tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-339725042009-11-14T09:59:31.671-08:00Teaching the Baha'i FaithGeorge Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-72803005408213773462009-11-14T09:59:00.001-08:002009-11-14T09:59:31.792-08:00On Strangers on the Shore No Longer: Sharing our spiritual insights on the eve of a Baha'i Holy Day.<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/410267545"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/123/410267545_ba2e94090f.jpg" border="0" height="331" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Bonita, Peggy, Markal, Walter and I share our spiritual insights in our regular Thursday night home devotional featuring the arts on the evening of a Baha'i Holy Day. Walter presents five paintings recently completed. </div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4101917753/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/4101917753_b70f619618.jpg" border="0" height="500" width="412" /></a></div> <div>One painting is with three of the friends who like to go fishing together in mind, Frederick, Robert and Rocky. </div> <div> </div> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaimusic/imybusfktvgrEsAeubeByIEFhiJuhIHpBfiqqknvonBvGAtszDdnnjHhgfdD/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom2690410267475838afeb844atjpg_HruitbcwmeAHIBr.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="70" height="100"/> </div> <div>Another invokes Mauricio and his guitar.</div> <div> </div> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaimusic/iDClsAlzxExDhhsxCxzauzwGsesyAGkIvCxADHEBkxHdxkiHdpyxwsAyafpx/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom26084101915597e6fd5f74c9tjpg_sHFojjhhxGhtmHg.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="60" height="100"/> </div> <div>A third is a painting where every side is up. What's up with that?</div> <div> </div> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaimusic/kukhpqbnCHitdrqbFeDhjgFeybCmujhGelvyvhJfHzGsuqgxabilzbsiAorb/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom275441019173213534c8826amjpg_godkGEskpmFAcED.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="164" height="240"/> </div> <div>A fourth is inspired by Robert Carpenter.</div> <div> </div> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaimusic/fjDjDwCeEfpnpEtIfdkIxlmsqfqqsaDmIzChpnyblmDBaECklzEtEDGArmDh/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom25814102670018ee3577f549mjpg_xnxjbwqDnvfElub.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="240" height="198"/> </div> <div>A fifth is ... well, I call it the "Stranger on the Shore" painting, Walter another story.</div> <div><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8SKArZz8tOA&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8SKArZz8tOA&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object></div> <div> </div> <div><object data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=6842bee4b8&photo_id=4101913363&flickr_show_info_box=true" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=6842bee4b8&photo_id=4101913363&flickr_show_info_box=true" width="500" bgcolor="#000000"></embed></object></div> <div>Peggy offers testimony on what becoming a Baha'i has contributed to her life, a feeling of oneness with all people. </div> <div> </div> <div>We share a round of prayers, interspersed with musical selections played off an iPod dock. The selections included "Stranger on the Shore" by Boots Randolph, and "I'm So Glad," by the Baha'i Gospel Choir, Markal singing along to the very end. As the friends were leaving, it was Boots music again, "You Can't Sit Down," a rather appropriate song for Baha'is, you know. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div><object height="375" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622677498781%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622677498781%2F&set_id=72157622677498781&jump_to=" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622677498781%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622677498781%2F&set_id=72157622677498781&jump_to=" width="500"></embed></object></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-strangers-on-the-shore-no-longer-sharing-o">bahaimusic's posterous</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-7280300540821377346?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-40692526697321269602009-11-13T20:28:00.001-08:002009-11-13T20:28:24.109-08:00On a Love Song: Across civilizations by Mahsa Vahdat (Iran) and Mighty Sam McClain (USA).<div>I hear about this video from Bob James via Facebook. African American and Persian music all in one song. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lbvlx-5eLoc&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lbvlx-5eLoc&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object><br /></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-a-love-song-across-civilizations-by-mahsa">bahaimusic's posterous</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-4069252669732126960?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-88509311302570171122009-11-13T19:39:00.001-08:002009-11-13T19:39:32.725-08:00On Home Sweet Home: Bringing the Baha'i core activities to the homes of our seekers<div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydesignhandmadeoriginals/3930038751/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3930038751_442397619f_m.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydesignhandmadeoriginals/3930038751/"></a></p> <h4>Home Sweet Home</h4> <p></p> <p>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydesignhandmadeoriginals/3930038751/">dalyDesign</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalydesignhandmadeoriginals/3930038751/"> on 14 Sep 09, 5.40PM PST on flickr</a></p> </div></blockquote></div> <div>Yesterday between the Holy Day observance and our regular home devotional meeting, I fit in two home-visits. In neither case did I call ahead. A recent aha for me is, don't call a seeker if you can go see him face-toface. Calling is too impersonal. Half of the way we communicate with someone is non-verbally. I don't want to just be a voice on the phone. In my book going to someone's house increases the possibility of having a substantial conversation tremendously over a phone call. </div> <div> </div> <div>I had two prospects and I found them both home and had opportunity for further establishing the bonds of friendship in each case. The Two Debbies had talked last week to a Hilltop artist, a man who with his wife and infant had visited the Baha'i devotional we had in Wright Park some 6 years ago. At their suggestion, I stopped by his studio to give him a personal invitation to come to our arts-oriented devotional. When I knocked on the door, without knowing who I was, he said, "Come on in." The door was unlocked. I went in. He was at his computer, surrounded by his artistic creations in all stages of development. I extended my invitation. He couldn't come last night, but said he would consider it. I said I'll send him some links to the posts I've done on our weekly event. </div> <div> </div> <div>Next I visited the Coach, a dear soul who coaches <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/karamia/2899434613">youth football in the neighborhood</a> (yes, the Coach is in this picture). It was my fourth visit. He, too, was home, inviting me in immediately. I asked about his job interview he had scheduled for last Thursday. I said I had prayed for him at the appointed hour. He told me what it was like and that he is waiting to hear if he made the cut for the next interviews.</div> <div> </div> <div>He also told me about how he had just the day before had a conversation with a friend about religion in which he brought up the Baha'i Faith, defending it in the face of the woman's immediate negativity. He had never heard of the Faith before being visited by the friends during the last Intensive, yet here he was explaining to her what it teaches and why he is attracted to it. </div> <div> </div> <div>I gave him the new Introduction to the Baha'i Faith brochure with prayers. I extended an invitation to come to our devotional scheduled for 7 and mentioned, too, Tim & Deb's devotional with waffles on Sunday. I invited his 7 year-old grandson to come to a children's class on Sunday. He talked to his daughter about her going as well. She said it would be hard to go, because she has an active little 1 year-old. I told the Coach that we could bring the children''s class to the home. </div> <div> </div> <div>But what really struck his interest was my offer to study the Baha'i Faith with him right there in his own home. He agreed to that immediately. We'll start next Wednesday at 5:30; yes, I have a study circle the same evening, starting at 7, but that's the best day for him. </div> <div> </div> <div>My lesson of the day is, even though our inclination is to invite people to scheduled events and activities, the best bet is to first offer to conduct a core activity in the home you are visiting. Generally speaking, people are simply much more comfortable establishing a relationship with the Friends and investigatingthe Faith in the comfort of their own home. -gw</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-home-sweet-home-bringing-the-bahai-core-ac">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-8850931130257017112?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-67514234150607414702009-11-13T15:53:00.001-08:002009-11-13T15:53:40.867-08:00On Zia the Genius: Baha'i film maker honored<img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/lnBrtDItboBuewIfjsfnxFrDkuApvblCdAzDFvhoAyvefkrGAIdrpnibwsee/media_httpimagesvimeocom8979898979891489798914300jpg_rqrakqIzlmEhIAy.