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== Nature in The Material World == | |||
[[File:View from a plane.jpg|thumb|Land viewed from a plane]] | |||
* Water represents love. | |||
* Rock represents solidity. | |||
* The Earth represents God. | |||
* Forest represents social interaction (trees represent people). | |||
* Rivers represent religion. | |||
* Clearings represent alone time. | |||
* Mountains represent epic stories. | |||
* Volcanoes represent the anger of God. | |||
* Beautiful landscapes represent beautiful lives. | |||
== The Spirit of Places == | == The Spirit of Places == | ||
<blockquote>[[File:Colourful church.jpg|thumb|A colorful church]]Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified.<ref>Bahá'u'lláh, [https://www.bahai.org/r/521936016 Bahá'í Prayers]</ref>.</blockquote>The quote shows how worshipping God in a certain place causes it to become blessed. The way in which people worship God in a certain place also adds to the character of the place. This is why different countries have such diverse character, even when no people are around. | <blockquote>[[File:Colourful church.jpg|thumb|A colorful church]]Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified.<ref>Bahá'u'lláh, [https://www.bahai.org/r/521936016 Bahá'í Prayers]</ref>.</blockquote>The quote shows how worshipping God in a certain place causes it to become blessed. The way in which people worship God in a certain place also adds to the character of the place. This is why different countries have such diverse character, even when no people are around. | ||
Accents are a physical manifestation of this phenomenon. The way in which people from different places worship God is reflected in the way they pronounce the words of their and other languages. Sounds in spoken [[language]] correspond to spiritual attributes. | Accents are a physical manifestation of this phenomenon. The way in which people from different places worship God is reflected in the way they pronounce the words of their and other languages. Sounds in spoken [[language]] correspond to spiritual attributes. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:22, 23 March 2022
Nature in The Material World
- Water represents love.
- Rock represents solidity.
- The Earth represents God.
- Forest represents social interaction (trees represent people).
- Rivers represent religion.
- Clearings represent alone time.
- Mountains represent epic stories.
- Volcanoes represent the anger of God.
- Beautiful landscapes represent beautiful lives.
The Spirit of Places
Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified.[1].
The quote shows how worshipping God in a certain place causes it to become blessed. The way in which people worship God in a certain place also adds to the character of the place. This is why different countries have such diverse character, even when no people are around.
Accents are a physical manifestation of this phenomenon. The way in which people from different places worship God is reflected in the way they pronounce the words of their and other languages. Sounds in spoken language correspond to spiritual attributes.
- ↑ Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Prayers