ ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్‌ నుంచి డేనియల్‌ ఈ–మెయిల్‌ చేసి చేయమన్నారు. మొదటిగా మేము దీనిని బాధ్యతతో చేయలేదు, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌ వారిని, కరస్పాండెన్స్‌ వారిచ్చిన పనులను బాధ్యతతో చేయడం చూస్తే మేము కూడా అదే అలవాటు నేర్చుకున్నాము.

మేయిలింగ్‌ (Mailing) కొద్దివారికే చేసి, స్పష్టంగా దర్శనం ఇవ్వడం అవసరని భావించాము. అయితే ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌ నుంచి ఇద్దరిని 3 రోజుల అధ్యయన ప్రయాణానికి పంపించాం (ఇద్దరు సమీర్‌ మరియు అంజుమ్‌ గారు) తరువాత నీల్‌ గారి సహకారంతో హైదరాబాద్‌లో అధ్యయన సంస్థ ఏర్పాటు చేశారు. మా సేవలను గుర్తించే మా సంస్థకు (బాహాయి), సిస్టర్‌ కౌన్సిల్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ఈస్ట్‌ అనే పేరిచ్చారు.

”సిస్టర్‌ కౌన్సిల్‌ ప్రస్తుతం ప్రజల పవిత్రతను కలిగియున్న చిరుగాలి లాంటిది. చక్కని ప్రణాళిక వంటిది.

ఈ పుస్తకాన్ని మేము ప్రపంచానికి తెచ్చేవారము కాము కానీ మనల్ని ప్రేమించి ఆర్యా యొక్క ప్రేమను అందరికి కలగాలనే ఉద్దేశంతో మాత్రమే మరొక సందేశం. ”ప్రియమైన అంజుం! మరియు భారతదేశపు ప్రజలు! దేవుని దయ మీ మీద చల్లగా కలిగియుండును” అల్లాహు, అభా!

ఈ సంస్థలు ముంబయి, మహారాష్ట్ర, హైదరాబాద్‌ మరియు ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్‌ రెండు దిక్కులలో కలిగి ఉండి, ధృతత్వ ఆకర్షణను తూర్పు పడమరాలు మరియు జోడింపు, తీసివేయుత దూరాలను, తేడాలను తొలగించే అమెరికా వారు కూడా, దేవుని భక్తి, ప్రేమ, జ్ఞానము, తన రచనలను, గమ్యం వరకు చేర్చి అన్యాయంపై న్యాయాన్ని, శాంతిని అందిస్తుంది.

ఇప్పటికి మన రాష్ట్రంలో, మన పనివైపు తిరిగి అంతర జాతము మరియు సంస్థల (అధ్యయన) అభివృద్ధిని, యనమైన జనాభాకు సహాయమును అందిస్తుంది.

ఇండియా, అమెరికాలో కాకుండా ఇంగ్లాండు, ఫ్రాంసు, రష్యా, కెనడా, అలస్కా, ఆఫ్రికా, సౌత్‌ అమెరికా, ఏషియా చైనా, సీరియా. ఈ ప్రస్తుత కార్యాన్ని పాటిస్తున్నారు. మనమంతా, గౌరవింపాక, ప్రతియొక్కరు ఉన్న ఉద్దేశాన్ని అందింపచేసి తన వెలుగు/కాంతిని మనవైపు అందిస్తాడు. జంటలుగా పనిచేసే వారిని అద్భుతంగా ప్రేమిస్తాడు దేవుడు.

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ఇండియా

భాగాలు :

A – బాహాయి నేషనల్‌ కౌన్సిల్‌ (ముంబయి)

B – నేషనల్‌ టీచింగ్‌ కమిటి (హైదరాబాద్‌)

ఆన్‌లైన్‌ :

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I. పరిచయం :

డేవిడ్‌ రాజును, ఎక్సిక్యూటివ్‌ శాఖ యొక్క యూనివర్సల్‌ హౌజ్‌ ఆఫ్‌ జస్టిస్‌ యొక్క లీడరు చేసి, అబద్దం, మోసాలను తొలగించాలని ఉద్దేశ్యం.

II. ప్రముఖులు :

1. బాబ్‌ (సయ్యద్‌ అలి–ముహమ్మద్‌)

క్రైస్తుకు బాపిస్తుగా జాన్‌లాగా బాహడల్లాకి ప్రాఫెటు మరియు బాబా భక్తి సంస్థాపకుడు. ఇస్లాం మతాన్నీ ఏర్పాటు చేయువాడు. ‘బాబ్‌‘ అనేది, అరబిక్‌, పర్షియన్‌ మరియు ఎరామిక్‌ భాషల యొక్క శబ్దం. తలుపు/ద్వారం దీనికి అర్థం. బాబ్‌, దేవలోకం, మరియు భూలోకాల రాజ్యం నుంచి వచ్చి ప్రాఫెట్లకు తలుపు మూసివేసింది. మరియు వృద్ధులకు ద్వారాన్ని తెరిచారు. బాబ్‌ ‘బయాన్‌‘ అనే ప్రిన్సిపల్‌ రాత.

