On the Origin and Nature of Evil
Bahá’u’lláh’s writings emphasize the “better angels” of human nature: our potential for good. This call to rise to the positive potential inherent in us, coupled with …
Specific Teachings
The Sultan’s Puppet Show
Shortly after Bahá’u’lláh was condemned to exile and imprisonment in the prison-city of Akka, he wrote to the Grand Vizier responsible for his banishment. The …
Looking Good – The Ornaments
Dressing up – and decorating in various ways – is a universal human practice. Clothing isn’t just functional. It serves complex social functions; it is …
Seven Heavens and Extrasolar Planets
Australian skies look to the centre of the galaxy. The milky way is a bright band high overhead and the night sky an explosion of starlight. …
Civilization and its Excesses
Bahá’u’lláh called on all human beings to work for the advancement of civilization, yet he also warned of the danger of carrying civilization to excess. All men have been created to carry …
Each Morrow Richer than its Yesterday
We all make mistakes. How we deal with our own mistakes and of those around us has important implications. Too often we stand in judgement of …
We Are One – Bahá’u’lláh’s Teachings Against Violence
Human beings are not inherently violent. But that we have a problem with violence is undeniable. How many times have prophets, poets, philosophers and philanthropists …
Bahá’u’lláh on Good Government
We live in a time of increasing distrust between citizens and institutions of government. Ordinary people seek solutions for what they experience as failures of government, …
A Mountain of Roses: The Ridvan Festival
The second exile of Bahá’u’lláh by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, this time from Baghdad to Constantinople, is not remembered as a time of sorrow. …