| Quiet reflection, especially on a passage of Sacred Scripture: ‘Do thou meditate on. that which We have revealed unto thee,' writes Bahá'u'lláh, ‘that thou mayest discover the purpose of God, thy Lord, and the Lord of all worlds. In these words the mysteries of Divine Wisdom have been treasured.'23 |
| ‘Meditation is the key for opening the doors of mysteries,' ‘Abdu'l-Bahá has said.'. . . in that state man withdraws himself from all outside objects; in that subjective mood he is immersed in the ocean of spiritual life and can unfold the secrets of things-in-themselves.'24 ‘The meditative faculty is akin to the mirror; if you put it before earthly objects it will reflect them. . . But if you turn the mirror of your spirits heavenwards, the heavenly constellations and the rays of the Sun of Reality will be reflected in your hearts, and the virtues of the Kingdom will be obtained.'25 |
| There is no set form of meditation in the Bahá'í Writings and the manner of meditating is left entirely to the individual. Shoghi Effendi, in a letter written on his behalf, advised that ‘it would be wiser for the Bahá'ís to use the Meditations given by Bahá'u'lláh, and not any set form of meditation recommended by someone else.'26 Although individuals are free to seek ‘their own level of communion with God' through the practice of meditation, they should ‘guard against superstitious or foolish ideas creeping into it'.27 |
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