Category: Teaching the Faith
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 [...]
Ripples on a Waving Sea
We are interconnected, like rippling waves. From time to time we get glimpses of this interconnectedness but more often than not they are so subtle that we do not even notice them. Which makes the times when it is impossible to miss those glimpses, even more precious… Yesterday I got a pleasant surprise when the [...]
Farewell Joe, Hello Fast
A few weeks ago, at the Web Analytics Wednesday local gathering I saw an old friend whom I had met through the activities of the Web Managers Roundtable several years ago, Joe Pagano. As Joe and I spoke about interests beyond our profession, he enthusiastically invited me for a tour around the Library of Congress [...]
Getting unstuck, with a little help from strangers and friends
Sometimes you get stuck and try as you might, nothing comes out of it — it might be the wrong time for a solution or just the wrong approach to a solution. Stepping back and seeing things in perspective helps but sometimes all you can do is persevere… and ask for help — from friends, [...]
New friends from the Old World
On a day which was highlighted by my six year old Sofia turning to me and tenderly telling me “Daddy, I really love you!”, I had another blessing — of spending wonderful time with two new friends from the “Old World”: one from Bulgaria, the other from Uzbekistan. O ye close and dear friends of [...]
Hunger for God
I feel so grateful and blessed with spiritual friends, for they help me keep the hunger for God alive! I just came from a wonderful prayer meeting hosted by the beautiful Ana and feel so spiritually rejuvenated! Rid thou thyself of all attachments to aught except God, enrich thyself in God by dispensing with all [...]
Prayer Station: Patience
The God-conscious being is always unattached, as the lotus in the water remains detached. The God-conscious being is always unstained, like the sun, which gives its comfort and warmth to all. The God-conscious being looks upon all alike, like the wind, which blows equally upon the king and the poor beggar. The God-conscious being has [...]
Celebrating the Prince of Peace
As the years of my Baha’i life pass, my appreciation of celebrating Holy Days becomes deeper and more enjoyable. In the past couple of years, first thing I do on the first working day of the new year is to block all Baha’i Holy Days on my calendar and send the list to my boss. [...]
The Comforter
“The Bulgarian peaches” she said with her face glowing, adding “I miss them so much, I had never eaten anything so delicious. I still remember their flavor, the firmness of their flesh, the colors, their juicy sweetness”. She was a nurse from Sierra Leone whom I met today while I was volunteering at my older [...]
In the Realm of Glory
What an unusual day! I woke up from a dream in which I was with Hillary Clinton and then reached out to shake hand with Bill Clinton praising his efforts to arise and serve humanity. I didn’t think much of this dream until I heard a story later this evening… Before that, I had prepared [...]