admin @ August 8, 2009 # No Comment Yet
The Universal House of Justice states that the suffering of Baha’u’llah is a theme to be studied while deepening in the Cause:
“Dearly-loved Friends, this is the theme we must pursue in our efforts deepen in the Cause. What is Bahá’u’lláh’s purpose for the human race? For what ends did He submit to the appalling cruelties […]
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Regardless of the state of the body, the “spirit is in its original state” [1] , yet “the bounty of good health is the greatest of all gifts.” [2]
“…when the body is wholly subjected to disease and misfortune, it is deprived of the bounty of the spirit; like a mirror which, when it becomes broken, […]
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“Let them not…” from Leila Seradj on Vimeo.
Leila Seradj created this video and posted it to www.vimeo.com/2320032. She wrote the following:
“I made this video using photos from bahai.org/attaining : images of Baha’is from five continents engaging in common yet diverse activity. Text from a recent message dated 20 October 2008 from the Universal House […]
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At the Contender Ministries website, www.contenderministries.org/bahai.php, is an introduction to the Baha’i Faith. It includes inaccurate information, and details that clarify the misstatements are below. Excerpts from the website are italicized.
Those who believe in absolute truths, such as those found in the Bible, are dismissed as intolerant and an obstacle to world […]
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At the website contenderministries.org is a series of articles that attempt to discredit the Baha’i Faith. There are false statements at the site, and this post is likely the first of several to highlight the inaccuracies at contenderministries.org.
There is a chart at the page www.contenderministries.org/bahai.php from the book, The Challenge of Cults, by Ron Rhodes. […]
admin @ September 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The nature of man is threefold.
“So to speak, the reality of man is clad in the outer garment of the animal, the habiliments of the world of nature, the world of darkness, imperfections and unlimited baseness.
“On the other hand, we find in him justice, sincerity, faithfulness, knowledge, wisdom, illumination, mercy and pity coupled with […]
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‘Abdu’l-Baha defines sin in terms of the dual nature of man:
“Evil is imperfection. Sin is the state of man in the world of the baser nature, for in nature exist defects such as injustice, tyranny, hatred, hostility, strife: these are characteristics of the lower plane of nature. These are the sins of the world, the […]
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Baha’u’llah writes that “the earth hath been shaken, and the mountains have passed away, and the angels have appeared, rank on rank, before Us.” [1] Angels are confirmations and holy souls, who promulgate the Covenant.
“By angels is meant the divine confirmations and heavenly powers. Angels are also those holy souls who have severed attachment to […]
admin @ June 21, 2008 # One Comment
“O concourse of divines! Fling away idle fancies and imaginings, and turn, then, towards the Horizon of Certitude. I swear by God! All that ye possess will profit you not, neither all the treasures of the earth, nor the leadership ye have usurped. Fear God, and be not of the lost ones.”
Baha’u’llah, The Proclamation of […]
admin @ June 17, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Shoghi Effendi has written that “the world is full of evil and dark forces” and that by thinking negatively towards each other, they can get hold of us. [1] What is the source of the evil forces present in the world?
“There is a tremendous darkness in the world today, the darkness caused by […]