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. …
200th anniversary of birth of Baha’u’llah
Night Vigil – the Sun of Baha has set
At 3.00 am on 29 May 1892, Bahá’u’lláh left this mortal world. He had lived 75 years. Abdu’l Baha, his eldest son, immediately sent a …
Mona Mahmudnizhad – Speaking Truth to Power
The specific phrase “speaking truth to power” appears to have entered the collective conscious initially among the Quakers. It is in the title of a 1955 …
Balancing Material and Spiritual Civilization
“No matter how far the material world advances, it cannot establish the happiness of mankind. Only when material and spiritual civilization are linked and coordinated …
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” …
Words of Love
I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of …
Adam and the Rainbow Serpent
In ancient biblical lore Adam is the first human and the creation story of Adam and Eve is well-known. Adam and Eve are cast as …
Good News — Bahá’u’lláh’s Glad Tidings
Good news — glad tidings or “gospel”, to use an old English word. In Arabic, “bisharat”. Bahá’u’lláh’s Glad Tidings are a short collection of teachings concerned …
Harmony of Science and Religion — Dispelling Superstition
“Among … principles of Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings was the harmony of science and religion.” With words such as these ‘Abdu’l-Bahá introduces us to another core principle …