doberman pizza. a baha'i blog. doberman pizza. a baha'i blog. The personal blog of a Canadian Baha'i believer from Ottawa, full of spiritual contemplations, news, events and links. Articles
remover of every anguish (prayercast, trk.1)
2008-07-30 05:02:00 after years of being needled by everyone I know about my singing talents, I’m finally doing something about it, if only a small effort for now. the attached track is the humble first submission of a series that I’ll be posting semi-regularly on this blog in mp3 form, as a podcast. this one ...
ottawa project on baha?i blog
2008-07-29 07:08:00 Baha’i Blog seems to be back after a long hiatus, and as a first offering after so long, what better way to get us back in the groove than with an account of Ottawa ’s intensive program of growth? Looks like I got scooped (hopefully I can make up for that this week)… More About: Project
vacationing in victoriaville
2008-07-27 16:11:00 it’s not Cancun or the Dominican Republic, but I’m taking a short little vacation visiting my good friends Geneviève and Craig in Victoriaville, my old pioneer post. This place is amazing. Many of the locals are on vacation, so the neighbourhood is very quiet. Gen and Craig live in the foothills of ...
laws and reality
2008-06-24 06:20:00 The Laws of God are not imposition of will, or of power, or pleasure, but the resolutions of truth, reason and justice. Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 154 I was so glad when I first ‘got’ the Baha’i concept of laws. I’ve always said that I’m a Baha’i because the Baha’i Faith just makes so much intuitive ... More About: Reality
où sont-ils?
2008-06-16 16:09:00 Voici une présentation vidéo qui expose les faits concernant l’arrestation récente des “Amis”?délégués Baha’is en Iran dont le seul crime était d’aider les Baha’is d’Iran à coordonner leurs activités et maintenir la vie de leur communauté. Vous pouvez en savoir davantage sur la situation des Baha’is d’Iran sur le site officiel des Baha’is de France. Articles reliés: L?Union ...
personal effort
2008-06-13 02:16:00 Personal effort is indeed a vital prerequisite to the recognition and acceptance of the Cause of God. No matter how strong the measure of Divine grace, unless supplemented by personal, sustained and intelligent effort it cannot become fully effective and be of any real and abiding advantage. From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi ... More About: Personal
what can i do?
2008-06-10 02:49:00 While making my way back home on a humid, muggy Friday, I passed by the local Baha’i Centre ? well, not exactly passed by; upon realizing that it was packed with people, I stopped and walked in to say hello and to find out what was going on. Many of you will have heard so far ...
national baha?i magazine online
2008-05-31 21:06:00 Interesting news: Baha’i Canada, the national Baha’i magazine, is now available online?all you need to do is log in with your name and Baha’i ID number and you’re getting Baha’i Canada online! Sweet! Heartbeat (the regular supplement on the Fund) and Vanguard (the regular youth supplement) are available, as well. What are you ... More About: National , Magazine , Online
sleep and rest
2008-05-27 19:53:00 Here are two interesting quotes from the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, Shoghi Effendi?who was known for his tireless efforts to advance the Cause of God during his years as Head of the Faith?about rest and relaxation. The second one I was aware of, but the first one I’d never read before… I always ... More About: Sleep , Rest
prayers can only be answered through action
2008-05-22 19:08:00 Teaching is the source of Divine Confirmation. It is not sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by meditation as to the best methods of action and then action itself. Even if the action should not immediately produce results, or perhaps not be entirely correct, that does not ... More About: Action , Prayers
reflection meeting photos
2008-05-05 07:47:00 hey hey hey hey have some photos! I’ve posted the photos from the ottawa Baha’i community’s recent reflection meeting. In response to comments, I tried to take a lot more face shots this time instead of back-of-head shots and crowd shots. hopefully this helps convey the active, participatory nature of reflection meetings. ... More About: Photos , Reflection , Meeting
spring cleaning the baha?i centre
2008-04-26 23:24:00 It’s a warm, sunny Saturday in Ottawa. Saturday has become a de facto Service Day; I tend to spend most of my time here in the Baha’i Centre on Saturdays, while Sunday is quickly becoming a family-time day (for the past few weekends, anyway). This morning, our children’s class did a little spring ... More About: Cleaning , Spring
blitherblather
2008-04-19 23:14:00 today’s a fine sunny day and I’m inside :O oh well, it’s for a good cause anyway?looking after the Baha’i Centre while a children’s class is at the playground down the street, in case parents come early looking for their kids. spring has come to Ottawa like a mad berserker, pumping the temperature up ...
in quest of a study circle
2008-04-01 04:17:00 the work of a regional institute coordinator is pretty hard… More About: Study , Quest , Circle
these great oppressions / o son of man
2008-03-16 19:31:00 Here’s a really cool version of everybody’s favourite musical fireside song, These Great Oppressions?performed by Canadian Baha’i musician Dean Kalyan. These great oppressions That have befallen the world Are preparing it for the advent Of the Most Great Justice These fruitless strifes These ruinous wars Shall pass away And the Most Great Peace shall come And, as an added bonus, here’s JB Eckl and ...
