The spiritual world is like unto the phenomenal world. They are the exact counterpart of each other. Whatever objects appear in this world of existence are the outer pictures of the world of heaven.
(Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 9)
Reading the book: The Arc of Ascent by John S. Hatcher. Highly recommended – I [...]
Make what you will of this, but to me it looks like flowers are banned. What a sad world!
Pictures from the trip can be found here:
http://lessan.info/gallery/browse/Travel/2007 Cameroon/
Video clips here:
http://www.youtube.com/vaezi
More stories coming soon, as I get time to write them up.
It was a great trip, two and a half weeks.
Briefly, the highlights are:
Reviving childhood memories, meeting old friends, seeing the changes of 13 years
Seeing the progress of the Faith, experiencing community life and the joy of sharing the message
Being touched by the sacrifices people are making, and their staunchness and heroism
In more detail:
Douala
Bamenda, Gillett [...]