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Have you ever experienced a sudden conviction, a determination, that there is something you must do—that it isn’t even a choice? Did you ever think that maybe this was God...

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Relationship and marriage educator Susanne Alexander is the heart behind the Transformation Learning Center, an online school which offers courses to empower individuals, couples, parents and families. Susanne is a veteran contributor to Baha’i Blog and she has written several articles about marriage, relationships and aspects of striving to live a Baha’i life. In this […]

We’ve all felt our own anger, and we’ve probably all wondered, after the rage subsides, what to do about it. How can we control it, and move past it? “Where...

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Empathy and compassion are precious human values – but they can be diminished or even disappear because of cultural, racial, political, and religious pressure or through materialistic manipulation.   In such...

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Participants of the 49th conference of the ABS explore the application of the Bahá’í teachings to a wide array of prevalent discourses on the wellbeing of humanity.

Participants of the 49th conference of the ABS explore the application of the Bahá’í teachings to a wide array of prevalent discourses on the wellbeing of humanity.

If ever there was a universal language in this world, it could be that of love. Regardless of age, race, nationality, gender or social status, we all want to be...

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Sanctify your ears from the idle talk of them that are the symbols of denial and the exponents of violence and anger. – Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah,...

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The dictionary defines greed, an attribute as ancient as humankind, as wanting more than your share. Few people would want the synonyms for greed – avarice and covetousness – applied...

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Often when I pray, I get exactly what I want. Sometimes it happens immediately, but other times, I discover years later what gifts were prepared for me. A decade ago, my father was working in Haifa as a volunteer. For me, one of the many blessings of his seven years at the Baha’i World Centre […]

It’s not that difficult to live longer. First you have to want to. Many depressed people don’t, for a lot of good or not-so-good reasons. When I took classes to...

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When we read in Matthew 22:36–40 about our Lord being questioned by the Pharisees as to which is the greatest commandment in the Law, He answers: Love the Lord your...

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This podcast episode explores how young people in the Caucasus and Central Asia are overcoming social barriers and contributing to the betterment of their communities.

As a graduate student, I had a series of vivid, hyper-real dreams—so I decided to see if I could determine what they meant. How did I do it? I read...

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A friend of mine who is a devout Christian once wrote to me and asked the following questions. He wanted me to answer them based on the Baha’i Writings. Below...

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Dreams have played a major role in religion—in fact, mystic dreams often accompany the inception of a new Faith: … the soul-shaking experience of Moses when confronted by the Burning...

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On a music streaming service this morning, I happened to hear one of the many recorded versions of the song “No Man Is an Island,” which I remembered singing it at summer...

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This month the Australian Baha’i Community released a 24-minute documentary titled Emerging from Obscurity. It tells the story of a fledgling Baha’i community in 1950s Australia as it undertook the herculean task of raising the first Baha’i House of Worship in the region, on Sydney’s northern shores. The crises and victories depicted moved me to […]

Having grown up in the tradition of the Baha’i Faith, regular daily devotions were always part of our household practice – including my parents saying prayers with me from a...

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