seven valleys baha'u'llah
[Qur'án 50:29] He shunneth himself and draweth away from all on earth. He said, "I seek for Laylí." He stretcheth out the hand of truth from the sleeve of the Absolute; he revealeth the secrets of power. First, what is this world, where without eye and ear and hand and tongue a man puts all of these to use? Of this hath the nightingale of oneness sung in the garden of Ghawthíyyih. Nearly every line of the text contains rhymes and plays on words, which can be lost in translation. Hence it is said: "Hereafter We will show them Our signs in the regions of the earth, and in themselves, until it become manifest unto them that it is the truth," [Qur'án 41:53] and that there is no God save Him. The Friend [The Prophet Muhammad] hath said, "But for Thee, we had not known Thee," and the Beloved [The Prophet Muhammad] hath said, "nor attained Thy presence.". journeyed to Tabríz and Tiflis to disseminate knowledge, or Give Thou glory to the watchman, and riches and long life. Methinks I verily inhaled the pure fragrances of the garment of thy love, and attained thy very meeting from perusing thy letter. For he hath burnt away the veils with his sighing, and unwrapped the shroudings with a single glance; with piercing sight he gazeth on the new creation; with lucid heart he graspeth subtle verities. These statements are made in the sphere of that which is relative, because of the limitations of men. O My friend, listen with heart and soul to the songs of the spirit, and treasure them as thine own eyes. In one sense, these letters refer to holiness. The next valley is the "Valley of Love". This is the goal thou didst ask for; if it be God's will, thou wilt gain it. [Qur'án 29:69: "And whoso maketh efforts for Us, in Our ways will We guide them."] Two works written in Baghdad after Bahá’u’lláh returned from Kurdistan in 1856. Of this hath the nightingale of oneness sung in the garden of Ghawthíyyih. and laid up in the treasuries of power.
To them the mirage is the real river; to them going away is returning.
Love setteth a world aflame at every turn, and he wasteth every land where he carrieth his banner.
And they have made their dwelling-place in the shadow of the Essence.
Being led from one mystery of creation to the next, it is explained that the seeker continues to be astonished by the works of God. Then wilt thou clearly see the meaning of "Neither doth My earth nor My heaven contain Me, but the heart of My faithful servant containeth Me." ], And were it not contrary to the Law of the Book, I would verily bequeath a part of My possessions to the one who would put Me to death, and I would name him My heir; yea, I would bestow upon him a portion, would render him thanks, would seek to refresh Mine eyes with the touch of his hand. Hence, That is, whatever he hath seen, and heard, and understood, all must he set at naught, that he may enter the realm of the spirit, which is the City of God.
The pen steppeth not into this region, the ink leaveth only a blot. Jalálu'd-Dín, called Mawláná ("our Master"), In this Valley he feeleth the winds of divine contentment blowing from the plane of the spirit. For instance, let thine Eminence consider his own self; thou art first in relation to thy son, last in relation to thy father. [Saying attributed to `Alí.] ", Yea, although to the wise it be shameful to seek the Lord of Lords in the dust, yet this betokeneth intense ardor in searching. Thus when the wayfarer gazeth only upon the place of appearance—that is, when he seeth only the many-colored globes—he beholdeth yellow and red and white; hence it is that conflict hath prevailed among the creatures, and a darksome dust from limited souls hath hid the world. soar upward from the clay of self and dwell in the rose bower of the heart, and in Arabian melodies and sweet Íránian songs recount the mysteries of God—a single word of which quickeneth to fresh, new life the bodies of the dead, and bestoweth the Holy Spirit upon the moldering bones of this existence—thou wilt behold a thousand claws of envy, a myriad beaks of rancor hunting after Him and with all their power intent upon His death. What I had written ere this hath been eaten by the flies, so sweet was the ink. His inner eyes will open and he will privily converse with his Beloved; he will set ajar the gate of truth and piety, and shut the doors of vain imaginings.
Thou appearest to be well-grounded in mystic truth.
Add or read links or comments pertaining to The Seven Valleys or The Four Valleys. "Such hath been the way of God ... and no change canst thou find in the way of God." And perchance when ten years are gone, thou wilt witness in the outer world the very things thou hast dreamed tonight.
", And now the hand can write no more, and pleadeth that this is enough.
action or utterance traditionally attributed to the Prophet Muhammad or to one of the holy Imáms.] His feet carried him on, the one bleeding with the arrow of love, and his heart lamented. Here reason signifieth the divine, universal mind, whose sovereignty enlighteneth all created things—nor doth it refer to every feeble brain; for it is as the wise Saná'í hath written: On this plane, the traveler meeteth with many a trial and reverse. [Cf. As Sa'dí saith: "I shall forbear from writing any longer, for my sweet words have drawn the flies about me. Hence, when searchers inquired of this, He made reply, "This is a bottomless sea which none shall ever fathom." As they have said: "O Abraham of this day, O Friend Abraham of the Spirit! Likewise He saith, "Go O my friend, look upon thyself: Hadst thou not become a father nor begotten a son, neither wouldst thou have heard these sayings. "His beauty hath no veiling save light, His face no covering save revelation."
Now is the traveler unaware of himself, and of aught besides himself. Indeed, the wayfarer findeth a secret in every name, a mystery in every letter. [Qur'án 18:37] He looketh on all things with the eye of oneness, and seeth the brilliant rays of the divine sun shining from the dawning-point of Essence alike on all created things, and the lights of singleness reflected over all creation.
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