How Do We Attain the Most Great Peace

The Most Great Peace: Baha’u’llah’s Remedy, the Lesser Peace, and the Long Road to World Unity (Peter Terry)

In this Clearwater Baha’is session, author and scholar Peter Terry explores Baha’u’llah’s teaching that the “sovereign remedy” for the world is the union of all peoples in one universal Cause and the establishment of the Most Great Peace, contrasted with the “lesser peace” urged after world leaders rejected Baha’u’llah’s summons. Terry connects this theme to the historical case of the Khazar kingdom, whose ruler adopted Judaism after hearing competing religious arguments, as a parallel to Baha’u’llah’s prediction that after severe conflict and rising prejudice—especially religious prejudice—leaders will reexamine religion, attempt to discard it, then conclude humanity cannot live without it and seek the faith suited to the age. Citing statements attributed to Baha’u’llah, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, and Shoghi Effendi, he emphasizes long timelines, obedience to the law of the land, and the need for Baha’is to model and articulate their teachings with patience and confidence.

00:00 Going Live Setup
00:25 Welcome and Speaker Intro
03:11 One Remedy for World Ills
04:43 Most Great and Lesser Peace
07:39 Khazars Historical Case
10:57 Calamity and Universality Prophecy
14:46 Abdu’l Baha and Thousand Years
19:28 Shoghi Effendi on Peace Timeline
21:46 Khazars Parallel to Future Choice
26:47 What This Means for Baha’is
30:19 Patience and Preparation
35:04 Q and A Judaism Conversion
40:25 Q and A Kings Rejecting Baha’u’llah
49:05 Closing Encouragement and Farewell