2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Germany
While making several short trips to cities in Austria and Hungary, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spent most of the month of April 1913 in Germany. Balyuzi gives us the details of the intense daily pace with which the Master, despite His age and […]
2013
‘Abdu’l-Bahá on Christ and Christianity
It could be assumed that in ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s travels to the West,most of His audiences belonged to the Christian Faith. Imagine, then, the uniting feeling of someone speaking with such high regard for the Founder of your religion. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Writings are […]
2013
Revisited: Abdu’l-Bahá in Oxford
On the morning of New Year’s Eve, 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and His entourage, including His hostess Lady Blomfield, took the 90 minute train ride from London to Oxford so that the Master could address an audience at Manchester College. This was […]
2012
The Spiritual Destiny of America
Bahá’u’lláh announced the arrival of the age of maturity for the entire human race, and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá spoke of the important role every nation has to play in achieving it. Growing up, as we all know, is no easy thing (hello, […]
2012
Unity Feast in Englewood
While getting ready for my first nineteen day feast in my new hometown, I thought of the Unity feast in held Englewood on June 29th, 1912. I can only imagine how the friends must have felt when preparing themselves for […]
2012
The Levels of Unity
Of the more than 200 talks ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gave during His visit in North America, the word “unity” appears in almost all of them. As a matter of fact, the three topics He spoke on most often were World Unity, Race […]
The Divine Physician
During His stay in New York, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá addressed mankind’s need for love and unity twice (these addresses can be read here and here). His discourse, which is filled with the imagery of disease and healing, is a refreshing yet penetrating […]
2012
Talk at the Brotherhood Church
Bahá’u’lláh’s revelation is, in its essence, meant to help us fulfill our raison d’être — that is, to know and to worship God. As He is an unknowable essence above our understanding, it is only logical that we humans must […]
2012
Peace Conference at Lake Mohonk
“Head of New Religion of Peace Is Picturesque Figure at Lake Mohonk Arbitration Conference” — The Superior News Tribune “Peace Preacher is Picturesque Figure”– Aberdeen Washington World These were some of the headlines which reflected the eager anticipation of the conference attendees to […]
Talk to the International Peace Forum
World Peace is defined as “an idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate, either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare”. How narrow is our vision of such a noble goal, the mission […]