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Facing Tests Through Daily Prayer — With Rainn Wilson

Sean Hinton — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 13:00:00 +0000

Baha’is everywhere choose to say one of three obligatory prayers each day – prayer is “food for the soul,” the Baha’i writings suggest. Rainn Wilson knows the importance of that...

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Patiently Striving to Create Beauty From Pain — With Radiance Talley

Radiance Talley — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

One unavoidable aspect of our human existence is pain. Whether the pain is caused by loss, discrimination, or abuse, the dreadful feeling of a bleak mind and heavy heart is...

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Treating All People Like Family — With Ken Bowers

Sean Hinton — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000

When Abdu’l-Baha traveled to London in 1911, he encountered not only wealthy British society, but also extreme poverty – an issue he described as “one of the blots on the...

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Ambassador to Humanity — Episode 9: The Exemplar for Today

Robert Weinberg — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

On 28 November 1921, just over a century ago, Abdu’l-Baha passed away at the age of 77, at his home in Haifa, Palestine (now Israel). His funeral was unlike any...

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Finding Knowledge in a Dream — With Adam Robarts

Sean Hinton — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

In this Moments of Meaning podcast, we talk to Adam Robarts, a Baha’i who runs an architectural and engineering firm in China, about a powerful dream involving his father and...

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How Music Feeds the Spirit and Soul — With Atieno Mboya

Sean Hinton — Sat, 15 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Music, the Baha’i teachings assert, is “the food of the soul and the spirit.” In this episode, we explore that spiritual concept with Atieno Mboya, the African Baha’i attorney and...

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Ambassador to Humanity – Episode Eight: The Life of the Spirit

Nathan Rainsford — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

What does it mean to be spiritual in a material world? How do we develop noble human qualities like generosity, kindness, and forgiveness? What is the value of prayer? What...

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Ambassador to Humanity – Episode Seven: Servant to All Humanity

Robert Weinberg — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +0000

If a single word had to be chosen to encapsulate the entire life of Abdu’l-Baha, that word might be “service.” In fact, his very name means “the Servant of Glory.” ...

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Ambassador to Humanity – Episode Six: The Road to World Peace

Nathan Rainsford — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000

When Abdu’l-Baha embarked on his travels in 1911, the West was experiencing a period of prosperity and peace – but as he warned the nations he visited, that peace would...

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Ambassador to Humanity – Episode Five: The March of Women

Robert Weinberg — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0000

To the surprise of many who encountered him in the West, Abdu’l-Baha was among the foremost champions of the cause of gender equality. “It is well established in history that...

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