Bahá’u’lláh
…the crucial need of the human race is to find a unifying vision of the nature of man and society. … Such a vision unfolds in the writings of Bahá’u’lláh…
From: Bahá’u’lláh: A statement prepared by the Bahá’í International Community Office of Public Information
Light to the World
51 minute video
There is a story unfolding. It is a story of humanity’s progress through history, propelled by the teachings of Messengers of God Who have guided humanity through its stages of development, and now to the dawn of its maturity.
Two hundred years ago, such a prophetic Figure appeared: Bahá’u’lláh. He brought teachings for this age that represent an end to division and otherness, through which–at long last–the oneness of humankind can be realized.
Discover more through accounts of people from diverse nations whose lives have been transformed by the light that Bahá’u’lláh brought to the world.
https://www.bahai.org/light-to-the-world/ © 2021 Bahá’í International Community
The Bahá’í Faith
https://www.bahai.org/ The Official Website of the Worldwide Bahá’í Community
- What Bahá’ís Believe https://www.bahai.org/beliefs/
- What Bahá’ís Do https://www.bahai.org/action/
- Bahá’í Reference Library https://www.bahai.org/library/
The struggle for their streets
How a Pacific Islander community — and a Persian-born faith — are redefining the reputation of one of Sydney’s most notorious suburbs. By Siobhan Marin 13 March 2021 ABC Radio National https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-13/struggle-street-bahai-mount-druitt-sydney-onefour-rap/13192820
Music
A personal selection that seems (to me) to reflect the spirit of this Age.
Dear Mounty Manifold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54iVzu7zzDI
- A prayer by ‘Abdu’l-Baha (put to music by Luke Slott)
- Love Love Love by Creadell Haley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d77L33ahaM
- Strive Song based on `Abdu’l-Bahá’s talk given in 1911. Music by Joe Crone https://youtu.be/4y2WGjl_9n4
- This is the day Grant Hindin-Miller https://youtu.be/0tCMpSamoIE
- Listen Ine sings “Listen” based on the Writings of Baha’u’llah https://youtu.be/bPgKHDlKrZs
- We are one Dan Seals © 2006 WMG https://youtu.be/zX0rqvF1uyk
- I think you’re wonderful Red Grammer https://youtu.be/Kc4j_nRTnRo
- Nightingale of Paradise Gina and Russ Garcia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJvHosGwvjs
Governance & decision making
2 May 2021: (4min video) NY Times bestselling author & award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley interviewed for her just-released book “High Conflict” where she writes about the adversarial-free methods found in the Baha’i Faith’s system of governance & decision making. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bkhXxd2yI8
The pursuit of social justice
Justice is a central principle of the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh. “The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice,” Bahá’u’lláh wrote, “turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee.” “No light can compare with the light of justice. The establishment of order in the world and the tranquility of the nations depend upon it.” “Tread ye the path of justice, for this, verily, is the straight path.”
Introduction of an essay by Michael Karlberg, a professor of Communication Studies at Western Washington University.
An Introduction
Prayers
“There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
A selection of prayers by the Bab, Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: https://www.bahaiprayers.org/index.htm
O My Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food…
O my Lord! Make Thy beauty to be my food, and Thy presence my drink, and Thy pleasure my hope, and praise of Thee my action, and remembrance of Thee my companion, and the power of Thy sovereignty my succorer, and Thy habitation my home, and my dwelling-place the seat Thou hast sanctified from the limitations imposed upon them who are shut out as by a veil from Thee.
Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful.
A prayer of Bahá’u’lláh
The prayer above has been put to music by Greg and Malini Parker and may be listened to, or downloaded from, here: prahttps://newerachoir.com/old/downloads/journeys_end/O_My_Lord.mp3
Books
https://www.bahaiebooks.org/ A treasure trove of downloadable books.
Children
Prayers for children: https://bahaiprayers.org/child0.htm
Children are the most precious treasure a community can possess, for in them are the promise and guarantee of the future. They bear the seeds of the character of future society which is largely shaped by what the adults constituting the community do or fail to do with respect to children. They are a trust no community can neglect with impunity. An all-embracing love of children, the manner of treating them, the quality of the attention shown them, the spirit of adult behavior toward them—these are all among the vital aspects of the requisite attitude.
http://www.bahai.org/r/127688672
