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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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When I sit down to my morning prayers, I often have a whole list of concerns that I am asking for help with like relationship conflicts, work problems, and creative conundrums. I regularly remind myself that there are no problems too big or too small for God to help me solve. If the issue is […]

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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There is no shortage of tragedy in the world. Genocides, racism, gender-based violence, the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities—the list is long, and the weight of it can be extremely heavy. For many people, witnessing injustice ignites a burning desire to act, to speak, to demand better. As Baha’is, many of us also feel […]

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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Years of conversation at the national level in the US culminate in publication and website with insights on overcoming racial prejudice.

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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Over the last 50 years I have turned up almost every day to my workshop where I design and make furniture to commission. As I look back, I can see an unfolding path of creative discovery and spiritual insights that has sustained, guided and shaped my work. Craftsmanship is love made visible. I believe that […]

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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This podcast episode explores how spiritual principles are fostering greater unity, participation, and shared responsibility in communities across Papua New Guinea.

Hi friends!! Here’s our round-up of the previous month! If you haven’t already, I recommend watching the keynote address at the 2026 conference for the Association for Baha’i Studies for North America. Delivered by member of the Universal House of Justice, Mr Shahriar Razavi, the talk is about serving as a true practitioner of peace, […]

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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