Pilgrimage visit to Thomas Breakwell Resting place

O My  God my Belover my Heart Desire

My heart  soar  
the beauty of  the trees 
the softness of the air,
the fragrance of the grass,
its  seem that while walking in the cimetery  all  things  speak to me
words  fail to express  the heart feeling  
Thanks  to my two sisters  Nad and shirley  making it a dream come true ........

Jai ete  surpris de la grandeur du cimetiere ou Notre   notre bien aimée Thomas Breakwell se repose
le  calme  et une paix  une tendresse reposante  baigne  dans l'air  parfumee



TABLETTE D'ABDU'L-BAHA A BREAKWELL

Voici ce qui coula de la plume du Maître en l'honneur de Thomas Breakwell :

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Où est désormais ton beau visage? Où est ta langue éloquente? Où est ton front clair ? Où est ton apparence lumineuse ?

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Où est ton feu flamboyant de l'amour de Dieu ? Où est ton ravissement sous son souffle divin ? Où sont les louanges que tu élevais vers Lui ? Où est ta fougue pour servir sa Cause ?

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Où sont tes yeux magnifiques ? Tes lèvres souriantes ? Tes joues princières ? Ta silhouette gracieuse ?

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Tu as quitté ce monde terrestre pour atteindre le Royaume, tu es parvenu à la grâce du monde invisible, et tu t'es offert au seuil de son Seigneur.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Tu as laissé ici-bas la lampe qui était ton corps, le verre qui était ta forme humaine, tes éléments terrestres, ton mode de vie en ce monde.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Tu as allumé une flamme dans la lampe de la compagnie céleste, tu as posé le pied dans le paradis d''Abha, tu as trouvé un abri à l'ombre de l'arbre sacré, tu as atteint la réunion avec Lui, au refuge des cieux.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Tu es désormais un oiseau du ciel, tu as quitté ton nid terrestre et tu t'es envolé vers un jardin de sainteté dans le royaume de ton Seigneur. Tu as atteint un rang plein de lumière.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Ton chant est désormais comparable à celui d'un oiseau, tu répands des versets de louanges sur la pitié de ton Seigneur; de Celui qui toujours pardonne, tu fus un serviteur reconnaissant; c'est pourquoi tu as pénétré dans une joie sans borne.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Ton Seigneur t'a véritablement élu pour t'accorder son amour, il t'a conduit dans sa résidence de sainteté, et Il t'a fait pénétrer au jardin de ceux qui sont ses proches compagnons, et il t'a béni en te laissant contempler sa beauté.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Tu as gagné la vie éternelle, la générosité qui ne fait jamais défaut, une vie qui te plaise, et la grâce en abondance.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Tu es devenu une étoile dans le ciel suprême et une lampe parmi les anges des cieux; un esprit vivant dans le royaume le plus haut, ayant pour trône l'éternité.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

Je demande à Dieu de t'amener toujours plus près, de te tenir toujours plus fort; de réjouir ton coeur de la proximité de sa présence, de t'emplir de lumière et de plus de lumière encore, de t'accorder encore plus de beauté, et de te donner la puissance et une gloire extrême.

O Breakwell, ô mon aimé !

pilgrimage

Salutations a Tout le mondes
ce modeste serviteur ainsi que ma tendre et bien aimees epouse (Syl) Sylvana, (Mamijoon ) pour ces petits enfants Mona Eva et Thomas ,par la grace du Bien -Aimee des Coeurs irons en pelerinage ce 22 Mai au 1er juin

Comment pourrais-je remercier Baha'u'llah pour chacun de ces bienfait et remercier pour chaque grâce reçue, que j'en serais incapable et cela conduirait à de longs discours sans fin.
Nous commencons notre voyage pour le pelerinage en terre sainte ce lundi 15 mai ,

Nous Nous souviendrons soyez assurees de chacun de vous et des prieres aux Tombeaux Sacree, pour tout ce qui nous ont envoyes des requete de prieres et surtout pour ceux et celles qui nont pas eu le temps de nous le demander, Nous vous aimons tous et implorons votre indulgence ...

