The transcription of the Valley 14, Part 1
In the name of God,
"We begin the session by drawing strength from the Absolute Power."
Hello, friends. I am Hossein, a traveler and the guardian of this session.
Hello, Hossein.
I ask the session secretary to present a summary of the previous session and announce today's agenda.
Hello, friends. I am Zahra, a traveler.
Today, the ninth session of the fourteenth term started at 9:00 a.m. under the leadership and guardianship of Mr. Hosseins Dezhakam, with myself, Zahra, as the secretary, and with the agenda of the Fourteenth Valley. (Applause)
Thank you, Ms. Zahra. Now, before discussing the valley, let me take a moment to thank Ms. Zahra because she is an excellent secretary. When I arrive in the morning at 7:00 or 7:15, she is already standing at the door, organizing and preparing everything here. This is something that future secretaries should learn from. She arranges everything so that the session can take place smoothly.
Now, let's move on to the Fourteenth Valley: "Love or Affection." I am happy that the Fourteenth Valley has concluded; in fact, not only has the Fourteenth Valley ended, but all the valleys have been completed. Interestingly, the Fourteenth Valley finished precisely on the fourteenth day of Esfand (the twelfth month in the Persian calendar). The size of the Fourteenth Valley is almost twice that of the Thirteenth Valley because it serves as the conclusion and summary of all the valleys, ultimately leading to the concept of love and affection.
If we carefully examine all divine religions from a different perspective, we can see that they are all based on love and affection. There is no divine or Abrahamic religion that is not founded on love and affection. We may interpret them in various ways, but their core message has always been to convey these principles to humanity and guide people on this path. All divine religions seek love and affection.
If you look at our holy book, the Quran, it contains 114 surahs, and every single one of them begins with "Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim" (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). This means that all speech and expressions begin with mercy and compassion—with love. God is loving and merciful. However, sometimes when we say “Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim [بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم],” we simply recite it without truly reflecting on its depth and meaning.
Sometimes, people say things without truly understanding the depth of their words. There was once a villager who, every night, would go to his barn at midnight to feed his cow. He would give it hay, water, and check on it before returning home. One night, as usual, he went into the barn, placed the hay and water in front of his cow, and left—unaware that a lion had already devoured his cow and was now sitting in its place. With complete calmness, he laid down the food and walked away. The next morning, when he returned to the barn, he was horrified to see blood everywhere—his cow had been torn apart and eaten. That’s when he realized that the previous night, he had unknowingly stood before a lion and placed food in front of that lion.
Sometimes, words or their meanings are just like this story. We assume they are light and insignificant, with no real weight or impact. But if we truly understood the power hidden behind them, we might be utterly shaken. That’s why we don’t grasp the immense meaning behind phrases like Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim (In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). If we knew what lay behind these words, we might be completely stunned on the spot. Instead, we simply say them and move on.
The Fourteenth Valley begins with a message of love because, in my personal belief, it represents Tawhid [oneness of God, the concept of monotheism in Islam] and reaching the final stage of spiritual realization. Scholars have interpreted this concept in various ways, but one of the key interpretations is that the path of love and affection, when fully realized, can be synonymous with Tawhid—oneness and unity.
I will now briefly read from the message of love:
“Love is the only true existence; all else are empty containers.” This means that what truly exists, what has value and is worth believing in, is love. Anything else is just an empty container—meaningless and hollow. Here, “containers” symbolize people. A person without love within them is like an empty container—void of real worth and it is truly the case.
If a person possesses everything—wealth, resources, knowledge, education—but lacks love, they are essentially just an empty container.
Then, the text continues:
“What I say is not my own words.”
The narrator emphasizes that these are not his personal words. Sometimes, a grocer says something, and it holds a certain value for you. Other times, a university professor speaks about a specific issue, such as physics. When a grocer says something, it has one meaning; when a worker says it, it has another meaning; when a high school graduate says it, it has yet another meaning. But when someone with a PhD or a physics professor, like Albert Einstein, says the same thing, it carries a completely different significance. These are not the same. The speaker here says, these are not my own words, I am not saying, “Love is the only true existence; all else are empty containers.” He means, as a person, he doesn’t have much importance or value.
These words belong to someone who rules or governs the infinite universe and existence. In other words, it could convey the idea that these words are like the words of God—I am speaking on behalf of Him or someone else who is extremely valuable, elevated, and powerful.
The issue I am addressing is this: “There is someone within the vastness of existence, and believing in them is not something everyone can do.” That means not everyone is capable of believing in this. “Unless those who understand its meaning—what it truly is.” They must grasp the meaning, comprehend the concept, and recognize whose message this is or what that being is and how the system operates.
Not everyone can comprehend the depth of these words [of the Love Message]; only those who truly understand their meaning can believe in them.
Then comes a crucial statement:
"Set the chariots in motion across the infinite, for the guardians of the Heavens need to know what happens on Earth."
This suggests that Earth and the heavens are interconnected. It is not a one-way system where commands only come from above [the heaven] to below [the earth]. While divine instructions descend upon Earth, there is also a return flow. This return is vital because the responses from Earth influence the next course of action from above.
When a command is given from the higher realms, it must be executed. Once executed, its results must be sent back to the heavens. Those results are essential for shaping the next directive.
This means that human actions on Earth can influence the infinite existence. The knowledge and discoveries we gain here are tested on Earth and then, the knowledge or science is sent back to the heavens, whose residents need it as well. This is a reciprocal process—it is not a one-way system where only Earth depends on the heavens; the heavens also rely on Earth.
Thus, for the guardians of the Heavens, it is crucial to understand what happens on Earth.
“Tear apart what seems impossible to tear apart.”
This phrase means that you have to explore what appears to be unbreakable, unsolvable, or impossible. For example, addiction once seemed impossible to dissect—it was thought to be a permanent, unsolvable issue. But eventually, addiction was studied, understood, and solutions were found. Even the atom, once believed to be indivisible, was split. All of them were sciences which were split. It means whatever seems impenetrable, is divisible.
To "tear apart" means to open up, to examine, and to uncover. It suggests that whatever you thought impossible to solve has a solution. We must search for this solution, create a path toward it, and refuse to accept that something is unsolvable. If we look deeply, we realize that in all of existence, there is nothing truly impossible to break through.
People often say, “This problem has no solution,” but every problem has a solution. The text then goes further and to emphasize that it is possible to take apart hard and unbreakable things like a stone, it says:
“Even within stone, go deep and separate its elements.”
A stone might appear to be just a solid rock, but inside, there could be iron, gold, or diamond veins waiting to be extracted..
The concept of breaking a solid stone has two meanings:
1. Breaking through scientific and intellectual barriers—solving problems, finding solutions, and making discoveries.
2. Breaking through hardened hearts—hearts that are as dark and solid as stone. Even these hearts can be softened, opened, and transformed. Doing so is an art.
Then, the text continues:
“When beliefs merge with true love, we begin to feel the meaning of love, and those who are around you but never love others are like empty containers.”
This means that when our faith and convictions are infused with genuine love—the love which does not exist based on contracts, or [carnal] touch, nor on superficial words, money, status, and body—later on, I talk about it more.
“Real love is not tied to body, or even the soul itself”
I will talk about it. When love exists just for the sake of love, only then can we gradually begin to experience its true meaning.
