What is True Life?

Wert thou to attain to but a dewdrop of the crystal waters of divine knowledge, thou wouldst readily realize that true life is not the life of the flesh but the life of the spirit.

~ Bahá’u’lláh

Equality of Men and Women

And among the teachings of His Holiness Bahá’u’lláh is the equality of women and men. The world of humanity has two wings – one is women and the other men. Not until both wings are equally developed can the bird fly. Should one wing remain weak, flight is impossible. Not until the world of women becomes equal to the world of men in the acquisition of virtues and perfections, can success and prosperity be attained as they ought to be.

~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

The Annual Bahá’í Choral Music Festival 2009

Each year a choral music festival is held at the American Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois.

This video contains some of my favourite Bahá’í choral pieces and will give you a taste of what Bahá’í music is like. You will notice that I have also posted the video of this year’s choral music festival, which you will find in the post below.

The Annual Bahá’í Choral Music Festival 2010

We are Trees in God’s Garden

O My Servants!
Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth goodly and wondrous fruits, that ye yourselves and others may profit therefrom.

~ Bahá’u’lláh

The Golden Rule

Lay not on any soul a load which ye would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things ye would not desire for yourselves.  This is My best counsel unto you, did ye but observe it.

~ Bahá’u’lláh

Today is a Bahá’í Holy Day

On this day in 1850, one of the central figures of the Bahá’í Faith, Siyyid Ali-Muhammad whom we call “The Báb”, was executed by firing squad in the main square of the Iranian city of Tabriz. The day is now commemorated by Bahá’ís across the world as a “Holy Day” when they stop doing any paid work and instead spend their time either in prayer and meditation or in carrying out acts of service for their friends, neighbours and other members of their community.

As for me, I’ve been reading some other Bahá’í blogs and updating this one on The Tiverton Bahá’í, which I’m now registering with Technorati.

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