A tres bientot
papijoon —

SPEAK FROM THE HEART

…’Abdu’l-Baha said that the teacher should always speak from the heart, for only words from the heart reach the hearts of the hearers and has effect, whereas when one speaks not from the heart, the effect of his words is but a passing one. All teaching should be done by the Spirit working or speaking through the teacher, and should not come from the mentality of the individual. One should always use spiritual methods in teaching. 

(Notes of comments made by ‘Abdu’l-Baha to Howard Stuven and Charles Mason, Haifa, May 1910; Star of the west, vol. 1, no. 11, September 27, 1910)

Witnessing confirmations of Baha’u’llah

Witnessing confirmations of Baha’u’llah

One day, when 'Abdu'l-Bahá was very tired, he said to several young Bahá'ís who came to see him: "My work is done. The tree of my life has yielded its fruits. I have set a fire in the world. Your duty is to add to its flame. My sons, it is now your turn. The members of my bodily constitution are well-nigh disintegrated. You are young, and your blood is pure; your intelligence is keen. You can bear the difficulties of this life. I would like to remain silent for some time, and listen to the incoming news of those who are endeavouring to spread the Fragrances of God. How far shall they succeed?  How will they promote the Word of God?  How will they raise the melodies and sing the songs of 'Yá Bahá'u'l-Abhá!'? Assuredly the Blessed Perfection is with such souls.  They shall see with their own eyes the confirmations of Bahá'u'lláh; just as I saw them when addressing large gatherings in churches and temples. I saw them hovering like the birds of paradise!" 

(From the Diary of Mírzá Ahmad Sohráb; Star of the West, vol. 5, no. 1, March 21, 1914)

A believer's Baha’i parents in the next world

A believer's Baha’i parents in the next world follow their children’s services to the Faith in this life “with much greater awareness”, and “rejoice” at them

The Guardian had not intended coming over for dinner that night as he was pressed with urgent work. But he did come and when Leroy greeted him asking: How are you tonight, Shoghi Effendi? the Guardian replied: "I am very sad because of this news we have had." Leroy [Ioas] wondered what he was referring to, and suddenly realized the Guardian was speaking of his mother. The Guardian shook hands with both of them and continued: "You have my deepest sympathy at the passing of your dear mother. I will surely remember her in my prayers. I will pray for her ardently.

"You must not grieve, you must not weep. We have been assured by the Master and Baha'u'llah that when we go to the other world, our awareness of things increases - keenness, consciousness, all are increased. You can be sure she is following your services with much greater awareness now than before her death. She follows every detail of your services here at the World Centre and rejoices at them.

"She is very, very happy now, joined with your father, and both of them rejoicing together at the services you and your family are rendering - and watching the progress of you and your work."

When Leroy told the Guardian that Maria [his mother] was the oldest living Baha'i in America, in years of Baha'i service, having become a Baha'i in 1898, Shoghi Effendi said: "I was not aware of that - that is in itself a station." 

- Anita Ioas Chapman  (Book: ‘Leroy Ioas – Hand of the Cause of God’)

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Bahá’u’lláh says: “Know thou that upon Our arrival at this Spot, We chose to designate it as the ‘Most Great Prison’. Though previously subjected in another land (Tihrán) to chains and fetters, We yet refused to call it by that name. Say: Ponder thereon, O ye endued with understanding!” To the unimaginable sufferings Bahá’u’lláh was made to bear in that grim place was added an indescribable loss: while pacing the roof of the barracks, rapt in his customary devotions one evening, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s beloved younger brother Mirzá Mihdí, 22, fell through an open skylight onto a wooden crate, which pierced his body and caused him to expire twenty-two hours later. 

preparation

pilgrimage is a law ordained by Bahá’u’lláh in the Most Holy Book, the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. In this Book, Bahá’u’lláh prescribes that all Bahá’ís who are able should strive to make pilgrimage to one of the two Great Houses, i.e. the House of the Báb in Shíráz and the House of Bahá’u’lláh in Baghdád. However, after the passing of Bahá’u’lláh, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá designated the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh at Bahjí as a place of pilgrimage, and stated that it is “obligatory” to visit these places “if one can afford it and is able to do so, and if no obstacle stands in one’s way”. Today, Bahá’ís make their pilgrimage at the invitation, and as honoured guests, of the Supreme Body of the Bahá’í Faith, the Universal House of Justice. The Shrines and other holy places are located in and around the cities of Haifa and ‘Akká in the Holy Land.