The passage also emphasizes:
“Those who are around you but never love others”
In a family, everyone may physically be present—spouses, children, siblings, friends—but are they truly present in love? That is the real question. Being present in a relationship does not mean just existing—it means being emotionally available and connected through love.
Titles such as father, mother, sibling, friend, lover, or spouse are just words. These titles have no real meaning unless they are filled with genuine love. If love exists, these relationships have value; if not, they are just empty labels.
Without love, people may live together, eat together, and carry out their daily routines, but their interactions may be filled with arguments, criticism, and even resentment.
For example, the man might say, “I am struggling with debt—please help me.” And instead of offering support, his spouse responds, “That's your fault! Why weren’t you careful? Why did you run up debt?”
He is asking for help saying Help me! Find a solution to pay off this debt.
Not only do you offer no help in paying off the debt, but you also bombard him with harsh criticism, questioning why he even got into debt in the first place! This is what happens in some systems—when someone shares their problem with us, instead of offering help, we attack them, blaming them for creating the problem themselves.
He says, “ I'm hungry, give me a piece of bread to eat.” Right now, at this moment. First, give him a piece of bread to eat, and then you can advise or guide him! But instead, we say, “It's your own fault! Make hay while the sun shines:” in Persian, its equivalent idiom is “Didn’t you think about winter when you were joyfully chirping in the summer?” For example, instead of offering something to eat, we criticize the person asking them: “Why did you become hungry?” We find a thousand faults and criticisms, yet we do not help him in his hunger.
This is an example of an empty container—if the container were full, we would say, "Here, take a piece of bread, eat first," and then we would guide him.
You see, in family systems and such matters, instead of finding a solution to the problem, people often criticize. For example, someone says, “I am in debt by ten million tomans.” A real response could be, “Alright, I can’t give you ten million, but here’s five million. When will you pay me back? How do you plan to solve this?” But instead, the conversation shifts to a blame.
This shows that the container is empty—because if someone truly loves another person, even if that person has made a mistake, even if the mistake was intentional, they will still try to help them in some way.
Well, if you remember, at the end of the Thirteenth Valley, the Inhabitants ask the Successor to speak of Love:
But the Successor responds: "Love is a valley that I must speak about in the next stage; right now, I am not capable of talking about love. I need to take a breath and seek help from the Absolute Power."
He acknowledges that he cannot do this alone—he must seek permission from the Absolute Power.
"The Inhabitants stand in line, row by row."
The scene continues—the inhabitants of the heavens stand in rows, all waiting.
"They await the return of the successor, so that he comes back to his position after taking a breath, ready to respond, [to talk about love]."
A certain atmosphere is being depicted. At the beginning of reading the 14th valley, most valleys paint a mental image—one that helps a person grasp the situation.
"The successor enters through the door."
The Successor enters because they have been waiting for him—he had left to seek guidance, and now he returns.
"He is accompanied by three Guardians and the Spirit."
This time, when the successor returns and is ready to discuss love, he is no longer alone—he is accompanied by three guardians and the spirit.
Here, spirit refers to something like the Holy Spirit. As the poet says:
“If the grace of the Holy Spirit assists once again,
Even others may do what the Messiah did.” [this is a verse of poem by Hafez Shirazi, the great Iranian poet].
This Spirit represents the angel of wisdom, knowledge, and enlightenment, and it accompanies them.
"The Successor takes his place."
He enters the position where he had previously engaged in questioning and answering.
"Silence fills the room."
A complete and absolute silence takes over.
“Some of the inhabitants are filled with both eagerness and anxiety.”
They are eager to hear him speak, yet anxious at the same time. It is a stage where excitement and nervousness come together—they long to see him but also feel a sense of trepidation.
"They are also filled with intoxication [of love] and wonder."
Here, intoxication (Sukr) does not refer to physical drunkenness (like alcohol), but they are overwhelmed by wonder and surprise.
Wonder (ḥayrat) means amazement—they are astonished, especially by the presence of the guardians who have accompanied the Successor.
“They look at the successor and his companions with awe.”
The successor greets everyone and says:
"Hello! (In this position) I am ready."
I am ready to respond.
The Inhabitants say:
“It was agreed that you would speak of love and affection.”
The Successor replies:
"Very well. In the name of the human being, who is a drop from the ocean of Absolute Power..."
Here, he emphasizes that every human being—all of us—are but a drop from the great ocean of God. A human who truly embodies this essence has reached a [high spiritual] rank.
"I begin my words."
But then he adds:
"However, since the end of every point is the beginning of another line..."
This is the title of the previous valley, today, a new path is about to start.
“Since the end of every point is the beginning of another line, today, another line will [inevitably ] begin.”
“And a great branching will take place.”
This refers to a major division or expansion. Earlier, it was mentioned [in the 11th valley] that:
“When light was pregnant with darkness, it gave birth to its own child.”
The same hold true here, something new is about to emerge today—a significant branching, a new expansion will take place. The successor will soon explain what this branching means.
The Successor continues, “And since the subject of love and affection is so vast, immense, and full of secrets and mysteries, three guardians will accompany me.”
Here, he makes it clear that since the discussion of love is too grand to tackle alone and since it is filled with deep secrets and mysteries, he alone cannot break open this shell. I am not capable of speaking on such an immense topic by myself. That is why I need assistance from the Absolute Power of God.
Earlier, he had already said:
“I must seek help from the Absolute Power, as I cannot do this alone.”
Now, he reiterates that since this subject is far too vast, and I myself am not able to solve it, three guardians are going to assist me.
“Each of them will, in turn, deliver a discourse.”
Each guardian will give a speech one after the other.
A Khatabe [sermon] refers to a structured speech on an important subject—in this case, love.
"And throughout all stages, as always, the spirit will guide us with its unique gentleness and mechanism, through inspiration and revelation."
Although the three guardians will speak, the Spirit will always be present—guiding and inspiring them.
As the poet says:
“If the grace of the Holy Spirit assists once again,
Even others may do what the Messiah did.”
“Therefore, I request the guardians to take their positions in the order they find appropriate and deliver their speeches.”
He does not dictate who should speak first or second; instead, he leaves it up to them:
At this moment, the Successor exchanges his place with one of the guardians, and the guardian takes the position.
The successor steps aside, and one of the guardians moves into his place—the guardian who is about to speak.
“In the sacred name of the Absolute Power, which means in the name of God Himself, Hello, I am Sardar, a Guardian."
He introduces himself.
The inhabitants respond:
“Hello!”
Sardar says:
"I am happy that an opportunity has arisen for me to be with you..."
He expresses his joy at having the chance to be present among them.
“And to speak with you and deliver my speech”
“So, to make the best use of this opportunity, I will begin the main topic without any introduction.”
He states that since he has been given this chance, he will not waste time on introductions but will immediately get to the heart of the matter.
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His speech begins here:
“For those who do not feel well...”
We do not speak of those who feel well.
This refers to those who are in a state of suffering, distress, or immersed in negativity.
“For those who do not feel well, there are only two options.”
For those whose state of being is troubled, there are only two possible paths:
1. “Either they join the righteous forces that seek truth and justice...”
They must purify and reform themselves, follow the straight path, and align themselves with positive and divine forces.
2. Or they wait..."
If they do not align with the righteous forces, they can only wait for ...
“They have to wait for the destructive and restraining forces to lead them, with a great whirlwind, into the depths of darkness.”
This means that if they accepted the righteous path, it will be ok, otherwise, if they do not choose the path of righteousness, they have to wait so that the destructive and deterrent forces pull them to the depth of darkness—like a powerful storm carrying them into the abyss.
