I Beheld a Maiden... : The Bahá'í Faith and the Life of the Spirit
Terry Culhane
I Beheld a Maiden... : The Bahá'í Faith and the Life of the Spirit - Los Angeles Kalimat Press 2001 - xi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bahá’u’lláh tells us that the first words of the Revelation were spoken to him by a woman: “Turning My face, I beheld a Maiden–the embodiment of the remembrance of the name of My Lord . . .” This Maiden rejoiced his soul and informed him of his Mission.
And so, Terry Culhane goes in search of the Divine Feminine in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. He finds that the whole body of Writings can be read as a conversation between a Lover (Bahá’u’lláh) and his Beloved (the Maiden). This love and mystery must stand at the heart of Bahá’í identity and Bahá’í community life. Sharing his own spiritual journey, Culhane offers an insightful and fascinating consideration of the most basic Bahá’í teachings seen in the light of the mystical core at the center of all religions.
189068810X 9781890688103 1890688096 9781890688097
Spirituality--Baha'i Faith
Divine Feminine--Baha'i Faith
Mysticism--Baha'i Faith
Ḥúríyyih--Baha'i Faith
I Beheld a Maiden... : The Bahá'í Faith and the Life of the Spirit - Los Angeles Kalimat Press 2001 - xi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bahá’u’lláh tells us that the first words of the Revelation were spoken to him by a woman: “Turning My face, I beheld a Maiden–the embodiment of the remembrance of the name of My Lord . . .” This Maiden rejoiced his soul and informed him of his Mission.
And so, Terry Culhane goes in search of the Divine Feminine in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. He finds that the whole body of Writings can be read as a conversation between a Lover (Bahá’u’lláh) and his Beloved (the Maiden). This love and mystery must stand at the heart of Bahá’í identity and Bahá’í community life. Sharing his own spiritual journey, Culhane offers an insightful and fascinating consideration of the most basic Bahá’í teachings seen in the light of the mystical core at the center of all religions.
189068810X 9781890688103 1890688096 9781890688097
Spirituality--Baha'i Faith
Divine Feminine--Baha'i Faith
Mysticism--Baha'i Faith
Ḥúríyyih--Baha'i Faith