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Spiritual vs. Phenomenal

lessan — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:59:23 +0000

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 am starting to understand better the statement of human purpose in the short obligatory prayer: “I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee”. In very brief, to ‘know’ God means practicing reflecting the attributes of God (as instructed by the Manifestations), and to ‘worship’ refers to the actions performed in service. There is so much more to it – and I hope to be able to understand better what the Arc of Descent and Ascent mean by the end of the book.

Flowers

lessan — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:06:44 +0000

Great time of the year for flowers. General garden colors:

Behind the ITC building:

Is a white (pink?) flower:

And it’s blossom:

Flower, dew

lessan — Wed, 22 Mar 2006 05:50:31 +0000

Red flower:

Dew:

Flowers

lessan — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 09:53:46 +0000

A white flower among yellow ones:

Back of the Seat:

Flower behind the Seat:

Looking up:

Looking up behind the Archives building:

Blue flower:

Flower

lessan — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 14:43:04 +0000

A purple flower:

Closer:

If you notice, the yellow pollen holder (or whatever it is) looks like a five-pointed star:

Flower

lessan — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:31:09 +0000

Red flower, near the monument gardens:

Flowers

lessan — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 14:30:58 +0000

There’s so much spare time in the afternoons, on a day off during the fast. Took some photos around the Seat:

A flowering tree (with dead leaves – what’s up with that?):

Red flower:

Yellow flower:

Orange flower:

White flower: