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A Baha’i Inspired Composition for Expectant Parents.
Recently I have had the marvelous fortune of family and friends having babies. I find myself thinking of these new parents and the blessings of raising a new life and discover new meanings in the Baha’i prayers for new borns. O Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed from the breast of Thy …
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Dost Thou Reckon Thyself Only a Puny Form?
“Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form When within thee the universe is folded?” The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys, “The Valley of Wonderment”, quoting ‘Alí , p. 34 In his 1968 paper called, becoming Your True Self; Daniel Jordan writes: “It is interesting to note that, if our …
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Healing Prayer from Baha’u’llah for Children in Arabic and English Translation
He is the protector, the healer هوالحاظ الشافی Thou art He, O my God, أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي through Whose names بِأَسْمائِكَ، the sick are healed يَبْرَأُ كُلُّ عَلِيلٍ and the ailing are restored, وَيُشْفى كُلُّ مَرِيضٍ and the thirsty are given drink, وَيُسْقَى كُلُّ ظَمْآنٍ، and the sore-vexed are tranquillized, وَيَسْتَرِيحُ كُلُّ …
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Did Harvard University Give a Standing Ovation for The Teachings of Baha’u’llah?
My brother sent me this illuminating and exhilarating commencement speech by Angela Merkel as I was finishing the end of semester of my BIHE on line psychology students in Iran quietly moving on!!. As I listened to the hindsight and wise words of this powerful and celebrated woman saying; “nothing has to stay the …
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Spiritual Education Success in Public School Paper Published by UNM Revisited
Once again the topic is to teach or not to teach spiritual education in public schools is at the center of educators attention. Dr. Ding Jo Currie is hosting the discussion Sat. June, 1, 2019 Bellow are some of the questions explored; What is spiritual education? What do we mean by spiritual? What role religion …
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