By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
What did we do before the era of reflection meetings, devotionals, and study circles? What did we do before we started teaching? I don’t even want to think about it. -gw
Today I went to the center rushing to get there by 11 because I was under the impression that the Baha’i Cluster reflection meeting was starting promptly at that time, and saw but a splattering of devotees waiting to say some morning prayers together. Bewildered and lost I stumbled into the devotional to learn that the reflection meeting was next week. Goodness. I got into my prayer mode and we had an amazing time. And one seeker was just so spiritually on tap it was amazing - I really enjoyed talking with her.
http://melodicharmony.livejournal.com/200967.html
By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
These historical photos from Brazil are extraordinary. -gw
Fotos exposta de 12 à 27 de junho de 2007 no Centro de Convivência Cultural de Campinas na comemoração dos 50 anos da Comunidade Bahá’í de Campinas.
By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
To dialogue is the Baha’i way. -gw
According to The New YorkTimes, representatives of the Baha’i faith, a persecuted religious minority in Iran, supported efforts at dialogue even though they were not allowed to attend the Sept. 26 event. The New York Times reported that “the Iranian side refused to come if the Bahais were there, said Kit Bigelow, director of external affairs, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the United States.”
“This farmer’s barn was renovated and dedicated in 2005 as a Mennonite Church in Schaumburg, Illinois, near Chicago (USA).” Uploaded on July 4, 2006 by Springsun on flickr
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By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(1)
The marriage of Louis Gregory and Louisa Mathews set the standard for Baha’is. -gw
Baha’i faith eases the tests that come with interracial marriage
By AARON DOHOGNE
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COLUMBIA — At first Debra Byndom was reluctant to let her son marry a white woman. Tyree Byndom’s past relationships with white women made his mother believe this one wouldn’t work. Tyree is black, and Jesca, the woman he had been dating, is white. …
By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
http://www.cafepress.com/divinitee
My friend Oscar has started designing and selling some tshirts and things, inspired by the Baha’i Faith. I might get a couple shirts. Please pass on this link to help him out!
Rory, “Divinitee - Baha’i inspired stuff,” From Under My Sculpt
OK, Rory. -gw
By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
Devotions and children’s classes are two of the three core activities for Baha’is, and are open to all. -gw
The younger boys and I are attending the Family Hour at the Dharma Center again. We’ve tried, over the years, to make this a family ritual, but it is met with just too much resistance, and it’s not something I’m willing to force over and over. I’ve known all along that there is a very thriving Baha’i’ community in town, so I decided to ask a friend who participates to tell me more. Jamie, Jeremiah and I did some reading and thought it was something we could try. All 6 of us attended the devotional a couple sundays ago, and we had a very lovely time. The devotional was about 15-20 minutes long, and all but Kellen sat quietly. The food and conversation afterward was fabulous. Jamie decided to attend the Junior Youth program they offer and had a good time with the other teens. Jeremiah is reluctant to try the children’s class but became more willing when I discovered there are two other boys his age.
The Pancake Goddess, “Baha’i and Dharma Center Family Hour,”Pancake Goddess in the House of Boys
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“Griddle Goodness,” uploaded on May 27, 2007 by Danny Lakeboy on flickr
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By george wesley dannells on Sep 30, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
Phillipe Copeland’s Baha’i Thought turned two earlier this month. This is one powerful blog! The Baha’i blogosphere is greatly enriched through Phillipe’s untiring efforts. -gw
Bahá’í Thought and Black America
“O thou who hast an illumined heart! Thou art even as the pupil of the eye, the very wellspring of the light, for God’s love hath cast its rays upon thine inmost being and thou hast turned thy face toward the Kingdom of thy Lord.” - From the Baha’i Sacred Writings
Phillipe, a clinical social worker, covered the recent annual conference of the Baha’i Association of Mental Health Professionals. Although I am an MHP myself, I have never attended, I am ashamed to say, and so I very much appreciated his overview and pics. -gw
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By george wesley dannells on Sep 25, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(1)
“With Hand of the Cause of God, Dr. `Alí-Muhammad Varqá”
Uploaded on January 12, 2007 by Man United on flickr
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“Dr. Varqa, Members of the Universal House of Justice,
Members of the International Teaching Center and the Continental Board of Counsellors “
By george wesley dannells on Sep 25, 2007 in Baha'i Views | comments(0)
This collection of papers by Professor Rhett Diessner, psychologist at the Lewis-Clark State College of Lewiston, Idaho, and published in this volume, promotes the two Baha’i principles of “independent investigation” and “the harmony of science and religion.”
http://www.bahaibookstore.com/productdetails.cfm?pc=7321
This book looks good. gw
お帰りなさい。 8 hours ago by Nana 伯父さんから本を借りてきたようだ。なんか分厚い本だな。伯父さん、今年自分が出版した本をちゃっかりとQちゃんに持たせているぞ。皆さん興味があったら読んでみてね。 PSYCHE AND EROS: Baha’i Studies in a Spiritual Psychology. By Rhett Dissner.
遊びに来まっし~Homestay at NANA’s House - http://7kanazawa.blogspot.com/
Today I went to the center rushing to get there by 11 because I was under the impression that the Baha’i Cluster reflection meeting was starting promptly at that time, and saw but a splattering of devotees waiting to say some morning prayers together. Bewildered and lost I stumbled into the devotional to learn that the reflection meeting was next week. Goodness. I got into my prayer mode and we had an amazing time. And one seeker was just so spiritually on tap it was amazing - I really enjoyed talking with her.
