Meditation - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/meditation/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:46:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 How Meditation Can Help Drive Scientific Discovery https://bahaiteachings.org/meditation-can-help-drive-scientific-discovery/ https://bahaiteachings.org/meditation-can-help-drive-scientific-discovery/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=34587 Do science and the inner spiritual life ever collide or cohere? Can they work together? The Baha’i teachings answer those questions with a resounding yes. Although most of my more...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/meditation-can-help-drive-scientific-discovery/feed/ 7 What Does it Mean to Commune With God? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-mean-commune-with-god/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-mean-commune-with-god/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=70443 Communing with God means to live a life of prayer and meditation. But it is not just daily prayer and meditation while quietly seated; it also includes contemplation while we...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-mean-commune-with-god/feed/ 1 Changing Your Brain Through Meditation https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-your-brain-through-meditation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-your-brain-through-meditation/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=83823 In part one of this three-part essay, I discussed my period of “spiritual thirst” and its symptoms of low energy, lack of focus, and jumbled thoughts. Have you ever felt...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-your-brain-through-meditation/feed/ 2 The Purpose and Power of Prayer and Meditation https://bahaiteachings.org/purpose-power-prayer-meditation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/purpose-power-prayer-meditation/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=54422 The Baha’i Faith is both a religion and a way of life. Baha’u’llah did not make a distinction between the two – what people believe should be reflected in what...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/purpose-power-prayer-meditation/feed/ 2 How Meditation Jump-Started My Journey Out of Darkness https://bahaiteachings.org/how-meditation-jump-started-my-journey-out-of-darkness/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-meditation-jump-started-my-journey-out-of-darkness/#comments Sun, 04 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=54949 How Meditation Jump-Started My Journey Out of DarknessHave you ever heard people talk about “the dark night of the soul?” I’m not sure if I had before, but when you go through the hardest period of your...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/can-science-unravel-power-prayer-meditation/feed/ 5 How to Deal With Emotional Triggers in 9 Ways https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-deal-with-emotional-triggers-in-9-ways/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-deal-with-emotional-triggers-in-9-ways/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85947 When emotional triggers arise, they can feel overwhelming and challenging to manage. However, learning how to deal with these emotional triggers can transform difficult moments into valuable opportunities for growth. ...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-deal-with-emotional-triggers-in-9-ways/feed/ 1 How To Start Creating Your New Future https://bahaiteachings.org/how-start-creating-your-new-future/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-start-creating-your-new-future/#respond Fri, 10 May 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84165 Whether you’re looking for health, happiness, love, or success, the future is yours to create. Here are five ways you can start creating your new future today. RELATED: Harnessing the...

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