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Four new essays explore wisdom and reason, Bahá’í contributions to social renewal in Iran, an expanded view of innovation, and the foundations of lasting peace.

Striving and self-discipline don’t come easily to everyone – but if you hope to launch and sustain internal change, you’ll need enough self-discipline to stick to your goals.  For example:...

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The Baha’i writings often describe the prophets and messengers of God as “divine physicians,” sent by the Creator to minister to the ills afflicting humanity: The Prophets of God should...

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What happens to us after we die? Did you know approximately one hundred thousand people search on Google each month for the answer to that question?   RELATED: What Comes...

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To say our human spirit is in tune with this wide, never-ending universe is a statement that may cause derision—or acknowledgment. The derision may come when someone asks: “How can...

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As AI enters daily life, Bahá’í representatives in Abu Dhabi reflect on what family is for and how it can shape technology’s use toward the common good.

I’ve found that achieving unity within myself requires meditating to seek clarity and spiritual consciousness. I try to attain this condition of unity by being detached from material things and...

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When you hear the words “refugee” or “migrant,” what immediately comes to mind? Do you think of a poor immigrant crossing into another country – or do you think of...

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Today, we can feel the pressures of conflict blasting from all directions. How can we prevent the forces of corruption, injustice, and disunity from tearing our democracy to pieces? RELATED:...

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If you read, listen to or watch any media to get your news, you’ve probably noticed more coverage lately about a concept called “the rule of law,” and how it’s...

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Where do we look for God? At some level the answer is: anywhere. In his Of True Religion, Saint Augustine clearly recognized that there are vestiges of God in everything....

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We’ve come to the final essay in this series, which recounts my search for God after losing my belief in a Creator. I discovered my answers in the teachings of...

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Baha’is believe that the unprecedented energies of our time are spiritual in nature, and that they result from the coming of God’s most recent representative to humankind, the Manifestation of...

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Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;Dust thou...

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My husband and I host a weekly Baha’i study circle for young people in our home, and it has taken me back to the perils and uncertainties of my own...

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A new BIC Brussels statement explores the conditions to unlock the potential of all young people to contribute to social betterment.

When my family and I moved to Vienna, Austria in 1991, international telephone calls were extremely expensive, making it pretty prohibitive to talk to far-flung friends and family. Our monthly...

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With the release of ChatGPT by OpenAI, and other artificial intelligence (AI) programs pending from multiple sources, concerns about the capabilities of modern AI have grown rapidly. Should we all...

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In 1912, a person asked Abdu’l-Baha, one of the central figures of the Baha’i Faith, “What is the purpose of our lives?” He replied, “To acquire virtues.”  And, Baha’is believe...

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When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of distress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need...

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