Re: Jerry's inner herring

Steve,

Are these the sole o-fish-ial translations? I can't plaice them, so
I'm all in a flounder. I think this is either a big cod or a lot of
New Zealand hoki but I don't want to carp.

 



Steve Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> 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.)