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="300" height="300"/> <p /> <p>Robert of Northwest Baha'i L:ibrary caught this item. -gw</p> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <p>Seattle newspaper "The Stranger" honors the area's best with the Genius Awards each year.</p> <p>This year, among the honored is Zia Mohajerjasbi, Baha'i film maker.<br />The award will be handed out this evening.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thestranger.com/genius" target="_blank">http://www.thestranger.com/genius</a></p> <p><a href="http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/09/30/zia-mohajerjasbi-genius-of-film" target="_blank">http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/09/30/zia-mohajerjasbi-genius-of-film</a></p></blockquote> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-zia-the-genius-bahai-film-maker-honored">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-6751423415060741470?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-60068453336124642532009-11-13T12:49:00.001-08:002009-11-13T12:49:41.679-08:00On Baha'i-inspired Music for Free Download: And you don't have to go to live in Poland to get it<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4100801575/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4100801575_d9302940c6.jpg" border="0" height="174" width="174" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Bah%C3%A1%E2%80%99%C3%AD/_/Baha'i" class="l">Bahá'í – <strong>Baha'i</strong> – Free listening at Last.fm</a><span style="DISPLAY: inline-block;"></span></div> <div>Listen to Bahá'í – <strong>Baha'i</strong> (full track) for free. Free mp3 download available! <strong>Baha'i</strong> appears on the album <strong>Baha'i</strong> - concert 30.12.2008, <strong>Wroclaw</strong>. Oriental</div> <div><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Bahá’í/_/Baha'i">www.last.fm/music/Bahá’í/_/<b>Baha'i</b></a></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> <div align="right"><strong>Baha'i-inspired music performed in Poland. -gw</strong></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-bahai-inspired-music-for-free-download-and">bahaimusic's posterous</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-6006845333612464253?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-32847769477729239372009-11-13T11:41:00.001-08:002009-11-13T11:41:22.443-08:00On Junior Youth: #5 #Ruhi #Bahai, a story<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">Last Saturday, the junior youth group in Lowell got together. We said a prayer, and then took a walk down by the canal, which had recently been emptied. M. talked about wanting to make the neighborhood better for her younger siblings and for the other children.</blockquote> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.mollusc.org/wordpress/junior-youth-spiritual-empowerment-bahai-social-action/">http://www.mollusc.org/wordpress/junior-youth-spiritual-empowerment-bahai-social-action/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>There is a beautiful story to be found on <a href="http://www.mollusc.org/wordpress">Anonymous Cowgirl</a> about a Baha'i junior youth class experience. -gw</div> <ul> <li><span><a href="http://bit.ly/1zXDQE">http://bit.ly/1zXDQE</a> Junior youth spiritual empowerment. (Or how the power of expression can change the world.) #5YP #Ruhi #Bahai</span> <a href="http://twitter.com/mollusc/statuses/5687472878" style="FONT-SIZE: 85%;">33 minutes ago</a></li> </ul> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kreather/4094451422/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/4094451422_62e3d74f96_m.jpg" border="0" /></a></p> <h4 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;">Drained Canals. Lowell, MA</h4> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;">They are working on the Boott Mills canals, therefore, all are drained. Behind Middlesex College, Lower Locks. Photo by H.</p> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;">Uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kreather/">Kreather</a> on 10 Nov 09, 6.04PM PST. </p> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-junior-youth-5-ruhi-bahai-a-story">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-3284776947772923937?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-41213743906944593442009-11-13T09:47:00.001-08:002009-11-13T09:47:57.395-08:00On the Birth of Baha'u'llah: Other's recollections and my own<a href="http://onebahai.blogspot.com/2009/11/question-of-children-and-curricula.html">One Baha'i's approach...: A Question of Children and Curricula</a> <table border="0"> <tr> <td class="j"> <div>12 Nov 2009 by Mead <br />Then I remembered an e-mail that came in last night, in which the author wished us a warm <b>Holy Day</b>, the <b>Birth of Baha'u'llah</b>, and she quoted a song she learned in a children's class as a child in the 60s. </div> </td></tr></table> <p><a href="http://timecapsuleeighties.blogspot.com/2009/11/bahai-holy-day-today-birth-of-bahaullah.html">*Time Capsule* Eighties and the Now: Baha'i <b>Holy Day</b> today: <b>Birth</b> <b>...</b></a> </p> <p> <table border="0"> <tr> <td class="j"> <div>12 Nov 2009 by KeepStriving <br />Baha'i <b>Holy Day</b> today: <b>Birth of Baha'u'llah</b>. November 12, 1817. No school today for the kids. I am keeping them home to commemorate this special <b>Holy Day</b> in our Faith</div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://aglobalworld.com/holidays-around-the-world/bahi-birth-bahaullah/">Bahá'i Celebrates the <b>Birth of</b> the <b>Baha'u'llah</b> - Holidays Around <b>...</b></a> <table border="0"> <tr> <td class="j"> <p>11 Nov 2009 by Shawn <br />The <b>Birth of Bahá'u'lláh</b> is one of the nine <b>holy days</b> for Baha'i's, and it is celebrated on November 12. It celebrates the <b>birth of Bahá'u'lláh</b>, the founder of the Bahá'i faith, born in Tehran on November 12, 1817.</p> <p><a href="http://marisbahai.blogspot.com/2009/11/bahais-celebrate-birth-of-bahaullah.html">marisbahai.lv: Bahājieši svin Bahāullā dzimšana dienu</a><span class="std"> </span> </p><table border="0"> <tr> <td class="j">11 Nov 2009 by Maris <br />Baha'is celebrate <b>Birth of Baha'u'llah</b>. On 12 November, Baha'is around the globe will celebrate the anniversary of the <b>birth of Baha'u'llah</b>, the founder of the Baha'i Faith. Gatherings are held in thousands of localities</td> </tr></table></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></p><a href="http://luminousrealities.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post.html">Luminous Realities: Exploring the Creative Process: <b>Baha'u'llah</b> <b>...</b></a> <table border="0"> <tr> <td class="j"> <div>11 Nov 2009 by Druzelle Cederquist <br />As Baha'is celebrate this <b>Holy Day</b> we celebrate this new vision brought by <b>Baha'u'llah</b>: that the religions called by different names are, in reality, one religion unfolding over time, their separate Prophets inspired by One Source</div> <div> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;">As I look over the blog entries about the celebration yesterday of the Birth of Baha'u'llah Baha'i Holy Day, I recall the beautiful images of being in Tom and Debbie's home for our own community celebration. -gw</div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><object height="375" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669426045%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669426045%2F&set_id=72157622669426045&jump_to=" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669426045%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669426045%2F&set_id=72157622669426045&jump_to=" height="375" width="500"></embed></object></div></td></tr></table> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"> </p> <div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-birth-of-bahaullah-others-recollection">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-4121374390694459344?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-844271044183263022009-11-13T00:08:00.001-08:002009-11-13T00:08:32.509-08:00On a Young Actor in His Prime: Man must walk in many paths<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">Man must walk in many paths and be subjected to various processes in his evolution upward. Physically he is not born in full stature but passes through consecutive stages of fetus, infant, childhood, youth, maturity and <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">old</span> age. Suppose he had the power to remain <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">young</span> throughout his life. He then would not understand the meaning of <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">old</span> age and could not believe it existed. If he could not realize the condition of <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">old</span> age, he would not know that he was <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">young</span>. He would not know the difference between <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">young</span> and <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">old</span> without experiencing the <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">old</span>.</blockquote> <h1 class="pageTitle"><a href="http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/ab/PUP/pup-97.html.utf8?query=young|old&action=highlight#gr14">The Promulgation of Universal Peace, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p.295</a></h1> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/lDiztlrloBkoDpEzHDaAtrppddirCbJdgjgwHfFHxBGhwJakbBelCErfnHzy/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom261541002793141cd513d1detjpg_fdxEzAcGdhvqlug.