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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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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The biggest and most important part of identity formation involves choosing the inner values we decide to emphasize and develop. Those choices start with a flock of inner questions like...
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Our planet’s current wars — in Ukraine, in Myanmar, in Sudan, in the Middle East, and in several other places — dominate the news and cry out for the world’s...
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If you’ve braved the storm of material life and made the choice to follow a spiritual path, you might wonder what you can best do to help yourself progress on...
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During the past few weeks, I had been feeling rather “off my game” for some reason. My thoughts were jumbled, my attention unfocused, and I felt as though I wasn’t...
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Scott Mayhew had been working on his family’s SUV when it slipped off the jack and crushed him. “I was kind of on my side, reaching for a wrench when...
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We live in an age of identity. Discovering our individual identities defines the quest of so many contemporary souls. As a result, “Who am I?” has become a central question...
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Did God designate one chosen people? If so, why? My online friend Epi, a Jehovah’s Witness, and I continued to discuss that controversial idea. He maintains the belief that there...
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How does the Baha’i Faith get its Funds? Do Baha’is pass a collection plate, or demand tithing, or solicit everyone for donations? No — none of the above. Instead, only...
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Many of the world’s cultures have a traditional time of the year set aside just for fun and laughter, when tricks, comedy, pranks, and practical jokes prevail. That’s why April...
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Remember when Jesus asked this famous question: “Who do people say I am?” in the Gospel of Mark, followed by the very next question, “Who do you say I am?” ...
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I’m a bit strange, a little different. I’ve spent many hours studying people as if they were another species. I had to do that because, I’ve learned, I have autism....
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