Becoming a Baha'i - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/becoming-a-bahai/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:37:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 What Does It Mean to Be a Baha’i? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-bahai/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-bahai/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=9526 Baha’is belong to the world’s newest major Faith, founded by Baha’u’llah, a 19th Century Persian mystic, prophet and prisoner who taught the unity of all nations, races and religions. The...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-bahai/feed/ 3 The 3 Signs that Led Me to a New Spiritual Destination https://bahaiteachings.org/3-signs-led-me-new-spiritual-destination/ https://bahaiteachings.org/3-signs-led-me-new-spiritual-destination/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80213 I was a spiritual seeker before I knew I was a seeker – so let me tell you the story of how I went from being a committed Christian to...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/3-signs-led-me-new-spiritual-destination/feed/ 1 Am I the Religion I Inherited, or Should I Find My Own Path? https://bahaiteachings.org/religion-inherited-find-my-own-path/ https://bahaiteachings.org/religion-inherited-find-my-own-path/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=41786 Am I the Religion I Inherited, or Should I Find My Own Path?Once upon a time, in a beautiful, peaceful land far, far away, I experienced the bewildering processes called gestation and delivery. I arrived on this Earth to find, thanks to...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/religion-inherited-find-my-own-path/feed/ 9 Declaring My Faith in Baha’u’llah https://bahaiteachings.org/declaring-faith-bahaullah/ https://bahaiteachings.org/declaring-faith-bahaullah/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=43467 Declaring My Faith in Baha’u’llahLast winter I was in a dark place, adrift and wandering the paths of delusion, heedless of the many signs God has given me to return and face the ancient...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/declaring-faith-bahaullah/feed/ 5 Living the Baha’i Experience https://bahaiteachings.org/living-bahai-experience/ https://bahaiteachings.org/living-bahai-experience/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=62527 Being a Baha’i and becoming part of the local and worldwide Baha’i community offers a very distinctive way of life – a joyous, warm, loving environment that unifies people from...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/living-bahai-experience/feed/ 1 A Letter to Christians From Your Baha’i Brother https://bahaiteachings.org/a-letter-to-christians-from-your-bahai-brother/ https://bahaiteachings.org/a-letter-to-christians-from-your-bahai-brother/#comments Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86425 A man smiling as sunlight illuminates his face, symbolizing the pursuit of spirituality.To all my beloved Christian brothers and sisters, I once walked in your shoes, heart aflame with devotion to Christ Jesus. I stand before you now, not as an outsider,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/a-letter-to-christians-from-your-bahai-brother/feed/ 1 Oneness: Why I Resigned From the Ministry and Became a Baha’i https://bahaiteachings.org/oneness-why-i-resigned-from-the-ministry-and-became-a-bahai/ https://bahaiteachings.org/oneness-why-i-resigned-from-the-ministry-and-became-a-bahai/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86365 A person holding a Bible while gazing thoughtfully at the horizon, symbolizing reflection and spiritual contemplation.When I reflect on the journey from my roots in the Worldwide Church of God to my embrace of the Baha’i Faith, one concept stands out, illuminating the path of...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/oneness-why-i-resigned-from-the-ministry-and-became-a-bahai/feed/ 19 Forging a Path From Mexico: The First Latino Baha’i Community https://bahaiteachings.org/forging-path-mexico-first-latino-bahai-community/ https://bahaiteachings.org/forging-path-mexico-first-latino-bahai-community/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81740 In the vibrant legacy of Mexico’s cultural history, a new path was forged in the early 20th century — the emergence of the first Baha’i community in Latin America.  RELATED:...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/forging-path-mexico-first-latino-bahai-community/feed/ 0 The Life and Legacy of the First Colombian Baha’i https://bahaiteachings.org/life-legacy-first-colombian-bahai/ https://bahaiteachings.org/life-legacy-first-colombian-bahai/#comments Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85613 Aura María Bernal de Sánchez_First Colombian Baha'iIn the mid-20th century, Colombia experienced a spiritual shift as the teachings of the Baha’i Faith began to spread throughout the country.  RELATED: Forging a Path From Mexico: The First...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/life-legacy-first-colombian-bahai/feed/ 2 Yamamoto and Fujita: The First Japanese Baha’is https://bahaiteachings.org/yamamoto-fujita-first-japanese-bahais/ https://bahaiteachings.org/yamamoto-fujita-first-japanese-bahais/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80708 Learn about the first Japanese Baha’is — Kanichi Yamamoto and Saichiro Fujita. Kanichi Yamamoto: The First Japanese Baha’i Born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan in 1879, Kanichi Yamamoto became the first...

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