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="100" height="88"/> </div> <div>The Baha'i Holy Day celebration for the Birth of Baha'u'llah was held over at Tom and Debbie's. I had a great time, and I learned something new about the host. Until today I didn't know that Tom, one of the premiere story-tellers in our community BTW, did some professional acting when he was younger. Ask him about the time they were filming a bank robbery scene outside a bank when the real police arrived. Seeing the pictures of Tom in his old acting portfolio gave me a sense of the passage of time. He hasn't aged a bit, I noted, unlike me. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div><object height="375" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669313703%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669313703%2F&set_id=72157622669313703&jump_to=" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669313703%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622669313703%2F&set_id=72157622669313703&jump_to=" height="375" width="500"></embed></object></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-a-young-actor-in-his-prime-man-must-walk-i">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-84427104418326302?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-77497541886542789902009-11-12T23:04:00.001-08:002009-11-12T23:04:34.399-08:00On Red Grammer Remixed: Jamaican style<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <p>Listen … can you hear the sound? </p> <p>Of hearts beating, all the world around. </p> <p>Down in the valley, out on the plain </p> <p>Everywhere around the world, a heartbeat sounds the same </p> <p>Chorus: </p> <p>Black or white, red or tan, it’s the heart of the family of man </p> <p>Wo, ho , it’s beating away, </p> <p>Wo, ho , it’s beating away, </p> <p>Wo, ho , it’s beating away! </p> <p>Listen … can you hear the sound? </p> <p>of laughter … all the world around </p> <p>High in the mountains, down by the sea </p> <p>Everywhere around the world, laughter sounds the same to me </p></blockquote> <p>Listen for the names of the Central Figures of the Baha'i Faith in this video at 1:21. Hey <a href="http://www.neysn.net/">neys</a>, thanks!</p> <div class="gmail_quote"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">"george, this is gold.<br />jamaicans have remixed "listen" by red grammer."<br /><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG_G5MX5sik&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qG_G5MX5sik&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object><br /> </blockquote></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-red-grammer-remixed-jamaican-style">bahaimusic's posterous</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-7749754188654278990?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-36581915429766559292009-11-12T10:26:00.001-08:002009-11-12T10:26:35.974-08:00On for Posterity: Teaching Stories from the Hilltop Campaign, Tacoma, Washington <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;">These are some stories as recorded for posterity from our recent Baha'i Intensive Program of Growth in our cluster.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4026480562/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/4026480562_0f872254e6.jpg" border="0" height="333" width="500" /></a></div> <div align="left">Teaching Stories from the Hilltop Campaign</div> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;">1st Weekend – October 17 & 18, 2009 <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2450/4051718743_37d7ca16f1_s.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/hkamJppAEuygnhzoEfocDpdBxxpBcdmfybzCzmbFxtHdaxgnApsyzkttvCuD/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom2450405171874337d7ca16f1sjpg_ywCaaGgHzxEtzny.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="75" height="75"/> </a></p> <div align="left">One team connected on a deep spiritual level. Before going out they said prayers for the departed ones they were calling on for assistance, and prayed that they would be led to a waiting soul. They saw a man at a house with handicap access (number 919) and thought that looked like a good house for Bahá’í gatherings! The man was receptive and said he looks out for the neighborhood. He wanted to come to something, so they invited him to the devotional the next day, and he did attend. He said he was happy to be somewhere positive. They went to find a young lady who had declared in a previous cycle. The person at the door said the family had moved, but that he knew the new address. They immediately went to the new address and found the new Bahá’í brother there who also expressed an interest in the Faith. </div> <div align="left"> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/fxbntgaEGEvcsibgupEHtEnenIqGiHEtJfwydCfeDglEmplCqpCuFcagwtns/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom26924025713560b667002324tjpg_BoyvdsDAwgAzqzl.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="100" height="75"/> </div> <div align="left">Another team met a man and his children as they approached their door.The man was very skeptical about religion, but the more he heard about the Faith the more he said it resonated with him and he was interested in learning more. His children, ages 8 & 11, had been expressing a desire to get involved in a church, but he was reluctant because of the indoctrination of churches. He was a very nice and genuine person who was very straightforward, and he welcomed us to come back to share more about activities that his children could attend. He was also going to talk with his wife about it and have her look on the internet. </div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4051720109/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/4051720109_cdc48e9965.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div align="left">A team member had made a strong personal connect with one of their neighbors, so the team went there to visit. The team felt a closeness in prayer and were able to bring this into the neighbor’s home and make a heart connection with him. They talked about children’s classes. They also spoke about the death of the neighbor’s brother five years ago that was still impacting their extended family, and a prayer for the departed was offered. He said to come back anytime.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/JyebekimffEkvFpfcCngnHuqucJokEeFAxnecpDuGGqHclipgeanFDxhblyE/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom270740257087267f51cba7d7tjpg_lxAlCkrtDcAasBa.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="100" height="75"/> </div> <div align="left">A new Bahá’í who used to live in the neighborhood went with a team to visit several old neighbors. They visited a minister who coincidentally had been visited by another team in a previous cycle. They talked about children and junior youth, the difficulties of being involved in the churches (especially money issues), and how happy the new Bahá’í is. The new Bahá’í feels his friend is receptive.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/nBgfGiccroBwqjdzytyGrumbehbqbbherkaHqFqDCvAtnjFjxhqjBrDkgyAJ/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom25924025709421a949a0b8d0mjpg_cbkCzplDbIkzqwG.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="240" height="180"/> </div> <div align="left">A team came to a home of a mother and daughter. The mother was an older woman, part of the “liberal faction”, raised in the 20’s and not religious. Both said they were not interested in religion, but the team was surprised when they were invited in. The emphasis on the core activities with the goal of creating a better community was well received by these women. They had two separate conversations going. As one team member spoke with the daughter, she was able to share how the groundwork must be done to establish these communities and the lady was able to see how religion relates to that. Had the team emphasized the religious aspect first, they would have rejected it. They felt that this new approach awakens people to the vision of the Faith that is positive and uplifting. When they left, these women felt hopeful and wished the team much success.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4025709188/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2508/4025709188_f8cf9b0445.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div align="left">One team came upon some neighbors who were outside visiting so it was easy to approach them. One of the ladies was Mormon with an 11 year old and was very interested in hearing about junior youth activities in the neighborhood. Her husband came down to join the discussion and then the conversation turned. He was very negative and thought it sounded like a cult, so that sort of cut off the wife’s interest. Another lady in the group was just moving into a new place after being homeless for five years and was interested in working with youth. They got her number. They went to a house where there was loud music playing. When there was a pause in the music, they knocked loudly. A young man answered and said he was very interested but was getting ready to leave and that someone should come back another time. He was raised Catholic and Baptist. The team really liked the new approach, and said it feels much more natural and they got good feedback. If they mentioned “Bahá’í Faith” at the beginning, people said “no thanks” but if they said “Bahá’í community” they were more likely to listen.