Living in the Present - The Bahá'í Perspective?
  I used to flop at mindfulness. Sometimes I still do. But this has been a good year (I know, I sound like a potato harvest). The notion of mindfulness, with its deep roots in the Buddhist tradition, is indeed a profound and powerful idea. 'Abdu'l-Bahá reminds the Bahá'ís too that "pray

posted 12:43:36pm May. 26, 2013 | read full post »

Silk and Satin - The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
"...were all the sorrows of the world to be crowded into my heart they would, I feel, all vanish, when in the presence of Bahá'u'lláh. It is as if I had entered Paradise." - Prince Zaynu'l-'Abidín Khan The calmness and serenity of the infant was such as to amaze the mother. Khadijih Khanum co

posted 6:52:12pm Nov. 05, 2012 | read full post »

The Báb
"His life is one of the most magnificent examples of courage which it has been the privilege of mankind to behold..." - A.L.M. Nicolas What would call for a musketry of 750 riflemen to riddle a mild-mannered young man of thirty-one, a kindly demeanour and a peaceful purpose to a pulp of flesh a

posted 12:52:31pm Oct. 19, 2012 | read full post »

Why Suffer?
"Why do we suffer?" is one of the most human of queries. Without fail, we tend to ask the question in the 1st person: "Why me?"  But what about the 3rd? "Why they?" Why is it always the greedy varlet that winds up blessed with superb health and abundant wealth, and the meek tiller of a barren

posted 1:26:20pm Oct. 02, 2012 | read full post »

When is irreligion better?
"If religion becomes the cause of enmity and bloodshed, then irreligion is to be preferred. For religion is the remedy for every ailment, and if a remedy should become the cause of ailment and difficulty, it is better to abandon it." - 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1844-1921) My sister lives in Norway with her fa

posted 5:38:14am Sep. 18, 2012 | read full post »