2. బహఉల్లా (మిర్జా హుస్సెయిన్‌–అలి)

ప్రాఫెట్‌ మరియు బహాయి భక్తి సంస్థాపకుడే కాక, క్రైస్తు మతం దినోత్సవము ఇది. బహ ఉల్లా, పర్షియన్‌, అరబిక్‌ మరియు ఎరమిక్‌ శబ్దము అంటేదేవుని యొక్క ఉన్నతభావం. 2000 పుస్తకాల్లో మరియు ప్రార్థనల్లో, దేవుని సామ్రాజ్యంగా భావించిన క్రైస్తు ప్రార్థనలో బాహఉల్లాను అనుభవిస్తారు.

బాహా ఉల్లా ప్రముఖ, పవిత్ర రాతలు :

1. కితాబ్‌–ఇ–అహద్‌

2. కితాబ్‌–ఇ–అక్‌దాస్‌

3. హిడెన్‌ వర్డ్స్‌ (దాగుకున్న శబ్దాలు)

3. అబ్దుల్‌–బాహా (అబ్బాస్‌ ఇఫ్పెంది)

బాహా ఉల్లా ప్రథమ పుత్రుడు అబ్దుల్‌–బాహా బాహాయి భక్తికి, భక్తులకు ఇతను మాస్టరు. తన తండ్రి ఆధారంగా, 100 పుస్తకాలు రాశాడు. అబ్దుల్‌ బాహా పేరుకి, ‘దేవుని దాసుడు‘ అని అర్థం.

అబ్దుల్‌ బాహా చేసిన పనులు :

1. విల్‌ అండ్‌ టెస్టమెంట్‌

1. సమ్‌ ఆన్‌స్వర్డ్‌ క్వెశ్చన్స్‌ (SAQ)

3. డిస్కోర్స్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ‘అబ్దుల్‌ బహా‘

4. శోఘి ఎఫ్ఫెండి

బహాఉల్లా మనవడు శోఘి. ఇతను అఫ్‌నాన్‌ యజమాని (బాహాయిలకు). ఆక్స్‌ఫర్డ్‌లో చదివి, బహాఉల్లా మరియు అబ్దుల్‌ బహా రాసిన పుస్తకాలను అనువదించడమే కాకుండా 12 మరో పుస్తకాలు మరియు, 100 మరో పత్రికలను రచించి రాబోయే బాహాయి సామ్రాజ్యం గురించి చెప్పాడు.

ఇంటర్‌నేషనల్‌ బహాయి కౌన్సిల్‌ (IBC)ను ఏర్పాటు చేసి మొదటి అషుసాన్‌ యజమాని అయ్యాడు.

5. డాక్టర్‌ లీలాండ్‌ జెన్‌సెన్‌

ఆఫ్రికా మరియు అమెరికాలో బహాయి భక్తి యొక్క గొప్ప అధ్యాపకుడు లీలాండ్‌ ఇతడు కూడా బహాయి భక్తిని సమకూర్చి 12 పుస్తకాలు రాశాడు.

6. మాసన్‌ రెమే (మొదటి ఆఫ్గన్‌ యజమాని)

అబ్దుల్‌ బహా కుమారుడు రెమే. షోషి ఎఫ్ఫెండి ద్వారా 1951లో నియుక్తింపబడ్డాడు. ఇతడు దత్తత కుమారుడు అయిన అబ్దుల్‌ బహా చెప్పిన దారినే నడిచాడు.

7. జోసఫ్‌ పెపే (అగ్సన్‌ 2వ యజమాని) :

మాసన్‌ రెమే యొక్క దత్తత పుత్రుడు జోసఫ్‌. తండ్రి నియుక్తన వల్ల ఇతడు అంతర్జాతీయ బహాయి కౌన్సిల్‌ 2వ యజమాని అయ్యాడు.

8. నీల్‌చేస్‌ : (3వ అగ్సన్‌ యజమాని) :

బహాయి భక్తి 3వ మరియు ప్రస్తుత యజమాని. ఇతని తండ్రి పేరు జోసఫ్‌. తాతయ్య అబ్దుల్‌–ఇ–బాహా.

సామ్రాజ్యం :

ఇంటర్‌నేషనల్‌ బాహాయి కౌన్సిల్‌ (IBC / UHJ) :

బాహాయి భక్తి యొక్క ప్రముఖ భాగము IBC యూనివర్సెల్‌ హౌజ్‌ ఆఫ్‌ జస్టిస్‌లో ఉన్న 4 అంతర్భాగాలలో మొదటిది IBC, 1951లో షోమి ఎఫ్ఫెండి దీని ఏర్పాటు చేసారు. 9 మరో మందిని IBC లో సమకూర్చిన తరువాత 1957లో ఇతనిది అకస్మాత్తుగా మృత్యువయింది. ఈ సమయంలో బహాయి భక్తి తరువాత కొన్ని మార్పులలో, బహాయి, ఆస్తిచేతులలో ఉండకుండా అయిపోయింది. మసన్‌ రెమేకి కూడా ఆ ఆస్తి రాలేక పోయింది, ఆ సమర్వన భావాన్ని మార్చడానికి దీని తరువాత ఇతను తన ఇంటి నుంచి అమెరికాకు వెళ్ళిపోయాడు.

సింహాసనానికి ముందు తెల్ల గుఱ్రమును పెట్టి బహాఉల్లా మరియు బహాడల్లా భక్తిని సమకూర్చారు.