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/BrIyEbCyCJBIpehlboIuJblgbrcoAuJCnxHzIlnpGGIJizEnyCGFyAJFxwsv/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom256040257082642393d33cd9mjpg_AyogzlEdpblbeCF.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="240" height="180"/> </div> <div align="left">Another team met two ladies who were not interested at first when they perceived we weren’t Christian, but as one team member explained our love of Christ it changed the focus and they were able to continue the dialogue. When the importance of prayer was brought up, one of the ladies invited the team in to pray together and gathered the family for prayer. She wanted to hear more about the Faith first, so they started the presentation. They sat at the dining room table and proceeded while one of the ladies made dinner. They were in the bosom of the family withteenagers coming and going, eating, etc. There was an interest in life after death. They finally got around to praying and one lady said the “Refresh and gladden” prayer. She said that was a good prayer for her as she has anxiety. They said to come again as they need this, and want to start a devotional and junior youth group. They discussed joining the Faith, and she said she is going to pray about it.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/wnFrFJceezFqDiEeldDjqyllqmpgttvAqAaqvgnwjcAgCcjqrfHFufdeqGrw/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom25624025732299ed160401datjpg_hEtsqFyHozmAfHt.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="75" height="100"/> </div> <div align="left">A team visited a young woman who said she was Mormon for over 6 years and was ‘burnt’ with religion. The core activities were shared and she expressed more interest. Her son is 18 months. Her husband joined the conversation on the porch and his interest further ignited his wife’s. They wanted to know more about Bahá’u’lláh, so a short rendition of the concept “manifestations” using the presentation quotes was offered. Both werevery interested in learning more a meeting was set up for the following Thursday afternoon. Leaving the home the team expressed that they wish they could have stayed longer because their hearts were connected but they were honoring their new friends’ planned activities for the day. Suddenly the door behind them reopened and they were invited to come back for a drink of water. The young woman returned with plates filled with dinner for everyone! The cook, an uncle who lives 2 blocks over, joined the conversation and shared that he also wanted to hear the presentation on Thursday with his nephew. As they left he said, “You are doing very good work, don’t stop!” Part of this team later met a neighbor of this family who was very cynical about religion and when opening the door said, “Jesus right?” “No,” we replied, “Bahá’í!” He said he never heard of the Faith and began asking questions. He shared that growing up he was never allowed to ask questions and was enthralled with the principal of individuals investigating truth. He invited himself to the neighbors’ on Thursday to hear more. The next day the team ran into the lady they had met the previous day who had invited them back for a visit. The team member told her a neighbor had invited himself to come on Thursday and asked if this was okay. She said fine, she knows that neighbor and he had been to their home before.</div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left">Pictures from this Baha'i Views /Flitzie Phoebie flickr photo set: <object height="375" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622618938250%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622618938250%2F&set_id=72157622618938250&jump_to=" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" allowFullScreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622618938250%2F%2Fshow%2F&page_show_back_url=%2Fphotos%2F85934826%40N00%2Fsets%2F72157622618938250%2F&set_id=72157622618938250&jump_to=" width="500"></embed></object></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-for-posterity-teaching-stories-from-the-hi">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-3658191542976655929?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-80825894799992659702009-11-12T00:25:00.001-08:002009-11-12T00:25:49.817-08:00On Truthfulness Is the Foundation of All Human Virtures: Nabilinho's music video<div>The Ruhi 1 study class tonight with Kim and Rahmat (my co-tutor, although he hasn't owned up to it yet) involved a concerted effort commiting quotes to memory. Kim said it was deep. Speaking of Ruhi 1 quotes -- "Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtures" -- I see another Baha'i music video on Truthfulness up on YouTube.-gw</div> <div> </div> <div><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BgJYZ8ZTFZM&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BgJYZ8ZTFZM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-truthfulness-is-the-foundation-of-all-huma">bahaimusic's posterous</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-8082589479999265970?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-52941054882378621752009-11-11T23:21:00.001-08:002009-11-11T23:21:23.408-08:00On Make Me a Brilliant Star: The prayer and videos<div>You may know this much-loved children's prayer.</div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaimusic/DInGicngtlfjGnBGICBdiekqzmpdgwxpFGinwEaFfBfjfDsouIdaHGpAHAxI/media_httprlvzcachecombeautifulbahaiprayersprofilewalletcardsbusinesscardp240133528474632550t5s9400jpg_fpEthIbupkvqged.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="400" height="400"/> </div> <div> </div> <div>And here is the prayer sung in a charming video. </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SRgTqr7TvTU&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SRgTqr7TvTU&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object></div> <div> </div> <div>There are celestial stars, as used by Abdu'l-Baha in this prayer as a metaphor, nut there are other kinds of stars,too,like singing starts. For those who missed <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-bahai-sings-on-portuguese-idol-tv-program">this post</a> on the Baha'i singing in the Portuguese Idol competition, here is another chance to experience the wonder of it all. The video clip here is shorter, covering just our own brillliant Baha'i star Natacha Santos, whose progress has undoubtedly been the focus of many Baha'i prayers. Thank you, Helen, for passing this on. -gw </div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div>This youtube clip was forwarded by a Baha'i friend who found it on the<br />Planet Baha'i website. It occurred at the semi-finals of the Portuguese<br />franchise of "American Idol."</div> <p>The young contestant is asked to sing something in Farsi after she states<br />her mother is from Iran. This is not what she had intended to sing for the<br />judges, but she fearlessly sings "Dastam-Bigir 'Abdu'l-Baha" (Hold thou my<br /> hand Abdu'l-Baha), and wins that round! </p> <p>My Baha'i friend writes: Although there is no English dialogue the song is<br />quite lovely. I picked this up from Planet Baha'i. Simeon, who posted it,<br />lives in Brazil and is married to the singer's cousin. This clip is from<br /> the Nov. 1st broadcast of the Portuguese version of "Ídolos" - the same<br />franchise as Britain's "Pop Idol" and the USA's "American Idol," which have<br />spread themselves around the world. It is the first time I imagine that<br /> anyone has passed to the semifinal round of any of the various versions of<br />"Idol" by singing a song about 'Abdu'l-Bahá.</p> <p>For those who don't speak Portuguese, the contestant Natacha was asked where<br />she was from, and mentioned that her mother was Persian, leading one of the<br />judges to ask if she could sing anything in Farsi. Although somewhat taken<br /> aback (she had planned to sing something else), she obliged, and well... I<br />think the judges' decisions don't need any translation.</p></blockquote> <div><br /><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ELIYTEmdisI&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ELIYTEmdisI&hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" wmode="window" height="417" width="500"></embed></object></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaimusic.posterous.com/on-make-me-a-brilliant-star-the-prayer-and-vi">bahaimusic's posterous</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-5294105488237862175?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-27461182505531578482009-11-11T15:42:00.001-08:002009-11-11T15:42:47.662-08:00On the Baha'i Teachings on Abortion: Remembering Seals and Crofts "Unborn Child"<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/wreCqBzoyaEtoGuhqJkifsnyqjoJeHCgwqHiFnfsArxpJlpmyrFfvxplhyxF/media_httpimagesuulyricscomcoverssealscroftsalbumunbornchildjpg_yxrgJnhuiHFHxEJ.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="455" height="455"/> </div> <div> </div> <div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">Underdog of Perfection is a blog<br />by <a href="http://room34.com/" target="_blank"><strong>room34</strong></a>, a.k.a. Scott Anderson,<br /> a Minneapolis-based freelance<br />web designer/developer/consultant<br />and independent musician.