This signifies that if one remains in negativity, does the negative actions for the second time, and continues doing anti-values, the process of destruction will start automatically and the great whirlwind leads them to the depth of darkness.
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He continues:
“So that you may fully understand...”
He says in order to make you fully understand the matter.
“So that you may truly grasp how the world and the worlds revolve around key points and to what these pillars are connected, and how human transformations begin and are completed.”
He says, so that you may truly grasp how the world and the worlds revolve around key points…
He says in order for you to know that how the world and worlds revolve around, it means to know how the worlds keep going and how they manage their affairs
How are the world and the worlds revolving within itself? When we say it comes into rotation, we do not mean the rotation of the Earth merely; rather, we are referring to how the Earth itself is structured. “How the world and worlds”—this does not only mean the Earth but all Worlds. “How are all the Worlds in rotation on key points? and where are their pillars connected?” On what foundation are they connected? On what basis can they continue their own rotation—that is, how they continue their life, existence, or system. Or how human beings are transformed? How the transformations of humans start and continue? What causes transformations to occur in humans? We must say, the “Opposites”.
Opposites mean contrasts.
So, what sets the world in motion? What drives human transformation, what causes human movement, and what changes human essence? What are the pillars that hold and sustain this motion?
It is opposites.
Even though it may not be immediately apparent, it is opposites that create movement.
What are opposites?
"Opposites are darkness and light, white and black, truth and falsehood, fear and courage, humility and pride, kindness and anger, love and hatred."
These are opposites.
Now, he says:
"Opposites are like an impulse."
Opposites function like a shock, a jolt, a forceful push.
For what purpose?
“To awaken human beings.”
Just as a person stays awake at night if they fear being attacked, or remains alert to protect their belongings, opposites serve as a force to awaken human awareness. It might be the case that your bag has been in you car and someone else emptied it—because you were asleep. You must be awake and watch over your bag.
You must be conscious and alert in all aspects of life—otherwise, you become vulnerable.
A deer in the pasture must remain awake, or else it becomes an easy target. What is its opposite?
Its opposite is the lion, the tiger, the leopard. If the deer only eats and sleeps, it will suffer the consequences and it will fall prey.
Therefore, the deer must be aware and vigilant to prevent the attacks of the lion, the tiger, the leopard.
So, he says:
"Opposites are like an impulse (a shock) to awaken human beings (to keep them alert)."
And at first, it causes great turmoil.
This awakening initially creates an uproar—it stirs chaos, gathers attention, and triggers a great commotion.
“So that humans take up arms and engage in battle with the opposing forces.”
This means that because opposites exist, these opposites cause people to fight against them. It creates an urgent call to action—it is an Allegory with different realizations.
"Because humans..."
Why do people react this way?
"Because an unaware human..."
A person who lacks awareness,
Because a human who is principally unaware to the core, immediately seeks to defend themselves and others.”
Unaware people immediately try to defend themselves and others over the smallest things, against the opposites.
These unaware people intervene. Many examples can be provided here. One person says something to another, and you immediately jump in to defend them or try to do something. An unaware person wants to take action based on their naive principles and confront opposing forces; in other words, they want to eliminate the opposites. A person who is unaware, when confronted with an opposite, tries to remove it completely, causing a commotion.
They take action and become armed and get into conflict with opposing forces; because an unaware person in essence and principles, quickly wants to defend themselves and others. An unaware person reacts quickly. With just a small inconvenience, they immediately react, trying to fix it, and this comes from their lack of awareness. If they were aware, they would wait, think, reflect, and endure; they wouldn’t immediately respond or react, they would be a bit more reserved, and proceed calmly. Most of the time, people mess things up, when they suddenly try to confront opposing forces, their enthusiasm and emotions take over, and they respond in such a way that causes damage, and they can never achieve the right result.
Why?
“But they don’t know that in general, opposing forces are ready to use a thoughtless person’s actions to create a massive movement, one that will divert them from their path and take them toward the opposing forces' own desires.” This is how opposites work: when an unaware person quickly decides to act and eliminate the opposite forces, the opposite forces are not something trivial like a beetroot or a turnip! The opposite also has its own plans and calculations. The opposite forces are waiting for you to make a move, so it can maximize its benefit from your movement. For example, in martial arts, certain techniques rely on using the opponent's own force. For instance, if someone is standing against a wall and the opposing force wants to punch them in the face, the opponent will calmly move their head aside. When they move their head aside, the punch lands on the wall. The harder the punch, the more their bone will break, and their hand will suffer more damage.
It is however somehow good if you want to strike with your fist at his face, sometimes a person attacks with their head, trying to use their head to hit someone’s belly. The other might dodge, and the person’s head hits a concrete wall! The harder the blow, the more their skull will break.
So, as I said, the opposing force, the counter-force, is not like a turnip or beetroot standing still, watching you. It might not seem to take any action outwardly in response to you, but secretly, it makes plans. It draws up a strategy, turning your movement into a reason to attack you, expanding on it, working on it, promoting it, and subtly, in the minds of those involved, it tries to gradually create a massive destruction from within.
So, “but people do not know that the opposing force is ready to make a huge movement from a thoughtless person, directing their overwhelming flood to lead them astray and towards its own desire.”
What is the job of opposites? It says: What do opposites do? “Opposites, from the beginning,” the opposing forces in creation, “are tasked (meaning they have a mission) to create destruction until the end.” The positive and negative forces we are discussing—opposites—this is their job, their program, and their mission: to create destruction.
Their duty is solely to create destruction because it is an impulse; the impulse is like the situation of the [above-mentioned] deer and the tiger. “Opposites are tasked from the beginning to create destruction until the end and to invite the Creation, to invite the Existence, toward corruption and bloodshed.” The job of opposites is to create destruction and invite the Creation toward bloodshed and corruption. This is their work, their mission. It says: Opposites are tasked from the beginning to do this, “but” now there’s a “but.” “The more humans approach wisdom and awareness and the more they learn [instructions] in order to approach completeness, the opposite forces fade and humans gradually move closer to peace and calm.”
The opposite forces are doing their work, and their agents are inviting the Creation toward bloodshed, corruption, and these things because it is an impulse. Now it says, “For unaware humans,” it means this truth is applicable to unaware humans, “but the more humans approach wisdom and awareness and learn instructions to reach completeness, the opposite forces will fade away.”
Now let’s illustrate this—"it’s not that the forces of darkness are a separate and distinct force; they are actually from us! They are from within us. These dark forces [destructive people], which are part of the opposites, can also join the righteous group. They too must be educated. The more these opposing forces are educated, the more they understand themselves, and the more they reach awareness, they separate from the opposing forces and join the true and righteous forces.
Therefore, it’s not that these destructive people remain the same forever. We, too, were once part of the opposing forces. Imagine, we were drug consumers; we were the same, creating destruction, and we were destructors ourselves, but we slowly began to be educated, we reached awareness, distanced ourselves from our Carnal Self, and moved toward the righteous group. Pay attention to this sentence: “But the more humans approach wisdom and awareness, the more these humans move closer to wisdom and awareness, complete themselves, and reach knowledge, the opposing and vicious individuals fade and gradually move toward peace and calm.”
