I have for the past number of years been torn between the
Baha'i Faith and its small divisions, The Light and Sound
Faiths, Ishvara, and a few others. I found this site by
accident as I was looking at a Maitreya site hosted by Benjamin
Creme which I found reasonable but strange. I found THIS
Maitreya site just yesterday. I was impressed especially as to
the main ideas and also as to theideas expressed about the
Baha'i Faith and the three possible revelations and the
controversy over the
1000
year warning.
I loved the Baha'i Faith but I left due to the ideas on the
Guardian, The authority and guidance of the institutions, and
the seemingly failed prophecies of world government within the
20th century. Also, Yet I believe so much is beautiful. I am
interested in this faith and want to know if the world must
suffer catastrophe, if there will be world government soon, if
we will become closer as a planet as we get ready to move out to
the planets. I was so impressed with Baha'u'llah when he
mentioned that every star had planets and every planet had some
life, and that revelation was given to "these creatures"
according to their needs and their types of consciousness. In
Islam their prophet I think said that God or ALLAH would bring
humanity and other races in the galaxy together when the time is
right. This idea alone among the prophets was a major uplift for
me.
Yet in the Baha'i Faith the successor to the guardian was
gone, and yet the Orthodox group believed it was a Violation and
it had its own guardian whose writings were quite persuasive. I
read all of the arguments and remain confused. How could GOD
abandon such a beautiful faith with such wonderful writings and
ideas. I saw a few web pages on the belief by some un-enrolled
and other Baha's that a third letter was due soon either just
before or just after the great world catastrophe in which
Abdul-Baha said that the earth would " roll on its axis for a
few days." The result would be that " all this would be a
fleeting memory." Why would GOD, if He is ALL love and All
consciousness allow such a carnage as the death of two thirds of
the human race. All these ideas continue to bother me. Did God "Bada"
(a Persian word meaning "not good") or change his mind about the
Baha'i reveleation?
It is difficult to feel so tired, so confused about
belief and not being able to decide on any one path in spiritual
matters. I send this letter and would be open hopefully to a
response. If there is no response, then that is OK too.
Note:
Mission is glad to report that we did
respond to this
letter and now this Baha'i is a part of the Mission and is
reaching to other Baha'is to let them know that their Guardian
and the Revelation of the Third letter is Revealed through this
Mission and
Maitreya.
