Re: The Lost Teachings of the Bahá'í Guardianship

On Jul 23, 11:53 am, Suzanne <sb.gerst...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Without any direct instructions from Shoghi Effendi on this matter, I
would say we only have the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha to
decide where the line of authority went after the passing of the
Guardian. Shoghi Effendi didn't say that the International Council
was the same as the Universal House of Justice, because it hadn't been
"universally elected" as it says in this passage in the Will and
Testament:

I urge you to read Shoghi Effendi's proclamation of Nov 9, 1951. If
you carefully read it, you will see that he is saying that the IBC is
the embyro of the UHJ, and that this body will be transformed through
several stages until it becomes the UHJ. Do you not see that you are
being selective about which passages you insist upon as being true and
which passages you discard? You talk about the UHJ as being
universally elected, for example, but completely ignore that the UHJ
must have the Guardian as its sacred head for life. Do you not see
that whatever argument you can make about the IBC as being NOT the
UHJ, it pales in comparison to the argument that the Custodian Hands
had even less claim to leadership. The fact is that the only entity
after the death of Shoghi Effendi that had authority was the IBC. The
only reason that the Hands did not recognize the IBC as having
authority was because of the clear implication that Mason Remey would
be the Guardian, and they did not want any more Guardians, so they
devised a scheme to create the Custodians and create a headless UHJ
outside of the provisions of the Will and Testament. This is
VIOLATION!




This passage is the one where it gives instructions to the Guardian to
appoint a successor:

"It is incumbent upon the Guardian of the Cause of God to appoint in
his own life-time him that shall become his successor, that
differences may not arise after his passing. He that is appointed
must manifest in himself detachment from all worldly things, must be
the essence of purity, must show in himself the fear of God,
knowledge, wisdom and learning. Thus, should the first-born of the
Guardian of the Cause of God not manifest in himself the truth of the
words: - "The child is the secret essence of its sire," that is,
should he not inherit of the spiritual within him (the Guardian of the
Cause of God) and his glorious lineage not be matched with a goodly
character, then must he, (the Guardian of the Cause of God) choose
another branch to succeed him.
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Will and Testament, Page: 12)

So it wasn't just anybody who could be the second Guardian. They had
to be the son of Shoghi Effendi, and that son had to have spiritual
qualities; otherwise it had to be another "branch", in other words
some other male descendant of Baha'u'llah who had to be appointed.
Shoghi Effendi didn't have an heir, and there were no male descendants
of Baha'u'llah who had the spiritual qualities to carry on the line.
So Shoghi Effendi couldn't designate anyone to succeed him.


Did you notice that Shoghi Effendi's translation of the Will and
Testament used the lower case branch while he ordinarily used the
upper case Branch to designate the Sons of Baha'u'llah. If you look
at this objectively, you will see that the intent of the Will and
Testament is to go beyond the Holy Family. I urge you to read Joel B.
Marangella's The Tree of the Covenant for understanding the spiritual
significance of the word "branch" instead of the narrow minded
insistence that it must be an actual hereditary line. After all, it
was Abdu'l-Baha who went outside of the paternal line of Baha'u'llah
to appoint Shoghi Effendi in the first place. He did this so that
Muhammad Ali would not become the successor.





Here's where it refers in the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-Baha to
the custodian Baha'is:

"The Hands of the Cause of God must elect from their own number nine
persons that shall at all times be occupied in the important services
in the work of the Guardian of the Cause of God. The election of
these nine must be carried either unanimously or by majority from the
company of the Hands of the Cause of God and these, whether
unanimously or by a majority vote, must give their assent to the
choice of the one whom the Guardian of the Cause of God hath chosen as
his successor. This assent must be given in such wise as the assenting
and dissenting voices may not be distinguished (i.e., secret ballot).
"

So these Hands of the Cause were given the responsibility to approve
or disapprove the choice of Guardian. They all agreed, including
Mason Remey by the way, that Shoghi Effendi hadn't left a will so
there was nobody designated. It was only a couple of years later that
Mason Remey (who is not related to Shoghi Effendi and was not
designated by him to be the second guardian) made his claim. The
Hands of the Cause, following the instructions of 'Abdu'l-Baha, voted
on it, and he was not accepted. This was their right and their
responsibility.

