Dear God, I know I said those prayers asking to have a pure heart and to be a happy and joyful being and told you that I would no longer...
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This is the second segment of my answer to my atheist comrade “Maynard’s” question as to the existence of the spiritual which, I believe, is quite literally supernatural. Religion has...
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Sometimes life brings us sorrow, and that sadness can feel paralyzing. How do we heal and move forward? It is normal to grieve from loss, ache from isolation, suffer from...
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The symbolism and mysticism of a prayer from the Baha’i writings about marriage has forever intrigued me: Wherefore, wed Thou in the heaven of Thy mercy these two birds of...
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O ye loving mothers, know ye that in God’s sight, the best of all ways to worship Him is to educate the children and train them in all the perfections...
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The pressure of the working world can feel immense—but how can I make my work meaningful, whether employed, between jobs, or unsure of what to do next? Work gives us...
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We live at a time in history when material civilization has overshadowed spiritual civilization. The Baha’i Faith aims to re-adjust that imbalance. With the advancement of science, we have witnessed...
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I asked my mother, when I was nine years old, what she wanted me to be when I grew up. “I just want you to be happy,” she said. She...
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Before we can study the central issues of life today, we must destroy the prejudices and fallacies born of previous centuries. – Leo Tolstoy The individual has always had to...
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Why does humanity persecute its prophets and spiritual messengers? What makes the leaders of humanity, both religious and political, react so badly to the founders of the world’s great Faiths?...
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A rather dramatic storm occurred in the early afternoon of July 9th, 1850, in the land of the Lion and the Sun. Although there are no meteorological records to confirm...
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Do you think of job hunting stress as an outer condition or an inner one? I found myself wondering about that as I scrolled through Linkedin, Indeed, Monster and other...
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When Mahvash flies from Tehran to the provincial city of Mashhad, one chilly morning in March, 2008, she fully expects to be home by evening. But she never returns. For...
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Many of us want to find a healthy relationship where we achieve growth, solace, and meaningful companionship. But how do we avoid turning our search for love into a competition?...
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Sometimes it feels like comparing yourself to others is inevitable. In a sense, it’s natural, right? We are social creatures, so we look to one another to try and figure...
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Baha’u’llah began his mystical treatise called The Hidden Words with this powerful passage: O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that...
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From sexual harassment to the separation of families to mass shootings, our nation and our world is drowning in tears, and anger will only keep us afloat for so long. ...
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When you embark on a journey of personal search, you have to be pretty dissatisfied with the status quo. Sometimes it starts off gradually—with a little itch of discontent over...
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