In the Baha’i teachings, Baha’u’llah redefined the nature of evil, explaining that it is not a force in its own right. Evil is the absence of good in the same...
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O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us. O SON OF MAN! Rejoice...
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Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause,...
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Can any religion of the past now serve the needs of a rapidly-globalizing humanity with its diverse spectrum of spiritual beliefs? If so, what religion and which branch of it...
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I doubt many readers would argue that we should scrap our country’s Constitution because of how it has been interpreted – yet that defines the substance of a repeated argument...
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Isn’t it curious that one ‘unknown’ or ‘unknowable’ may help in finding the key to another mystery? After all, that’s the way we usually gain knowledge – by starting with...
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Throughout our lives, we go through seasons of crisis and victory, of progress and failure, and of happiness and heartache. We also mark the passage of time by the changes...
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Although written in the 19th century, these famous lines might just as well be contemporary, because they capture our global civilization at its present stage of development: It was the...
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We’re all human, so from time to time, we despair, losing our optimism and hope. Even the messengers of God felt despair, as Shoghi Effendi reminded us in this letter...
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Ever had a day where it just felt like everything got on your nerves? Sometimes, it stems from deeper conflict, and other times from a build-up of small stressors. Here...
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I remember hanging out with a friend in Oregon that I had recently met who was about 10 years older than me. We’d hung out several times at community events...
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Unexpectedly seeing a friend at a local coffee shop today, I invited her to sit with me for awhile. I am so happy I did, because it gave her a...
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In the radiant tapestry of Hillcrest Orchard Camp’s Fall Program, an extraordinary initiative unfolds, intertwining the principles of the Baha’i Faith with the transformative power of experiential learning. This innovative...
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Ever feel so enraged you just want to boil over? Hit something? Lash out at the world? Well, it turns out, so do millions of other people right now. Our...
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In many ways, a falcon’s physical senses and abilities are much more impressive than ours. This two-pound bird can reach speeds higher than most small airplanes and is the fastest...
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Years ago, at a fireside chat at my home, a man joked, “The funny thing about humility is that once you know you have it, you’ve lost it again!” I...
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The Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other in the closest companionship, and to be even as a single soul. They are two...
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The importance of marriage in the Baha’i Faith is clearly stated in the Baha’i writings. Marriage is considered not only a physical union, but also as a spiritual union between...
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