The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen, for the Festival of the All-Merciful is fast approaching. Bestir thyself, and magnify, before the entire creation, the name of God, and celebrate His praise, in such wise that all created things may be regenerated and made new. Speak, and hold not thy peace. The day star of blissfulness shineth above the horizon of Our name, the Blissful, inasmuch as the kingdom of the name of God hath been adorned with the ornament of the name of thy Lord, the Creator of the heavens. (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 27)
Dear Friends,
One hundred and forty-three years ago on the outskirts of Baghdad, a beautiful garden brimming with roses and flowers in the fullness of spring was eternally blessed as the site of the holiest and most significant of all Bahá'í festivals. It was in this garden, known as the Garden of Ridvan, that Bahaullah, the Promised One of all ages, declared His Mission to His companions.
The participants of the Cambridge Ruhi Book 6 study circle would like to extend a warm invitation to you and your seeking friends whom you are moved to invite to learn about the unprecedented magnitude of this glorious event in human history. The celebration will take place on Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 pm at the Harvard Business School Chapel. The program will use the Word of God to convey the power of Ridvan, and will include music of different varieties. The venue will be a stunning interfaith chapel that is a twenty-seven foot high concrete cylinder, from one side of which protrudes a pyramidal glass greenhouse containing a below-ground koi pond decorated with live green plants and a small waterfall.
Because space is strictly limited to one hundred and twenty participants, we kindly ask that you RSVP and state the number of people in your party (please email ridvancelebration@yahoo.com you may also field any questions in your confirmation message). Further logistical information, including directions to the venue, are provided below.
We sincerely look forward to celebrating this blessed event with you and your friends on Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 pm at the Harvard Business School Chapel.
With loving regards,
Cambridge Ruhi Book 6 Study Circle Participants
Sponsored by the Local Spiritual Assemby of the Baha'is of Boston, MA
Enclosure:
DIRECTIONS can be found at the following website: http://www.hbs.edu/about/visit.html.
In the map on the page, the HBS Chapel can found located in between SHAD and ROCK just above Gordon Road (slightly to the left of the center of campus). Pictures and history of the chapel can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Class_of_1959_Chapel.
By Car (parking can be found on Western Avenue)
From Logan Airport
Follow signs for I-90 West (Massachusetts Turnpike/Ted Williams Tunnel). Take I-90 West to exit 20 for Allston and Cambridge. Bear right toward Cambridge. Continue through the first set of lights and get in the left lane. Turn left onto Soldiers Field Road just past the second set of lights and before the bridge. Turn left onto Western Avenue at the first stoplight. Enter the campus through the Batten Way entrance on the right.
From north and south of Boston
Take I-93 North or South to exit 20 for I-90 West (Massachusetts Turnpike). Take I-90 West to exit 20 for Allston and Cambridge. Bear right toward Cambridge. Continue through the first set of lights and get in the left lane. Turn left onto Soldiers Field Road just past the second set of lights and before the bridge. Turn left onto Western Avenue at the first stoplight. Enter the campus through the Batten Way entrance on the right.
From I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) Allston/Cambridge Exit
Take the Allston and Cambridge exit. Bear right toward Cambridge. Continue through the first set of lights and get in the left lane. Turn left onto Soldiers Field Road just past the second set of lights and before the bridge. Turn left onto Western Avenue at the first stoplight. Enter the campus through the Batten Way entrance on the right.
Public transportation
By train
Take the MBTA Red Line (Alewife train) to Harvard Square. Walk south down John F. Kennedy Street, crossing over the Charles River on the Anderson Bridge. Harvard Business School is on the left after the bridge.
By train from Logan Airport
Take the Silver Line bus from any terminal to South Station. At South Station, change to the Red Line (Alewife train) to Harvard Square. Walk south down John F. Kennedy Street, crossing over the Charles River on the Anderson Bridge. Harvard Business School is on the left after the bridge.
By bus
Take #66 bus that runs down JFK Street and North Harvard Street. Exit the bus at the first stop after the bridge. HBS is on the left.
