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Rising Over the Smoke

Cleanse ye your eyes, so that ye behold no man 
as different from yourselves…. 
See ye no strangers; rather see all men as friends, 
 
for love and unity come hard 
 when ye fix your gaze on otherness. ~Baha'i

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Category: Meditations

The light and the dark of us

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

In the dark before dawn today I arose, fed the dogs and went to watch the first glimmerings of the existence of a sun to the east.  That view is quite surrounded by three story, pillored, white Georgian style buildings with black mansard roofs.  The black and whites is what some locals call the buildings. … Continue reading The light and the dark of us

Origins

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ Leave a comment

That which hath been in existence had existed before, but not in the form thou seest today. The world of existence came into being through the heat generated from the interaction between the active force and that which is its recipient.     ~Baha'u'llah This world of existence, this endless universe, has neither beginning nor … Continue reading Origins

A Meditation

February 27, 2016 ~ Rising Over the Smoke ~ 1 Comment

Photo by Jericha Franz Thou seest the Dayspring of Thine utterance in the darkness of creation: Where is the sun of the heaven of Thy grace, O Light-Giver of the worlds? The lamps of truth and purity, of loyalty and honor, have been put out: Where are the signs of Thine avenging wrath, O Mover … Continue reading A Meditation

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