Spiritual Growth - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/spiritual-growth/ 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/myths-hell-eternal-damnation/feed/ 7 Do We Have Five Senses – Or Many More? https://bahaiteachings.org/do-we-have-five-senses-or-many-more/ https://bahaiteachings.org/do-we-have-five-senses-or-many-more/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80842 A half-truth plagues the world, that we have five senses: our sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. Each of these are observational mechanisms, yet we are rarely taught about our...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-can-lead-us-toward-spiritual-perfection/feed/ 1 Seeking God’s Acceptance — Not Other People’s Approval https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-gods-acceptance-not-other-peoples-approval/ https://bahaiteachings.org/seeking-gods-acceptance-not-other-peoples-approval/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=66650 As social creatures, we naturally want to find a group of people we can connect with to be part of something bigger than ourselves. It’s easy to fall into the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/when-surrender-becomes-strength/feed/ 3 5 Reasons Why Spiritual and Material Progress Must Go Together https://bahaiteachings.org/5-reasons-why-spiritual-and-material-progress-must-go-together/ https://bahaiteachings.org/5-reasons-why-spiritual-and-material-progress-must-go-together/#respond Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=22353 5 Reasons Why Spiritual and Material Progress Must Go TogetherIn his travels through Europe and North America just over a century ago, Abdu’l-Baha spoke continuously of the future society that the practice of Baha’u’llah’s teachings would make possible. He...

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