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Baha'i Blog is thrilled to share this series of 12 talks collectively called "Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah" given at the Alaskan Baha'i Summer School in 1984 by Adib Taherzadeh.

Adib Taherzadeh was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the international Baha'i community (https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/). You can read more about his life in this One World newsletter from the Baha'i International Community: https://www.onecountry.org/story/adib-taherzadeh-member-universal-house-justice-passes-away

Of his many legacies, Adib Taherzadeh's scholarship and strength as a writer live on in his works, such as the four volumes of 'The Revelation of Baha'u'llah'. You can read more about these invaluable books in this Baha'i Blog article: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2018/04/revelation-bahaullah-books-adib-taherzadeh/ 

For more talks that explore Baha'i subjects, please check out our Baha'i Talks playlist: https://bit.ly/36Gfu2O

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah - 12 Talks by Adib Taherzadeh

Baha’i music composer Tom Price gave a series of three talks about the Five Year Plan at the Tennessee Baha’i School in 2011. With his permission, Baha’i Blog is pleased to share these talks with you.

The study of the plans is something we’ve all been encouraged to do, and we hope these talks will help you with this. For those of you who have yet to tune in to one of Tom’s talks, you’re in for a treat! You can also download these talks from Baha'i Blog Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/the-5-year-plan-tom-price

If you enjoy these talks, you might also like Tom's series of talks called "Recreating Ourselves in the Image of the Master". You can listen to or download these talks here from Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/recreating-ourselves-in-the

You'll also find a variety of other talks, discourses and lectures on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/bahai-talks

We hope you enjoy the talks! Please let us know what you think in the comments section and feel free to share this with your friends!

Happy Listening!

PLEASE NOTE: During these talks Tom Price mentions that these are a part of a series of talks he has prepared. The rest of these talks have not been recorded yet, but Tom will be providing them to Baha’i Blog once they are presented. You can stay updated on Baha'i Blog by subscribing to our newsletter. Here's the link: https://bahaiblog.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=da0bd0c6c264771029e22293c&id=1ad8a6c17c

The 5 Year Plan: The Organic Process (Part 1 of 3) - A Talk by Tom Price

The 5 Year Plan: The Twofold Mission (Part 2 of 3) - A Talk by Tom Price

The 5 Year Plan: The High Calling (Part 3 of 3) - A Talk by Tom Price

Mr. Lample gave a talk in August 2013 at the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette, USA, and he covers a number of topics including his personal thoughts on the current Plan and the activities propelling the community-building process forward.

Paul Lample - Community Building Process

Tom Price delivers a talk titled ‘The Role of Religion in Today’s Society’ at the Hornsby Baha’i Centre of Learning in Sydney, Australia on 3rd Jan, 2015.

Tom Price’s talks have been extremely popular on Baha’i Blog, and a lot of our readers have been requesting that we post more Baha’i-related talks on the site, so we hope you enjoy this one too.

Special thanks to Qi-Jie of Nonagon Productions for helping Baha’i Blog capture the talk, and to Bobby Azami of Fiona+Bobby Photography for the photo.

Happy listening!

Tom Price - The Role of Religion in Today's Society

Thanks to the Baha'i Publishing Trust of Sweden, we’re happy to share with everyone a great talk given by Dr. Steven Phelps called “The Baha'i Faith & Atheism (Part 1 of 2)”.

You can also listen to and download Part 2 of this talk here: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/the-bahai-faith-and-atheism-part-2-of-2

This talk was given by Dr. Steven Phelps at the Swedish Baha'i Summer School in July, 2009.

Dr. Steven Phelps is an American Baha’i physicist, philosopher and translator who currently lives in Oregon, USA. If you're interested in learning more about him, he was interviewed by Rainn Wilson in this episode of the Baha'i Blogcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-545312385/bahai-blogcast-steven-and-rainn

We’d really like to thank Dr. Steven Phelps for giving us permission to publish this wonderful talk, and to the Baha'i Publishing Trust of Sweden for organising the recording of the talk, and for giving us permission to publish it as well.

Happy listening!

The Baha'i Faith and Atheism (Swedish Summer School July 2009)

The Baha'i Faith & Atheism (Part 1 of 2) - A Talk by Dr. Steven Phelps

Thanks to the Baha'i Publishing Trust of Sweden, we’re happy to share with everyone a great talk given by Dr. Steven Phelps called “The Baha'i Faith & Atheism (Part  2 of 2)”.