</blockquote></div> <div> </div> <div>Scott's blog entry today reflects on one particular Seals and Crofts song, a song that came out shortly after the Roe vs. Wade decision back in 1974. Of course, that song is "Unborn Child." Scott applies the word complicated to Baha'i beliefs about abortion. Brent's overview describes the general policy as clear and includes extensive relevant quotes. -gw</div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">I’ve tried to do some research (since I’m ignorant on the matter) on what Baha’i says about abortion (you can <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=baha'i+abortion" target="_blank"><strong>google it</strong></a> for yourself), and have come to the conclusion that, just as I’ve been saying, it’s complicated. </blockquote> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://blog.room34.com/archives/4024">http://blog.room34.com/archives/4024</a></div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">So it would be important to come to terms with what the [Universal] House [of Justice]describes as "the general guidance given in the Teachings." That general guidance appears to me to be "Abortion merely to prevent the birth of an unwanted child is strictly forbidden" and "Basically the deliberate taking of human life is forbidden in the Cause".</blockquote> <div> <h1><span class="subject">Baha'i Teachings on Abortion - </span><span class="sender">Brent Poirier</span></h1> <h1><span class="sender"><a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu/msg01856.html">http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu/msg01856.html</a></span></h1></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-bahai-teachings-on-abortion-rememberin">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-2746118250553157848?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-47401948551783588212009-11-11T10:00:00.001-08:002009-11-11T10:00:22.243-08:00On Can Religion Be the Answer to Climate Change: A group in Singapore explores the topic<div><span class="h3equiv"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reizlovesuglytoys/4088211313/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4088211313_b2b565cda7.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></span></div> <div><span class="h3equiv">Photo: Uploaded on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reizlovesuglytoys/4088211313/">November 8, 2009 by <b>Reizz</b></a> on flickr, licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic</a></span></div> <div><span class="h3equiv"></span> </div> <div><span class="h3equiv"><a href="http://canyouseame.blogspot.com/2009/11/faith-and-environment.html" target="_blank"><span class="h3equiv">Faith and the Environment</span></a></span><br />As tempting as it was to sleep in on a rainy Saturday morning, there was something more exciting to get up for - a guided walk cum interfaith dialogue, conducted i n-situ at Chek Jawa. ... Among us were Hindus, Baha'is, Muslims and Christians....And oh, a Baha'i role-playing a Taoist (thanks P. !) to add diversity to the group....<br /> <span class="textSmallBold">Blog:</span><a href="http://canyouseame.blogspot.com/2009/11/faith-and-environment.html" target="_blank">http://canyouseame.blogspot.com/2009/11/faith-and-environment.html</a></div> <div> </div> <div>Social networking sites may be hot, but blogs continue to be my favorite places to touch down on the Internet. The above entry is by a blogger who visits a wetlands in Singapore with a group of friends, posts some lovely pictures, and has this observation to make. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div>I was really so fortunate to be able to meet with such a learned and expressive bunch of people, who shared their views openly and candidly. I couldn't have asked for a better bunch of people to share the day with. As it was my first time facilitating such a discussion, it was challenging to keep up with the range of views and the very quick twists in the conversations. Sometimes I felt the points raised were outside the topic we set out to explore, but it was difficult to interject when some participants clearly want to say something, and conversations were so animated. It was also difficult to truly listen deeply when replies come fast and furious. Free-flow conversations would probably work better for a brainstorm-type discussion rather than a dialogue-type setting.<p /> In truth, we discussed about a wide range of topics, but for some reason, I came away thinking that religion holds valuable lessons in how to live one with nature, but until we learn that we really <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;">need </span>to mend our ways, it seems our shabby treatment of our own living space is set to continue. Human beings seem to only respond when it is something urgent, not something slow like climate change. The participants are already environmentally-conscious, but do they represent the majority? I don't know. Can religion be the answer? Maybe. Would it morph into yet another tool of control in a new domain such as the environment? I don't know.</div> </blockquote> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://canyouseame.blogspot.com/2009/11/faith-and-environment.html">http://canyouseame.blogspot.com/2009/11/faith-and-environment.html</a></div></div> <div> </div> <div>See also: <span class="textSmallBold"><a href="http://chekjawa.nus.edu.sg/ria/index.html">http://chekjawa.nus.edu.sg/ria/index.html</a></span></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-can-religion-be-the-answer-to-climate-chan">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-4740194855178358821?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-36656103751295963302009-11-11T00:39:00.001-08:002009-11-11T00:39:26.530-08:00On the Arts as a Unifying Force Within the Baha'i Community: Unleashing the creativity of individual Baha'is<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4094341055/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/4094341055_74b7bf62c2.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div>Artful Expressions of Faith <p />Inspired by ‘Abdu'l-Bahá’s statement that “all art is a gift of the Holy Spirit,” this video highlights a number of artful moments in our history to date.<p />From the performing and visual arts at the local level to architectural achievements on the international scene, the arts have played a significant part in unifying the Bahá'í community and unleashing the creativity of individual Baha'is.</div> </blockquote> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://media.bahai.us/Arts-and-Crafts/Newsreel/10183769_mHrJ7">http://media.bahai.us/Arts-and-Crafts/Newsreel/10183769_mHrJ7</a></div> <div> </div> <div>So exciting, so exciting, the ever increasing use of the arts in everything that Baha'is do, as the current issue of <em>The American Baha'i</em> magazine so artfully illustrates, tying into the theme of the current Baha'i newsreel above. </div> <div> </div> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/ireEmdaIlspBioldcIFlIFxEzhsznJuFvFHAkkJpohgrdpqxHHDpHkHchryx/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom274040951081129f617ce628mjpg_ohuBtCqfyjaCsjm.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="240" height="190"/> The arts are woven into both the Wednesday Ruhi 1 study circle and the Thrsday devotional meeting in our home. Wednesday Rahmat presented a portion of his video on the Windstock youth retreat as an illustration of prayer put to music.Walter Palmore's paintings serve as an anchor for the personal reflections shared after prayers each Thursday. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4095105044/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/4095105044_958a2d2028.jpg" border="0" height="418" width="500" /></a></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-arts-as-a-unifying-force-within-the-ba">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-3665610375129596330?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-91676898556437026802009-11-10T23:44:00.001-08:002009-11-10T23:44:42.097-08:00On Two Are Better Than One: Verily, they are married in obedience to Thy command<div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4095028732/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2769/4095028732_4496ae3006.jpg" border="0" height="333" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>My daughter Ruhiyyih got married this past weekend. What a glorious wedding it was! The links to all of the wedding pics are on <a href="http://kwhall.blogspot.com/">Kathy Hall's blog</a>. These are the Baha'i prayers I said, one for my daughter and one for the newly married couple. -gw</div> <div><div class="versal"> <h2 style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4095002702/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4095002702_3c46716330.jpg" border="0" height="500" width="334" /></a></em></h2> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;">My precious daughter</p> <h2><em>O Thou most glorious Lord!</em></h2> <p class="opening"><em><span class="versal">O</span></em></p></div> Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished at the threshold of Thy oneness, and let her drink deep from the cup of Thy love so that she may be filled with rapture and ecstasy and diffuse sweet-smelling fragrance. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful, and Thou art the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing. <h4><em>‘Abdu’l-Bahá</em></h4></div> <div> <h2><a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2676/4094242559_e627e2bbab_m.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/kHdpoIoqsGupoaAxaoftlfvxtegxBurufgzBroizlHhbAuzwtAlBleHqDfgI/media_httpfarm3staticflickrcom26764094242559e627e2bbabmjpg_HxlmlsczFDabhBi.