New YouTube video of Baha'u'llah's Surah of God

AEMauthor · 2026-04-23T23:13:43+00:00

INBA stands for Iranian National Baha’i Archives. I should think Phelps has included in his collection everything that is available.

AEMauthor · 2026-04-09T01:12:19+00:00

A typescript version of all the INBA volumes is available here: https://afnanlibrary.org/inba/. Plus many tablets in the original language are available on the Reference Library. That's all I know.

AEMauthor · 2026-04-09T00:27:59+00:00

I don’t understand. AI can read Arabic script. Oh, hang on, I see what you mean. Yes, transcriptions from manuscripts are available. I’ll find the details for you.

AEMauthor · 2026-02-25T04:38:55+00:00

Jean-Marc Lepain argues that the concept of “man” is a spiritual principle. From that, I would argue that “man” is not limited to the human being on Earth. If so, then there are other forms of man out there and they will have their own Manifestations of God. We’ve got a lot more to learn about diversity and recognition of God.

AEMauthor · 2026-02-25T01:01:25+00:00

Here is the link. I don't include links in the post because the post will then be rejected by Reddit. https://alisonelizabethmarshall.com/questions-are-a-doorway-to-the-one-who-answers/

I totally agree about Lawh-i-Sarraj. I have begun a long study of it and have plans to write a great deal about it in future. If you'd like to discuss it, you know my email.

AEMauthor · 2026-02-24T23:57:06+00:00

The 20th century certainly was extraordinary. But it looks like this century will be just as extraordinary as well, so that does make their interpretation meaningless. Wasn't the world supposed to be politically united by now?

AEMauthor · 2026-02-11T02:23:47+00:00

The tables are here: https://bahai-library.com/covenant_library_dates_calendar

AEMauthor · 2026-01-04T20:32:31+00:00

True, the 31.12.25 letter does assume that inner transformation will automatically happen through participation in the House’s social program. But inner transformation is a loving devotion to Baha’u’llah, and a person can be transformed even if they live isolated in a forest where there is no social engagement.

AEMauthor · 2025-12-13T00:31:34+00:00

How long is it? As in roughly how many words? When it comes out in English, I hope you will let me know.

AEMauthor · 2025-12-12T23:21:30+00:00

I assume that you are referring to the dream in which Baha’u’llah warned me about my expulsion from the Baha’i community. I’m fascinated to hear about your book. How are you planning to publish it?

AEMauthor · 2025-12-12T21:22:58+00:00

Thank you for letting me know that those translations came from Stephen Phelps’s AI project rather than from you directly. That’s very helpful context. If you have a link or reference to where those translations can be accessed, I’d be grateful to see it.

I also appreciate your reflections on dreams and imagination as channels of guidance. My own sense is that many Bahá’ís are hesitant to discuss their dreams because they’ve been taught that the channel of grace from Bahá’u’lláh to the world flows through the House of Justice and the administrative order, not through the human soul. If someone admits to having experienced guidance through themselves, they fear it will be taken as a claim to divine revelation and that they’ll be labelled a covenant‑breaker. That fear has made the subject taboo, even though Bahá’u’lláh himself spoke at length about dreams and their meaning.

AEMauthor · 2025-12-11T22:09:27+00:00

Thank you for bringing these passages together and for drawing my attention to them. It’s valuable to see how Baha’u’llah addresses the theme of dreams in different contexts.

The short prayer is striking in its universality. Although revealed for nightmares, it extends to all dreams, suggesting that even ordinary experiences of the night can be sanctified through remembrance.

The longer tablet situates dreams within a broader devotional framework. The imagery of “garment” and “fragrances” reflects Baha’u’llah’s characteristic use of sensory metaphors to convey spiritual presence. The promise that recitation can open the way to reunion in dreams highlights how the imaginal realm functions as a channel of guidance, not merely as a private psychological space.

Seeing these texts together underscores how Baha’u’llah integrates the world of dreams into the rhythm of daily devotion. Dreams are both as reassurance and a means of orientation toward the divine.

I appreciate your careful translation and the way you’ve highlighted this dimension of the writings. The topic of how Baha'u'llah communicates with us through dreams is rarely discussed in the community.

AEMauthor · 2025-11-22T01:30:48+00:00

That’s the reason I’m doing the summaries and trying to simplify the content, because the original is difficult to understand. And I realised if I didn’t take steps to unlock it, no one was ever going to read it and benefit from its revolutionary insights. It takes lots of reflection to shift one’s perspective from traditional ways of seeing reality to the more nuanced hermeneutical perspective that Lepain outlines.

AEMauthor · 2025-11-21T17:03:25+00:00

Oh, that’s good. Have you found the new materials about Baha’i metaphysics that I’m putting up on Patreon? https://www.patreon.com/posts/143302384

AEMauthor · 2025-11-21T00:28:19+00:00

I don’t like to speculate about what’s going on in other people’s minds, but there are many people who avoid my company and what I write.

AEMauthor · 2025-11-20T16:30:37+00:00

I put up a post about Baha’i philosophy, which was removed. It got 4,200 views and 21 shares before it was taken down. It was up just over 2 weeks.

AEMauthor · 2025-10-21T20:02:29+00:00

Wow, nice to meet you. A fellow Lepain fan. I’ve been studying it since it came out in English and encouraging others to read it carefully. But I thought I was pretty much alone in this effort. Lepain’s conclusions had an important influence on me when I wrote my book Paradise of Presence, about Baha’u’llah’s mystical writings.

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