Questions: Milwaukee, USA
The top section of the portico of one of the three entrances on the eastern side of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The other two porticos read “Justice” and “Order”. Abdu’l-Baha addressed a gathering in New York on 3 December 1912 as follows. “You have assembled here this afternoon in the utmost love, engaged in the [...]
Questions: Chicago, USA
“O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor [...]
Questions: Honiara, Solomon Islands
What do you see when you look at this picture? A decaying, vibrant fruit or the beginning steps of your next chocolate bar? It seems we are so often disconnected from the origins of the most basic things around us. “God has given man the eye of investigation by which he may see and recognise [...]
Questions: Tainan, Taiwan
Alisa Mappes © “… it behoveth thine eminence to inquire into these and other questions pertaining to thine origin and ultimate goal…” Baha’u’llah ~ Gems of Devine Mysteries Why do we chop wood and carry water? In this case, the goal is to prepare a foot bath after a traditional Chinese reflexology session in Tainan, [...]
Questions: Oklahoma, USA
“Say: Rejoice not in the things ye possess; tonight they are yours, tomorrow others will possess them….Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.” -Bahá’u’lláh
Questions: Casablanca, Morocco
“Know, therefore, O questioning seeker, that earthly sovereignty is of no worth, nor will it ever be, in the eyes of God and His chosen Ones. Moreover, if ascendency and dominion be interpreted to mean earthly supremacy and temporal power, how impossible will it be for thee to explain these verses: “And verily Our host [...]
Questions: Vancouver, Canada
“O Son Of Man! Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been [...]
Questions: Guam
”In the time of sleep this body is as though dead; it does not see nor hear; it does not feel; it has no consciousness, no perception—that is to say, the powers of man have become inactive, but the spirit lives and subsists. Nay, its penetration is increased, its flight is higher, and its intelligence [...]
Questions: Silverlake, USA
now that i’ve unpacked my analogue cameras i’ve been taking them out with me and shooting a lot of film. this photograph is of a wall in our neighborhood and even though it turned out a little blurry, i’m completely enamored with the saturated colors that the film captured. “His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh has given instructions [...]
Questions: Sydney, Australia
Laced within the illusions are our answers. “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Questions: Chicago, USA
One must, then, read the book of his own self, rather than some treatise on rhetoric… The story is told of a mystic knower, who went on a journey with a learned grammarian as his companion. They came to the shore of the Sea of Grandeur. The knower straightway flung himself into the waves, but [...]
Questions: Taipei, Taiwan
For me, the “former times” questions begin with the factual ”when”, “where”, “who”, and “what.” Though they’re necessary in life, it’s the openness of “why” and “how” that provide a basis for an endless flow of inquiry. “In the Bayán it had been forbidden you to ask Us questions. The Lord hath now relieved you of this prohibition, that ye may be [...]
Questions: Venice, Italy
Photographs do not always convey the truth, although we often like to think they do. It is becoming increasingly easy to manipulate photographs in our digital world. To find the truth we must question what we see. “Discover for yourselves the reality of things, and strive to assimilate the methods by which noble-mindedness and glory are attained among [...]
Questions: Los Angeles, USA
Q: What do you say with regard to the theories held by some European philosophers on the growth and development of beings? A: …Briefly, this question will be decided by determining whether species are original or not — that is to say, has the species of man been established from its origin, or was it [...]
Questions: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Needles on this huge Christmas-tree are all attached through the branches and boughs to one stem like myriads of questions finding its answers in one Truth, the Word of God. “In the Bayán it had been forbidden you to ask Us questions. The Lord hath now relieved you of this prohibition, that ye may be [...]
Questions: Tracy Arm, Alaska, USA
Glacial “O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE! Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me.” -Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah, p. 19
Questions: Vancouver, Canada
“O SON OF SPIRIT! Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself.” ~Baha’u’llah
Questions: San Antonio, Texas
“This is not the day for any man to question his Lord. It behoveth whosoever hath hearkened to the Call of God, as voiced by Him Who is the Day Spring of Glory, to arise and cry out: ?Here am I, here am I, O Lord of all Names; here am I, here am I, [...]
Question: Chicago, USA
First snowfall, a sense of renewal, beginning of questions. Every time the season changes, I start wondering about how I will spend that time and how I will make changes in my own life. “This robe with which the body and soul of man hath been adorned is the very foundation of his well-being and [...]
Questions: London, England
A collection of tribal and ceremonial masks from around the world for sale in Camden market. Question is, how does diversity lead to unity? “Consider the flowers of a garden: though differing in kind, colour, form and shape, yet, inasmuch as they are refreshed by the waters of one spring, revived by the breath of one wind, invigorated by [...]
