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Freedom is one of the most important aspects of happiness. All human beings desire to be free, but there is a difference between the kind of freedom that leads to...

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Do you ever think about improving yourself? Most of us do. We want to become smarter, cooler, funnier, thinner, richer, happier. But what truly creates happiness? The Baha’i teachings say...

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Hearing in Brazil marked 40th anniversary of “The Promise of World Peace”, examines efforts to address societal violence.

Living in a small town, I can easily walk to most places. While doing some errands earlier today, I noticed that the closer I got to the downtown area the...

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A tremendous highlight of the last Baha’i month was the release of two letters from the Universal House of Justice: one was regarding the Nine Year Plan, and it was addressed to the Conference of the Continental Counsellors (and by extension, to all of us), and the other was written to the Baha’is of the […]

I was in Washington, DC for work a couple of weeks ago and made a point to stop by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. I love the inspiring quotes...

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A silent epidemic of loneliness is on the rise worldwide, especially in the West. Do you feel lonely? If you do, ironically, you’re not alone. According to the Angus Reid...

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“Why me?” I asked the universe. “Why not you?” the universe replied. It’s easy to blame others or “things” for our problems, and not look at ourselves first. Avoiding personal...

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Baha’u’llah, the prophet and founder of the Baha’i Faith, described character, speech and action as “the fruits of the human tree:” The fruits of the human tree are exquisite, highly...

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We talk a lot about unity – which means “the state of being united or joined as a whole” – but seldom achieve it. Humanity hasn’t reached that state, but...

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