May, 2008
The integrated beauty of God’s laws
When I was in high school, I loved mathematics and physics but not so much chemistry. I certainly had the best math teachers one could hope for, being that I was at a math magnet school. My physics teacher was great too, as well as quite a character — he was known to pasture his [...]
Declaring my faith
On this day 164 years ago, the Bab, declared that He was the Promised One whose Mission was to prepare humanity for one even greater than Himself, Baha’u’llah, who would come to educate and heal humanity and lead us all to an ever-advancing civilization. On this day 12 years ago, having gone through many highs [...]
That which profiteth God’s loved ones
As I often do during my lunch break, today I went to a nearby park to say my noon prayer and meditate on some of the Writings. I opened a pocket version of “The Hidden Words and Selected Holy Writings” on the page preceding “Words of Wisdom” and saw this line which rang so true [...]
The nobility of creation
This is one of those things that probably looks totally trivial from aside but is invaluable when the result of true insight. So, I am writing here now not to claim any eloquence but just to share the relief, and joy, of grasping, finally, something that is of paramount importance. Praised be God for His [...]
Baha’is in Iran deprived of religious freedom
Yesterday I was taking a break from a week long professional conference and on the way back from the Disney Store where I got a little gift for my two little daugthers, I stopped by at the Freedom Museum to view an interactive exhibition on the First Amendment. Needless to say I was intrigued by [...]
What we ask of God, and what God asks of us
I am in Chicago for a professional conference and in anticipation of participating at the 2nd Baha’i Choral Music Festival next weekend. Last night a dear Bulgarian Baha’i friend met me at the airport and took me directly to the Baha’i House of Worship, near Lake Michigan. It is such a magnificent building! Approaching it [...]
When a soul is receptive, the skills of the teachers are irrelevant
Here is a brief report about our follow up last night at a neighborhood that initially was perceived as not so receptive. But as last night showed us, even in non-receptive neighborhoods, there are receptive souls! I feel the Blessed Beauty was with us because everything went so effortlessly. No doubt being unified in thought [...]
Forbidden Kingdom – fun and wisdom
Last night I went to see “The Forbidden Kingdom” movie with a wonderful guy, Aaron Emmel. Anyone who has the richness of personality and ability for integrity to incorporate love for the Baha’i Faith, applying its principles for world development and justice, human rights, rock music, writing, and movies, earns my sincere admiration! Plus he [...]
Persevering in the quest of the Beloved
I am in pain these days — the pain of separation whose only soothing medicine, I know, is detachment. And while convulsing in this pain, I ask questions of why and how, Baha’u’llah gracefully provides answers: But, O my brother, when a true seeker determineth to take the step of search in the path leading [...]
From pleasing to God into pleased with God
I was reading about Marzieh Gail, a writer and translator of Baha’i Writings, and an interesting story got my attention: As a little girl, Marzieh Khanum wrote a letter to the Master: “Dear ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, I love you. I hope you will come to see us.” And He wrote His reply in Persian on the same [...]
