Thursday, January 8, 2009

It might be better to look deeper into what Baha'u'llah says about . . .

It might be better to look deeper into what Baha'u'llah says about the possibilities of human life, and the role of God's manifestations in human well-being and progress.

Here are some examples of what I see Baha'u'llah saying:
1. Turning to Him will improve anyone's life, and anyone's capacity to help improve the world.
2. There is no better way for anyone to help improve the world, than by learning to serve His purposes, in accordance with His prescriptions.
3. There will always be differences between Baha'u'llah's purposes and prescriptions, and everyone's understanding of them.
4. There is no way for the world to move away from today's injustice, cruelty, violence and other ugliness, and towards the best possibilities in human life, that does not include doing everything that Baha'u'llah says needs to be done.
5. Part of what needs to be done can not be done without recognizing Baha'u'llah as everything He claims to be, and turning to Him.

It doesn't matter, for my purposes now, if anyone agrees or disagrees with any of that. Those are examples of what I think people might find by looking deeper into what Baha'u'llah says about the role of God's manifestations in human well-being and progress.

What I mean by looking deeper includes:

- Investigating what Baha'u'llah says about the possibilities of human life, the role of God's manifestations, Baha'u'llah as one of them, and what to do about it.
- Imagining that all of it might be true.
- Considering how to find out if it is all true or not.
- Investigating what Baha'u'llah says about how to find out if it is all true or not.
- Trying to find out if it is all true or not.

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