You can also listen to and download Part 1 of this talk here: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/the-bahai-faith-and-atheism-part-1-of-2-swedish-summer-school-july-2009

This talk was given by Dr. Steven Phelps at the Swedish Baha'i Summer School in July, 2009.

Dr. Steven Phelps is an American Baha’i physicist, philosopher and translator who currently lives in Oregon, USA. If you're interested in learning more about him, he was interviewed by Rainn Wilson in this episode of the Baha'i Blogcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-545312385/bahai-blogcast-steven-and-rainn

We’d really like to thank Dr. Steven Phelps for giving us permission to publish this wonderful talk, and to the Baha'i Publishing Trust of Sweden for organising the recording of the talk, and for giving us permission to publish it as well.

Happy listening!

The Baha'i Faith & Atheism (Part 2 of 2)- A Talk by Dr. Steven Phelps

This wonderful talk by Dr. Nader Saiedi, titled "Fire and Light in the Bab's Tablet Proclaiming to be the Qa'im", has been graciously shared with us by the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Santa Monica, California. 

Dr. Nader Saiedi, a scholar of the Writings of the Bab, shares some context about a historically important and complex Tablet of the Bab's that has yet to be translated into English.

If you are interested in other talks by Dr. Nader Saiedi, you can listen to one titled "Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar" here: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/identity-and-the-spiritual-journey-in-the-badi-calendar

You can also enjoy a series of 11 talks by him called "Text and Context in the Baha'i Heroic Age" here: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/nader-saiedi-text-and-context

Fire and Light in The Bab's Tablet Proclaiming to Be the Qa'im - Dr. Nader Saiedi

In this talk, given at the Grand Canyon Baha'i Conference (Phoenix, USA) in December, 2012, Dr. Vahid Rafati explores the life, achievements and works of Abdu'l-Baha.

Dr. Vahid Rafati received his B.A degree in Psychology from Tehran University. He subsequently completed his PhD in Islamic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Rafati has been serving at the Research Department of the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel since 1980 and is the author of numerous articles and books in both Persian and English. 

We'd like to thank the organizing committee of the Grand Canyon Baha'i Conference for granting us permission to share this talk with you, and you can find out more about this annual conference here on their website (http://grandcanyonbahai.org), or from this Baha'i Blog article about the conference: http://bahaiblog.net/site/2016/12/grand-canyon-bahai-conference-phoenix-arizona/#more-24531

You can also watch a lecture by Dr. Rafati on the evolving role of Baha'i scholarship here: http://bahaiblog.net/site/2015/04/the-evolving-role-of-bahai-scholarship-a-talk-by-vahid-rafati/

Abdu'l-Baha the Exemplar - A Talk by Dr. Vahid Rafati

Baha'i Blog is thrilled to share this series of 12 talks collectively called "Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah" given at the Alaskan Baha'i Summer School in 1984 by Adib Taherzadeh.

Here's the complete playlist of these talks: https://bit.ly/36xAdGp

Adib Taherzadeh was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the international Baha'i community (https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/). You can read more about his life in this One World newsletter from the Baha'i International Community: https://www.onecountry.org/story/adib-taherzadeh-member-universal-house-justice-passes-away

Of his many legacies, Adib Taherzadeh's scholarship and strength as a writer live on in his works, such as the four volumes of 'The Revelation of Baha'u'llah'. You can read more about these invaluable books in this Baha'i Blog article: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2018/04/revelation-bahaullah-books-adib-taherzadeh/ 

For more talks that explore Baha'i subjects, please check out our Baha'i Talks playlist: https://bit.ly/36Gfu2O

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (1 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (2 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (3 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Baha'i Blog is thrilled to share this series of 12 talks collectively called "Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah" given at the Alaskan Baha'i Summer School in 1984 by Adib Taherzadeh.

Here's the complete playlist of these talks: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Adib Taherzadeh was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the international Baha'i community (https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/). You can read more about his life in this One World newsletter from the Baha'i International Community: https://www.onecountry.org/story/adib-taherzadeh-member-universal-house-justice-passes-away

Of his many legacies, Adib Taherzadeh's scholarship and strength as a writer live on in his works, such as the four volumes of 'The Revelation of Baha'u'llah'. You can read more about these invaluable books in this Baha'i Blog article: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2018/04/revelation-bahaullah-books-adib-taherzadeh/ 

For more talks that explore Baha'i subjects, please check out our Baha'i Talks playlist: https://bit.ly/36Gfu2O

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (4 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (5 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (12 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

This interview from the Ink of Light Baha'i Writers' Festival 2019 features singer, songwriter, Grant Hindin Miller.

