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In Tonga, the 30th anniversary of Ocean of Light school reflects on how moral and spiritual qualities can be cultivated alongside academic learning in a single endeavor.

How many paths are there to God? There are as many paths to God as there are souls on the Earth. – Rumi Most people would probably agree that we...

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My crash course in understanding the soul of teaching – and in the process, my own soul – happened at an outpatient facility for adults with severe mental and emotional...

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When two people fall in love, the question their love often raises – should we get married or just move in together? – brings up a whole bewildering welter of...

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The Baha’i writings emphatically state that mental health struggles are separate from the life of the soul: “The soul of man is exalted above and is independent of all infirmities...

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Two new essays on The Bahá’í World website consider the foundations of lasting peace and how neuroscience can inform our conception of human nature.

Consider, for a few moments, this mystical and yet practical gem of venerable advice: “If you die before you die, then you won’t die when you die.” That’s the timeworn...

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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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At a gathering of residents of Batouri, Cameroon, and its surrounding communities, the design of the country’s first local Bahá’í House of Worship is unveiled.

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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Counsellor Taraz Nadarajah shares stories from Sydney where families and young people are contributing to new patterns of community life.

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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