You are invited to attend a workshop on Consultation at the Throop Unitarian Universalist Church, 300 South Los Robles Avenue  Pasadena, CA 91101,on Saturday March 31st at 10:00am to 1:00pm.

This workshop will be presented by Keyvan …

 
This was a wonderful celebration of Ayyam-i-ha or Intercalary Days (Feb. 26-March 1). My many thanks to CGIE interns for their creativity, planing and organization skills, their love and hospitality, their appreciation of oneness of …

 
CGIE interns just finished a training on a unit learning about nature and spiritual metaphors in nature. The activities included arts and a walk in the backyard and talk about our walk filled with enthusiasm, …

 
Children are like tender herbs, in the garden of divine love. Children are like roses they need to be looked after and pruned properly to add to the beauty and fragrance of human civilization.  Children …

The question of what is spiritual and having a common understanding of the concept has been of interest to a growing number of people of all disciplines including educators, psychotherapists, religious people, etc.
Is spiritual a …

There is a beautiful story by the well known mystic Persian poet Rumi about a tiny fanciful mouse and a big compassionate camel traveling together called The Mouse and the Camel. The mouse has this …

 
The recent Wall Street protest is a red flag waving above the head of humanity for over 160 years.In a document called Prosperity of Humankind we learn how much the issue of prosperity and peace …

 
The answer to this seemingly obvious questions is it all depends!!
Somehow a story from my primary years of school keeps popping up in my mind whenever I am asked about a question such as the …

 
 
Integrated education appreciates the crucial role of emotional intelligence and celebrates parents and educators who pay attention to different patterns of mind, heart and brain. Real education is a means to raising children who are …

Recently I was asked to offer several workshops about spiritual parenting based on research and Baha’i perspective. At the end of June, I will present a whole week of workshop to parents and community activist …

India is a rising sun in the horizon of the modern world. The advantages of a long history of civilization, a stable democracy, a tolerance for religious diversity, and command of English language are amongst …

The slogan of Facebook is “get connected.” Along with most social networking sites, Facebook is seen as increasing connections between people. In an age of globalization, where the ‘world is flat,’ it is hard to …

A recent investigation into hundreds of studies from as early as the 1950s has linked psychological problems, such as anxiety and depression, to a lack of feeling connected to others. This link between a feeling …

 
 
March 8, 2011 is the one hundredth anniversary of the International Women’s Day Celebration.
The Baha’i International Community is proudly celebrating this day with Baha’i Faith being the first community to announce the emancipation of women …

Last Wednesday February 23, 2011 I asked Natalie Guerrero a senior at Pomona College and a member of the five campus Baha’i club and Stephanie Yuan, a freshman at Scripps College and an intern for …

Yes, we are witnessing in the daily news the emergence of a global identity in need of a global management, or government as some may call it. One lesson we are learning from the chaos …

Integrated education is not just talk. It must be translated into sustainable grass roots loving actions in all parts of the world and towards all peoples of the world.
Feb 14, is celebrated as Valentin’s day …

Our senses are not reliable means of absolute reality. Cover part of this picture and you really miss the whole picture!! It is our gain if we talk  about our perception hoping to connect …

Author Harold Rosen explains how the Founders of the major religions function as the teachers of humanity;
How their station differs from that of seers, visionaries, and Minor Prophets;
and How their teachings transformed not only the …

Nov 25 has earned a global focus on the the state of the other wing of humanity, women. Education has a great deal to do with the realization of the principle of the equality of …

Nov 12 is the birthday of Baha’u’llah the prophet founder of Baha’i Faith whose main teaching is circled around the oneness of all humanity, the oneness of God and the oneness of all religions.
Human identity …

Recently there was a tragic accident of a bus crashing in Phoenix Arizona the headline read: Paramedics hail 4th-grader’s heroism in deadly bus crash.    BY Meredith Kolodner DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Monday, March 8th 2010, …

Dearest Nava
How fortunate you are to be able to  offer the fruit of your God given gifts and  labor to those who are less fortunate and share the bounties of healing, good will, oneness  and …

Many of our friends and supporters ask about the meaning of CGIE being a Bahaí inspired organization and how this inspiration guides and leads CGIE in its vision and action. I found the following points …

For education to bear the fruit of oneness of all humanity, we must teach the children the process of deliberation and peaceful consultation. This process contrary to the adversarial spirit in debate and arguments does …

I have had the fortune of teaching a masters course on Understanding Motivation and Emotions to the underprivileged Baha’i students In Iran who have been barred from attending university because of their beliefs for thirty …

The concept of educational reform has been very much at the center of Chinese education in recent years. China has had a long history of moral education and has a great appreciation for the challenges …