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Participants at the annual ABS conference reflect on how spiritual principles can inform inquiry across diverse fields—from neuroscience to information technology.

As social creatures, we naturally want to find a group of people we can connect with to be part of something bigger than ourselves. It’s easy to fall into the...

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Well, I entered 2025 with the flu. Even though it’s much milder thanks to modern medicine, it’s still rough. My appetite is low, my energy even lower. Being stuck in...

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In his travels through Europe and North America just over a century ago, Abdu’l-Baha spoke continuously of the future society that the practice of Baha’u’llah’s teachings would make possible. He...

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Duane Herrmann is a prolific writer who began honing his craft in his teenage years. Several books later (poetry, non-fiction, sci-fi and more!), Duane has released a collection of Baha’i-inspired stories that are humorous and lofty. Duane graciously agreed to tell us all about this latest book, Exaltation: Stories of Spiritual Adventure: Can you please […]

What we cannot avoid in our discussion about what constitutes human life—especially since we have defined death as the absence of it—is whether or not being human involves anything other...

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It might seem strange at first to realize that the Baha’i Faith promotes the harmony of science and religion. To many people think religion represents the opposite of science, in...

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Do science and the inner spiritual life ever collide or cohere? Can they work together? The Baha’i teachings answer those questions with a resounding yes. Although most of my more...

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Do you dream? Yes, you certainly do, the sleep researchers all tell us. Whether you remember what you dreamed when you wake up or not, every human being dreams. Even...

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I’ve been exploring what the Baha’i Faith teaches about Baha’u’llah’s daily obligatory prayers and comparing it to what is known in neurobiology about learning and states of mind.  I’ve always...

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A new podcast by the Bahá’ís of Ethiopia creates a space for youth to reflect on questions of identity in a society comprising more than 80 ethnic groups.

Today I had somewhat severe pain in my chest, side, and back, and it made breathing difficult. I took a pain reliever and hoped the pain would subside. As I...

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When Teri Ghaemmaghami sees a need, she rises to the occasion to meet it! In this interview, she tells us about World Unity Media which produces Baha’i and Baha’i-inspired audiobooks, a podcast series and more! Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself? I have been married for 46 years and proud to […]

Currently between jobs, I’m fortunate that, for a while anyway, I’m not worried about being without an income. This is a welcome and rare opportunity to reconsider how I spend my time...

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In his mystical book The Hidden Words, Baha’u’llah confirmed that the Creator loves us all with an immensity that we cannot comprehend: “I loved thy creation, hence I created thee.”...

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A symposium by the Bahá’ís of the US explores how stories grounded in unity and justice can hold the country’s painful realities and shared aspirations in the same frame.

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 have recently been rekindling my love for the prefaces of Baha’i texts. When I studied English Literature (longer ago than I care to confess) I quickly learned how invaluable prefaces are: they provide a context and an orientation to the words about to be studied. They set the table, with the appropriate silverware and […]

“There’s so much hate right now,” bewailed a friend recently. Usually one of the most positive and upbeat women I know, she sounded dejected. Deeply concerned about the state of...

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A self-identifying atheist acquaintance — I’ll call him Maynard — posted questions about God on his blog encouraging any believers hanging out there to please answer. How could I resist?...

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