Writings of Baha’u’llah - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/writings-of-bahaullah/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:47:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How a Short Baha’i Book Changed My Spiritual Life https://bahaiteachings.org/how-short-bahai-book-changed-my-spiritual-life/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-short-bahai-book-changed-my-spiritual-life/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=66574 How a Short Baha’i Book Changed My Spiritual LifeIf you haven’t already gotten to know Baha’u’llah’s short book “The Hidden Words,” then you might want to get a copy. And if you’re already familiar with it but haven’t...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-short-bahai-book-changed-my-spiritual-life/feed/ 0 The Hidden Words: A Spiritual Guidebook for Life and Death https://bahaiteachings.org/the-hidden-words-a-spiritual-guidebook-for-life-and-death/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-hidden-words-a-spiritual-guidebook-for-life-and-death/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85230 An open booking that leads to the cloudsOne of the most meaningful Baha’i experiences I’ve ever had came through institutes that my father led globally on Baha’u’llah’s most seminal mystical works, including The Hidden Words.  Baha’u’llah revealed...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-hidden-words-a-spiritual-guidebook-for-life-and-death/feed/ 0 Finding Strength, Gratitude, and Peace Through the Holy Words https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-strength-gratitude-and-peace-through-the-holy-words/ https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-strength-gratitude-and-peace-through-the-holy-words/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84398 Finding Strength, Gratitude, and Peace Through the Holy WordsWhen I’m fearful, when I’m not so sure of things, my simple daily mantra comes from a Baha’i prayer that says; “Be calm, be strong, be grateful.”  That brief, reassuring...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-strength-gratitude-and-peace-through-the-holy-words/feed/ 2 Why You Should Read The Kitab-i-Iqan: The Book of Certitude https://bahaiteachings.org/why-read-kitab-i-iqan-book-of-certitude/ https://bahaiteachings.org/why-read-kitab-i-iqan-book-of-certitude/#comments Fri, 19 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82716 “Foremost among the priceless treasures cast forth from the billowing ocean of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation ranks the Kitáb-i-Íqán,” wrote Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith.  When I first read...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/why-read-kitab-i-iqan-book-of-certitude/feed/ 2 What Makes Scripture Sacred? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-makes-scripture-sacred/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-makes-scripture-sacred/#respond Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:00:25 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81780 A long time ago, my mother, who was not a Baha’i at the time, had a very sick friend named Madge who requested her help. Madge had late stage cancer,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-makes-scripture-sacred/feed/ 0 The Spiritual Meaning of Water: Exploring 5 Significant Symbols https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-water-significant-symbols/ https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-water-significant-symbols/#comments Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81788 For the vast majority of living beings, few elements are as universally needed as water. Whether it’s reviving dry earth with rain, sheltering animals in the sea, cascading down in...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-water-significant-symbols/feed/ 1 The Spiritual Meaning and Symbolism of Clouds https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-symbolism-clouds/ https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-symbolism-clouds/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80994 woman looking at cloudsAs I write this article, I see nothing but clouds blanketing the horizon. I see neither a blue sky nor a radiant sun, just a sheet of whiteness obscuring them...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-symbolism-clouds/feed/ 0 5 Prayers to Give Thanks to God https://bahaiteachings.org/prayers-give-thanks-god/ https://bahaiteachings.org/prayers-give-thanks-god/#respond Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80810 There is always something to be thankful for. Whether it is the clothes on our backs, the food in our fridges, the roof over our heads, or the loved ones...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/prayers-give-thanks-god/feed/ 0 What Are the Baha’i Sacred Scriptures? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-are-the-bahai-sacred-scriptures/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-are-the-bahai-sacred-scriptures/#respond Mon, 05 Jun 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80693 The third question I was asked to address for a curious soul by my Local Spiritual Assembly was about what Baha’is consider sacred scripture: “Do you have any religious texts...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-are-the-bahai-sacred-scriptures/feed/ 0 How Should a Just Monarch Act? https://bahaiteachings.org/how-should-just-monarch-act/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-should-just-monarch-act/#respond Mon, 08 May 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80453 Baha’u’llah’s tablets to the kings and rulers clearly show that many monarchs failed to live up to his just, peaceful standards – but did he see a place for monarchs...

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