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="160" height="240"/> </a></h2> <h2>Ruhiyyih and Matt</h2> <h2><em>Glory be unto Thee, O my God!</em></h2></div> <div> <p class="opening"><em><span class="versal">G</span>lory be unto Thee, O my God! Verily, this thy servant and this Thy maidservant have gathered under the shadow of Thy mercy and they are united through Thy favor and generosity. O Lord! Assist them in this Thy world and Thy kingdom and destine for them every good through Thy bounty and grace. O Lord! Confirm them in Thy servitude and assist them in Thy service. Suffer them to become the signs of Thy Name in Thy world and protect them through Thy bestowals which are inexhaustible in this world and the world to come. O Lord! They are supplicating the kingdom of Thy mercifulness and invoking the realm of Thy singleness. Verily, they are married in obedience to Thy command. Cause them to become the signs of harmony and unity until the end of time. Verily, Thou art the Omnipotent, the Omnipresent and the Almighty!</em></p> <h4><em>‘Abdu’l-Bahá</em></h4> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4094242499/in/photostream/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2505/4094242499_2a603fc541.jpg" border="0" height="333" width="500" /></a></p> <p>The immediate family</p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-two-are-better-than-one-verily-they-are-ma">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-9167689855643702680?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-38031329188653528692009-11-10T14:38:00.001-08:002009-11-10T14:38:50.591-08:00On the Unity of East and West: This Holy DayPraveen sends news that a dearly loved member of our Baha'i cluster here in Western Washington is presenting at the Holy Day in Bangalore. Dr Raman's frequent visits to the region of his birth is yet another indication of the unity of East and West and the oneness of the global Baha'i community. -gw<br /> <div class="gmail_quote"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"><br /></span> <div class="gmail_quote"> <div> <div> <div> <div name="Compose message area"> <div> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">This most happy of days will be joyously celebrated at the Baha'i Center of Bangalore. Please join us on:</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <br /> </span></p> <div> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Wednesday, November 11</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <br /> </span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">6:30 PM</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> <br /></span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"></span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Come together with friends and guests in happy jubiliation.</span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"></span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"></span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"></span></p></div> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">The highlights of the program will include a presentation by Dr.Pattabhi Raman and a musical presentation by The Rainbow Trio.</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> </span><br /> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"></span></p> <div> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Yummy refreshments will be served.</span> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt;"> </span></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial;">Please spread the word, and bring your guests to this wonderful evening.</span></p> </div> <p align="center" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana,sans-serif; TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><i><span> <img title="1149019928_55fa126dee.jpg" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/1149019928_55fa126dee.jpg" height="186" alt="1149019928_55fa126dee.jpg" width="248" /> <br /> </span></i></p> <p align="center" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><b><i><span>Holy Day Committee</span></i></b></p></div></div></div></div> </div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-unity-of-east-and-west-this-holy-day">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-3803132918865352869?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-9317940934253620962009-11-09T21:56:00.001-08:002009-11-09T21:56:09.601-08:00On The Greatest Unkown, the End of Our Lives: X marks the spot<div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://www.bahaisofcomox.org./U-X.asp#X"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/eCdHwybJhJJhhGoEsCpxexwyzheEcyEFvptGuxDHjxbrquBFkrAhGwoyyscu/media_httpwwwbahaisofcomoxorgimagesadsXgif_DcrgFzgwzJAbGqe.gif.scaled500.gif" width="225" height="241"/> </a> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.bahaisofcomox.org./U-X.asp#X">bahaisofcomox.org.</a></div> <p>The Baha'i Faith from A to Z </p><p>From a wonderful website from Comox on Vancouver Island, BC. (Thx to my Canadian friend for this.,) </p><p><a href="http://www.bahaisofcomox.org">http://www.bahaisofcomox.org</a>./A-D.asp</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-greatest-unkown-the-end-of-our-lives-x">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-931794093425362096?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-66303602090862395912009-11-09T12:36:00.001-08:002009-11-09T12:36:42.782-08:00On Prayers, Songs, Coloring, and Playing a Game: Key ingredients of Ruhi-style Children's Classes<div>Due to a most wonderful event, <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_saELML3JguI/SvZgpDfDJEI/AAAAAAAAAYw/GW2jb9gEpto/s1600-h/IMG_4137e.jpg">my daughter's wedding</a>, and the opportunity to spend the weekend celebrating with family, I did not participate in the children's class on the Hilltop as I normally do. The class was in very good hands, however, as this Monday morning report from one of the Baha'i teachers is a clear indication. -gw<br /> </div> <div> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/departurelounge/2234126631/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2301/2234126631_2c316a61d7.jpg" border="0" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /></div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">Three of us along with four children visited with dear Kenyan friends Sunday afternoon. The delightful young mother was home together with her mother, two teenage boys I’d not previously met, and four children who had participated previously in classes. Their uncle was not in thehome as he’d gone to teach an Arabic class in Kent. We visited a while with mother & the baby while the grandmother worked on embroidering a bedspread and the teenagers were watching a soccer match on TV. <br /> <br />Then we offered to share some prayers. The kids were called to come join us and we began our class, with the grandmother and teenagers in the room. The mother was fully engaged and kept the baby in the heart of the action too. We shared some prayers, but the boys felt too shy to share today in spite of their mother’s encouragement. Then we sang “We are drops” a couple of times and the boys began to join in. We reviewed some of the quotes they’d already learned like the “prefer your brother” quote and “So powerful is the light of unity..” and then reviewed the hand actions that went along with it. </blockquote> <div> </div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">When we saw how engaged the boys were with the hand motions, we decided to teach them how to sing “Blessed is the Spot” while using the hand motions, and sang that together a couple of times in English and once in Spanish. We talked about the meaning of that prayer and then introduced the quote from lesson #2 “O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart.” </blockquote> <div> </div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">We said the quote together a couple of times and then sat on the floor in a circle and rolled a small, soft ball from one person to another while saying the quote one word at a time. Then we said the quote all together a couple more times and then used the ball-rolling technique to learn each other’s names: rolling the ball to a person and asking them to say their name. </blockquote> <div> </div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">Then we pulled out the coloring sheet and while everyone colored, we used the technique in Ruhi Book 3 to illustrate the meaning of key words in the quote. Where appropriate I substituted the kids’ names for the unfamiliar names in the examples which they all enjoyed; e.g., “Hasani has to decide whether to spend his money on cookies or on a story book. His parents counsel him to buy the story book. His parents give Hasani wise counsel.” </blockquote> <div> </div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">After coloring we played a game together: I brought a small stool and challenged the kids to see how many people could fit on the stool together, using their pure, kindly, and radiant hearts to work together. They had a lot of fun trying to figure it out. We left their home at about 4.45pm. I was so happy we were able to use 4 of the 5 elements of the Ruhi-style children’s class: Prayers, songs, coloring and playing a game. <br /> </blockquote> <div>Last weekend when I taught the class, one of the children from this Muslim family asked me, "Are you Muslim?" I said that I was a Baha'i and believed in all of God's Manifestations. His sister said, "Baha'is are like Muslims." -gw</div> <div> </div> <div>Photo: <a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/goog_1257795796713">"</a><a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/goog_1257795796713">December 7, 2007 - Kenya. Notice the Baha'i Greatest Name on the wall.