డాక్టర్‌ జెన్‌సెన్‌, ఎఫెండితో పాటు మొదటి IBC ప్రతి చుక్కతో, 2వ IBC, మహా సామ్రాజ్యాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేశారు. ప్రస్తుత IBC లో 4 అంతర్భాగాలు ఉన్నాయి.

4. అంతర్భాగాలు :

1. ఇంటర్‌నేషనల్‌ బాహాయి కౌన్సిల్‌

2. బహాయి వర్ల్‌ ్డ కోర్టు

3. సుప్రీమ్‌ ట్రిబ్యునల్‌

4. యూనివర్సల్‌ హౌజ్‌ ఆఫ్‌ జస్టిస్‌

బహాయి భక్తి యొక్క 12 ముఖ్య కథనాలు :

మానవత్వంలో ఏకత భావం. బహాయి భక్తి ముఖ్య లక్షణం. జెరుసలేం సిటీ వాల్‌కు చెందిన 12 అద్భుతమైన రాళ్ళు, రంగులను బట్టి దానికి పునాదులు వేశారు. ఈ 12 రాళ్ళ మీదే ఆధారపడతాయి. 12 ప్రముఖ కథనాలు.

1. జాస్పర్‌, 2. సఫాయర్‌, 3. చాల్‌సెడోని, 4. ఎమరెల్డ్‌, 5. సారిడోనిక్స్‌, 6. కార్నీలియన్‌, 7. క్రిసోలైట్‌, 8. బెరీల్‌, 9. టోపాజ్‌, 10. క్రెసోప్రెస్‌, 11. హియసింత్‌, 12. ఎమిథెస్ట్‌

కథనాలు :

1. మానవులలో ఏకతా భావం.

2. నిజాన్నీ స్వతంత్రంగా సమకూర్చడం.

3. అన్ని కులాలు/ మతాలకు పునాది ఒకటి.

4. మతం ఏకాగ్రత భావం కలిగి ఉండాలి.

5. విజ్ఞానము మరియు కారణాన్నీ కలిగి ఉండాలి మతం.

6. స్త్రీ / పురుషులలో సమానత్వ భావం.

7. సామాజిక, రాజకీయ అన్ని రకాల బేధాలను తీసివేయడం.

8. విశ్వవ్యాప్తంగా ప్రపంచ పవిత్రత కలిగి ఉన్న ప్రభుత్వ ఏర్పాటు చేయడం.

9. అందరికి తప్పనిసరి చదువు.

10. విశ్వ ఆర్థిక సమస్యలకు, సరియైన సమాధానాలను కలిగి ఉండాలి.

11. విశ్వ వ్యాప్తంగా నడిచే భాషను కలిగి ఉండాలి.

12. ఇంటర్‌నేషనల్‌ ట్రిబ్యునల్‌ మరియు మానవ సాంసదాన్నీ / సభలను ఏర్పాటు చేసి, డేవిడ్‌ రాజును ఎక్సిక్యూటివ్‌గా నియుక్తింప చేయాలి.

నిజమైన భక్తునికి కావలసినవి:

ఆత్మలో అధ్యాత్మిక భావాన్ని కలిగించడానికి దేవుడు 6000 అడమ్‌ సంవత్సరాలలో 9 మందిని పంపించాడు. ఈ 9 మంది, వారు వారి జీవితాన్నీ ఆధ్యాత్మిక అవసరాలను తీర్చుకొనుటకే జీవిస్తున్నాం అని తెలియింపచేశారు.

1. సమర్పన భావాలు

2. ప్రార్థనలు

3. ఉపవాసం

4. పనిని దైవముగా స్వీకరించడం

5. రాజ్యంలో ప్రయాణం.

1. సమర్పన భావాలు :

‘తీసుకో, తిను, ఇది నా శరీరం‘ అతడు కప్పు తీసుకుని, ధన్యవాదం ఇలా చెప్పాడు.

”త్రాగండి, అందరు కలిసి త్రాగండి, ఇది పాపాల నుండి క్షమించిన నేను పోసిన నా రక్తం ఇది”.

”నా దగ్గరకు వచ్చిన వాడు ఎప్పుడు ఆకలితో ఉండకూడదు, నాలో నమ్మకం ఉన్నవాడు దాహంతో ఉండకూడదు.” పవిత్ర ఆధ్యాత్మిక కాంతిని కావాలంటే 3 పనులు చేయాలి. ఈ విధంగా మనం దేవున్నీ తెలుసుకోవచ్చు అసలైన జీవితంలో విశ్రమానికి చోటు లేదు. దేవుడు రచించిన ప్రతి వస్తువు ఎప్పుడు కదులుతుంటుంది. విశ్రమానికి వచ్చిన ప్రతి వస్తువు చీల్చేస్తుంది. జన్మ లేదా మృత్యువవుతుంది. ఆధ్యాత్మికంగా జీవించి ఉండాలంటే విశ్రమంలో ఉండకూడదు.

2. ప్రార్థనలు :

”మానవులు ముందు కనిపించకుండ ఉండాలంటే జాగ్రతపరిచి ఉండాలి, లేకపోతే ఆ తండ్రీ (స్వరంగంలో) నుంచి కూడా ఏం దొరకదు”.

