Have you been seeing lime green ribbons tied to trees this month? Those would be in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month (MHA) was first observed...
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I’ve come to terms with the fact that to strengthen my spiritual and mental health, I have to practice patience. People’s strengths and weaknesses vary. We are all unique, so...
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We all have moments of joy in life – but how would you like to live in a lasting state of joy, rather than just experiencing those quickly passing moments...
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In every life we have some trouble,When you worry you make it doubleDon’t worry, be happy! ~Bobby McFerrin, 1988 song lyrics Don’t worry, be happy. You may recognize these four...
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I was struck with a severe mental illness—rapid cycling bipolar disorder, Type I—at the age of 51. Most people who get bipolar—which used to be called manic depression—have their first...
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Modern society puts an inordinate amount of pressure on mothers, expecting them to ensure that their children are “successful” — that they have every advantage, that they have money, status,...
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O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst for evermore. O SON OF BEING!...
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Nature has endowed adolescent boys with the strength, agility, and physical stamina they’ve needed since the age when tribal life depended on the traditionally manly skills of the daily hunt. ...
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Do natural disasters mean that God is mad at humanity? This subject is too big for a text conversation, yet a friend and I began sharing some random thoughts via...
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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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We’ve all felt our own anger, and we’ve probably all wondered, after the rage subsides, what to do about it. How can we control it, and move past it? “Where...
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Do you ever think “I really need more spirituality in my life?” You’re not alone—just about everyone feels that way, at some point in their development. But how, and where,...
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The Baha’i teachings caution us against fabricating false imaginations of our Creator — and also warn us about visualizing false imaginations of death. In the Baha’i view, a spiritual existence...
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How do the world’s most renowned scientists and theorists regard the spiritual realm? Can science and spirituality, so long at odds, find common ground? Can a scientist believe in the...
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On the Twelfth Day of Ridvan, the time for Baha’u’llah’s departure and exile from Baghdad finally arrived. For most, exile would have been a disgrace – but for Baha’u’llah, it...
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Some BahaiTeachings.org readers, after reading my recent essay called Dreams and Visions of the Soul, wondered about human dreams and how they compare to animal dreams. They left these comments...
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…in the search for truth man must weigh religious questions in the balance of science and reason. God has given us rational minds for this purpose, to penetrate all things,...
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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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Today, more and more people recognize that we are spiritual beings, that we can only obtain the ultimate happiness if we learn how to live an inner life. How can...
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Have you ever done something you deeply regretted? We all have. Afterwards you probably asked yourself: how can I avoid doing that again? We can scarcely get through life without...
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