The religions of the past, for the most part, did not recommend but did allow the use of the sword to solve the world’s problems — but the Baha’i Faith...
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Home again after a week’s vacation, we eagerly went to our garden this afternoon to see what had happened while we were away. We were delighted to see new blooms...
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Baha’is follow the teachings of Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, and every year Baha’i communities around the world joyously commemorate their Faith’s teachings of love and...
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Are your thoughts hurting you or healing you? Often, people underestimate the inner workings of their minds and the influence that this endless mental chatter has over their bodies and...
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An essay in an online religious forum, written by a woman I’ve called “Jen,” took exception to the Baha’i Faith’s teachings about human unity. Jen claimed that this unity would...
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Have you ever been around someone who radiates positive energy – who affects your soul without even trying? We all know well what a joyous feeling these kinds of people...
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Ever since she was young, Radiance Talley has turned to poetry to give voice to her thoughts and how she made sense of the world around her. RELATED: Reflections on the...
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In my years as a Baha’i, nine quotations from the Baha’i writings have become especially important to me. I go to them time and time again, because they offer inspiration,...
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John and I are in the midst of home renovations, and even though we have had several weeks of living in a state of disarray (even total chaos), I do...
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On a religious forum I ran across an essay on Baha’is and the United Nations in which a woman I’ll call “Jen” made a series of statements about Baha’i belief...
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Starting today, and for the next twelve days, Baha’is all around the world will celebrate Ridvan, which means “paradise,” the holiest and most joyous time of the Baha’i year. Pronounced...
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William Shakespeare famously asked: What’s in a name? So do certain names have meanings that give them intrinsic or potential power? Do names have the ability to influence, ideally for...
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Lawyers like me, operating within a legal framework, either work proactively to preempt disputes, negotiate earnestly to resolve disputes, or present arguments before a tribunal to settle disputes. The practice...
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When you take on an identity, you draw borders around yourself. Those borders can be wide and expansive or narrow and limiting. So beware of the potential pitfalls of identity...
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I love this passage, given to us by Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, and recounted in the historian and poet Nabil’s book “The Dawn-Breakers”: Be thankful...
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Baha’is all around the globe recently celebrated four Baha’i Intercalary Days, also called “Ayyam-i-Ha,” and many dedicated some of the time during those days to serving others. In act, we’ve...
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In this series of essays, I’ll attempt to share my personal spiritual odyssey, which spans continents and cultural landscapes, from the Worldwide Church of God to the Baha’i Faith. Like the...
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Before the 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes proposed a dualistic view of the mind and body and shaped the understanding of the heart as a mechanical organ rather than a...
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Every morning, I’m greeted with an emailed “Quote of the Day” from World Unity Media — a good way to get my spiritual caffeine with a jolt of divine inspiration...
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In part one of this three-part essay, I discussed my period of “spiritual thirst” and its symptoms of low energy, lack of focus, and jumbled thoughts. Have you ever felt...
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