ప్రార్థించినప్పుడు రెండు మనసులను ఆశించకు ఎందుకంటే వారికి చర్చి మరియు మసీదులలో, వీధులోల నిలబడి ప్రార్థించడం ఇష్టం. నిజంగా చెబుతున్నా, వారికి బహుమతులుంటాయి. కాని ప్రార్థించినప్పుడు తలుపులు మూసిరహస్యంగా ఉన్న మీ తండ్రిని ప్రార్థిస్తే మీ తండ్రి కూడా నిన్ను రహస్యంగా చూసి బహుమతిచ్చి కోరికలు తీరుస్తాడు.

3 రకాల ప్రార్థనలను బాహాఉల్లా నియింపచేశాడు.

1. చిన్న

2. మధ్య

3. పెద్ద

ప్రతి భక్తుడు తన ఇష్ట ప్రకారం ఏదో ఒక రకాన్నీ ఎన్నుకోవచ్చును.

చిన్న ప్రార్థనలు :

ఈ ప్రార్థనను 24 గంటలలో ఒకసారి, కిబ్లి, దిక్కు ఉండి పాటించాలి.

‘నాకు సాక్షం, దేవుడా! మీరు నన్ను రచించారు, నేను మిమ్మల్ని ప్రార్థించడానికి పుట్టాను. ప్రస్తుతం, నాలో క్షీనిపోయింది, నేను బీదని, నీవే నా ఆస్తి‘ నీ తప్ప నాకు ఎవరు లేరు, ఈ ఒంటిగా ఉన్న నా దేశానికి ఆధారం నీవే.

ఈ ప్రార్థనను కిబ్లి దిక్కు ఉండి చేయాలి. తొమ్మిది రాకత్లు అటే ఈ అద్భుతమైన పేరును 9 సార్లు పలకాలి (3-ప్రొద్దున, 3-మధ్యాహ్నం, 3-సాయంత్రం) కిబ్లి దిక్కునే. ఎందుకంటే, ఈజకిల్‌ టెంపుల్‌లో 232వ గదిలో బైబుల్‌ను సమకూర్చింది ఇదే దిక్కులో.

ఉపవాసాలు :

‘మానవుల ముందు కనిపించకుండా ఉండాలంటే, జాగ్రత్తపరిచి ఉండాలి. లేకపోతే స్వర్గంలో ఉన్న ఆ తండ్రి నుంచి ఏం దొరకదు.

ఉపవాసం ఉన్నప్పుడు, అన్ని కోల్పోయిన వానిలా ఉండకు ఎందుకంటే, మానవుల ద్వారా ఆ ముఖాలు చూడబడుతుంది. నిజంగా చెబుతున్న ఇలాంటి వారికి బహుమతులుంటాయి.

ఉపవాసం ఉన్నప్పుడు ముఖాన్నీ కడిగి, తల ఎత్తి ఉండు. రహస్యంలో ఉన్న మీ తండ్రికి తప్ప ఎవరికి కనిపించనివ్వకు, ఎందుకంటే స్వర్గంలో ఉన్న ఆ తండ్రీ నిన్ను నిజంగానే బహుమ నిస్తాడు.

బాబ్‌ ‘బది‘ అన్న పవిత్రమైన ఒక క్యాలెండరు ఏర్పాటు చేసింది. ఇందులో 19 నెలలకు ఉన్న 19 రోజులు, 4/5 రోజులతో సమకూర్చి ఉంది.

సం|| మొదటి రోజు – నావ్‌ రజ్‌

19 రోజుల ఉపవాస రోజులు ఈ సమయానికి మొదలయి, నావ్‌ రజ్‌ రోజు సమాప్తమవుతుంది. సూర్యోదయం నుంచి సూర్యాస్తమయం వరకు అన్ని రకాల తిండి పదార్థాలు దూరం ఉంచాలి.

పనియే దైవము :

”మానవుల ముందు కనిపించకుండ ఉండాలంటే జాగ్రత్తపరిచి ఉండాలి. లేకపోతే స్వర్గంతో ఉన్న ఆ తండ్రి నుంచి ఏం దొరకదు”. దానం చేసేటప్పుడు, ఎవరికి తెలియకుండా చేయాలి. అంటే స్వచ్ఛమైన మనసుతో, చర్చి, మసీదు దగ్గర చేసినట్టు చేయాలి. ఇది మానవుల ద్వారా పిశించబడుతుంది. కానీ దానం సమయంలో నీ కుడి చేయి ఏం చేస్తుందో, ఎడమ చేయికి తెలియనివ్వకు. అంటే రహస్యంగా ఇస్తే స్వర్గంలో ఉన్న తండ్రి నిన్ను బహుమానిస్తాడు. నేలపైన నీకు నీవు దొంగలు దొరికి దొంగలించి మరియు బ్రతుకు చావులను తనంతతానే తీసి స్వర్గంలో పెట్టి, చావు బ్రతుకు మరియు దంగలను దూరంగా ఉంచుతుంది. మన మనసు ఉండేది సుఖాల వైపే.

అక్దాస్‌లో, బహుల్లా ప్రార్థనను ఆధారంగా పెట్టుకొని పనిచేశాడు. ఇది కాకుండా, ఆస్తి మరియు ఆత్మను స్వచ్ఛం చేసే నేర్పు కూడా నేర్పించాడు. దీని ద్వారా పేదవారికి చేసిన దానం, ఏదో ఒక అవసరాన్నీ కలిగి ఉండాలి. ‘జకత్‌‘ అంటే ‘పవిత్రత‘. Iదీజ / ఖనజీ ఏం తెలియచేసిందంటే మనం బ్రతికి ఉండటంలో ఆధారం, ఇది. గుండె లాంటిది (విశ్రమంలో ఉన్న కొట్టుకుంటుంది. పనిలో ఉన్న రక్త కార్యాన్నీ పూర్తి చేస్తుంది.

