Bahá’u’lláh: Against Persecution of Minorities
In the world as we know it today – and through much of historical time – to be identified by a society as a member …
Specific Teachings
Sacrifice
The concept of sacrifice is integral to religion. Like other religious concepts it has undergone transformation over the ages. The concept of sacrifice was integrally …
Healing
Healing has a deep connection with the work of the messengers of God. We may, for example, think of the many stories and parables of …
Trees of Meaning
Trees are a recurring metaphor in Bahá’u’lláh’s writings and the Baha’i writings more generally. Here are a few examples. Trees are a metaphor for transformation …
Plan B – The Lesser Peace
* * * As noted previously, Bahá’u’lláh wrote to kings and rulers. He did not expect them to accept his proclamation of messianic fulfilment. Indeed …
Bahá’u’lláh on Human Rights
Abdu’l Baha would, in his talks in 1911 and 1912 introducing Bahá’u’lláh’s teaching, identify a list of principles drawn from the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh. The …
Achieving Unity
It was not obvious when Bahá’u’lláh stated it, but it is obvious today. The problems of the world cannot be solved and human welfare and …
Detachment from the Material World
Bahá’u’lláh calls us to a spiritual life – but not an ascetic one. As discussed in a previous article, Bahá’u’lláh does not teach that the …
The Nature of the Soul Doesn’t Change But Everything Else Does
One of the most poignant speeches by a political leader is that of Robert Kennedy given in Indianapolis in 1968, the night that Martin Luther …