This means that the number of those who were once part of the opposites will diminish, and they will join the true forces. “And the destructive and inhibiting forces will be reduced and approach zero, which is a hard path, but it is possible.” So, as time passes, the destructive and inhibiting forces are reduced. For example, I was once part of the destructive forces and now I have separated from them, reduced them. Each of us, in some way, was part of these destructive forces. When we reach the point of liberation from addiction, destructive or inhibiting forces are reduced and approach zero. “Which is a hard path”, this is a hard task. It is hard for an opposing force to join the righteous group; it is not an easy task. “But it is possible,” and we have seen that this task is indeed possible.
“Waves and All That Are Created by the Permission of the Absolute Power for Evolution and all the forces whose structure began with the divine spirit, gradually find each other from great distances and connect with one another.
It means that that all waves and forces created for the purpose of evolution, even waves—all forces that have been brought into existence, including waves themselves—must come closer together. It explains that all forces whose structure originates from the divine spirit and are positive in nature will find one another from far distances.
“All positive forces whose structure began with the divine spirit gradually find each other from great distances and connect with one another.”
Each of these forces may be in different locations—one here, another there, another somewhere else—completely unaware of each other. Yet, through a series of movements, they gradually discover one another and connect.
Similarly, we ourselves—who are we? Each of us, from different points, from different cities, neighborhoods, and places, were once consumers. But from great distances, following a set of laws, principles, and specific circumstances, we gradually found one another, connected, and gathered together.
"They find each other from great distances and connect. The waves of love and affection also attract each other in the universe."
What does it mean that the waves of love and affection attract each other in the universe? It means that people—because love must exist within human beings—people who possess these qualities, meaning those who have love and affection within them, also find each other.
"And by gathering and attracting one another, they find each other."
By coming together and drawing one another in, they create a path.
"They create a path and find themselves and others who are aligned with them."
Thus, those who possess these qualities—those who have love and compassion —find each other in the universe.
When they find each other by coming together and attracting one another, through this attraction and gathering, they create a line. “They create a line and find themselves and others who are aligned with them.” Those who are aligned with people who share love, humanity, purity, and everything like themselves find each other. “And this grows every day, and the destructive forces decrease.” This means that the true forces, who are full of love and compassion, find others who are aligned with them. Once they find each other, they create a line, and with this line, they constantly attract and grow.
If we want to talk about something like drug addiction, for example, we, who were once in addiction and in the world of darkness, have come out and now it seems as though we have created a line. Where is this line? This line is us. Where is this line? It is in Karaj, it has come here, from here to Abhar, from Abhar to Shadabad, Talghani Park, to Isfahan, to Semnan, to Stockholm (Sweden). So, a line has been created that constantly grows and helps people who are caught in addiction and darkness to join this line and these lines. Once this line is created and this mechanism works, the destructive forces decrease. They keep decreasing because all of us were once part of the destructive forces and now that we have joined the righteous group, the destructive forces keep decreasing. “The repetition and continuity of this process” — now this issue, where the line of righteous people exists and the [positive] forces gather, this line continues and repeats — it “is like” the creation of “clear and pure rivers and oceans.” This movement is connected to the entire universe and the positive forces, and I have given the example of drug addiction as a concrete example so we can understand it.
“The repetition and continuity of this line is like the creation of clear and pure rivers and oceans” — a series of pure and clear oceans and rivers are created “which become the strength or food for the true forces in every part of the world.” The valley reads that the repetition and continuity of this line is like creating large, pure, and clear rivers or oceans in the world, which will nourish the true forces, feeding them. “And when this happens, LOVE, this beautiful word becomes meaningful.” When this happens, that event occurs, love becomes meaningful, “this beautiful word of LOVE becomes meaningful, and everyone will have a good thought and mindset.” When love grows, when it multiplies, everyone will develop a good thought and mindset. “And enmity and hostility will become meaningless.”
When love finds its meaning, gradually, hostility and enmity become meaningless. Just like in the past, we had a lot of hostility and enmity, but now, slowly, those hostilities and enmities have faded. Now, in some situations, we cannot claim that it is entirely gone, but much of the hostility and enmity has diminished. Because, as long as someone holds onto hostility and enmity, the greatest destruction is to the person themselves. Hostility and enmity are not free; they come with a cost, and that cost is heavy. I have used the example many times — perhaps I’ve mentioned it a hundred times by now: one person said to another, “[to punish you], I will take your ear and move you around the world.” The other replied, “Okay, but you have to walk with me too.” When you take someone's ear and plan to walk them around the world, you must walk with them as well! Now, when a person wants to create hostility and enmity, they are also involved in their own destruction too.
“And enmity and hostility become meaningless; because anything [anyone] seeking true meaning can find it in it.” Anything that desires the essence and meaning, can find the true meaning. “Anything that wants to find true meaning in essence will find it, and due to the lack of food, shelter, and many other things, people will not be in opposition to each other.” This means that when true meaning is found, people will not be opposed to each other due to lack of food, shelter, and other needs.
Some people find themselves in opposition to each other simply because they are hungry. When they are hungry and have no food, they will find themselves in opposition to others. When a person has nothing, when they have no food or shelter, they are naturally in opposition. But “if with fairness” — if everything is available to everyone, from justice and fairness — “at least half of what makes them oppose each other will disappear.” If everything is divided fairly, at least half of what causes people to oppose each other will disappear.
If a person has nothing to eat, they will naturally find themselves in opposition. But if they are given a piece of bread, or a roof to sleep under, even a small shelter will make a difference. When they are provided with fairness, half of those things that make them oppose each other will be gone. A person who is hungry will become a treacherous mercenary, they need food, money, and shelter. If a person has nothing, when a mafia group offers them money and food, a house, they will accept, and they will join mafia. Even in the system of Congress 60 we are in, we try to distribute everything fairly, at least among ourselves.
For example, we now divide everything—love, work, and almost everything—fairly. But if this division does not happen, we will all stand against each other. In no time, within a week, we will be completely torn apart because we will be opposing one another.
So, when everything is distributed fairly, [people stop opposing one another]—there are many examples of this, even in human societies—when something is shared justly among everyone, half of the reasons that cause people to take up arms against each other, to fight, or to engage in conflict, disappear. Even, for example...
I usually avoid political discussions, but for instance, if the Palestinians received even half of what they wanted from Israel, the fighting and conflicts would stop. If Israel gave them half of what they wanted, even not all their rights, what they have a legal or rightful claim to, the fighting would end. When you offer nothing, they take up arms. “If everything is available to everyone, at least half of what makes them oppose each other will disappear, and if there is pain, half of their demands will be healed.” If there is pain, at least half of it will be healed. “Or, no harm, no pain will even arise, so no healing is needed.” meaning that when someone, for example, joins a mafia group out of desperation, just providing a little food or sharing what they need will prevent them from joining such groups. When half of their needs are met, they will no longer be part of the mafia. Therefore, no harm, no pain will be caused.
“And what causes them to oppose each other and clash will disappear, and if there is pain or harm, half of their demands will be healed, or no pain will arise at all, so no treatment is needed. “Now, these seeds that were planted with true teachings, which have not fully sprouted yet, will continue to grow and multiply until they become fields that will water themselves.” Right now, the color of these sprouts is milky. He says, the seeds of true teachings, have been planted. “These seeds that were planted with true teachings,” meaning with correct and genuine lessons, “and have not fully sprouted yet,” they haven't fully grown and emerged from the seed, “but they will grow and multiply until they become fields that water themselves.”
