Category: Covenant
The Gate to Knowledge
Today we celebrate the Birth of the Bab, the forerunner of Baha’u’llah. I have always felt a deep connection with this young Personage, whose life we will be studying in the Ruhi 4 study circle. Major Baha’i Holy Days have always coincided with major turning points in my life, whether I have been aware of [...]
The Glory of the Bab
O congregation of the Bayan, and all who are therein! Recognize ye the limits imposed upon you, for such a One as the Point of the Bayan Himself hath believed in Him Whom God shall make manifest, before all things were created. Therein, verily, do I glory before all who are in the kingdom of [...]
Helping God
Asking God for help is probably a standard procedure for anyone in need. Helping God, on the other hand, is clearly not because God is being needy. Is the reason to help God simply as returning the favor? Is it because we are all instruments of His will? Is it because the only way to [...]
The Road Never Traveled
Have you been on a road never traveled before? Where you have to trust the directions or you risk getting overwhelmed by the fear of the unknown and turning back too soon, before reaching the goal. Now imagine that 4000 others are on the same road. Or to be more precise, imagine that 6 million [...]
Thankful for a Noble Thief and the voices from Sky
Last night I hosted the commemoration of the Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha. Since getting people to come at 1am after Thanksgiving is probably unrealistic, I decided to host a Baha’i movie marathon. We started by watching a gem I had been totally unaware of, a one man performance called “The Noble Thief”. This is a very [...]
Life in hand
I stand, life in hand, ready; that perchance, through God’s loving-kindness and grace, this revealed and manifest Letter may lay down his life as a sacrifice in the path of the Primal Point, the Most Exalted Word. – Bahá’u’lláh, quoted by Shoghi Effendi on the opening paragraph of The Dawn-Breakers Today is the day of [...]
Starting with myself
Until man acquires perfections himself, he will not be able to teach perfections to others. Unless man attains life himself, he cannot convey life to others. Unless he finds light, he cannot reflect light. We must, therefore, endeavor ourselves to attain to the perfections of the world of humanity, lay hold of everlasting life and [...]
The gift of continuity
The new members of the Universal House of Justice have been elected and announced. Many have posted on this dignified process and momentous event and some have expressed eloquently the things I tried to convey in my own comment at the Arlington Baha’is website, by visually illustrating the difference between the Baha’i electoral process and [...]
Spirit and Nature
This morning I witnessed a wonderful discussion on the Wilmette Institute forum and with permission from the participants, I will repost Brent’s response to Ernest: Ernest observes: “Is it that things of the spirit are not subject to strict mathematical laws?” I think that’s a good observation. When God decided to give us water, He [...]
The Greater Covenant of Baha’u'llah
The Greater Covenant of Baha’u’llah — the promise that God will never leave us alone and will send yet another messenger — is yet another chapter in “the changeless Faith of God, eternal in the past, eternal in the future”. The Bab writes: “The Lord of the universe hath never raised up a prophet nor [...]