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harriet?s magic hats
2007-07-20 06:40:00 first of all, my apologies to those of you who didn’t grow up in Canada in the 80’s. I did, and when I was a little boy there was a kid’s show called Harriet’s Magic Hats , about Aunt Harriet and her magic chest of hats. Aunt Harriet’s nieces would always go to the ...
earth in the balance
2007-07-18 19:30:00 Several people have pointed this out to me so far, so it’s probably worth a few words: Al Gore, ex-Vice-President of the United States of America turned environmentalist guru, gave a short mention of the Baha’i Faith?and the name of its Founder, Baha’u'llah?in his 1992 book Earth in the Balan ce , pp. 261-262. One of the newest ... More About: Lance
teaching the cause
2007-07-16 06:20:00 It’s been an eventful couple of weeks. since Marty’s been away, I’ve had to hold down the fort at work, which has been a challenge and a half. I’m looking forward to seeing his friendly, focused face across my cubicle wall tomorrow morning. A group of brave champions has been gathering at my place ... More About: Teaching , Teac
fire and snow
2007-07-12 19:06:00 Martin’s been away for the past two weeks, participating in a program called Fire and Snow that’s been organized by the Baha’i Institute Board of Ontario. Following in the footsteps of the successful “Pebbles to Pearls” program offered in Summer 2006, Fire and Snow offers its participants the opportunity to learn about establishing and ...
baha?i pilgrimage: counting the waves
2007-07-10 19:03:00 Here’s a little Baha’i pilgrimage video I put together out of clips taken during my family’s pilgrimage to the Baha’i World Centre in Israel?specifically, to the old city of ‘Akká. There are many Muslim traditions (hadith) about ‘Akká, some of which are quoted by Bahá’u'lláh in His Epistle to the Son of the Wolf. ... More About: Waves , Wave , Counting , Grim , Aves
cyprus baha?i arts festival
2007-07-10 06:54:00 The Cyprus Baha’i Arts Festival was held in the city of Limassol from June 23th-29th. You can read up a little more about it on the Baha’i World News Service. Fortunately for those of us who couldn’t manage a plane ticket to Cyprus, highlight videos such as the one below are sprouting up, ...
muslims defend baha?i rights
2007-07-08 21:43:00 In a remarkable and laudable display of interfaith solidarity, Muslim bloggers and interfaith activists have banded together to create The Muslim Network for Baha?i Rights , a website supporting the right of Baha’is across the world to freedom of religious practice, and expressing their concern at the treatment of Baha’is throughout the Middle East. Recent ... More About: Muslims
backbiting vs. praise
2007-07-06 19:03:00 O beloved of the Lord! If any soul speak ill of an absent one, the only result will clearly be this: he will dampen the zeal of the friends and tend to make them indifferent. For backbiting is divisive, it is the leading cause among the friends of a disposition to withdraw. If any individual ... More About: Praise
baha?i house of worship photos
2007-07-03 06:16:00 hey. the photos I took of the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette during my family’s visit are now gathered together in a photoset on flickr; check them out if you haven’t already. want to see more photos of the House of Worship? pay a visit to the Baha’i Houses of Worship group on flickr?it ... More About: Photos , Ship , Ouse
it?s canada day so holler
2007-07-01 19:29:00 Happy Canada Day! Way back on this day in 1867?140 years ago, and a mere four years after Bahá’u'lláh’s historic Declaration of His mission in the garden of Ridván?the nation of Canada was brought into being. To celebrate, here’s a little flashback for you all. Where was I on Canada Day … 2006? hanging out in ... More About: Holl
you raise me up?
2007-06-27 20:33:00 Found this beautiful video montage of photos of the Baha’i Houses of Worship throughout the world, set to Josh Groban’s “You Raise Me Up” (lyrics). Share it with your friends. Thanks to maz for the video and the original post.
family photos
2007-06-26 06:51:00 hey?you guessed it, we’re back from our trip to the States, none the worse for wear. Check out the new photoset for the trip?mostly photos of family before and after the memorial service so far. i’ll keep posting photos throughout the week; still to come are the visit to Ralph & Fluff’s place ... More About: Family , Photos
armed with the power of thy name
2007-06-20 06:25:00 The following phrase, quoted from a prayer written by Bahá’u'lláh, has given me a great deal of solace lately, and helped me to rebuild my confidence when it’s been low: Armed with the power of Thy name nothing can ever hurt me, and with Thy love in my heart all the world’s afflictions can in no ... More About: Power
family time
2007-06-18 15:44:00 I’ve spent the past little while gallivanting about the United States of America in my parents’ mini-van (mainly listening to music and reading The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi), on the way to visit relatives throughout the country. We just arrived in Oxford, Ohio at my uncle Ralph’s place, after having visited ... More About: Family , Time , Family Time
baha?i choral festival
2007-06-13 20:01:00 For those of us who were unable to attend the first ever choral festival at the Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, the American Baha’i National Centre offers a video highlight of the experience. More About: Festival , Oral
baha?i choir to perform on parliament hill
2007-06-13 20:00:00 Speaking of Baha’i choral music?a Baha’i-inspired choir from Winnipeg, the Abha Voices (see a RealPlayer clip care of the CBC), will be performing during the official Canada Day festivities in Ottawa this year. For those who don’t know, Ottawa’s Canada Day celebrations are annually beamed via national television across the country. That’s therefore ... More About: Hill , Form , Liam , Choi , Arli
flickr en français (fr)
2007-06-12 19:10:00 oyez, oyez! flickr, le site archi-superlatif et merveilleux d’échange de photos, est maintenant disponible en version française. c’est un site très utile, vu qu’on peut facilement mettre en ligne les photos, les organiser, y ajouter des notes et même les placer sur des cartes géographiques! Alors, qu’attendez-vous? Joignez-vous! More About: Flickr , Flick
imitation
2007-06-10 05:21:00 Saw this quote on a listserv… it neatly sums up my feelings about the perception some people have of religion these days. Religion is not the same thing as imitation or superstition. Imitation destroys the foundation of religion, extinguishes the spirituality of the human world, transforms heavenly illumination into darkness and deprives man of the ...
