Writings of Shoghi Effendi - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/writings-of-shoghi-effendi/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 08 Feb 2024 12:02:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 ‘The Advent of Divine Justice’: A Book With a Blueprint for Life https://bahaiteachings.org/advent-divine-justice-book-blueprint-life/ https://bahaiteachings.org/advent-divine-justice-book-blueprint-life/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82819 If you asked me what book has most positively and profoundly influenced my character, conduct, values, interests, avocations, and vision for social justice, I would have to say, “The Advent...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/advent-divine-justice-book-blueprint-life/feed/ 0 How Questioning Our Reality Can Lead to Radical Change — Mehrdad Baghai https://bahaiteachings.org/how-questioning-our-reality-can-lead-to-radical-change-mehrdad-baghai/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-questioning-our-reality-can-lead-to-radical-change-mehrdad-baghai/#respond Fri, 19 Mar 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69745 From remembering the systematic persecution of his Baha’i community as a child in Iran, to actively working for the betterment of the world from his home in Australia, Mehrdad’s journey...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-questioning-our-reality-can-lead-to-radical-change-mehrdad-baghai/feed/ 0 The Spiritual Meaning and Significance of the Number 9 https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-significance-number-nine/ https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-significance-number-nine/#respond Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=66533 Have you ever wondered why different numbers can have different levels of significance to you? You may notice how some numbers seem to appear more in your life than others...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/spiritual-meaning-significance-number-nine/feed/ 0 Finding Hope in a Time of Crisis https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-hope-time-of-crisis/ https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-hope-time-of-crisis/#comments Sat, 16 May 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=54430 After a month or two of almost continuous coronavirus coverage in the media, I admit that I only occasionally check in with the news these days.  With some former training...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/finding-hope-time-of-crisis/feed/ 1 Three False Gods: Nationalism, Racialism, Communism https://bahaiteachings.org/three-false-gods-materialism-racialism-communism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/three-false-gods-materialism-racialism-communism/#comments Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:31:56 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=63032 In this final reflection we’ll conclude our nineteen essays with a discussion of one of the powerful statements of Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, from his book...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/three-false-gods-materialism-racialism-communism/feed/ 2 Drawing the Spiritual Map of the World https://bahaiteachings.org/drawing-the-spiritual-map-of-the-world/ https://bahaiteachings.org/drawing-the-spiritual-map-of-the-world/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 22:36:32 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=28681 When, on 4 November 1957, the light of the world was dimmed by his passing, and I rushed to London at the request of Ruhiyyih Khanum, the map had just...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/drawing-the-spiritual-map-of-the-world/feed/ 7 Blueprint for the Unity of the Human Race https://bahaiteachings.org/blueprint-for-the-unity-of-the-human-race/ https://bahaiteachings.org/blueprint-for-the-unity-of-the-human-race/#respond Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:43:32 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=2416 The unity of the human race, as envisaged by Baha’u’llah, implies the establishment of a world commonwealth in which all nations, races, creeds and classes are closely and permanently united,...

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