{"id":373,"date":"2011-02-03T16:11:07","date_gmt":"2011-02-03T16:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectconversion.com\/?p=373"},"modified":"2011-02-03T16:11:07","modified_gmt":"2011-02-03T16:11:07","slug":"bahai-day-3the-seven-valleys-and-the-four-valleys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/projectconversion\/2011\/02\/bahai-day-3the-seven-valleys-and-the-four-valleys.html","title":{"rendered":"Baha’i: Day 3\/”The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

I know, I know…I promised that the next post would be about the history and\u00a0tenets\u00a0of the Baha’i faith, but I’m reading an essay (many Baha’is might consider it scripture) called The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys<\/em>\u00a0written by Baha’u’llah, the central figure of the religion, and I think it’s worth taking a moment to explore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here is an electronic copy of “The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys”<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for your convenience.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Compact, poetic and pretty awesome.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I won’t give you a full synopsis here (no spoilers here. You’ve got to read it for full impact), however the overall theme of this piece of Baha’i literature is the spiritual journey one takes toward God. As described\u00a0by Baha’u’llah himself,\u00a0<\/p>\n

And further: The stages that mark the wayfarer’s journey from the abode of dust to the heavenly homeland are said\u00a0to be\u00a0seven. Some have called these Seven Valleys, and others, Seven Cities. And they say that until the wayfarer taketh leave of self, and traverseth these stages, he shall never reach to the ocean of nearness and union, nor drink of the peerless wine.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Project Conversion is in fact a journey with manifold intentions. Sure, its personal. I know little to nothing about these various faiths, so my exploration is in fact due to a great deal of curiosity on a spiritual as well as scholarly level. The other half of my intention is to both bring awareness to each faith through my discoveries and to inspire others to think for themselves and research an issue before forming a conclusion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So, where is Project Conversion\u00a0within the context of\u00a0The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys<\/em>?\u00a0Which valley am I in\u00a0personally? I think it’s obvious that the answer to both is the first, that of Search. Remember, this is a graduated scale reaching from the ground up; from the\u00a0dust kicked up\u00a0by\u00a0exploration to the settled calm of the Valley of True Poverty and Absolute Nothingness. For one who reaches this goal, they realize the true focus of love and relationship with God.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I’d love to\u00a0hear of your journey.\u00a0Read through the\u00a0Valleys at the link above. It’s a short work so don’t worry. Which Valley are you in? Or are you about to traverse the mountain between two of them? Maybe you aren’t on the journey at all.\u00a0Everyone is different, and that’s the spice of\u00a0life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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