</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/departurelounge/2234126631/">"</a> Uploaded on February 1, 2008 by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/departurelounge/" title="Link to Departure Lounge's photostream"><b>Departure Lounge</b></a> on flickr</div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-prayers-songs-coloring-and-playing-a-game">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-6630360209086239591?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-57858801753749051992009-11-09T08:28:00.001-08:002009-11-09T08:28:35.827-08:00On the News from Canto do Rouxinol: The Nightingale of Paradise warbles its melody<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" width="500"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=08ffa0860f&photo_id=2464717120&flickr_show_info_box=true" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=08ffa0860f&photo_id=2464717120&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="375" width="500"></embed></object></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;">Nightingale singing - Bylbyli këndon</div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: right;">Uploaded on <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">May 4, 2008</blockquote></div></blockquote>by <b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haxhinexha/">haxhinexha</a></b> on flickr</div> <div> </div> <div>Sam , bless his heart, sends on news of this video, posted below. -gw </div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="posterous_medium_quote">This is a video from a Bahá'í cluster in Brasil. All the Brazilian clusters have a name and this one, Canto do Rouxinol (Nightingale's Song), has created this "news" broadcasting service, to encourage and thank the people who assisted them during the last cycle. In one of the sketches they mention the 27 declarations, 3 study circles, 2 pre-youth groups, various devotional meetings, children's classes and home visits that were the results of their intensive teaching campaign.<br /> </blockquote> <div><object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7pxalxnA200&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7pxalxnA200&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></object></div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;">“Soon will the cry, ‘Yea, yea, here am I, here am I’ be heard from every land. For there hath never been, nor can there ever be, any other refuge to fly to for anyone.” “And when the appointed hour is come, there shall suddenly appear that which shall cause the limbs of mankind to quake. Then, and only then, will the Divine Standard be unfurled, and the <span style="PADDING-RIGHT: 2px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #b4cbd9;">Nightingale</span> of Paradise warble its melody.” </blockquote> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/ADJ/adj-4.html.utf8?query=nightingale&action=highlight#pg82">http://reference.bahai.org/en/t/se/ADJ/adj-4.html.utf8?query=nightingale&action=highlight#pg82</a></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-news-from-canto-do-rouxinol-the-nighti">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-5785880175374905199?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-77431347852034178292009-11-05T00:10:00.001-08:002009-11-05T00:10:39.112-08:00On Barry's Place: A Feast for the eyes<div>Deb with Tacoma Joe</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075977476/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/4075977476_3fb843482b.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>I always love it when Baha'i Feast is held at Barry's. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div>A warm glow with Van Gogh</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075993978/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/4075993978_a24108bb3d.jpg" border="0" height="491" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Baha'is in the kitchen</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075237177/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3600/4075237177_6158d4e1a8.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>The social portion</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075213745/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/4075213745_d8137f274c.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Feast fare</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075212503/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2652/4075212503_f8d9f45962.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Barry's T-squares</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075229329/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3514/4075229329_1754b0697d.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>A house with a yard</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075982154/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4075982154_1e1d9c8973.jpg" border="0" height="304" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Festive donkey on a shelf by the sea</div> <div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075974700/"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4075974700_3e790f7790.jpg" border="0" height="375" width="500" /></a></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-barrys-place-a-feast-for-the-eyes">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-7743134785203417829?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-42673909929505611862009-11-04T23:47:00.001-08:002009-11-04T23:47:06.658-08:00On the Two Debbies Go Teaching: The follow-up to Tacoma's intensive campaign intensifies <div><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="375" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="500" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=e07bb86b0b&photo_id=4075878974&flickr_show_info_box=true" /></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" /></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><embed bgcolor="#000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" allowfullscreen="true" 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bgcolor="#000000" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=cb6e7623a0&photo_id=4075660842&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="375" width="500"></embed></object><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/4075878974/"></a></div> <div> </div> <div>Last night at Baha'i Feast there was consultation on following-up on our recent Intensive Program of Growth. Today there was action. -gw</div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div>Hi Friends –<br /> <br />A short report of today’s activities (so far!):<br /> <br />Deb K called me this morning and said she had some free time from 11:30-3:00 and did I want to go try some follow ups. I said “sure!” I called Betty and she was home and said we could come by around 1:30.<br /> <br />We met at the Safeway and drove together over to the home that Mauricio had made a few efforts to follow up on. The lady who remembered Mauricio’s visits said they were just getting ready to go out. There were a few children there. There’s more info to share, but the upshot is, she invited us to come back tomorrow at 4pm to do a children’s class and pray. ...</div> <div> <br />Next we went to visit at the home where Kimberly and David live. The number we had didn’t match the house that Deb K thought was the right one, so we tried the house with the number we had. Turns out it was the wrong house, but a nice young woman answered so we went ahead and struck up a conversation with her. She said she and her roommates would like to hear more, so we made a date to come back tonight. ...</div> <div> <br />We went to Betty’s. Had a nice visit with her, and she and Debbie made a good connection. We talked about how best to proceed there and decided to go ahead with a children’s class this Saturday, 1pm, but if it ends up being mostly parents with small children, we will be flexible. I’m hoping we will be getting to know folks better and things will go forward from there. While we were there, we stopped by and visited with the apt manager and told her we’d be there on Saturday. We also revisited Shi, who had been the most enthusiastic person we’d met when we did our door-to-door visits. She remembered me, said she would be there at 1pm on Saturday for sure, and she would let others know. Such a friendly gal! She is 19 years old and has two young children.<br /> <br />Deb K went back to work and I decided to stop by Mary D’s, since I hadn’t spoken with her since Shadi and Alonso had visited. Oschai was there with his baby and Mary, so I got to visit with both of them. I talked with him about a study circle and he continues to be interested. He can’t come to George’s tonight as the baby is sick, but said Wednesday is his day off, so normally it would be good. I said we could arrange something there if that would work better for him. I asked him about what interested him about Shadi’s presentation and he mention about God being unknowable and several other things that let me know he really was taking it in. Mary also commented on how they all had been very attentive and that Shadi’s presentation was so good. <br /> </div> <div></div></blockquote> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div>Love, Deb</div></blockquote> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-two-debbies-go-teaching-the-follow-up">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-4267390992950561186?