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040 _cNew Zealand Baha'i Reference Library
245 1 0 _aPersonal Pathway for Spiritual Growth : A Personal Commentary on the Universal House of Justice's Six Requisites for Spiritual Growth
260 _aOntario, Canada
_bWhite Mountain Publications
_c2001
300 _a24 p.
505 _aOf their book, they write: "In a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of Norway, dated 1 September 1983, the Universal House of Justice included a six-point summary of 'the essential requisites for our spiritual growth'. Written on behalf of the House of Justice, this significant letter expressed its confidence that if the believers practised the suggested disciplines they would penetrate the 'miasma of materialism' impeding the growth of the Faith in Europe. We should not think for a moment that our friends and neighbours are the only people susceptible to 'the glitter and tinsel of an affluent society.' Bahá'ís also must struggle against the 'inherited tendencies' of their societies and be conscious of the Guardian's caution that without that 'mystic feeling that unites man with God' religion 'will degenerate into a mere organization, and becomes [sic] a dead thing.' ... the following material will assist everyone to win a victory over the 'miasma of materialism' wherever it 'enshrouds the souls of men.'"
650 0 _9252
_aSpirituality
_vBaha'i Faith
700 _aDavid Bowie
_91398
700 _aCarol Bowie
_91399
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_cBOOK
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