ప్రస్తుతం జకత్‌లో 2.5% లేదా 1/40వ వంతు డబ్బులు సాధించారు. దీన్ని ప్రతి నెల లేదా సంవత్సరానికి ఒకసారి ఇస్తారు, (భక్తుడి మీద ఆధారపడి ఉంటుంది).

1/40 లెక్క చేసిన తరువాత, నమ్మేవాడు దీన్ని ఆర్థిక భారంగా భావిస్తాడా, అయితే ఈ ఆర్థిక సమస్యను తనకు వీలయినంతలో సమకూరుస్తాడు.

రాజ్యంలో ప్రయాణం : రాబోయే హక్కులు :

”స్వర్గంలో ఉన్న మన తండ్రి, తన పేరును పెద్దగా తెలిపారు. తన రాజ్యం వచ్చాక స్వర్గంలో ఉన్నట్టు నేలపైన కూడా కలిగి ఉంటుంది”.

బహాఉల్లా తన పుస్తకంలో, ‘హెబ్రూ‘ అనే శబ్దానికి, ‘దాటడం‘ అని తెలిపారు. భూతకాల తీర్థయాత్రను భవిష్యత్తులో తాను రాజ్యంలో పెట్టిన ఒట్టుకోసం, ఈ రోజు, స్పష్టంగా మరియు ఆధ్యాత్మికంగా, నిజమైన ప్రభుత్వం దేవుని సామ్రాజ్యంలో ఏర్పాటు చేయమని కోరారు. దేవునిలో సమర్పన భావాన్ని తొలగించలేం. సమర్పన భావం లేనిది ఏం లేదు. జీవితాన్నీ సమర్పన భావంతో జీవించాలి. సమర్పన వల్ల దేవునితో బంధుత్వాన్నీ మరియు మన ప్రార్థనలను దేవుని వరకు అందింపచేయు, సమర్పన భావం చాలా అవసరం. మన ఉపవాసాలు దేవుని ద్వారా ఎలా స్వీకరింపబడుతుంది? మనం చేసే పనులు / పవిత్ర ప్రార్థనలా ఎలా స్వచ్ఛపడుతుంది?

సమర్పన లేకుండా ప్రతి సామ్రాజ్యం. చనిపోయిపడిన ఖాళీ ఒంటి, భ్రష్టము, విడాకరించే లాంటిది.

సమర్పన భావం కలిగి ఉన్న బహాయి సామ్రాజ్యం మరియు వేరు సామ్రాజ్యాలకు చాలా తేడా ఉంది. ప్రజలు ఆధ్యాత్మికంగా ఉంటే వారు ఏ సంస్థలో అయిన పనిచేయగలుగుతారు. అయితే భూలోకానికి నిజమైన ఆధ్యాత్మిక ప్రయానాన్ని చేసి, బాహాయి సామ్రాజ్యం దేవునిలో దీవెన మరియు సమర్పన భావాలను కలిగిస్తుంది.

ఈ అర్థం ఆధారం, పునాదిలా పనిచేసి భూమి మీద దేవుని రాజ్యాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేసి, స్వర్గం చేస్తుంది.

షోంఘి ఎఫ్ఫెండి 2 మరుపులు కలిగి ఉన్న యొద్ధుల గురించి ఇలా చెప్పారు.

ప్రియమైన మిత్రులు!

రాష్ట్రంలో, పార్టీల రాజకీయ జీవితాన్నీ తెలియజేసి, భ్రష్టాన్ని,తొలగిస్తుంది. నాగరికుల్లో మత భావాన్నీ తొలగిస్తుంది. అమెరికాలో భక్తులు 2 మరపులు కల్గి ఉన్న శస్త్రాలు స్పెషల్‌ స్కీమ్‌ మరియు వరల్డ్‌ ఆర్డర్‌ను ఏకాగ్రింపచేస్తుంది.

ఈ 2 వైపుల మరుపులో శస్త్రులు, బహుల్లా పేరుకి తన అవసరానికి అడ్డుగా వస్తుంది కొంరు తమ కథనాలను భావించకుండా ఇందులో చేరుతారు. ఎందుకంటే అబ్దులన బాహ, ప్రొఫెటనకి ప్రియుడు మీ అందర్నీ దర్శనం ఇవ్వాలి.

ఉత్తరంలో బహుల్లా తన కేంద్రిత గొడవలు తన కోసం, భయంకర యుద్ధాలు, భయంకర యుద్ధాలు, భయపడకుండా అడ్డుగా నిలబడాలి. దానికి ముందు అందమైన అడ్వాన్స్‌ బలము ఆర్థోడాక్సి (భ్రష్టము) దీనికి అడ్డుగా నిలబడింది.

పొగరుతో బాధపడి, వాహనాన్ని తయారుచేసి దేవుని సందేశాలను, ఆకలితో బాధపడేవారికి అందిస్తుంది.

