The Lotus Baha'i Temple
The Baha'i faith began in 1840, with a prophet (as so many do) and it has spread to every continent of the world. The main temple in Asia is here in Delhi and is a beautiful monument, shaped like a lotus flower, including miniature pools underneath each "leaf" close to the building.
The premise of the Baha'i faith is that revelation of truth via each traditional religion is relative and that they are all versions of the same underlying principles and operate in harmony. It takes a historical perspective and treats each new religion as a specific progression of revelation to humanity that was necessary and pertinent to its time and offers new insight to God and truth. It's a lovely religion for its inclusiveness alone, but also its ability to hold many seemingly disparate theories together in one frame. I enjoyed learning about it.
Our First Monsoon
Relief has come to Delhi! Some of the monsoons are here at last, it has been raining in the morning and cooling off and then heats up in the afternoon. But, this has made it tolerable here. We went out on the balcony for the first rain and got drenched. Monsoon rains are not like rain in MN, it is more like sheets and buckets and any other large quantity that you can think of. It felt soooooo heavenly to feel the cool water on our bodies after the heat. We were happy!
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Sorry it's taken me so long to coment. I was out-of-town with Dana Lynn. I dig the pics and am glad that you are there safe.
Good times with the 'ol monsoon, ehh?! I had the same thing in the J-pan...my best advice is to carry a small umbrella with you at all times!! Sooo much wind!! :)
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