The views expressed on this blog are my personal reflections and do not represent the official position of the Bahá’í Faith or any Bahá’í administrative body.
The Soul Is Not a Hypothesis: Bahá í Reflections on Consciousness, Mind, and the Hard Problem This entry is part of a personal learning journal, not a scholarly commentary. I am a lifelong learner with broad interests, and philosophy is one thread among many. I make no claim to have fully understood the texts I reference [ ]
Yá Alláhu l-Mustagháth : Origins, Meaning Recitation This invocation was revealed by the Báb for recitation by His followers during times of trouble and difficulty. The phrase appears in two grammatically valid transliterations, each with a slightly different translation: The word Mustagháth, translated by Shoghi Effendi as He Who is invoked for help, refers in the [ ]
This blog entry was created as part of an ongoing experiment in lifelong learning, prompted by a participant who is currently leading a Bahá’í reading group using Lawrence Cahoone’s 2010, 36-part lecture series, The Modern Intellectual Tradition: From Descartes to Derrida. The group focuses on identifying resonances between the Bahá’í Writings and the range of [ ]
in The World of the Bahá’í Faith, Routledge, 2022, pp. 159-74. Note: This is a personal initiative and may unintentionally contain misinterpretations and errors. Please confirm by consulting reliable official sources through the links and references listed below. Sergeev s chapter is also published via Academia. Abstract via Academia: Bahá’í religious texts contain a great deal [ ]
Some Answered Questions official Baha i Faith website By ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá. Collected and translated from the Persian by Laura Clifford Barney. Newly Revised by a Committee at the Bahá’í World Centre. Foreword To develop a fuller picture of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá’s exposition of a given subject, then, the attentive reader should consider any chapter within the context of the [ ]
In the world of spirit there is no retrogression. The world of mortality is a world of contradictions, of opposites; motion being compulsory, everything must either go forward or retreat. In the realm of spirit there is no retreat possible, all movement is bound to be towards a perfect state. “Progress” is the expression of [ ]
Religion is in harmony with reason and the pursuit of scientific knowledge Selected Writings from The Promulgation of Universal Peace Logic Reason Science Religion is in harmony with reason and the pursuit of scientific knowledge. In his 2023 article Reason and the Bahá’í Writings, Ian Kluge—an early faculty member at the Wilmette Institute—known [ ]
The third Tajallí is concerning arts, crafts and sciences. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those which begin with words and end with words. Great indeed is the [ ]
The Universal House of Justice, Department of the Secretariat, 9 October 2015, To a National Spiritual Assembly, Dear Bahá’í Friends, Link to the official site … As you know, technological advancement is integral to the emergence of a global civilization. Indeed, the Internet is a manifestation of a development anticipated by the Guardian when, in describing the characteristics of a unified…
YouTube videos with this prayer Compilation entitled Yá Alláhu l-Mustagháth