This means they will become large fields that sustain themselves, and there's no need for constant care from outside; the fields and their forces will support themselves. “Right now, the color of these sprouts is milky.” Normally, sprouts are green, but when planting wheat, for instance, at the time of Nowruz (Persian New Year), when the first sprouts appear, they are often milky in color before turning green. He says the color of these sprouts is milky. “And after some time, they will become thunderbolts whose message is peace, and this is their sign.” These sprouts will transform into lightning thunderbolts in the world, whose message is peace, not war. In the message of love, it is also mentioned that the streams have flowed. Then it continues: “Their command is not war, but rather giving love to anyone who has light in their being [heart].” This message is clear—this is a symbol of peace, and this is their sign. Their symbol is peace, love, kindness, and caring; it is not war. They no longer fight anyone, because they are entirely composed of peace and calm. “A comprehensive effort” — Yes, let’s conclude with this phrase: “Their message is peace, and this is their symbol.” And that’s it. Thank you for listening to my words until now.
To be continued
Translated by Elahe
Transcription of the CD of the Valley 14, Part Two
In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
With strength drawn from the Supreme Power—Allah—we begin this session.
Greetings friends, I am Hossein, a traveler and the session’s guardian.
Let us take 14 seconds of silence to seek refuge in the Almighty God, in order to free ourselves from our strongest enemy—our own ignorance and lack of awareness.
Thank you, friends.
I now ask the esteemed secretary to present a summary of the previous session and announce today's agenda.
Hello friends, I am Zahra, a traveler. Today is the eleventh session of the fourteenth round, conducted under the guidance and leadership of Master Dezhakam and with myself, Zahra, serving as the session secretary. The topic is “The 14th Valley – Part Two,” and the session commenced precisely at 9:00 AM.
Hello friends, I am Hossein, a traveler. Today is the 3rd of Farvardin (23 March, 2014), marking the first session for the women travelers. Once again, I extend heartfelt congratulations to everyone on the occasion of Nowruz.
On the first day of Farvardin, many of the Congress 60 members came to exchange Nowruz greetings. Here in Congress 60, everything has an educational dimension—it teaches us traditions, gratitude, and punctuality.
This isn’t about sitting around during the holidays and claiming, “I am older than you; you must come visit me.” Not at all. This tradition has an educational purpose: I want to teach you the value of gratitude.
When we reflect and accept this foundation, we realize the profound lessons Congress 60 has given us. It has rescued us from the terrifying grip of addiction and granted us something that even our parents couldn’t give us—something precious and invaluable.
This is an extremely important point, and we must learn it—because only by learning to be grateful can we absorb other lessons in life. Without it [without valuing others’ efforts], much of life’s wisdom will remain beyond our reach.
It was a wonderful day. I love the members dearly. Many came, each bringing their own energy and spirit. I sincerely hope this year will be a blessed one for everyone. I prayed for each person who came—that God, if He wills, will grant all of their reasonable wishes in the coming year.
Let's now move on to the second part of the Fourteenth Valley, which is the Valley of Love. It is as if all the previous valleys come together and culminate in this one. In this valley, we come to understand that everything is love: God is love, Existence is love, all creatures are manifestations of love. When we truly touch and comprehend this, it is as though we’ve entered the Valley of Unity, as if we have attained monotheism and a deep understanding of God.
I will first read a few lines from earlier in the text to [trigger your minds] and then focus on the part that follows, so the chain of thought remains unbroken.
This passage is a speech delivered by Sardar (Sardar is one of the Guardians and in Persian, it means Commander):
“The waves of love and affection in the universe attract one another.” If love exists, it attracts itself. “That means people who possess such qualities find one another, and through their gathering and mutual attraction, they form a unified line. They find themselves and others who are aligned with them. This movement grows each day, reducing the influence of destructive forces. Its repetition and continuity resemble the formation of clear, pure rivers and oceans—nourishment for true forces in every corner of the world. Then, love—this beautiful word—becomes meaningful, and everyone develops noble thoughts and contemplation. Hatred and hostility lose meaning, because when people truly seek meaning, they find it. And due to the absence of food, shelter, and many other needs, they no longer stand against one another.
If fairness prevails and everything is available for everyone, then at least half of the reasons that drive people to take up weapons against each other would be eliminated.” Here is a point which can be globally considered: “If fairness prevails and everything is available for everyone, at least half of the causes that lead people to fight and take up arms against one another would disappear.” This is a powerful idea that we can apply on a global scale. If everyone had access to basic needs, many of the world’s problems would greatly diminish.
We can apply this not only globally, but also within a single nation, a city, a village, a family—even within an NGO or an office. If there are resources in an office, and they are distributed fairly or at least part of it is partially distributed fairly and not entirely given to one group—conflicts will not arise. The same applies to Congress 60.
Congress 60 isn't a material organization, but let’s suppose everything it has is shared among all its members. Let’s not say everything must follow a rigid rule where nothing goes above or below a fixed line. If at least half of what people need is provided with fairness—if half of justice and half of equality are upheld—then problems simply won’t arise. Problems emerge, as the old saying goes, when “one person eats the whole, and the other eats nothing.” If one person takes everything while others get nothing, that’s where conflict begins.
If you have something and others are starving, eat half and give the rest to them.
But if you try to keep it all for yourself, naturally you’ll end up in a struggle—
and eventually, it will be pulled from your throat.
Sardar mentions: “If fairness prevails and everything is available to everyone, at least half of the reasons that make people stand against one another and take up arms will disappear.” When we look at this statement on a global scale, the term “arms” refers to weapons of war. But when we observe it on a smaller scale—say, within a family—it has the same meaning. For example, if parents treat their children with even a bit of fairness, such as giving one child 1,000 tomans and another 500 or 200, there will be fewer disputes. But if all resources are given to just one child, conflict inevitably arises among the children within that family.
Here, “taking up arms” doesn't mean that the child literally picks up a sword against their parents—it's a metaphor. The child may become rebellious, disobedient, manipulative, destructive, or cause problems.
Now apply this to a workplace: if all the benefits and resources are given to one specific person while the rest of the workers are ignored, how will the others respond? What weapons will they take up? They might begin slacking off, sabotaging operations, causing troubles, or disrupting the workflow.
This is why everything must be distributed with fairness.
If there is pain or suffering, fair distribution can ease half of it—being fair even prevents the suffering altogether, so there will be no pain in need of attention and cure. When resources are shared fairly, the need for healing diminishes, as the wound may never appear in the first place.
Let me give you an example—although it’s a bit difficult to say:
Someone comes to me and says, “I’m in a very bad situation.” I ask, “What kind of situation?” He says, “My car’s engine has burned out. I need 600,000 tomans to fix it.”
I reply, “We don’t have any money in Congress 60; we don’t offer financial help like that.” But hypothetically, let’s say I could personally give him 100 or 200 tomans.
I might say, “Here’s 200. Try to borrow the remaining 400 and sort it out over the next few months.” Even if I can’t solve his entire problem, at least I can reduce his burden and suffering a little.
Now, if we take such actions and fulfill even half of someone’s needs, that pain may not form at all. When you meet someone halfway, they won’t start sabotaging the system or throwing wrenches into the works and making troubles. Because when that happens—when a wrench is thrown in—the machine stops working. But if we help, if we offer partial support, at least that machine keeps running. Otherwise, when help is denied, people metaphorically “take up arms”—and this term represents any reaction or behavior, not just physical violence.
