Psychology - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/psychology/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:52:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How Prayer Creates Positive States of Mind https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81539 I’ve been exploring what the Baha’i Faith teaches about Baha’u’llah’s daily obligatory prayers and comparing it to what is known in neurobiology about learning and states of mind.  I’ve always...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/hidden-toll-mental-physical-health-effects-racism/feed/ 1 How to Survive Being an Empath: 9 Spiritual Tips https://bahaiteachings.org/how-survive-being-empath-spiritual-tips/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-survive-being-empath-spiritual-tips/#comments Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80383 Do you feel the emotions of the characters you watch on television? Can time with high-strung people leave you feeling agitated and overwhelmed? Do you absorb the feelings of those...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-survive-being-empath-spiritual-tips/feed/ 1 Spiritually and Psychologically Overcoming the Negativity Bias https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritually-psychologically-overcoming-negativity-bias/ https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritually-psychologically-overcoming-negativity-bias/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78767 “Our ancestors could make two kinds of mistakes: (1) thinking there was a tiger in the bushes when there wasn’t one, and (2) thinking there was no tiger in the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/can-your-personality-change/feed/ 3 The Flynn Effect: Are We Smarter than Our Grandparents? https://bahaiteachings.org/the-flynn-effect-are-we-smarter-than-our-grandparents/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-flynn-effect-are-we-smarter-than-our-grandparents/#respond Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=70019 One of my intellectual heroes, Professor James R. Flynn, died the other day, taking his brilliant mind with him to the next world—but luckily, he left us with a load...

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