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442/365 (UKRAINIAN УКРАЇНСЬКА) Baha'i Ringstone Symbol Бахаї символ кільця

2022/12/20
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旁白：本冥想练习引导参与者将巴哈伊教戒指的象征符号想象在身体各个部位，从右手到全身，最终感受符号在身体中的扩展和统一。练习开始于引导参与者了解巴哈伊教戒指符号，并准备好冥想姿势。然后，引导者逐步引导参与者将符号想象在身体的各个部位，从手指到脚趾，从头部到脚跟，详细描述了身体的各个部位。过程中，引导者强调保持身体不动，并关注呼吸。最后，引导者引导参与者慢慢结束冥想，并保持片刻的觉知。整个过程旨在通过身体扫描和符号意象，帮助参与者放松身心，达到冥想状态。

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What is the significance of the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol?

The Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol represents the underlying belief of all religions, divided into three levels: the World of God (Creator), the World of the Prophets or Manifestation (Cause or Command), and the World of Man (Creation). It symbolizes the connection between the Creator and His creation through the Prophets, who descend to guide humanity.

Why is the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol associated with the right hand?

The Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol is traditionally worn on the right hand, following Islamic laws of reverence. This practice was perpetuated by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, who advised Western followers to place the ring on the right hand, although Bahá'u'lláh did not mandate it in the Aqdas or His Tablets.

How does the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol connect to meditation practices?

The Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol is used in yoga nidra meditation to mark the body with its golden, warm light. Practitioners visualize the symbol on each part of their body, promoting relaxation, unity, and spiritual awareness during the meditation process.

What is the role of the Prophets in the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol?

The Prophets, or Manifestations, are central to the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol as they bridge the World of God and the World of Man. They descend to guide humanity, offering spiritual insight and enabling humans to glimpse the divine mysteries, despite often being denied, ridiculed, or even killed.

How does the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol reflect unity in meditation?

During meditation, the Bahá'í Ringstone Symbol is visualized spreading its golden light throughout the body, symbolizing unity and connection. This practice helps practitioners feel the symbol's presence in every organ, bone, and cell, fostering a sense of spiritual and physical harmony.

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This chapter guides the listener through a yoga nidra meditation, focusing on visualizing the Bahá'í ring symbol on different parts of their body. The meditation aims to promote relaxation and a sense of unity.
  • Yoga Nidra meditation
  • Visualization of Bahá'í ring symbol
  • Body scan meditation

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The following excerpts are the “Explanation of the Symbol of the Greatest Name” by Abu'l-Qasim Faizi published in Conqueror of Hearts 1968:

“Who Designed the Symbol?

One of the believers who had the bounty and privilege of attaining the presence of the beloved Master has recorded one of His oral statements which shows that this emblem was initiated by Him. No less a person than 'Abdu'l-Bahá could have designed this emblem, for who else could have condensed so much of the divine mystery into so little space and into so few letters! Some of the mystic divines among the Israelites have emphatically drawn the attention of their followers to the two letters "b" and "h" indicating that they have some idea about the Greatest Name. It has been said that the Greatest Name was the leading decoration of the Temple. The Muslims were better acquainted with it but not in this form and finality. One finds in the Islamic laws governing worship and reverence that whoever possesses a ring bearing the symbol of the Greatest Name must wear the ring on their right hand.

The friends are not obliged by Bahá'u'lláh to wear a ring carrying this emblem since there is no specific law by Bahá'u'lláh in the Aqdas or in His Tablets regarding this. The beloved Master told the friends in the West that the ring should be placed on the right hand, which is a perpetuation of the Islamic law referred to above.

This part of the symbol comprises three levels, each level indicated by a number. Together they represent the underlying belief which is the basis of all the religions of God. They are as follows:

(1) The World of God – The Creator (2) The World of the Prophets or Manifestation – Cause, or Command (3) The World of Man – Creation.

The followers of all religions believe that man, left to himself, can never recognize God and attain His presence; nor is man able to fathom the mystery and purpose of his own creation. God, in His unlimited bounty has singled out His Chosen Ones and will continue to do so, sending them to man at different times and ages in order to grant him penetrating insight and to enable him to have a glimpse of the unfading glories of the innumerable worlds beyond.

The Prophets accept descent from their realms on high and suffer the abasement of living in human temples, walking amongst men and speaking their languages. The Manifestations are invariably denied, ridiculed, humiliated and even put to death. Were it not for their spiritual upliftment and leadership, man would have continued to live as a wild beast and would have been eternally doomed to deprivation and loss.

These functions of the Prophets are clearly demonstrated in the design of the Greatest Name by having the world of the Prophets (shown in horizontal line) repeated in vertical line, thus joining the world of the Creator to that of His creation.