You are not familiar with the true history of this. First of all, the
body of the 9 Hands are supposed to be occupied in the service of the
Guardian. There was no such body during the lifetime of Shoghi
Effendi. Also Shoghi Effendi has already made an authoritative
interpretation of this passage to mean that the Hands did NOT have a
choice whether to approve or disapprove the Guardian. Look at your
own writings and you will confirm this. They were obligated to give
assent to the Guardian's choice. As for Mason Remey going along, the
history is otherwise. Remey was caught between trying to avoid
disunity and trying to do the right thing. For several years, he
worked tirelessly in the background to convince the Hands that their
declaration to end the Guardianship and to elect a headless UHJ was
VIOLATION. He finally came forward when the Hands made plans to go
forward with this election. Remey did sign the statement because in
fact there was no Will. If you read the whole statement, it says the
IBC would be allowed to function just as they promised him in exchange
for his signature. Of course, they did not allow the IBC to function
as it should have. All of this is documented on Joel B. Marangella's
web site (which the leadership of your organization is trying to
suppress).


And this eventuality was foreshadowed in the Will and Testament as
well:

"Should any, within or without the company of the Hands of the
Cause of God disobey and seek division, the wrath of God and His
vengeance will be upon him, for he will have caused a breach in the
true Faith of God."
(`Abdu'l-Baha: Will and Testament, Pages: 12-13)

This is true, except He was warning against the Great Violation that
did occur. He was telling the Hands that they could not disobey the
GUARDIAN. That is what a covenant breaker is by the way-- one who
opposes the GUARDIAN (until the bogus UHJ changed the definition).
The Hands expelled Mason Remey and they VIOLATED the Covenant and
caused a breach. This is clearly evident.


This was exactly what happened when Mason Remey made his claim.

The reality is

that the unity of your community is based upon unity of thought that
is enforced by mind control techniques, coercion, threats, and
lawsuits.

I'm sorry you had this experience. I understand that whatever has
been done has had the motive purpose to preserve the unity of the
Baha'i community. There's much in the Will and Testament of 'Abdu'l-
Baha on this theme.



NO BAHA'I FAITH whatsoever would be far preferable
than the deceptive, controlling, fascist, dark and evil organization
that is now parading around as if it were the true Cause of God.

I'm sure it appears that way from your perspective. I wonder what you
yourself may be bringing to the situation as well, since I've never
experienced this nor do I know anyone personally who has.

I used to say the same thing until I experienced it for myself. This
is why I am trying to convince you that you are, in fact,
BRAINWASHED. Try to understand that when I say this I am not trying
to bash you. I am trying to awaken you. Whether you know it or not,
the fact remains you are a brainwashed cult member who has been lied
to and you cling to these lies and ignore the truth because the truth
makes you fearful. Think about it. Why would your organization work
so hard to squelch dissenters if they really believed they were the
Cause of God? They would not fear our small group if they had faith.
It is precisely because we are espousing the truth that they fear
being exposed.




Come and see how we all can hold opinions and

express ourselves freely without fear at all of being censured by the
powers that be, and see how thoughtful and open our members are. See
how the members interact as if they were truly family, and not like
unity robots. Then go back to your joyful and loving community and
compare it.

Perhaps you could give me a taste of some of this kindness and
thoughtfulness you speak of here on this forum.

Kind regards,

Suzanne

It is not about me. It is about the truth. Your organization is not a
joyful and loving community, but only creates this as a pretense.
There are hundreds of people who have seen this first hand. You have
not seen it because you did not try my experiment. You are too afraid
to try it because you know it is true. If you so much as ask a
question about the continuing Guardianship, you will be dealt with
harshly and the love and joy will be completely GONE!

Shoghi Effendi's proclamation
http://www.bahai-guardian.com/Proc9.Jan.html

Tree of the Covenant by Joel B. Marangella
http://www.bahai-guardian.com/tree.html

For more links and information about the OBF, go to my personal site:
http://www.trueseeker.typepad.com/index.html

Jeffrey



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