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Rated: 18+ · Book · Spiritual · #2170111
This blog contains responses to blog prompts, & thoughts on spiritual or religious themes
Disclaimer: Any views, about religion or sacred scriptures, expressed in this blog are my own and not the official views of the Baha'i Faith or any other religion. If you wish to know more about the Baha'i Faith, please check one of these websites: The Baha'i Faith: The Official Website of the Worldwide Baha'i Community  Open in new Window. or Baha'is of the United States  Open in new Window..

"The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers."
Abdu'l-Baha1

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the key to those treasures if the tongue of poets."
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"O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose. May they follow Thy commandments and abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in their endeavor, and grant them strength to serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to themselves, but guide their steps by the light of Thy knowledge, and cheer their hearts by Thy love. Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord."
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Footnotes
1  Abdu'l-Baha in London
2  http://www.bahaiprayers.org/unity1.htm

January 7, 2019 at 12:23pm
January 7, 2019 at 12:23pm
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Kamál (Perfection), 8 Sharaf (Honor) 175 B.E. - Friday, January 7, 2019

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DAY 1848: Psychologists claim that some people feel they don’t deserve to be happy. Why do you think this is and what may be the reason or reasons some people feel this way to undermine their own happiness?

Happiness

Everyone deserves to be happy. Each individual has their own reasons for being either happy or unhappy, so I can't say why someone else would think they didn't deserve happiness. One problem may be the duality of human nature, since human beings have both a physical body and a spiritual soul, we have two natures. The ego, which is part of the physical, and the soul/spirit, which goes beyond the physical nature into the spiritual realm. Happiness is a spiritual attribute that comes from the soul and is part of the spiritual nature of the human being. Unhappiness is part of the physical nature because the ego doesn't find joy in anything except feeding its passions and desires.


God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.

O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá34

Whenever I am unhappy, I recite or read the above prayer reveal by 'Abdu'l-Baha, and my mood changes. My mood changes because I have placed any situation that is making me unhappy in God's hands. The things I like about this prayer is its emphasize on being the joyful and happy. Human beings will always be unhappy if they focus exclusively on their material/physical natures. However, focusing on God--by whatever name the Unknowable Creator is called--will bring happiness.

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DAY 2241: Pick a title either (1) Happy Monday or (2) Blessed Monday and write about the reason Monday is either happy or blessed.

Happy Monday

*BulletBr* It is the first Monday in 2019.
*BulletGr* I had a banana with my coffee this morning.
*BulletO* There are 294 days until October 29 and the bicentenary celebration of the Birth of the Bab.
*BulletP* I have 56,462 GPs in my Gift Points account this morning.
*BulletB* I was able to extend my writing.com membership for 12-manoths on January 1, 2019.
*BulletG* I discovered 5 Ways to Make 2019 a Really Happy New Year  Open in new Window. by Kathy Roman on BahaiTeaching.org  Open in new Window. listing ways to make 2019 a happier year.
*BulletR* I posted this week's writing goals to "Weekly Goals" Open in new Window..
*BulletV* I finished today's "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS" Open in new Window. prompt, "First Actions on a Desert Island" Open in new Window. and posted it.
*Bullet* I was able to make two entries in "I Blog Poetry and Prose" Open in new Window. today.

Believer's Meditation

O my Lord,
Worth of Thy blessing
Thou has called me!
Though I know not how this can be.
I who have let the enemy in
And barred the Friend.
Yet worthy Thou has called me,
So worthy I must be.


Footnotes
3  http://www.bahaiprayers.org/spiritual10.htm
4  Baha'i Prayer, page 152 of the 1991 Edition.
January 7, 2019 at 11:44am
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You and several friends are marooned on a desert island. Everyone is looking to you to lead. What are your first actions? (List at least 2 please)

First Actions

*BulletBr* Demand a recount.
*BulletGr* Find out if anyone has any phobias. It helps to know who's going to go screaming into the ocean if they see a spider or a spider monkey.
*BulletO* Find out if anyone has any allergies. I don't want anyone dying because the cook put coconut in the serpent stew that was eaten for lunch or dinner.
*BulletP* Find out who's on medication and how much medication is left. I need to know if they're going to run out of meds before we're rescued.
*BulletB* Find out if anyone is experienced at cooking from scratch. Since there are no cans or can openers on a desert island, we need someone who can cook a snake or a fish, after we figure out how to remove the skin or the scales.


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