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tallisman in nwt: progressive revelation rap
2007-08-03 19:01:00 Do you remember Canadian Baha’i hip-hop artist Tallis Newkirk, aka Tallisman, of Nelstar and Plains of Fascination fame? The one who helped Nelly Furtado get her first experience at professional studio recording when she was 17 years old? Yeah, that one. After living for a while in Regina, Saskatchewan, he’s moved to ... More About: Progressive , Revelation
iran to baha?is: convert or stay out of our schools
2007-08-02 06:26:00 Once again, Iran ’s campaign of persecution towards its Baha’i minority finds its way into the halls of academe; one more year in a row, prospective Baha’i students have been barred from applying for higher education. No, there are no armed guards keeping them from the examination halls; just a row of boxes on paper. ... More About: Schools , Convert , Stay , Vert
reflection meetings are better than ice cream
2007-07-30 13:22:00 Ottawa’s Baha’i community opened up the 10th cycle of its intensive program of growth on Friday night with loud whoops and hollers, African drums, singing, laughing and dancing. In fact, the assembled crowd seemed so joyous that they even interrupted the MC’s opening jokes with outbursts of applause. So, as a word to ... More About: Ice Cream , Reflection , Meetings , Cream
an oracle and the internet*
2007-07-28 17:57:00 here’s a neat little video put together by Matthew Levine of Anthem for the World fame?it’s based on the statement made by Shoghi Effendi in the World Order of Bahá’u'lláh letters that many now construe as foreseeing the creation of the Intern et . Check it out (nice music, too!): A mechanism of world inter-communication will be ... More About: Oracle , The Internet
holla back seattle: baha?i hip-hop
2007-07-24 19:30:00 It wasn’t until I read about them on the one and only Baha’i Blog and actually had a chance to hear some of their music that I started to light up: Common Market is serious business. Seriously challenging and seriously honest vocals?many inspired by the teachings of the Baha’i Faith?delivered by Ra Scion, along ... More About: Seattle , Back
muslim network for baha?i rights featured on bbc persian
2007-07-23 15:17:00 As noted on Barney Leith’s blog Barnabas Quotidianus?and passed along by countless email groups so far?the fledgling Muslim Network for Baha?i Rights has been featured on BBC Persian (Farsi; check out the English translation). This is well-deserved good news for this collection of brave souls who are selflessly striving to defend the interests of ... More About: Featured , Feat
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
More articles from this author: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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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