breaking the fast
2008-03-16 01:03:00 Tonight at the Ottawa Baha’i Centre, there’s a community potluck organized by the east-end Baha’is (from “Sector 1″ as it’s habitually called). The sun isn’t down yet and already the tantalizing smell of food wafts through the air?oven-baked pasta, casseroles, persian rice, curries and meat. Fast ing heightens the senses, especially when it relates ... More About: Breaking
backbiting music video
2008-03-12 18:16:00 Polynesian music group Mana wins the awesomeness award of the month with their new music video pulled straight from the pages of Ruhi Book 1 and the writings of Bahá’u'lláh: That seeker should also regard backbiting as grievous error, and keep himself aloof from its dominion, inasmuch as backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and ... More About: Video , Music , Music Video
la la la
2008-03-12 18:10:00 hey - still fasting. extremely busy at work right now, and pretty fatigued; as such I haven’t had much energy to put into creative endeavours (videos, etc) like I usually do. been reading Baha’i Views a lot, and ooh’ing and ahh’ing at all the marvelous content popping up on it. also discovered a wonderful blog ...
baha?i fasting season and spiritual life
2008-03-05 05:12:00 the Baha’i month of fasting began on Sunday; from March 2nd to March 20th inclusive, Baha’is refrain from eating or drinking from sunup to sundown. This physical Fast is symbolic of a spiritual Fast?just as fasting helps cleanse our bodies from physical impurities, the Baha’i Fast is a time to cleanse the spirit of ... More About: Life , Spiritual , Season , Fasting
february update
2008-02-16 22:53:00 well it’s certainly been a while since the last update, hasn’t it? I blame the season. I love winter, but for some reason, every time it comes around, I just slow down like nobody’s business. sad. I guess it’s more of the winter blahs (I keep blogging about them every year… ... More About: Update , February
pruned!
2008-01-28 05:32:00 a few weeks back, we had a very intense windstorm which not only pruned branches off trees (leaving them strewn along the roads) but also pruned the sign off our beloved Baha’i centre :( thankfully, nobody was hurt when it fell - it fell over into one of the parking spots, and no one was ...
martin luther king, jr
2008-01-21 17:21:00 Today is Martin Luther King Day, an American national holiday that celebrates the birthday?and the life and times?of Martin Luther King Jr ., a Christian minister who championed the Civil Rights movement in America in the 1960s.
le pouvoir de la parole
2008-01-11 05:08:00 [English below the first video.] Voilà une perle rare! Il s’agit d’un film documentaire archi passionnant qui montre le premier essai d’un projet collectif d’enseignement centré sur les pré-jeunes?c’est à dire les jeunes ayant de 11 à 14 ans?dans un groupement près de Paris, en France. Passionnant parce qu’il s’agit de l’apprentissage en ... More About: Parole
welcome to 2008
2008-01-01 21:31:00 the Gregorian calendar year came and went without much of a fuss this year?much like last year, when I was holed up in Winnipeg watching movies, I spent the fateful moment with friends (Tassnim, Basim and Rhetta) watching DVDs and eating pie and ice cream. After a short visit with brother Gabriel and his family to ... More About: 2008
christmas
2007-12-27 23:53:00 one of the most often-asked questions I hear around this time of year is: do Baha’is celebrate Christmas ? I wrote a little something about that last year and thought I’d share it with you again.
more holiday
2007-12-27 07:16:00 merry christmas to those of you who celebrate it! to all the muslims in reading range, happy Eid! oh, and happy Hanukkah too, but that’s a little late. and happy kwanzaa too I guess. and shab yalda to all the persians. and happy solstice/midwinter/etc to… well, to whoever celebrates it. i’ve been ... More About: Holiday
sunday snow day
2007-12-17 03:53:00 huge snowstorm swept through the Ottawa area today, coating the landscape with white fluffy snow. the roads got pretty fouled up, so most people (myself included) stayed inside to do laundry, play with the cat, read, and blog. it was fun. it brought back memories of the snowstorm a few years back in ... More About: Sunday , Snow , Snow Day
maxwell international school: forced to close, or ready for rebirth?
2007-12-16 21:01:00 most of you will have already heard the news about the planned closure of the Bahá’í-inspired Maxwell International School , which was quick to spread when it broke back in mid-November. you may not have heard, though, of the recent grassroots efforts by students, parents and local community members to gather enough support to allow ... More About: Forced , Close
human rights
2007-12-13 07:07:00 I missed out on posting something on the United Nations Human Rights Day (Dec. 10th), but figured I’d give at least a peep to show that a) I’m not dead and b) I care about human rights issues. I have at least one other human rights post in draft, but it’s not done yet ... More About: Human Rights
malaysia rocks
More articles from this author:2007-12-13 05:57:00 I want to give big shout-outs and much love to everyone from Mala ysia who reads this blog. You know who you are. I was chatting with a friend over IM and she told me she had met someone from Malays ia who recognized her via my blog. Apparently, all of Malaysia reads my blog ... More About: Rocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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