John Wiegley

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@nehruarun5122 Ай бұрын

One of the best. Gratitude.

@alessandracannon1224 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Love every concept and how it is explained. Love that mystical experiences are always part of these talks.

@alessandracannon1224 Ай бұрын

It is our most vital issue, wonderful that is talked about and changed in our community. Love your sincerity and honesty ! The work can be grueling but necessary!!

@alessandracannon1224 Ай бұрын

Thank you for talking about mystical works, are what always attracts me the most.

@richardfrangie3518 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for eshell captain John!

@marcomama1 9 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation, thank you so much!

@ruby0129 10 ай бұрын

excellent ........................................love Bahais of MALAYSIA............................................................NSA of MALAYSIA

@shamssimin 11 ай бұрын

A great presentation. Thank you 🙏

@shamssimin 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so so much for this presentation, much simpler than the previous ones and easier to understand.

@jimmillington Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to express my appreciation for the work that you've done in creating a very understandable perspective of the Writings. I am thoroughly enjoying your talks. Please don't stop. They are very inspiring. I am a Baha'i of nearly 50 years and I have learned quite a number of different things from what you have shared. You insights are really quite remarkable.

@krisplummer3991 Жыл бұрын

This is demonic.

@nilisanai1085 Жыл бұрын

Your Persian and Arabic is excellent! Marhaba. 👏👌👏

@nilisanai1085 Жыл бұрын

Wow! My God! Amazing presentation dear John. Thank you so much for taking the time and making this wonderful video. God bless you. 🙏🌷🌿💜

@kgdhh 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video!

@nosratheidarian3243 2 жыл бұрын

I have been reading the Seven valleys many times but now I am studding it with researching the philosophy of Sufism and reading Attar's . What book do you recommend that explains the different Sufi philosophy ? Thank you for the presentation it is excellent ,do you have a book or notes that you wrote and can be shared with the friends? thanks again

@Ramsey40trn 2 жыл бұрын

good explanations ..................TQVM............................KEPONG MALAYSIA

@c.a.t.732 2 жыл бұрын

A religion that forbids sex outside of marriage, gay marriage (and views homosexuals as sick and in need of a cure akin to conversion therapy), views humanism and secularism as "forces of darkness", and bars women from membership in its ultimate ruling body, hardly seems like a "religion for the modern age".

@jwwiegley 2 жыл бұрын

It's a very fair point, and people should contemplate it before committing to a moral code. People have and always will desire greater liberty, greater freedom to make whatever choices they wish. You mention marriage, but why have marriage at all? It could be seen as an arbitrary and outmoded institution as well. So the question becomes: how much social structure and stricture is beneficial to our spiritual development, and how little is truly necessary? Who/what is the standard for drawing those lines? Is it a divine messenger, or the sensibilities of popular opinion? As far as I know, there is nothing in Bahá’í law that would permit enforcing these standards on those who do not accept them, so if you find them unacceptable, leave them. It's up to each person to determine if they might offer solutions to our problems.

@c.a.t.732 2 жыл бұрын

@@jwwiegley I think my point was clear... a religion that claims to be "for the modern age" yet clings to archaic beliefs is somewhat problematical. The Baha'i faith teaches that homosexuality is an "affliction" that should be overcome, immoral and against nature. This is no way accords with modern scientific understanding, even though the faith also says science and religion must agree. It also claims men and women are equal, yet, unlike secular institutions in most (all?) modern countries, it forbids women access to the seat of ultimate power and authority within the religion. And the rather quaint, puritanical law of no sex before marriage contributes, I have little doubt, to the very high divorce rate among believers which, at least back when I was a Baha'i, was clearly far greater than the general population. If despite things like these, one wants to believe, and seek to get others to believe as well, that's all fine. But to pretend such beliefs lend themselves to the modern age is something else again.

@jwwiegley 2 жыл бұрын

@@c.a.t.732 This Faith is a remedy for the ills of the modern age; if not, what is the purpose? The world doesn’t need another system of beliefs. I hear your points and have heard them before: homosexuality, women serving on the Universal House of Justice, sexual restrictions, etc. Discussions on these topics are long and protracted, so it’s not anything I can address in a few KZbin comments. If you believe these particular issues invalidate the Faith and its approach, there is not much else to add to that.

@c.a.t.732 2 жыл бұрын

@@jwwiegley Briefly, I'm not trying to "invalidate" anything... I was just pointing out that such doctrines hardly seem to qualify as "modern", but rather quite the opposite. Have a nice day.

@jwwiegley 2 жыл бұрын

@@c.a.t.732 My word choice definitely needs improvement; I didn't mean to sound accusatory, but was trying to be direct given the briefness of these comments. My apologies. A question that remains here is: What is "modern"? Progressive definitions of modern are much different from conservative ones. Modern science has yet to fully agree on the meaning and causes of sexuality. For example, in Scientific American I read recently: "Analysis of half a million people suggests genetics may have a limited contribution to sexual orientation." So is there an objective standard of truth by which to assess whether the Bahá’í Faith is progressive or regressive? How is that standard to be determined?