Re: Jerry's inner herring

"Rod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Once more Steve plumbs the depths of the issue....
> with unherring accuracy.

Indeed!  Compared to this, Janis merely flounders.  I fear he has displaiced
him as a source of merriment.  Eel have to go!


> Steve Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > Hi Paul,
> >
> > You're not a Baha'i, so you can't be expected to understand the
> > importance of herrings, red or otherwise. And Baha'is believe in inner
> > herring, which is nothing like a kipper. You need to read the Baha'i
> > Writings with a herring ear in order to bring out the inner meanings.
> > As 'Abdu'l-Baha says, "He has designed the outer ear to enjoy the
> > melodies of sound and the inner herring wherewith we may hear the
> > voice of our Creator" ('Abdu'l-Baha:  Promulgation of Universal
> > Peace*, Page: 90)
> >
> >       -----------------------------------
> >
> > I am mute with wonder, and behold the world bereft of the power of
> > herring.
> > (Nabil-i-Azam:  The Dawn-Breakers, Page: 38)
> >
> > The Mother Book hath lifted up its Voice, but the people are bereft of
> > herring.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Tablets of Baha'u'llah, Page: 244)
> >
> > Seize the time, therefore, ere the glory of the divine springtime hath
> > spent itself, and the Bird of Eternity ceased to warble its melody,
> > that thy inner herring may not be deprived of hearkening unto its
> > call.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  The Kitab-i-Iqan, Page: 24)
> >
> > Happy are those possessed of a herring ear.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Tablets of Baha'u'llah, Page: 52)
> >
> > Open ye the seeing eye!  Unstop the herring ear!  Hark!  Hark!
> > (`Abdu'l-Baha:  Japan Will Turn Ablaze*, Page: 18)
> >
> > Were We to reveal thy station, the hearts of men would be sorely
> > agitated, their footsteps would slip, the embodiments of vain-glory
> > would be dumbfounded, would fall down upon the ground, and would
> > thrust the fingers of heedlessness into their ears, for fear of
> > herring.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Gleanings, Page: 208)
> >
> > 44.  O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy herring is My herring, hear thou
> > therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine
> > inmost sole thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within
> > Myself my bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Arabic Hidden Words, Page: 44)
> >
> > When the Sun of Truth shone forth with all might and energy, these
> > obscure and dark clouds dispersed and the splendid Day presented to
> > the eye an aspect with such fishness and beauty that the wise became
> > astonished; the sick were cured; the blind received sight; the deaf
> > obtained herring; the dumb proved eloquent, and the dead quickened.
> > (`Abdu'l-Baha:  Japan Will Turn Ablaze*, Page: 35)
> >
> > He is a man of herring who hath been led to hearken unto Thy speech,
> > and to draw nigh unto the billowing ocean of Thine utterances.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Prayers and Meditations, Page: 269)
> >
> > If thou didst hear the Call yet fear and the desire to preserve thy
> > life prompted thee to remain heedless to it, thou art such a person as
> > hath never been nor is worthy of mention; if thou hast not heard it,
> > then thou art bereft of the sense of herring.'
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Tablets of Baha'u'llah, Page: 61)
> >
> > And but for the joy of giving ear to Thy most sweet voice, of what use
> > is herring?
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Tablets of Baha'u'llah, Page: 113)
> >
> > Where is the man of insight who will recognize and perceive the truth?
> > Where is to be found the man of herring who will hearken unto My
> > wondrous Voice calling from the realm of glory?
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Tablets of Baha'u'llah, Page: 250)
> >
> > 36.  O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they
> > obtain a herring
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Persian Hidden Words, Page: 36)
> >
> >        ----------------------------------------
> >
> > Jerry, wise fellow that he is, has obviously obtained his herring and
> > feels qualified to speak. I do feel, though, that he needs to pay
> > attention to the following passage:
> >
> > Let no one be content with mere herring; rather doth it behove
> > everyone to ponder that which this Wronged One hath revealed.
> > (Baha'u'llah:  Tablets of Baha'u'llah, Page: 130)
> >
> > (These are all o-fish-ial translations, by the way.)