Prayer - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/prayer/ 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 Overcoming Adversity by Building Resiliency https://bahaiteachings.org/overcoming-adversity-building-resiliency/ https://bahaiteachings.org/overcoming-adversity-building-resiliency/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82539 Suffering – pain, misfortune, and misery – has always been a basic, essential, and unavoidable fact of human life. People experience three kinds of suffering:  internal, intentional, and natural. The Pain...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/overcoming-adversity-building-resiliency/feed/ 3 How Prayer Creates Positive States of Mind https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81539 I’ve been exploring what the Baha’i Faith teaches about Baha’u’llah’s daily obligatory prayers and comparing it to what is known in neurobiology about learning and states of mind.  I’ve always...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-prayer-creates-positive-states-of-mind/feed/ 5 Conquering Anxiety with Conscious Happiness https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/ https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=21008 Conquering Anxiety with Conscious HappinessIn every life we have some trouble,When you worry you make it doubleDon’t worry, be happy! ~Bobby McFerrin, 1988 song lyrics Don’t worry, be happy. You may recognize these four...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/feed/ 12 Polishing the Soul with Daily Prayer https://bahaiteachings.org/polishing-the-soul-with-daily-prayer/ https://bahaiteachings.org/polishing-the-soul-with-daily-prayer/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78916 Having grown up in the tradition of the Baha’i Faith, regular daily devotions were always part of our household practice – including my parents saying prayers with me from a...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/polishing-the-soul-with-daily-prayer/feed/ 1 Prayer and Problem-Solving https://bahaiteachings.org/prayer-problem-solving/ https://bahaiteachings.org/prayer-problem-solving/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=47738 Achieving our true spiritual station and practicing justice is a tall order, and will be extremely difficult to achieve without prayer. Prayer has the power not only to transform our...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/prayer-problem-solving/feed/ 2 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 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 to Overcome 9 Hindrances to Prayer https://bahaiteachings.org/how-overcome-hindrances-prayer/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-overcome-hindrances-prayer/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=79426 Prayer is one of the most beautiful and mystical experiences we can have in this world. Through prayer, we converse and commune with the creator of our universe. And yet,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-overcome-hindrances-prayer/feed/ 1 When We Pray, What Happens? https://bahaiteachings.org/when-we-pray-what-happens/ https://bahaiteachings.org/when-we-pray-what-happens/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71789 when we pray what happensIn my childlike understanding of prayer, I imagine all the peoples of the world, including myself, saying the “give-me” prayer: “give me this or that,” or “give me victory over...

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