Now, the seeds that were planted through true education—even though they’ve not yet fully sprouted—will multiply and multiply until they grow into farmlands that can water themselves. At this moment, these sprouts are pale, milky in color. They however increasingly grow so that they will irrigate themselves, but now their color is milky.
Here, “farmlands” is a metaphor for the educational teachings that Congress 60 members receive and via which, they are liberated from addiction. Indeed, addiction is a massive problem across the globe today. But like anything else, this rising wave has a limit. As the saying goes, “A fountain that rises will eventually fall.” When the stream of a fountain reaches its peak, it begins to descend.
This writing, and I myself, believe that the rise of drug addiction will also collapse—by its own users. Drug addiction will gradually decline—not because of external efforts, but through the efforts of those who were once lost in the darkness of addiction and have now been liberated from addiction.
If their education is true and sincere, they can gradually, little by little, reduce the wave of drug abusers. These seeds that were planted—they will multiply so greatly that they will become farmlands that water themselves. And right now, these young sprouts are milky.
These days, when certain systems—regardless of the country, whether in Iran or elsewhere—seek to treat individuals with addiction, whether it’s the government or any responsible organization, they inevitably incur costs. Even the organization implementing the treatment must bear financial burdens.
For instance, when the Welfare Organization takes someone in for treatment, it creates an expense for the government. It’s not as simple as going to the Welfare Office and receiving treatment free of charge.
There are real costs involved—for the Ministry of Health, for the coordinating headquarters, for all entities involved. Though it may not be apparent at first glance, treating one person through the public system may cost the government around two or three million tomans. This cost includes medications, which may seem “free,” but the real cost of those medicines is far higher than the subsidized price.
There are also the expenses for doctor visits, psychological consultations, and overall monitoring of the treatment process by the public system. So when we look at the bigger picture, treating a single individual might, on average, costs about two million tomans. If the system aims to treat 100 people, it must allocate 200 million tomans. If it aims to treat 1,000, it needs 2 billion tomans. And if we expand this number further, the total cost for nationwide treatment quickly reaches staggering figures.
These treatment fields [other than Congress 60]—the ones dependent on public systems—are not self-irrigating. That is, they require government funding to survive and function. The government must continually inject money for these “NGOs” to grow and sustain themselves.
Now, let’s turn to NGOs—specifically, healthy and well-functioning NGOs. These organizations do self-irrigate. They do not rely on government funds. Within these NGOs, individuals voluntarily offer services and guidance, helping others reach freedom from addiction, all without spending a single penny from the public budget. No external funding is needed to be injected from the outside the NGO.
Personally, I believe that if an NGO seeks external financial aid, that money becomes tainted. Maybe not strictly “haram,” but at the very least disliked or discouraged. Because an NGO engaged in charitable work must sustain itself and remain self-reliant. If money starts flowing in from outside sources, problems and complications arise. That’s why these “fields or farms”—the branches of Congress 60—are ones that water themselves, both materially and spiritually, and in all other aspects.
Take Isfahan, for example. Before it became a branch, before it became a field, just two or three seeds were planted—meaning two or three guides, for year to a year and a half drove back and forth from Tehran to Isfahan, so that Isfahan branch was formed. Just like planting seeds, eventually the locals in Isfahan reached liberation from addiction, learned what they were required to learn, and today Isfahan is a thriving “field” that irrigates itself, it means it has its own masters, guides, students, border-guards—everything it needs.
The same applies to Arak, Semnan, Abhar, the Shadabad branch, and the Hafez branch. All of them have become fields that sustain themselves, without asking for money from the central branch.
Maybe occasionally, and temporarily, we provide a little help, but in essence, they are independent and self-sufficient. They cover their own expenses. They recruit their own students. They handle all the operations; they take pupils and they do everything needed. In other words, they are truly fields that irrigate themselves. They don’t ask for funds from the government, nor from anyone else. They are fully self-reliant.
These sprouts, at the moment, are milky in color—meaning they have not yet fully emerged or matured. Have you seen how a seedling looks when you plant seeds for Nowruz? [Sabze or seedlings are part of Haft-sin at Nowruz]. At first, it appears pale, whitish—only later does it turn green.
So, the text says: the color of these sprouts is still milky, indicating their early stage of development. But in time, they will transform into bolts of lightning, bringing a message of peace, not war.
These future lightnings carry a single message: peace. Their aim is to serve humanity, to help others, to lead people out of darkness and deliver them from the affliction of addiction. They wage no war against anyone. They are people of peace, full of love, who seek to help others through compassion, peace, and humanity. This all-encompassing effort will gain such strength and capacity that it will become like a gushing flood—yet a calm and steady one. It won’t be a violent flood that destroys everything in its path. Rather, with slow and persistent movement, it will transform barren lands into fertile lands.
The power of these decent people is like the power of a flood, it is strong, but they move gently. This movement turns infertile, lifeless lands—places where nothing grows into lands full of life and productivity.
We can interpret these barren lands as symbolic of individuals—like a person trapped in addiction, who seems entirely unproductive and lost.
Some of them may still function, but yield no real growth or benefit—like soil that gives no harvest.
But through this process, such individuals can become fertile lands. They can flourish in cities, villages, or any corner of society. To give a real example: Take the city of Hidaj. The rate of theft there was so high that only God knows how bad it was.
But when Congress 60 as established in Hidaj, many of those individuals underwent recovery. And the rate of theft dramatically dropped, because people from Hidaj are incredibly hardworking and dedicated. The people of the city are aware, supportive, and truly help one another. Back then, heroin use was rampant. They were heavy smokers of heroin and they stole anything they could get their hands on: irrigation motors from the fields, power generators, and even walnut trees were stripped bare at night. Wherever they found something, they would steal it. But as they say themselves, those days are gone, and theft is now reduced to the bare minimum.
These barren lands will become so fertile that even if stones are planted in them, the stones will break apart, and from within them, and beyond imagination, sprouts will emerge. The meaning of this part is that: These fertile lands, [strong decent individuals], who are formed through changes, will be so potent that even if you plant a rock, it will crumble, and green life will break forth.
As I’ve said before: If Congress 60’s educational system is sound, it's like a millstone that grinds wheat into flour. Even if a few pebbles slip in, the millstone—Congress 60— will grind them too. From such lands, unimaginable sprouts will rise. And then, the earth will become God’s blessed land.
At that point, you will begin to witness—in this world—the very visions you once saw in Nistan (non-Existence, the invisible realm of Existence). You will witness in Existence the things you once beheld in the non-Existence—it means you remember the memories of the Day of Alast, the contents of your [past] archives, the knowledge stored in your Preserved Tablet (Lawh Mahfuz)—those unseen truths that once existed only in the metaphysical realm will manifest in your daily life and become visible. In other words, you will see the unseen.
At that time, “Love,” which is the Fourteenth Valley, begins to revolve with such immense force that every single “sphere” within a human being becomes a melody in itself—so delightful that your ears are filled with joy just hearing it. It’s as if there is no evil in the world—because, in truth, there really isn't.
The Fourteenth Valley, which is the Valley of Love, when fully understood and reached, moves with such powerful momentum that every internal sphere in the body changes into a melody. These spheres can symbolize anything: love, Aql or wisdom, faith, thoughts, emotions, even physiology and the physical body itself. Everything can be a sphere, resonating with the harmony of love.