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-23536670119536774362009-11-04T23:11:00.001-08:002009-11-04T23:11:24.438-08:00On Light Upon Light: Three formulas<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><strong>FORMULA 1: LIGHT + LIGHT = LIGHT UPON LIGHT</strong></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><strong></strong> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><strong>FORMULA 2: STRIVING TO TEACH + ACCOMPANIMENT = LIGHT UPON LIGHT</strong></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><strong></strong> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><strong>FORMULA 3: A ZEAL TO STUDY + A DRIVE TO SERVE = LIGHT UPON LIGHT</strong></div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><a href="http://www.designthefaith.com/2009/light-upon-light/">http://www.designthefaith.com/2009/light-upon-light/</a></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Another highly creative video on the Institute process, teaching and growth. -gw</div> <div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="playnav-video-thumb link-as-border-color"> <div class="v90WideEntry"> <div class="v90WrapperOuter"> <div class="v90WrapperInner"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVPY_hRWsl4" class="video-thumb-link" rel="nofollow"><img title="Light Upon Light" class="vimg90 yt-uix-hovercard-target" src="http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/VVPY_hRWsl4/default.jpg" alt="Light Upon Light" /></a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVPY_hRWsl4" class="playnav-item-title ellipsis"><span>Light Upon Light</span></a></div> <div class="v90WrapperInner">Directed by Poya Manouchehri | Co-written by <a href="http://masterborna.blogspot.com/">Borna Safai</a> | Edited by Lawai Nuesslein</div></div></div></div></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-light-upon-light-three-formulas">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-2353667011953677436?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-77555697992504877102009-11-04T10:28:00.001-08:002009-11-04T10:28:36.414-08:00On Obama Turns a Phrase: The proof is not in words, but deeds<span class="status-body"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"><span class="status-body"><img src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1257288876/images/white.png" height="50" align="left" width="1" /><a href="http://twitter.com/DavariAbstrakt" class="tweet-url screen-name">DavariAbstrakt</a>: <span class="msgtxt en">"the proof is not going to be in words. Its going to be in deeds." <a href="http://twitter.com/barakobama" class="tweet-url username">@barakobama</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bahaiviews" class="tweet-url username">@<b>bahaiviews</b></a> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yewlpxn" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yewlpxn</a> "</span> <span class="meta"><a href="http://twitter.com/DavariAbstrakt/statuses/5398406251">about 23 hours ago </a><span class="source">from <a href="http://www.atebits.com/" rel="nofollow">Tweetie</a></span></span></span> </blockquote> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <li class="hentry status search_result u-Rahalewis"><span class="thumb vcard author"><a href="http://twitter.com/Rahalewis" class="tweet-url profile-pic"><img src="http://a3.twimg.com/profile_images/317760391/IMG_2214_normal.JPG" alt="Img_2214_normal" /></a> </span><span class="status-body"><img src="http://s.twimg.com/a/1257288876/images/white.png" height="50" align="left" width="1" /><a href="http://twitter.com/Rahalewis" class="tweet-url screen-name">Rahalewis</a>: <span class="msgtxt en">"the proof is not going to be in words. Its going to be in deeds." <a href="http://twitter.com/barakobama" class="tweet-url username">@barakobama</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/bahaiviews" class="tweet-url username">@<b>bahaiviews</b></a> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yewlpxn" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/yewlpxn</a> </span><span class="meta"><a href="http://twitter.com/Rahalewis/statuses/5396076034">1 day ago </a><span class="source">from <a href="http://www.atebits.com/" rel="nofollow">Tweetie</a></span></span></span></li> </blockquote> <div> </div> <div> <div class="date"> </div> <div class="date" style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Barak Obama's words regarding Afghanistan rang a bell for Baha'is and others familiar with one of Baha'u'llah's most quoted Hidden Words. -gw</div> <div class="editbox"> </div> <h2 class="posttitle"><a href="http://www.neysn.net/deeds-not-words-desktop-background">"Deeds Not Words" Desktop Background</a></h2> <div class="bodytext"> <p> </p><p> </p><div class="posterousGalleryMainDiv"><a href="http://www.neysn.net/deeds-not-words-desktop-background#" class="posterousGalleryMainlink"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/neysn/SPva6tN3Qr4svyd000M5Ry5trdpflEJjpMb8qMTsPf614Gc6dN3VEk7HCDPY/deedsnotwords.png.scaled.500.jpg" height="313" width="500" /></a><div class="show"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; COLOR: #fff;">Click to view large</div> <div class="posterousGalleryLink" style="DISPLAY: none; FONT-SIZE: 14px;">Download this gallery (ZIP, undefined KB)</div> <div class="posterousGalleryLink" style="FONT-SIZE: 14px;">Download full size (379 KB)</div></div></div> <p></p> <p>Download this widescreen desktop background (1280x800) by hovering over the image and hit "Download Full Size" </p><p>Based on Baha'u'llah's words<em> "Let deeds not words be your adorning"</em>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.neysn.net/deeds-not-words-desktop-background">http://www.neysn.net/deeds-not-words-desktop-background</a></p></div></div></span> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-obama-turns-a-phrase-the-proof-is-not-in-w">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-7755569799250487710?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33972504.post-49633512867892637182009-11-04T07:33:00.001-08:002009-11-04T07:33:25.913-08:00On the Failure of Multiculturalism: What's next?<div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <p align="left"><span>From Hari, this item.The downloadable document begins with the paragraph excerpted at the botttom of this post.-gw</span></p></blockquote> </blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote><span></span> <blockquote class="posterous_short_quote"> </blockquote></div> <div> </div> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <div>Bahais in Scotland were involved in the production of a multi-faith resource called "Values in Harmony" - the promotion of good community relations described by 11 religions and beliefs in Scotland" This includes the Golden Rule as found in the 11 different faith and belief traditions. The Project was funded by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and launched by the Scottish Government Minister for Community Safety. The result of this collaboration, led by Geoff Lachlan of the Scottish Inter Faith Council is available for download (pdf, 2994 Kb) It is intended to be a tool for promoting better social cohesion especially between Faiths and beliefs. Its target audience is youth and women. Though it is for workshops it is an excellent stand alone resource that enable us to celebrate our commonality with other beliefs, rather than focus on what divides us. The aims were obviously resonant with Bahai values and we were happy to be involved.</div> <p><a href="http://scottishinterfaithcouncil.org/resources/VALUES+IN+HARMONY.pdf">http://scottishinterfaithcouncil.org/resources/VALUES+IN+HARMONY.pdf</a></p></blockquote> <div><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/bahaiviews/BcnlBAIIgwAkeBtbhrFeuhHgDCrvvgnwmwqDeHcCxazjkjmwqrvyflHuqzyE/media_http3bpblogspotcomzVlOKKbuuW0R2UCQG5Xq3IAAAAAAAAADQ6NzP8fvLgQs400religioussymbolsjpg_fkBBAohAgzqudFi.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="400" height="400"/> </div> <div><b> </b><p align="left">PROMOTING “GOOD COMMUNITY RELATIONS” -</p> <p align="left">THE CONTEXT</p> <p align="left">THE FAILURE OF MULTICULTURALISM</p> <p align="left">In his most recent book, </p><i>The Home That We Build Together</i>, the Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks <p align="left">stated:</p> <p align="left"><em>“Multiculturalism has run its course, and has not led to integration but segregation. It has</em></p> <p align="left"><em>allowed groups to live separately with no incentive to integrate……Culture is fragmenting into</em></p> <p align="left"><em>non-communicating systems of belief in which civil discourse ends and reasoned argument</em></p> <p><em>becomes impossible.” </em></p> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid;"> <p><a href="http://scottishinterfaithcouncil.org/resources/VALUES+IN+HARMONY.pdf">http://scottishinterfaithcouncil.org/resources/VALUES+IN+HARMONY.pdf</a></p></blockquote></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://bahaiviews.posterous.com/on-the-failure-of-multiculturalism-whats-next">Baha'i Views</a> </p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33972504-4963351286789263718?l=teachingthebahaifaith.blogspot.com'/></div>George Wesley Dannellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06838277713710725518noreply@blogger.com0