ఎంతపెద్ద పాపి అయిన, ఎప్పటికి కొత్తగా పుట్టిన భక్తిని తొలగించలేడు. తమకు దొరికిన దాని దూరం నుంచి వారు ఎప్పటికి, అలాంటి సత్వర అవసరాలను, దేవుని ఆధారంగా, మానవులందరికి ఏకాగ్రతను కలిగిస్తుంది.

అబ్దుల్లా బాహు మొత్తము బాహ జాతిని గూర్చి ఉంటుంది. ఆత్మ సమర్పన (ప్రతి ఒక్కరు) భావాన్నీ కలిగి ఉంటుంది.

ఈ కథలను మాత్రమే కొన్ని కాకుండా, అక్దాస్‌ ఈ ఐదు పునాదుల్లో, భక్తి మరియు నిజాన్నీ కలిగి ఉంటుంది.

అంతముగా ఈ అయిదు పునాదులు :

1. సమర్పన భావం

2. ప్రార్థ

3. ఉపవాసాలు

4. పవిత్రత

5. రాజ్యంలో ప్రయాణం

”సుఖాల యొక్క సుఖాలు మీ మీద చల్లగా ఉండాలి”

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MESSAGE FROM THE GUARDIAN OF BAHA’I FAITH FOR PEOPLE OF NEPAL

We heard about the earthquake in Nepal.
We trust everyone is safe and secure - our prayers are with you all...

Your servant,

Neal Chase
Great Grandson Son of Abdul Baha

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172 BE - 2015 Ridván Message - The Universal House of Justice (Click to Open / Download)

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Baha'i India Publication (BUPC) - English Book (Click to Open / Download)

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“Ruhiyyih Khanum” and those who followed her (June, 2008)

The followers of Ruhiyyih Khanum after the great Violation in 1960  are Khanumist’s, The Covenant Breakers and the Card carrying members of the Fake UHJ.
I. The Mainstream Violation of Ruhiyyih Khanum and the Hands.

Friends! One of the reasons for this current state of affairs throughout the Baha’i world today (sans-Guardian by majority and to some extent the other of the 7 Rites http://www.uhj.net/bahai-faith-history.html) is that under the direction of Ruhiyyih Khanum and the “Hands” their puppet headless “UHJ” was expressly directed by them to allow the masses of the people to come into their “fold” without being converted or even informed to the least to the provisions of the Holy Covenant of Baha’u’llah (Kitab-i-Ahd) and the sacred Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha.

Ruhiyyih Khanum, in her own words confesses that she counted on the masses being attracted to the 12 Principles of the Baha’i Faith, such as the Oneness of Humanity and World Unity, along with being absolutely ignorant of the Covenant and without ever receiving even one glimpse of the texts of the Covenant or ever even seeing the document of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha. Innumerable stories from uncountable dissenters/survivor’s from that Violating Headless “UHJ” and false covenant-breaking Organization testify to this perfidy of the corrupt “Hands” led by Ruhiyyih Khanum.  Thus after 1960, especially in the county of India, mass amounts of spiritually oriented people came into the sans-Guardian Baha’i fold, became Ruhhiyih Khanumist’s never even suspecting that Ruhiyyih and the group had murdered Shoghi Effendi in London in 1957 and hijacked the Baha’i world center for their own empowerment and aggrandizement.

From a published talk of Ruhiyyih Khanum in 1964 entitled “Simultaneous Process of  Expansion and Consolidation” (see below) sent to me recently by one of the loyal friends with comments and clarifications in brackets, Ruhiyyih Khanum outlines her scheme to allow for the masses to come in without conversion to the Covenant of Baha’u’llah and without reading or even being informed to the slightest of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha which is the CHARTER of the Kingdom (World Order of Baha’u’llah (WOB), p. 144) and thus rejecting the true UHJ with the Davidic King as its president that Shoghi Effendi himself set up, within his own lifetime (W&T, p. 12)  on January 9, 1951 with the aghsan-son of ‘Abdu’l-Baha as its first president, the “sacred head and irremovable member for life of that body” (W&T, p. 14) who was succeeded by his son, the grandson of ‘Abdu’l-Baha; and now Mr. Neal Chase as the first great grandson of ‘Abdu’l-Baha.

Thus the masses of people had the wool pulled over their eyes, just as Ruhiyyih Khanum anticipated, while at the same time, she also conjured to allow for the rise of a new “pseudo – intellectual satanic elite”, which she called the “cream” that was  to rise to the top, who then upon being confronted with her Violation of the Covenant would sell their souls for earthly rewards and incentives to become the loyal new “clergy class” enforcers of oppression of the theology of the Violation of the “Hands”.

Others of those ranks seeing the corruption – but for whatever reasons refusing to go along with it – would be as easily marginalized and expelled from her main fold of the “Hand’s-Faith” as Ruhiyyih and her fellow “Hands” were able to marginalize and expel the adopted aghsan-son of ‘Abdu’l-Baha from out of their midst in the switcheroo of labeling those who were firm in the Covenant as “Covenant-breakers” and have the masses shun the legitimate and legally appointed aghsan successorship as well as the true UHJ of Baha’u’llah (www.UHJ.net)  established and active in the world today!!!