It is said that when love begins to spin and revolve within, a melody arises from it—so beautiful, so harmonious—that your ears rejoice in hearing it. At that moment, you feel as if there is no such thing as evil. And indeed, the truth is just that: there is no evil. Evil does not exist in reality, but we think it exists.
“You feel as if there is no such thing as evil and indeed, the truth is just that: there is no evil.” If a person truly grasps this concept, a profound understanding dawns. Most of the time, when we see people doing immoral or disruptive things, we attribute these wrong behaviors to their wickedness or inferiority. However, this interpretation is completely wrong. People’s wrong doings stem from ignorance and lack of awareness. What we perceive as malevolence is often a manifestation of their unawareness.
Now, here lies a critical misconception we all share. Whenever we speak of “knowledge” or “cognizance,” we often confuse it with “education” or “literacy.” We say, “Oh, he has a bachelor’s degree,” or “She’s a doctor, so she must be knowledgeable.” But education is not the same as awareness. Literacy or academic learning is a form of knowledge in one particular field. For example, I might have a PhD in physics—that gives me specialized knowledge in that field. But socially, I may not have achieved cognizance.
What do we mean by “socially”? It means having understanding across many realms: literature, history, art, love, compassion, affection, religion, theology—and many other things. When we speak of cognizance, we mean a broad, holistic understanding and knowledge across all these domains.
Academic education is just one branch. One may be excellent at reading and writing, fluent in English or French—but this is different from the kind of cognizance we are speaking of.
You might see a street cleaner who has attained a far higher level of cognizance than someone with advanced academic degrees. What does it mean to be cognizant? It means he greets everyone with kindness, treats people warmly, and maintains good relations. If one day he is ill and says, “My leg hurts,” you’ll see ten neighbors rush to help him, take him to the doctor, and even cover his medical bills. If he’s absent from work for two days, people ask about him, wonder what happened. Everyone loves him, and everyone helps him.
On the other hand, there might be someone with a PhD in some field, and if they don’t show up to university, their students say, “Thank God they are absent today! May they break his leg!” Why? Because such a person only sees life from one narrow angle. No matter what you say, he responds, “it is not my problem, that’s your own trouble.”
This has become common now: people saying, “That’s your problem.” We may say it sometimes too, but the intention matters. Some say it with indifference and selfishness; others might say it out of practical necessity. But in their heart, they still care.
When you understand this deeply, you begin to see that such a person [with PhD degree]—so educated, yet so isolated—is actually pitiable. They have spent their whole life pursuing education, earning degrees in one particular field, but their personal life is in ruins. They have no good relationships, no one truly loves him.
But every human being needs love. We need others to love us. If no one loves you, life becomes very difficult—unbearably so. When you reach this understanding, you realize: there is no evil. Even when someone acts out, your heart aches for them instead of resenting them. You feel no hatred or vengeance.
All so-called evil in this world stems from ignorance, from lack of knowledge, or from the absence of cognizance. So if we look deeply, we will see that in truth, there is no evil. People act wrongly only out of their own ignorance.
When the Supreme Power sent forth His words, He summoned all that He had created and was in the process of creating gather for the sake of harmony, and this calling is evident in His speech and sounds. It is as if, through His voice, He seeks to make the entirety of creation known. So observe closely—see what He has done and what He continues to do in perfecting it. When the Supreme Power released His words—when He intended to issue His commands and decrees—to make harmony among creatures, He called all that had been created and all that was in the midst of creation.
For example, you may see the presence of the کراما کاتبین , the Noble Recorders. He summoned all the forces, and this coordination was fully manifested in His words and sounds. It is as though, through His voice—through His speech and sounds—He wishes to reveal creation to us, to make us understand it.
That is to say, the purpose of the Supreme Power’s words—His voice or speech—is to make creation known to us, so that we may come to know it and recognize it. In truth, we do not yet know. Therefore, look carefully—see what He has already done, what He is doing now, and what He is doing to bring it all to completion.
Sardar:
Existence is love and compassion. Sardar says: All of Existence is made of love and compassion. All beings are love; all creatures are love. This is not limited to human beings—it includes all creatures, even those we perceive as fierce or brutal in appearance.
When it is said, “All beings of Existence are love and compassion, even those we perceive as fierce or brutal in appearance” we can interpret this in two ways:
• First, we can interpret “all beings” as humans, those who appear to have hearts of stone, those whose outward demeanor seems harsh and cruel—they too are, at their core, love.
• Second, consider animals. Be it a tiger, a leopard, a lion—creatures we label as predators, whose appearances seem violent—they too are [embodiments of] love.
How fiercely does a lioness defend her cubs? How diligently does a hyena care for her young? How devoted are animals in protecting their kind, their families, their systems of life? So we may apply this both to human beings and to animals.
Thus, it becomes clear: Existence is love and compassion. All creatures are made of love—even those whose outer form appears intimidating or rough.
The seas and oceans are love. The mountains and clouds are carriers of [God’] love for the creation. Yes, the seas and oceans are love—genuinely. Consider how oceans and seas host countless fish within themselves, nourishing them, sustaining life, and allowing Existence to continue.
Without that love and compassion, none of these creatures could survive in the sea.
The sun shines upon the oceans, water vaporizes and rises, forms clouds, transforms into rain, and falls elsewhere to be used by us—this entire cycle is an expression of love and compassion.
So indeed: all of these are love. The mountains and clouds are bearers of love for creation, from which flow the rains we need for life.
There is no other interpretation.
The melodious songs of all birds, the green plains, the water-filled ponds and their inhabitants, the ice formations as clear as crystal—refracting divine light into various colors whose beauty and delicacy render the tongue speechless—all of these bear witness. The air we breathe, which sustains our very lives. Look closely: life is beautiful.
Nature, in all its inner and outer dimensions, reveals wonder. Consider the planets and stars that swirl and dance freely, unattached to anything—for they are connected to the Supreme Power and are guided by Him.
At this point, the meaning becomes clear: God is love Himself. We can have two interpretations from the Persian sentence of "خداوند خود عشق است" we can say: “God Himself is love” or “God is the very essence of love,” and both are equally true. God is love. God is pure love. God is life Himself. Or more precisely:
God is the essence of love, the essence of life, the essence of compassion.
And it is He who has entrusted all that He has created into the hands of His creation—humankind. He has placed the sun above them, so they may live and find their path, and not surrender themselves to the depths of darkness.
Now, why do we say that God is love? Why is God Himself love, God Himself life?
Because all that He has created, He has placed at the service of His creation—humans. Look at the earth, the sky, the seas, the waters, the animals—everything has been made available to us. If any one of these was missing, life would not be possible. If there were no air, no rain, no water, no sun—life would cease to exist.
And yet He has provided all these.
He has placed the sun above us so that we may have daylight, so that darkness may not engulf us, so that plants may be nourished by it, and so that countless other benefits may flourish. He has made the sun a guide—to help us distinguish the path from the pit, and not to be surrendered to the depth of darkness and not to be surrendered to the depth of darkness.
And He is the one who has placed everything He created at the disposal of humankind, appointing the sun to shine above them so that they may live and find their way, and not abandon themselves to the depths of darkness, but rather use whatever [abilities] hidden inside them.
Here “whatever hidden inside us” can take two meanings: one related to the overt dimensions of human beings and the other related to covert dimensions.
Regarding the overt or visible dimensions: the above sentence refers to what lies within our bodies which is not visible to us. We do not see our heart, nor the kidneys, nor any of our internal organs, they are covert to us.
