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 …
200th anniversary of birth of Baha’u’llah
Suriy-i-Haykal: Restoring the Temple
As we have seen Bahá’u’lláh does not throw away the past; rather Bahá’u’lláh re-weaves the past in new forms in his teachings. The Temple of course …
Nine Years: Prison Poems
This article is devoted to a review of the work called Prison Poems. It is a collection of poems written by Mahvash Sabet, one of …
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 …
What hath God Wrought? 24 May 1844
We live in the most remarkable of times. The transformation of the material conditions of humanity has a cause. Do we really believe that 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 …
Prayers and Meditations of Bahá’u’lláh
Prayers and Meditations of Bahá’u’lláh is a collection, in English, of Bahá’u’lláh’s devotional writings. It is one of Shoghi Effendi’s translations: a work he undertook in 1936-37, …
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 …