In a Baha’i prayer, we ask God to fill up our “cup of detachment” and break us off from “the shackles of this nether world.” Shackles, chains that prevent us...
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As a young adult, I respected those who worked in governing roles. Given my upbringing and education in both the Baha’i Faith and in America, I saw them as contributing...
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The Baha’i Faith is unique in many ways, one of them being the vast wisdom contained in its holy scriptures — all of the writings of The Bab, Baha’u’llah, and...
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I’m an artist, so I want to briefly share my understanding of how art has and will increasingly have a powerful role in the world-changing process of the Baha’i revelation. ...
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Aurora Baha'i Community invites to an Ayyam-i-Ha Potluck Celebration Saturday February 22 5:00-9:00 PM Bring a main dish to share Prisco Community Center 150 W. Illinois Ave. Aurora, IL 60506 Please RSVP by 2/15/25 to Carl Clingenpeel @ 630-881-6785 or carlcling@outlook.com
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When I tried to pay for my coffee this morning, I was told it had already been paid for. The cashier then pointed to a woman near the exit and said that...
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My Facebook friend Ari and I had finally communicated enough that he stopped assuming he knew what I believed and, instead, asked what I believed or thought of a particular...
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We live in a time when many people have lost their hope, faith, and optimism, as war and violence, corruption and greed, environmental degradation and loss seem to dominate our...
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Here in the nursing home, I have a neighbor and a friend, both of whom are in the process of dying. Of course, we’re all in some stage of that...
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It seems like every day a new problem arises and confronts us with the oldest human conundrum: what should I do? How should I feel? Should I get angry; should...
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As the calendar approached that Y2K day when the year 1999 would flip to 2000, denizens of the computerized world feared that entire virtual systems would shut down. Because of...
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In part one, Michael Orona and I explored untold stories of solidarity between Indigenous Yaqui miners and African Americans. In part two, we delved into the power of spiritual courage...
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While we can find elements of gender equality in the teachings of various spiritual traditions, these ideals have often been obscured by cultural interpretations and historical biases. For instance, Buddhism...
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As much as we discussed it, my atheist colleague, Ari, seemed not to understand the point that I, and several other friends who’d become engaged in our dialogue, had tried...
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