Every year, around the vernal equinox, the world seems to come alive. Depending on where you live in the Northern Hemisphere, trees and bushes that were once icy and barren...
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Happy New Year! No, we’re not three months late—because today, on the vernal equinox, people all over the planet celebrate New Year’s Day, including the Baha’is. Have you ever heard...
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In the successive stages of human development and the advancement of civilization we have progressed through many evolutionary changes in the structure of our societies. Humanity started with the smallest...
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If you’ve ever grieved over a major loss in life, you know how profoundly painful it can be – so is there a way to creatively transform that pain into...
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Does a Creator actually act in the world of creation? If so, when you pray sincerely for something to happen, why doesn’t it always occur? What happens to our unanswered...
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As a neuroscientist, I’m always trying to understand how our brain deals most effectively with the daily issues we encounter. So once the end of February rolls around and...
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Baha’is believe dreams prove that we each possess more than merely our tangible, material life—that we all have an eternal life latent within us: … reflect upon the perfection of...
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How big a role does what we say, and how and when we say it, play in our lives? How can our speech be used to better ourselves and serve...
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Scientific studies on the health benefits of fasting help explain why people who fast regularly—Buddhists, Mormons, Baha’is and others—tend to live longer and healthier lives. But the Baha’i teachings emphasize...
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After over 40 years as a Baha’i, I’m still learning to unravel the mystery of the nineteen-day Baha’i Fast. This annual spiritual practice, which Baha’is around the world began in...
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The friendly woman at a checkout counter this morning recognized me from the photo on my newspaper column, and then told me that she routinely posts the columns in her workplace’s employee lounge. ...
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It’s time we include teenagers in our conversations about gender inequality, because they often become its first and greatest victims. Thankfully, the Baha’i junior youth spiritual empowerment program gives us...
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How do we identify standards of right and wrong and know how we should behave? In a world where these things seem so unclear, the Baha’i teachings offer humanity a...
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The other day, I met someone who said he was deeply interested in religion. He asked me about my faith, and I told him that I’m a Baha’i. Confused, he...
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Have you ever tried to fast but were quickly discouraged by the difficulty of finding a suitable fast or the challenge of following through on your intention to fast? There...
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One common theme often emerges from the biographies of social trailblazers — their acknowledgment of a higher force guiding their lives. In those biographies and autobiographies, we hear of...
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My neighbor who was struggling is now dying, perhaps within the next few hours. Today, all her family members, as well as a childhood friend, kept her company. Of course,...
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Every year at about this time, I get asked by friends: “If I wanted to take part in the Baha’i fast, could I do it?” “Sure,” I tell them. One...
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Most of us have heard the expression that “time heals all wounds,” but is that true? Does the mere passage of time dull the severity of pain and resolve the...
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In the October 12, 1952 issue of Ebony magazine, a feature article appeared titled, “Baha’i Faith, Only Church in World That Does Not Discriminate.” At that time, Ebony magazine enjoyed...
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