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On the night of May 22 this year, Baha'is around the world will hold celebrations to mark the 168th anniversary of that first evening in Shiraz when their Faith began.
Despite sincere efforts by some in Congress, that body as a whole has failed meaningfully to act on climate change. But the point was not so much to condemn the inaction but to urge Congress to work rapidly to raise its grade.
Dreams have played an important role in almost all spiritual traditions. So what is this mystery that takes up large portions of our night, but about which we know so little?
At the end of Black History Month, Tod Ewing reflects on the profound lessons of the past and considers the question "Where do we go from here?" offering a Baha'i perspective on the spiritual dimensions of racial reconciliation.
Depending on our life circumstances and cultural milieu, we make up different things... I have made up how we celebrate a holiday tradition.
The Festival of Ayyam-i-Ha is a time of fellowship within the Baha'i community and toward all of humanity. Baha'is have few rituals so creativity is the watchword in community celebrations.
"Each time a person stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." - Robert Kennedy
Baha'is will be particularly inspired in 2012 to look to the example of Abdul Baha's journey as they go about their daily lives. But you don't have to be a Baha'i to join in celebrations of this centennial.
Rooms were packed, students excited, but comedy was not the topic.
When a new Manifestation of God appears, according to the Baha'i writings, a new energy is released into the world, transforming both material and spiritual reality. This is not an everyday occurrence.
What brought these and others from across the globe to Israel this sunny day in October was their firm belief in a certain set of principles. Foremost among them was a belief in the oneness of man.
The Bab in many of his works showed how some of the most seemingly mundane things can be infused with deep spiritual understanding.
Spirituality can lead to a relationship with God, but religiosity demands the fulfillment of obligations to God.
While we believe that both historically and in today's "wired" world it is futile to suppress the quest for knowledge, there are many in Iran whose lives are being threatened or damaged by that regime's attempt. They need our support.
Every day, I marvel at the resiliency of the human spirit while time and again, I am struck by ideologies that instill a sense of alienation and hatred prompting ordinary people to commit unimaginable atrocities.
Treating world citizenship as a family value can help avoid the crisis mentality parents experienced after 9/11, when, on top of our own fears and insecurities, we suddenly needed to talk to our kids about the world.
On Tuesday, The New York Times published a lengthy article on...
