Project Gutenberg 2005-11-02 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 226 Bahá'u'lláh 1817 1892 Baha'u'llah The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. "The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys" by Bahá'u'lláh is a spiritual and philosophical treatise written in the late 19th century. This book explores the mystical journey of the soul towards understanding the divine, encapsulated in the concepts of "valleys" that depict stages of spiritual development. It serves as a guide for seekers on the path to enlightenment and union with the divine essence, addressing themes of love, knowledge, and the nature of existence. In the book, Bahá'u'lláh outlines seven valleys, each representing a stage in the spiritual journey. The first valley, the Valley of Search, emphasizes the importance of patience and the willingness to seek divine truth, while subsequent valleys delve into the nature of love, knowledge, unity, contentment, wonderment, and finally the ultimate state of true poverty and absolute nothingness. Following these valleys, the Four Valleys offer further insights into the nature of the divine essence and the paths that mystical seekers may traverse. Each stage invites reflection and personal growth, leading to greater understanding and ultimately, communion with the divine. Through poetic language and profound metaphor, Bahá'u'lláh encourages readers to transcend worldly attachments and explore the deeper connections that bind all of creation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bahai Faith -- Doctrines BP Text Bahá'í Faith Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 183136 183137 2024-10-07T13:20:26.756826 2023-09-08T04:11:28.917816 text/html text/html 196985 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 45960 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 116961 2024-10-07T13:20:34.888821 application/epub+zip 120043 2024-10-07T13:20:30.317799 application/epub+zip 332157 2020-06-26T05:32:28 application/pdf 92034 2020-06-26T05:32:28 application/pdf application/zip 117747 2024-10-07T13:20:28.911815 application/epub+zip 283066 2024-10-07T13:20:38.051811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258170 2024-10-07T13:20:33.943788 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167783 2022-09-08T08:39:52.396346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95459 2024-10-07T13:20:25.968855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 97109 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 36513 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 96754 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36296 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 96752 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36214 2020-06-26T05:32:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 110359 2020-06-26T05:32:28 application/prs.tei 37965 2020-06-26T05:32:28 application/prs.tei application/zip 26488 2024-10-07T13:20:38.191774 application/rdf+xml 15128 2024-10-07T13:20:29.473808 image/jpeg 3580 2024-10-07T13:20:29.191817 image/jpeg 119976 2024-10-07T13:20:26.768860 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia