Nature in its essence is the embodiment of
My Name, the Maker, the Creator.
Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes,
and in this diversity there are signs for men of discernment.
- Baha'u'llah -
Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes,
and in this diversity there are signs for men of discernment.
- Baha'u'llah -
Dear Ones,
With the assistance of the Baha'i scriptures, as is our practice, let us
commence our inquiry by affirming this significant truth about the role
of fate in our spiritual journey: each soul has an equal opportunity to
ascend to the highest heaven regardless of its inherent differences, but this
ascension occurs within a timeframe shaped by both its efforts and the
destiny assigned to it.
Nothing has been created without a special destiny, for every creature has an innate station of attainment...
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As for what is meant by the equality of souls in the all-highest realm, it is this: the souls of the believers, at the time when they first become manifest in the world of the body, are equal, and each is sanctified and pure. In this world, however, they will begin to differ one from another, some achieving the highest station, some a middle one, others remaining at the lowest stage of being. Their equal status is at the beginning of their existence; the differentiation followeth their passing away.
Yes, because if all the perfections of the soul are accessible to all, yet they are accessible according to a certain degree and a pattern defined not only by free will, but also by fate.
Indeed, just as we are born in different places and influenced by different environments, so are we endowed by nature with personal traits and characteristics, a temperament and a potential determined in part by our physiology, in part by the environment, as the following statements illustrate:
Indeed, just as we are born in different places and influenced by different environments, so are we endowed by nature with personal traits and characteristics, a temperament and a potential determined in part by our physiology, in part by the environment, as the following statements illustrate:
...the perfection of man is entirely due to the composition of the atoms of the elements, to their measure, to the method of their combination, and to the mutual influence and action of the different beings...
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Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God’s mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition. Your own acts testify to this truth.
The soul of man being "exalted above" and being "independent of all infirmities of body and mind," our inherent virtues and capabilities must be thoroughly cultivated, considering the situations we encounter in life. However,
they are also highly amenable to significant enhancement under these
conditions:
The power of God can entirely transmute our characters and make of us beings entirely unlike our previous selves. Through prayer and supplication, obedience to the divine laws Bahá’u’lláh has revealed, and ever-increasing service to his faith, we can change ourselves.
Prayer. Obedience. Service.
Be wonderfully blessed !
Loesha
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