As their scheme worked so well – to have the masses (who were already Baha’i prior to the passing of Shoghi Effendi) shun the aghsan-son of ‘Abdu’l-Baha and his loyal supporters, the Baha’is that remained firm under the provisions of the Covenant (see www.entrybytroops. org for more) – they figured it would be even easier to trick the unsuspecting and the unawares of their “new converts”. But now that 40 years time has passed on by, they have been proven to be wrong. For those she put down as “unsuspecting dupes” raised their children under her Violation, and their children have read the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, searched BUPC.org and UHJ.net, see the genealogy of Baha’u’llah back to King David of the throne-line of Kings, and having heard the piper at the gates of dawn, have come back unto God, and accepted the true UHJ with the Davidic King as its president by which we are all able to recognize the true Universal House of Justice of Baha’u’llah from fakes, frauds, and imitations, and thus bring peace through justice to the world.

These Khanumist’s, having possession of the material Baha’i properties and original physical writings, were arrogant in their hi-jacking – even as Muhammad-Ali and his party of “loyal Baha’is” (see “Master’s Last Tablet to America” attached) held the keys to Bahji and stole all the original writings of Baha’u’llah away from ‘Abdu’l-Baha that were kept in two sealed trunks left to the Master by Baha’u’llah Himself. So now also, these ones – Ruhiyyih and the Hands and those who followed them (Khanumist’s)– were able for a short while, to repeat the violation of Yahya and Muhammad-Ali and temporarily gain the allegiance and support of the unsuspecting masses, and cull out a corrupt theologian clergy class die-hard loyal to their violation centered in Haifa. Those “literati” that wouldn’t go along with their scheme were expelled, forced to resign, or simply “lump it”, or for other reasons leave the group, thus decapitating the Baha’i world of the academia Shoghi Effendi was attempting to raise up for Baha’i Studies within his own lifetime. Only an elect few of which, due to their own personal experience, are gifted by God to be able to consort with the living Guardian in person, or any of those who remain firm in the Covenant today. Thus, the poison of violation, thwarting the rest from association, communion and fellowship – cutting them off from the key information they need to complete their personal work.

Today the majority of “true Baha’is” loyal to the current living Davidic King and the true UHJ (www.UHJ.net) have rudely awakened to find themselves trapped within the meshes of their violating society which spans the globe. Only slowly yet surely, like the little leaven that leavens the whole lump, have they been able to move forward and succeed and find their fellow staunch supporters in the Covenant at this time, like those trapped in a German Concentration Camp in World War II, they are forced to speak with careful wisdom in following the instructions of ‘Abdu’l-Baha in His will, in order not to jeopardize their own living situation, by calling attention of the slave masters and boards of protection, that in the similitude of J.R.R. Tolken were designed to turn the pure of heart “elves of light” into twisted orcs, unable to re-enter the light of day.

Today there are about 144,000 Baha’is  under the provisions of the Covenant working sincerely to carry forward the Message of Bahaullah in different parts of the world.

The faithful have already been attacked and/or jailed in America, India, and in Syria and seen threats, violence and in certain cases actual physical harm. The Present Guardian Mr. Neal Chase was once forced to escape being abducted into a moving vehicle in South Dakota by the followers of Ruhiyyih Khanum and the “Hands”, and at another time, had to appear in Court to help free several of the Baha’is under the Covenant who had been wrongly jailed in Chicago by these raving fanatics, patrolling the temple at Wilmette at the US Baha’i center. When this was about to be exposed and published in the Chicago Tribune, and Sun Times, they relented; and, finally they sent messengers from Haifa, and “all charges were dropped” and the friends were released from jail. One of them was arrested while praying in silent prayer in the Temple in Wilmette, the day before his wedding, and for no other cause at all other than being recognized by those marauding and usurping “thugs” as a loyal support of the Will and Testament of ‘Abdu’l-Baha!

II. Dealing with Khanumist’s( Covenant-breakers)

It is written in the scriptures that "he who sits with a leper gets leprosy" (See 'Abdu'l-Baha's "Last Tablet to America"), but it is also written that "Jesus walked amongst the people and healed them". Today - though the violation of the "Hands" has spread world-wide, those who are under the provisions of the Covenant are immune to its poison and are free to circulate amongst all the people without personal worry. In fact they may be able to do good in helping others. Now that we know the Davidic Kingship will never end, and that this is how we recognize the true UHJ, the violation of the "Hands" is inert and has no effect upon us at all.

Within the mainstream community of "Ruhiyyih Khanum and those that followed her" there is a mixture of pure of heart people who are true Baha'is, and rabid covenant-breakers, that are in tight league with the violation of the Hands. For those who were raised in this community, and have deep ties, this presents a grave problem. For example one of the oldest families in the Baha'i world, which is a family related to the Bab and was the first to accept the Bab and then passed through the test accepting Baha'u'llah, are also firm supporters of myself as the great-grandson of 'Abdu'l-Baha, and the fact that the Council over which Mr. Neal Chase preside is the true UHJ. Were the members of this family to make a public declaration of this truth, to the community, without a doubt they would severely pressured with threats of not only being "shunned", but, as in other cases reported to us, may even receive death threats. As true Baha'is these threats do not effect them, but 'Abdu'l-Baha in the Will and Testament asks us to be cautious in our teaching efforts. So they have informed us of their situation, and circulate throughout that community within a circle of friends who are also firm in the Covenant, and they "avoid" those others in that community that they can see are Covenant-breakers. Thus, we have to all, everyone of us, be able to distinguish, with our own eyes, between those we meet as to who is spiritual and positive, and those who are firm in the violation.

