October 2021 – Bahá’ís of Wenatchee

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What is Spirituality in the Bahá’í Faith?

October 24, 2021

The Bahá’í Scriptures throw tiers of light on the subject of spirituality. Insight into our life in this world can be gained by considering the few brief months of our life before our birth. When […]

Bahá’í World publication: New essays invite a broader view of human progress

Four new essays explore wisdom and reason, Bahá’í contributions to social renewal in Iran, an expand

United Arab Emirates: Fostering family life alongside the emergence of AI

As AI enters daily life, Bahá’í representatives in Abu Dhabi reflect on what family is for and how i

BIC Brussels: Youth as protagonists of Europe’s social advancement

A new BIC Brussels statement explores the conditions to unlock the potential of all young people to

In Conversation: Studies, work, and service brought together in the life of communities

Participants from three countries describe how Bahá’í educational programs are helping young people

Belgium: Five brunches, one neighborhood

In a Brussels neighborhood, young people prepared brunch for whoever wished to come, drawing elders,

BIC Brussels: 115 European parliamentarians urge Egypt to end religious discrimination and guarantee Baháʼí rights

A joint statement signed by parliamentarians from across Europe calls on Egyptian authorities to “fu

Insights from the Field: In two Ecuadorian port cities, families build a shared life of service

In this podcast, families in two Ecuadorian fishing towns turn daily concerns—schooling, sport, life

“Waves of One Sea”: A wider vision of belonging in a shared Dutch society

Discussion forums with hundreds of residents in neighborhoods and villages are giving shape to new p

A Common Endeavor: A country’s story, still being written

On UN Charter Day, a gathering at the New York BIC Offices explored the spiritual principles that ca

“A moral endeavor”: Why development is more than a technical exercise

A new volume of 14 essays from the Indore Bahá’í Chair explores development as a moral endeavor shap

A Common Endeavor: Seeking the spiritual foundations of America’s future

From Capitol Hill to Chicago, a message from American Bahá’ís invites conversations on spiritual ren

“A sense of healing”: Thousands find tranquility on the terraces of the Shrine of the Báb

People of diverse backgrounds gathered on the illuminated terraces leading to the Shrine of the Báb

Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Intricate work on central edifice proceeds in earnest

Crane removed from south plaza while some of the most intricate stages of building the Shrine of ‘Ab

In Conversation: Local Spiritual Assemblies and the bonds of trust

Counsellors explore how Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies in three diverse settings—Kenya, Sri Lanka

Maryland Bahá’í Chair: Exploring diversity as a path to lasting peace

Panelists from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, and Kenya explore how unity in diversity is essential

Tonga: Moral and academic education fosters life of service

In Tonga, the 30th anniversary of Ocean of Light school reflects on how moral and spiritual qualitie

…every one of the divine religions contains essential ordinances, which are not subject to change, and material ordinances, which are abrogated according to the exigencies of time. But the people of the world have forsaken the divine teachings and followed forms and imitations of the truth. Inasmuch as these human interpretations and superstitions differ, dissensions and bigotry have arisen, and strife and warfare have prevailed. By investigating the truth or foundation of reality underlying their own and other beliefs, all would be united and agreed, for this reality is one; it is not multiple and not divisible.

— Abdu’l-Baha

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