Category: Religion
Making peace through dialogue… and great food!
The word of God which the Supreme Pen hath recorded on the seventh leaf of the Most Exalted Paradise is this: O ye men of wisdom among nations! Shut your eyes to estrangement, then fix your gaze upon unity. Cleave tenaciously unto that which will lead to the well-being and tranquility of all mankind. This [...]
Interfaith Dinner Dialogue Again
O people! Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship. Thus hath the day-star of His sanction and authority shone forth above the horizon of the decree of God, the Lord of the worlds. (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 21) I just received the list of the participants in [...]
Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogue
Every faith is amazing! And as one of the participants in tonight’s Amazing Faith Dinner Dialogue noted, faith is more than the absense of a doubt. Faith is what shapes us from within and propels us into action without, reaching out to the world and its citizens and sharing a smile. Smile, as another participant [...]
Unavoidable Journey
From Monday’s Prayer Station readings: (Now) when a man sets out on a journey, he takes provisions with him; If it be for one day’s march, he takes provisions for two days; If it be for two days’ march, he takes provisions for three; If it be for ten days’ march, he takes provisions for [...]
Befriending strangers
Two years and a half ago when I started this blog, I had no idea that befriending strangers would become so vital to my growth and health. Tonight, observing the discussion during the Ruhi 2 study circle I host and facilitate on Wednesdays made me aware that I have indeed gained friends on whom I [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: Divine Covenant
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt [...]
On my way to divine music and divine knowledge
I am on my way to Chicago to participate in the 3rd Baha’i Chorale Festival. Come see me perform with 150 other singers at the Baha’i House of Worship on Sunday, May 24th, 2009. There will be two concerts, at 10 am and 12:30 pm. And as part of the chorale festival I will get [...]
Prayer Station Divine Justice
Last night my friend Lucien and I listened to three different versions of “O Son of Justice” put to music — one in English by The Toronto Baha’i Chorale, “Wither can a lover go”, and two by Vedad, one in Farsi and one in Spanish: 4. O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go [...]
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 [...]
Pondering the purpose of life
Just a few random thoughts before jumping into a “Go / No Go” meeting at work… Monday’s Prayer Station once again reminded me how much the question of the meaning of life is on people’s minds. I was reflecting last night on the value of journaling one’s thoughts. There is a qualitative difference between when [...]