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1d ago
When you take on an identity, you draw borders around yourself. Those borders can be wide and expansive or narrow and limiting. So beware of the potential pitfalls of identity...
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3d ago
Baha’is all around the globe recently celebrated four Baha’i Intercalary Days, also called “Ayyam-i-Ha,” and many dedicated some of the time during those days to serving others. In act, we’ve...
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4d ago
In this series of essays, I’ll attempt to share my personal spiritual odyssey, which spans continents and cultural landscapes, from the Worldwide Church of God to the Baha’i Faith. Like the...
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5d ago
Before the 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes proposed a dualistic view of the mind and body and shaped the understanding of the heart as a mechanical organ rather than a...
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6d ago
Every morning, I’m greeted with an emailed “Quote of the Day” from World Unity Media — a good way to get my spiritual caffeine with a jolt of divine inspiration...
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1w ago
In part one of this three-part essay, I discussed my period of “spiritual thirst” and its symptoms of low energy, lack of focus, and jumbled thoughts. Have you ever felt...
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1w ago
Our planet’s current wars — in Ukraine, in Myanmar, in Sudan, in the Middle East, and in several other places — dominate the news and cry out for the world’s...
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1w ago
If you’ve braved the storm of material life and made the choice to follow a spiritual path, you might wonder what you can best do to help yourself progress on...
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1w ago
During the past few weeks, I had been feeling rather “off my game” for some reason. My thoughts were jumbled, my attention unfocused, and I felt as though I wasn’t...
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Scott Mayhew had been working on his family’s SUV when it slipped off the jack and crushed him. “I was kind of on my side, reaching for a wrench when...
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