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My Special Place
Istijlál (Majesty), 19 Izzat (Might) 176 B.E. - Thursday, September 26, 2019

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PROMPT: September 26th - Write about a special place where you might go to meditate, unwind, de-stress, relax, or just be.

My Special Place

“One hour’s reflection is preferable to seventy years of pious worship”
Baha'u'llah1

I

In the cooling silence of midnight,
I contemplate His words
looking for the subtleties of meaning
in each metaphor and simile.

Alone
and undistracted
by the mundane joys and sorrows
of the day,
I attempt to find the pearls
that lay concealed
in the ocean of His words.

II

Ablutions performed
and prayer beads in hand,
I face Bahji--
the burial place of my Lord--
and intone the Greatest Name.

III

My special place
depends upon the time of day
and the need to unstress.

Exhale the stress,
inhale tranquility and peace,
and count one.

I can breath anywhere,
I can say a silent prayer anywhere,
I can close my eyes and meditate anywhere.

Focus
on the breath,
on the prayer,
on a favorite scripture,
and feel the presence of the Creator.

Footnotes
1  The Kitáb-i-Íqán, Part One.
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