The other interpretation is related to the hidden and invisible aspects of human beings, which are the hidden faculties related to our external senses [as Master Dezhakam puts it, human beings have 11 senses, five internal senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch and the same five external senses, which are activated as we sleep, and the 11th one or the sixth sense is the one which relates the internal senses to the external senses]. Therefore, the five external senses, other aspects of our being, our Archive [whatever we have done in our previous lives] which has been recorded and saved, and the information embedded in us since the Alast Day [the Day of Covenant], all are considered as the hidden or invisible aspects of human beings. All of this exists within us, and yet we are unaware of it. There are countless things within us that we cannot see. We perceive only a sliver of it. God willing, one day I will be able to elaborate more on this. But for now, this much is enough: we perceive only a tiny fraction of the hidden aspects.
If the veil were lifted and we can see whatever we see in our dreams while sleeping, or if we can see whatever imprinted in us since the Alast Day, the Day of Covenant—if these veils were removed, we would be overwhelmed. We would be driven to madness from the sheer magnitude and majesty of what exists within us.
We continue the text from the previous paragraph, He is the one who has placed everything He created at the disposal of humankind, appointing the sun to shine above them so that they may live and find their way, and not abandon themselves to the depths of darkness, but rather use whatever [abilities] hidden inside them. We have to use these hidden abilities—because what lies within us is largely unseen. We perceive only a small portion of it. Even we are not able to perceive the outer world, only a fragment is seen to us. If we consider the entirety of Existence on a grand scale, we see only the tiniest fraction. So much of Existence remains unobserved by us.
Even when it comes to people—we do not truly know them.
We only know a part of their reality, but their inner essence, their inner character, remains unknown to us.
If people make use of what lies within them, though they cannot see it [easily], and also if they perceive what lies outside them, of which they perceive only a little—
and if they reconnect with Existence, always maintaining their bond with the universe, with one heart and one voice, they will attain peace, serenity, and eternal salvation. This means if people reach such awareness, such love, such realization— and if they use the sun above them to reconnect the whole Existence, they will experience peace and serenity.
But we— We are not capable of connecting with the universe.
Even in the simplest, most trivial matters, we grumble and complain: “To hell with this weather—it’s so hot!” “To hell with this rain—it makes everything muddy, it ruins my clothes.” “To hell with this snow—it’s made the roads slippery!” “To hell with this wind—it hurts my eyes, it messes up my hair.” “To hell with this heat, this cold, this breeze, this air conditioner, this apartment, these trees, these pigeons—everything!”
Every little thing, we curse. How, then, can we claim to be in harmony with Existence? How could be able this person to connect with the Existence?
Has anyone experienced actually walking into the rain—without an umbrella—just to feel the rain on their skin, to sit beneath it, to let it fall freely upon them, saying: “I want to experience the rain”?
We almost never do this. Very rarely—perhaps only children still play in the snow.
The rest of us have lost our connection to nature. We go on a picnic by a river or into the forest, and what do we leave behind? Trash, old bottles, torn plastic, discarded packaging—we leave the place polluted and walk away.
I once traveled to the north of the country and saw how the wind had blown plastic bags and paper waste all across the forest. We have corrupted the jungles. Deliberately, to claim the earth for ourselves, we destroy the trees.
The forest authorities say: “You must not cut the trees down. You’ll be fined.” So what do some do? They pour gasoline at the base of a tree, cover it with soil until the tree withers and dies—then say, “It dried up. Now we can cut it down.” This is not connection with the Existence. We have not built a relationship with nature. We flee from the Existence. We dislike the sun, the rain, the snow, the cold, the heat.
We always say: “To hell with this spring—it’s full of pollen that triggers my allergies!” you can see this attitude around the world. We have not made peace with the Existence. “To hell with people—I can't stand their appearance!” It’s always like this. This is what it means to be disconnected from Existence.
We must re-establish our connection with the Existence. All of this—this vast creation—is a gift from God, the Supreme Power, given to us so that we may become of one heart and one voice. That our hearts may be united. That our voices may be in harmony.
We live in the same home, under the same roof— Yet each of us speaks a different language. We do not understand one another. In a family—father, mother, sister, brother—none of them truly understand each other. Their hearts are not united. Each person is in their own world—they are living completely different from one another. Each has a different heart.
However, in these classes or gatherings of Congress 60, we feel even the slightest sense of peace, it is because our languages are beginning to align. I’m not saying we’ve fully unified— But we are getting closer. Our languages are becoming one. Our hearts are slowly beginning to unite, our hearts start beating as one.
Why shall we have one heart and one voice? So that we may reach peace, tranquility, and eternal salvation. Why should we become one heart and one voice?
Because it is the path to peace—so that in our families, workplaces, and society at large, we may live in harmony. Because we are always at war.
When I am talking about war, this does not mean that we get guns or swords. When we speak of peace or war here, it is not about putting down weapons or ceasing armed conflict. That kind of war is trivial. The real war is the war of words, the war of thoughts, the war of ideas. It is the war caused by our failure to be united in heart and language. To achieve peace and tranquility, we must become one heart and one voice so that we may attain salvation.
Know this: here lies a promise— The closed doors that have been shut to humanity will one day open. Those doors that are locked, will be unlocked one day, these locked doors are the hearts forged from a black alloy. The stone-hearts will open one day. What you have sown will grow, and all the fields will turn lush and green. No human will ever again go hungry and die.
It is said: The gates of heaven will open; closed doors will be unlocked.
The destructive forces will gradually diminish—like hearts forged of black stone, like hearts of stone.
What you have planted will flourish, covering the plains in green, making everything vibrant and flourishing. No one will hunger or perish. We must move forward, taking firm steps. The distance from awakening to awareness is not far—and we must move. Humans must strengthen their steps. From awakening to awareness, the distance is short. Sometimes, people are asleep [unaware and ignorant].
Many are still asleep, and may remain unaware for centuries, even thousands of years. But if they awaken, the distance from awakening to awareness is not far. Many people have awakened here in Congress 60, and once awake, the path to awareness is short. But we humans must practice patience. We must be patient.
A fresh new step toward light has been inset for each of us, and we will definitely reach it.
For each one of us, a new step toward light, a merging with illumination, has been written and destined for us. And we will reach it—certainly, we will reach it. Dear ones, my time is up and my speech comes to an end here.
Thank you sincerely for listening to my words.
Until we meet again—farewell.
Here the speaker, Sardar, concludes his speech and bids farewell, saying:
“Thank you for listening to my words.”
Some individuals think that because they speak to people, people must thank them—but here, after finishing his speech, the master, Sardar says, I thank you, because by listening to me, you have shown me kindness, and for that I am grateful. And this is what I do when I conclude my speech in all the sessions.
Then, as a sign of respect to the audience, Sardar lowers his head slightly.
He bows his head gently and leaves the podium. The next guard takes his place, while the audience remains silent, immersed in deep thought and awe.
The speech ends. He bows and leaves the stage. The audience is left amazed, pondering: What just happened? What should we do? What should we avoid? How should we respond? Should we applaud? Should we remain silent? They remain in this state of contemplation as the second speech begins.
The second speech, titled “Waves,” will be saved for the next session. Thank you all very much for listening to my words. I truly appreciate it. So far, we have read up to the second speech titled “Waves.” Thank you, friends.
Translated by Elahe