The Individual in the Era of Human Maturity
As foreshadowed in yesterday’s article – Baha’u’llah’s teachings carry implications for the role of the individual. Indeed Baha’u’llah’s teachings empower the individual as an active …
Specific Teachings
Religious Institutions for the Era of Human Maturity
Bahá’u’lláh established a new faith. What would its institutions be like? In accordance with the wide ranging reforms across Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings – the religious institutions …
Newspapers – Mirror of the World
Newspapers and their more recent digital descendants are the lens through which we see the world. Recently the role of the media has been a …
Taking Things Too Literally vs. Interpreting Texts for the Oneness of Humanity
Taking things too literally – particularly religious texts – can be a problem – as we tragically see in our world. In some cases it …
Consultation
It’s wonderful to speak about the unity of humankind. Who doesn’t want a peaceful world in which conflict is no more and all human beings …
Courage
Mona Mahmudnizhad’s short life was crowned with courage. It’s not the kind of courage that most us of imagine having. We saw the courage of George Townshend …
Baha’i Music – ladder for the soul
Bahá’u’lláh abolishes religious prohibition of music. Music is a ladder for the soul. Abdu’l Baha explains: Among certain nations of the East, music was considered reprehensible, but …
Bahá’u’lláh on Knowledge
How do we know? What does it mean to know? These are deceptively simple but important questions and the answers are by no means straight forward. …
Weaving the Future from the Threads of the Past
Across the world, the 19th century was a time of dramatic change. From our 21st century vantage point we may perceive it as “old fashioned” …