This prayer from Bahá’u’lláh reflects a deep desire for spiritual fortitude and resilience. It emphasizes the importance of clinging to divine teachings with unwavering dedication, suggesting that such steadfastness can offer protection against worldly challenges and influence. The metaphor of strengthening one’s hand symbolizes a firm grip on one’s faith and principles, highlighting the transformative […]
Read MoreThis quote from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s “A Traveler’s Narrative” reflects a profound sense of devotion and sacrifice. The speaker expresses a willingness to endure hardships and even death in the pursuit of divine love and service. It highlights a spiritual commitment that transcends worldly concerns, showing contentment with any trials faced along the path to spiritual fulfillment. […]
Read MoreThis quote from Chuang Tzu’s “The Texts of Taoism” beautifully encapsulates the Taoist philosophy of humility and selflessness, comparing the highest form of excellence to water. Water is essential to life, nourishing all things without discrimination, and it embodies the Taoist ideal by settling in low places that others disdain. This metaphor highlights the virtues […]
Read MoreLao-tzu’s words in the Tao Te Ching encapsulate the profound concept of the Tao, a central tenet of Taoist philosophy. The passage suggests that the true essence of the Tao transcends human understanding and articulation. Anything that can be explicitly defined or described falls short of capturing the immaterial and eternal nature of the Tao. […]
Read MoreThis passage emphasizes the Taoist philosophy that flexibility and adaptability are essential for life, while rigidity leads to stagnation and death. It uses the natural world as a metaphor, illustrating that living beings, like humans and plants, are at their most vital when they are soft and pliable. This imagery suggests that to thrive, one […]
Read MoreThis quote from Lao-tzu’s “Tao Te Ching” reflects the Taoist philosophy of “wu wei,” which can be translated as “non-action” or “effortless action.” The idea is that the sage, or wise person, achieves harmony and balance by aligning with the natural flow of the universe, rather than forcing things to happen. By managing affairs without […]
Read MoreThis presentation reflects on living in a time when feeling of extremes of joy and sorrow, happiness and sadness are more frequent, intense and often experienced simultaneously at individual and collective level. It suggests that, rather than opposing forces, they can serve as meaningful guides as humanity navigates a period of growing complexity and transition. […]
Read MoreSession 170: Sin & Atonement, the Abolition of Clergy, and the Baha’i Administrative Order In Session 170 of “Roadmap for a Divine Society,” the group continues a discussion on sin and atonement and frames it within Baha’i teachings about building an ever-advancing civilization. After opening prayers, the session reviews historical examples of clergy meddling in […]
Read MoreWe are currently working on a biography of William Sears, which will be published by George Ronald, and we can begin the first session with a discussion about him.
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