The Seven Valleys of Baha’u’llah Reformation of Mysticism | Sohrab Kourosh
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- The Seven Valleys of Baha’u’llah | Reformation of Mysticism and Outline of Baha’i Theology with Sohrab Kourosh
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The Seven Valleys characterized by Shoghi Effendi as Bahá’u’lláh’s greatest mystical composition is generally considered a complex mystical treatise guiding the wayfarers in treading the path of spirituality. However, in The Seven Valleys Bahá’u’lláh while employing mystical language reformed mysticism by redefining the goal and path of mystical wayfaring and describing many theological concepts and fundamental principles of the Bahá’í theology, some of which were unprecedented in the history of the religious discourse.
In this presentation several principles outlined in mystical language in The Seven Valleys and subsequently developed in The Kitáb-i-Íqán and other writings of Bahá’u’lláh are discussed and a methodology for facilitating the study of The Seven Valleys is provided.
Dr. Kourosh’s Self Study Notes for the Seven Valleys of Bahá’u’lláh is available online from the Bahá’í Distribution Service, here:
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LISTENING TO THIS TALK OF" SEVEN VALLEYS "WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND COMPLICATED AND YET MTSTICAL AS MENTIONNED.AT SOM STAGE I FELT LIKE ' YEARNING TO REACH THIS PLACE UNKNOWN TO US ALL.' ,HOWEVER DOES EXIST ,IN MY CASE I WILL CINTINUE TO PRAY AND TRY MY BEST WITH MY MINUTE CAPACITY TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE WRITINGS OF " BAHA'U'LLAH ' ..( NEARNESS TO GOD IS DEPENDENT UPON THE PURITY OF THE HEART AND EXHILARATION OF THE SPIRIT THROUH THE GLAD TIDINGS OF THE KINGDOM....AS SOON AS THE MIRROR IS CLEANED AND PURIFIED,THE SUN WILL MANIFEST ITSELF _ ABDU'LBAHA)A PIECE OF READING FROM THE SPIRITUAL COURSE AT SWINDON,ENGLAND.THANK U VERY MUCH DR FOR THIS PRESENTATION .
Thank you. All Messengers of God are such a Higher Level of Creation... Mystical Beings. "… the moral and ethical world and the world of spiritual regeneration are dependent for their progressive being upon that heavenly Center of illumination. It gives forth the light of religion and bestows the life of the spirit.." - Abdu’l-Baha, Baha'i Faith
wonderful topic with good explaination by a great scholar .very impressed .we need more of his presentations
Ya' Baha'ul' abha!!!....
" Why seek the lamp, when THE SUN has risen.."(!!!!!)...
Came into Baha'i Faith largely through Sufism...
Heart and soul now shine So brightly within... Allah'u'abha!!!...
(!!)...." Thou art more friend to me, than I am to myself(!!)
...I dedicate my-self to Thee, O Lord.."....(!!!)
Allah'u'abha....(!!!)...
He is the All Glorious..!!!!
Such a wonderful explanation of these concepts, the context of which many Westerners such as me, have only a sketchy and incomplete understanding.
The Baha'i Faith has such a large amount and wide variety of Scripture on so many contemporary subjects. "[We need] a great native Literature headed with a Poetry stronger and sweeter than any yet. If there can be any such thing as a kosmic modern and original song, America needs it, and is worthy of it." - Walt Whitman
Francis Mausley...What you write herein is absolutely inspirational....God willing, this shall come to pass.
May He bless you abundantly with His gracious and wondrous light and inspiration.. (!!!)
He is the Most Wondrous, the All Gracious, the Most Generous, the Prayer Hearing, Prayer Answering God.. !!!....Allah'u'abha..!!!
Our heartfelt thanks and appreciations for inspiring us with your contributions !
Great explanation 👍
awesome
rose leask
He is the All Glorious..!!!
Yá Bahá’u’l-Abhá
Dean Hedges Ya'Baha'u'll'abha..!!!..**!!!
Ya Baha'u' i'abha
I was interested to read, I think, that the Seven Valleys was written to a Sunni Moslem - I had understood it was to a Shi' Moslem.
Relative to psychology studies I wonder if Dr. Kourosh would consider looking at the work of Lawrence Kohlberg and of James Fowler that followed Kohlberg. There seem to be some possible strong parallels.
Relative to other Texts that dwell on the theme of the Seven Valley's I wonder if a cross-examination with the Gems of Divine Mysteries details the valleys after the 7th, (briefly the "city of immortality", a station which "knoweth no bounds", and "a City that hath no name",) and of which there may be a parallel with "'Abdu'l-Bahá's Commentary on the Qur'ánic Verses Concerning the Overthrow of the Byzantines: The Stages of the Soul" by Moojan Momen as posted to bahai-library.com/momen_byzantines How does Dr. Kourosh see this? On the other hand I know some see the Four Valleys as that extension after the 7th .
Steven Kolins
He is the All Glorious..!!!
May He bless you abundantly with the inspiration and beauteous Light of Baha....(!!!!)
Ya'Baha'u'll'abha..!!!!!
Any French version?