developing a structure
2007-06-07 07:18:00 my life has begun to change noticeably since I took that time management self management course. I find myself being more able to grasp the concept of to-do lists, for one. I used to spend most of my time decorating my to-do lists with fancy headings, borders and doodles. I’m guess I’m ... More About: Ping , Structure , Develop
une échelle pour vos âmes (fr)
2007-06-05 11:01:00 lors de mon pélérinage baha’i à Haïfa, en Israël, j’ai pu faire la rencontre d’une famille baha’ie super sympa et dotée de talents musicaux massifs et entièrement hors norme! La famille Martino vient du pays des Alpes et des noix de Grenoble, et nous avions tous eu la grande bonté de faire partie du ...
self-management
2007-06-04 10:14:00 Until a being setteth his foot in the plane of sacrifice, he is bereft of every favour and grace; and this plane of sacrifice is the realm of dying to the self, that the radiance of the living God may then shine forth. ‘Abdu’l-Baha Let’s take a moment for a philosophical exercise. I took an interesting training ... More About: Management , Self-Management , Mana , Manage
cultivating the roots video
2007-05-29 22:05:00 You saw it here first: Here’s the unofficial Cultivating The Root s commemorative video. Tell your friends! More About: Video , S Video , The Roots
ascension of baha?u'llah
2007-05-29 15:17:00 we gathered together just after three o’clock in the morning, local time, at the Ottawa Baha’i Centre. all was quiet and the sky was dark, though streetlamps and the glowing blue and white “Baha’i Centre” sign lit the way for those who arrived for the commemoration of the Ascension of Bahá’u'lláh, one of the ... More About: Sion
bruce lee: teach the faith, my friend
2007-05-26 04:35:00 Betcha didn’t even know Bruce Lee was a Baha’i. Or that he spoke with a Spanish accent. lol. Thanks to NaimFT on YouTube. Disclaimer: No, Bruce Lee wasn’t actually a Baha’i ;) More About: Faith , Friend , The Faith
rainn wilson
2007-05-25 07:27:00 OK I know I posted a little tiny less-than-noticeable link to an interview with Rainn Wilson of The Office fame in a previous article, but I figured since the Baha’i World News Service picked up the story, I might feature it a little more prominently. Rainn Wilson, who plays (and blogs as) Dwight Schrute ...
sunny mid-may day
2007-05-22 05:33:00 ahh what a beautiful day today?that made up for the rest of the weekend, which was cloudy and drab and rainy. I rode my new bike (yay!) down to the river and up to New Edinburgh, then back home, stopping at an asian grocery to get soup ingredients along the way. Praised be ... More About: Sunny
human rights in egypt: the drama continues
2007-05-21 12:30:00 Egypt, a country with a long and glorious history dating back to the beginnings of civilization, has been in a very poor state of late, especially with respect to the treatment of its own citizens. Remember last December, when the Egyptian Supreme Court denied Egyptian Baha’is their fundamental citizenship rights by refusing to allow ... More About: Drama , Egypt , Human , Rights , Human Rights
post-pilgrimage seven
2007-05-17 19:19:00 walking slowly down dusty streets his eyes are lost in thoughts that wash over like forty waves and swallow him up how blessed the dust of ‘Akka how Blessed the Beauty whose feet trod upon it he says with a tear; his soul cries out in its separation like a temple-flower his prayer falls from his lips, and a wind stirs and scatters the ... More About: Post , Image , Grim , Pilgrimage
systematic action
2007-05-15 22:09:00 One of the popular cutesy phrases these days?and it also happens to describe a philosophy of life?is “random acts of kindness“. Practice random kindness during your day. Hold the door for someone. Be nice to someone who’s in a grumpy mood. Pay for someone’s drink when you’re in line for your ... More About: Action , Tema , Stem
baha?i monarch passes away
More articles from this author:2007-05-15 01:27:00 His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, reigning monarch of the island nation of Samoa for 68 years, passed away on the evening of May 11th, in a hospital in Apia. He was one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world. “As an 11 year old school pupil, I marched with my school in Samoa’s ... More About: Pass , Away , Narc , Mona 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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