Now is the sounding bell and time for all the people to investigate the truth of the claims of the Baha’i Faith, the foundation of its covenant in the sacred Will and Testament of ‘Abdul-Baha, and make their choice. They can come under the provisions of the covenant (uhj.net), join God’s heavely army – the 144,000 -  or remain obstinate – and be replaced by others

Thus they must be told only one simple FACT: the UHJ on Mt. Carmel is the wrong UHJ. It has no executive branch as stated on page 15 of the Will and testament, Therefore THEY are the Covenant-breakers.

The follow-up from them is obvious: "Where is the true UHJ?

Answer: It was established by Shoghi Effendi himself on January 9, 1951 and it had 'Abdu'l-Baha's aghsan-son as its president and executive.

When Shoghi Effendi passed on - there was no "interregnum" the infallibility immediately passed on to the true UHJ. 'Abdu'l-Baha's aghsan-son signed a covenant with all the Hands that they would not go against Shoghi Effendi's plan to have this UHJ evolve through four stages because the Will and Testament states that to go against Shoghi Effendi is to go against God. However the majority of the "Hands" led by Ruhiyyih Khanum, broke this covenant and dismantled the true UHJ in November of 1959 and then had all the Baha'i world shun 'Abdu'l-Baha's aghsan-son.

When 'Abdu'l-Baha had travelled to American in 1912, the same way Baha'u'llah took 'Abdu'l-Baha up on Mt. Carmel to the grove of Cyprus trees and showed him the spot where to build the shrine of the Bab, 'Abdu'l-Baha himself designated the spot in the Rocky Mountains of the US where the true UHJ should be established in the time of the violation as well as the great catastrophe. That is where the true UHJ is located today, and the great-grandson of "Abdu'l-Baha an aghsan - not of those expelled for covenant-breaking by Baha'u'llah, 'Abdu'l-Baha or Shoghi Effendi - is its current president.

This should all be studied and documented from the available books and literature.

You can look up "Interregnum" in the basic Baha'i dictionary by Wendi Momen or the Baha'is Encyclopedia, or some other of their literature. It refers to the supposed "gap" where there was supposedly "no infallibility" during the ministry of the custodians, that is the ministry of the "hands". The Hands states that as Shoghi Effendi is infallible, and as the UHJ is infallible and as "there was no "UHJ" at the time of the passing of Shoghi Effendi (that the lie), therefore, they had to go from one point of infallibility (Shoghi Effendi) to another point of infallibility (the UHJ) which they would "elect" in 1963.

Thus the interregnum is the period of time about 7 years from 1957 on November 4, until April 21, 1963, when there was no infallibility at all and the Hands were in control. Now it is a bold faced lie that there was no UHJ for the UHJ was set up by Shoghi Effendi himself in 1951 about 7 years overlap with his own ministry. At the moment of his passing the conferred infallibility passed from Shoghi Effendi to the UHJ with 'Abdu'l-Baha's aghsan-son as its president which THEN should have been IMMEDIATELY activated by its president. As it was not activated (as he instead went into conclave with the rest of the Hands), ALL the people fell into error, and on April 21, 1963 God had the promised establisher of the Baha'i Faith Dr. Leland Jensen begin his mission and the UHJ was reestablished on January 9, 1991 with the grandson (1991 to 1994) and then the great grandson of 'Abdu'l-Baha (1994 to the present) as its executive.

Thus the Khanumist’s are the Covenant-breakers! They have no executive (Will and Testament page 15)!

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The Twelve Principles of the Baha'i Faith (BUPC)

This Great Light IS nothing but the Revelation of Baha'u'llah, which can be summed up in these 12 great principles of the Baha'i Faith that, like unto the Golden Rule, is the medicine for this sick world today -- for its healing and amelioration.

1. The Oneness of Humanity
2. Independent and Unfettered Investigation of the Truth
3. The Foundation of All Religions is One
4. Religion Must be the Source of Unity
5. Religion Must be in Accord with Science and Reason
6. The Equality of Men and Women
7. The Removal of All Prejudice: Religious, Racial, Political, etc...
8. Universal Peace Upheld by a Spiritual World Government
9. Universal Education
10. Spiritual Solution to the Economic Problem
11. A Universal Language
12. Universal House of Justice with the Davidic King as its President

For those interested in going deeper into the message of this Cause, which is like the waters of life free of price for all the peoples of the world without prejudice, we recommend reading: The Testimony to the Nations to start with. And then at your discretion feel free to review and examine all the other documents, writings, articles, and links on this site, especially God's Holy Book, the Covenant of Baha'u'llah and the sacred Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha, as the Baha'i Faith is the only religion in the world based upon a legal document, the Will and Testament, which is the Charter for the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.

For those still athirst for the living waters of life, flowing crystal clear from the throne of God and of the Lamb, those who demand nothing less than the truth, and nothing but the truth, rejoice and be exceedingly glad for the Baha'i Faith is NOT a blind faith, it IS a faith based upon PROOF.

This PROOF is the mercy of God, on this day of justice, as it enables the free thinking open minded person to see the truth with their own eyes and not through the eyes of their neighbor!

Therefore God has given us two gifts so that we can accept the truth. The first is the intellect, so that we should know the truth from what is false. And secondly, He has given us a heart, that it would be pure, so that we can freely choose to accept that truth after we have recognized it.

Your servant,

Neal Chase

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