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In 1996, Carl Sagan wrote that current evidence “strongly suggests that stars like our own Sun frequently, if not invariably, are accompanied by planets.” [1] In the 19th century, Baha’u’llah responded to a question about “the nature of the celestial spheres”:
“To comprehend their nature, it would be necessary to inquire into the meaning […]
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Worldwide between 1999 and 2005 there were 850 million people undernourished. The growing world population is anticipated to necessitate by 2050 the use of a billion hectares additional land to be used to grow food. [1] In order to be able to also utilize biomass to develop biofuel, new technologies will need […]
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‘Abdu’l-Baha writes that the world is in need of expertise:
“The world of mankind is in need of expert gardeners who may convert these forests into delectable rose gardens, may substitute for these barren trees ones that yield fruit, and may replace these useless weeds with roses and fragrant herbs. Thus active souls and vigilant people […]
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‘Abdu’l-Baha writes in The Secret of Divine Civilization that “a good character is in the sight of God and His chosen ones and the possessors of insight, the most excellent and praiseworthy of all things.” A requisite of a good character is opposing unsuitable desires:
“The third element of the utterance under discussion is, “opposes his […]
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Matthieu Ricard is an author and photographer who once served as a molecular biologist and later became a Buddhist monk in the Himayalas. In the video below, Matthieu discusses the nature of happiness and research that a state of well-being can be cultivated by training of the mind.
A starting point of the discussion is […]
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William S. Hatcher, a mathematician, philosopher, and educator, is a Baha’i who served as a professor in universities in North America, Europe, and Russia. He has written groundbreaking books, such as Minimalism: A Bridge between Classical Philosophy and the Baha’i Revelation and Love, Power, and Justice, connecting ideas of philosophy with Teachings of the […]