Editing Monism (section)

==== Baháʼí Faith ====
{{Main|Baháʼí Faith and the unity of religion}}
Although the [[Baháʼí teachings|teachings]] of the [[Baháʼí Faith]] have a strong emphasis on social and ethical issues, there exist a number of foundational texts that have been described as mystical.<ref>{{Cite book |year=1992 |contribution=The Baháʼí Faith |title=Britannica Book of the Year |isbn=0-85229-486-7 |editor1=Daphne Daume |editor2=Louise Watson |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |location=Chicago |url=https://archive.org/details/1988britannicabo0000daum}}</ref> Some of these include statements of a monist nature (e.g., ''[[The Seven Valleys]]'' and the ''[[Hidden Words]]''). The differences between dualist and monist views are reconciled by the teaching that these opposing viewpoints are caused by differences in the observers themselves, not in that which is observed. This is not a 'higher truth/lower truth' position. God is unknowable. For man it is impossible to acquire any direct knowledge of God or the Absolute, because any knowledge that one has, is relative.<ref>{{cite book |last=Momen |first=Moojan |year=1988 |title=Studies in the Bábí and Baháʼí Religions vol. 5, chapter: A Basis For Baháʼí Metaphysics |publisher=Kalimat Press |pages=185–217 |url=http://bahai-library.com/momen_relativism_bahai_metaphysics |isbn=0-933770-72-3}}</ref>