The phrase “unity in diversity” will generally produce assent and agreement among most people—but many will hasten to add that another aspect of diversity work has to come first: justice. ...
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Malala Yousufzai, a brave 15-year-old Pakistani girl who had already achieved national prominence for her promotion of girls’ education, was targeted and shot in the head (Tribune article on Malala)...
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How do Baha’is approach the thorny, complex and difficult issue of climate change? Scientific concepts of ecology, environmental responsibility and evolutionary social change have deep roots in the Baha’i teachings...
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Last winter, as my friend Julia and I enjoyed a rare sunny day, strolling and discussing the important creations of a renowned architect, our discussion led us to consider what...
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Collectively, we humans have never lived this long. The average lifespan in the year 1900 was forty-seven—today it is seventy-five. Consequently, problems resulting from the physiological deterioration of the aging...
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The central purpose and principle of the Baha’i Faith – the promulgation of universal peace – is not just a Baha’i goal. As Abdu’l-Baha said in the U.S. in 1912,...
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Man must attach himself to an infinite reality, so that his glory, his joy, and his progress may be infinite. – Abdu’l-Baha, Divine Philosophy, p. 136. Do you pray only...
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The attributes of God—those deep spiritual qualities that draw our attention to aspects of His interaction with us and all of creation—are the traces of the essence of our Creator....
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The Baha’i teachings identify six essential elements for spiritual growth — the daily practices that will facilitate our spiritual development and can also be used in our search for meaning,...
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In order to understand the substantive content of The Secret of Divine Civilization, we should explicate four different layers of discourse in Abdu’l-Baha’s fascinating work. In the book, these four...
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Have you ever fallen in love? When I met my wife Teresa, I sure did. We met at a Baha’i conference, and only had the chance to talk for a...
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Human beings possess dozens of character traits that others may find either attractive, admirable or off-putting. Which of those traits make us spiritual? We can usually recognize the off-putting traits...
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Historically, hundreds of wars have been fought in the name of justice. In our own time, many movements and processes around the world have justice as their goal—but justice still...
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If you could pick the future you’d like to see for humanity, what would it look like — and what will it take for all humanity to make our hope...
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When we experience the different types of social support, we feel close to and cared for by our community. In contrast, as noted in chapter 11 of “Health Promotion in...
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All the world’s religions strongly emphasize service, including helping the poor, the sick, the oppressed, and protecting the environment and its wildlife. When we serve, not only do we help...
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The Baha’i teachings call on humanity to unite. Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, said that he “hath come to quicken the world and unite all its...
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We live in a technological age, and the training of the scientific mind tends to regard the virtues of the heart as impediments to truth, until religion itself verges on...
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O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to...
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“Ye are all fruits of one tree, the leaves of one branch, the flowers of one garden”—you can hear this refrain in many Baha’i teachings and songs. The phrase comes...
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