My online correspondent, Jesse, was convinced that the Baha’i Faith is an example of syncretism, defined by the Oxford Dictionary this way: The Baha’i Faith, no less than other world...
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“You mean trees die?” I asked my mom when I was five. How could something that big, that majestic, cease to grow? “Sure,” she answered. “Everything that lives has to...
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We live at a propitious time in human history — in fact, the Baha’i teachings say, this is the period foretold by all the religions of the world when two...
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The gentle breeze from the Tigris river, that love-laden air, pregnant with the melodic tone of acquiescence like the sweet-smelling zephyr wafting from Sheba, carries the glad tidings of the...
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How can we navigate conversations about controversial topics without bringing harm to ourselves? In too many of my conversations, I find myself trying to convince people to do one simple...
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For more than a century now, science has assured us that our universe began about 14 billion years ago with a Big Bang — but some of the newest science...
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The Baha’i writings say that humanity “is possessed of two realities, as it were: a reality connected with the senses which is shared in common with the animal, and another...
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When we live in cultures that increasingly insist on solely material conceptions of reality, then we’re defined only as material beings, and that limited definition excludes a huge part of...
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The essential teachings of all the great Faiths, the Baha’i teachings affirm, are in harmony. As a demonstration of that fact, I shared these eerily similar scriptural passages with my...
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Since the dawn of the scientific age, humanity has learned a great deal about our universe — but our slim knowledge parades in front of massive ignorance. Most of the...
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Have you ever heard of the German word sehnsucht? I hadn’t, either. When I first heard it, I imagined it as the name of a German sewing machine company —...
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When we fail to know who we are, it can lead to untold suffering and wasted, misspent lives — ultimately contributing to the causes of wars and strife and keeping...
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I received three class action lawsuit notices in the past three months, informing me I was entitled to cash settlements for purchase misrepresentations. That fact, and recent headline news, prompted...
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Have others gaslighted you, or have you gaslighted yourself? Learn about the different types of gaslighting and what damaging behaviors you should be cautious of for the sake of your...
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An online friend I’ll call Jesse told me that I seemed repelled by his assertion that the Baha’i Faith was syncretism — that is, as he put it, “basically a...
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A few months ago, I woke up at 3 a.m., went outside, and watched the Perseid meteor shower for an hour. As those flaming fireballs scored the heavens with their...
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The Baha’i teachings offer humanity a great gift with their clarification of the meanings in the sacred Judeo-Christian scriptures — and the fulfillment of their promises and prophecies. As just...
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Why does humanity persecute our prophets? Over and over, we’ve treated new messengers of God terribly, greeting their peaceful messages with rage and violence. For some strange reason, our leaders...
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At the heart of the Baha’i Faith, a foundational principle beckons individuals to embark on a personal journey of exploration and understanding — the independent investigation of reality. This primary...
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Why, and how, should we investigate and study the holy scriptures of the world’s religions? First, because Baha’is believe the Word of God, in every Faith, contains the key to...
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