Have you ever wondered why people pray? Prayer and meditation have an important place in all of the major world religions, but why? Does God need our prayers? If the...
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The Baha’i teachings not only offer humanity a new vision of what the future holds, but also reassure us that the turbulence we see in the world signals the birth-pangs...
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My inbox often includes several newsletters featuring breaking news, stories, ideas, and special offers. Too busy to read them in detail, I tend to scan for items of personal interest such as...
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When people unite around some limited idea, cause, or characteristic but are opposed, sometimes violently, to those who differ from them, each group thinks they are right and the others...
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For those who have embraced a very abstract understanding of God, some might call that idea the God of Einstein. Einstein referred to himself as a “pantheistic” believer in the...
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Since time immemorial, prayers have been offered by individuals during times of sickness and collectively in ceremonies to celebrate the Divine Reality and to ask for blessings. Current scientific exploration...
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Religion can be and often has been corrupted by ideology and superstition. That’s made religion an easy target for critics, and sometimes left even the faithful themselves wondering. But every...
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I love being physically active, and I’m fortunate to be able to work out almost every day. Even though I’m not athletic in a competitive sense, I do occasionally register for an...
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The concept of unity in diversity can be found in many national mottos, including the European Union’s, and operates everywhere we look in our physical, social, and cultural worlds. When...
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We’ve all experienced anger, frustration, and outrage, the emotions that make us verbally lash out at someone else. Has that ever happened to you? Later, did you wish you could...
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Lots of reasons exist to not believe in God. Many good and honest people simply do not see how the universe as they know it can be reconciled with popular...
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Every year, around the vernal equinox, the world seems to come alive. Depending on where you live in the Northern Hemisphere, trees and bushes that were once icy and barren...
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Happy New Year! No, we’re not three months late—because today, on the vernal equinox, people all over the planet celebrate New Year’s Day, including the Baha’is. Have you ever heard...
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