'Ink of Light' (https://inkoflight.org/) is an annual festival that explores and celebrates the work of Baha'i writers and creatives, who all come together to share ideas, learn from one another, and celebrate creative expression.

Grant is a New Zealander who, at night as a child in his Auckland brick house, learned to play the ukelele and would accompany his father at the piano. He bought his first guitar around the age of 16 and as soon as he had learned five chords, he immediately tried to 'write' a song. It wasn't as easy as he thought but he persevered. In the spaces between family responsibilities, earning a living as a teacher and writer, (we won't mention interminable Baha'i commitments), he still toys with making music. He has produced nine albums of original songs, and he is the published author of three books, the scriptwriter of three produced NZ feature films, and the composer/lyricist of one stage musical. Grant is married to Jenny and they have two children, Rebeccah and Isaac. They live in a warm house east of Christchurch on a hill overlooking Lyttelton Harbour, in the South Island.

You can find Grant Hindin Miller's music here: https://9starmedia.com/grant-hindin-miller

And you can also watch his two recordings on Baha'i Blog's Studio Sessions here:

1. O Son of Dust: https://bit.ly/39fEU8Z
2. Humble Thyself: https://bit.ly/39ahNMT

Check out the 'Ink of Light Baha'i Writers' Festival' website here: https://inkoflight.org/

Grant Hindin Miller Interview at Ink of Light Baha'i Writers' Festival 2019

Baha’i Blog is delighted to share an audio recording of one of our articles titled “Remembering Clara Dunn” in which we hear a tribute to the woman whose efforts, alongside those of her husband Hyde Dunn, brought the teachings of the Baha'i Faith to Australia 100 years ago. The article is written by Melanie Lotfali and is read by Sana Jamali.

You can read this article here: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2012/11/remembering-clara-dunn/

You can also listen to this reading on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXhwLRkT4YA

If you’d like to hear more audio readings and talks, check out Baha’i Blog’s Audio Books & Readings playlist (bit.ly/2VZzBHa) and Baha’i Talks playlist (bit.ly/331P7UC).

You can find out more about the Baha'i Community of Australia here on its website: https://bahai.org.au/

Remembering Clara Dunn

Baha’i Blog is delighted to share an audio recording of one of our articles titled “The Life of Effie Baker” in which we hear a tribute to the first Australian Baha'i woman. This article was written and read by Sonjel Vreeland.

You can read this article here: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2013/12/the-life-of-effie-baker/

You can also listen to this reading on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ylz-c0VeOM

If you’d like to hear more audio readings and talks, check out Baha’i Blog’s Audio Books & Readings playlist (bit.ly/2VZzBHa) and Baha’i Talks playlist (bit.ly/331P7UC).

You can find out more about the Baha'i Community of Australia here on its website: https://bahai.org.au/

Dellaram also wrote about the centenary of the Baha'i Faith in Australia in this article: https://www.bahaiblog.net/2020/04/some-personal-reflections-on-100-years-of-the-bahai-faith-in-australia/

And lastly, you can read a tribute to Effie Baker's spiritual parents in this article, Remembering Clara Dunn (https://www.bahaiblog.net/2012/11/remembering-clara-dunn/), or listen to it here: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/remembering-clara-dunn

The Life of Effie Baker

Hello and welcome to the Baha’i Blogcast with me your host, Rainn Wilson.

In this series of podcasts I interview members of the Baha’i Faith and friends from all over the world about their hearts, and minds, and souls, their spiritual journeys, what they’re interested in, and what makes them tick.

As Baha'is and their friends around the world celebrate the 12-day Festival of Ridvan, I thought it would be nice to create a special episode about Ridvan and its significance, so I got online with my friend, Tom Price, to have a chat about this special time for Baha'is. I hope you find this little conversation about Ridvan interesting and informative.

* Find out more about Ridvan by checking out this Baha'i Blog page full of articles and resources: https://www.bahaiblog.net/bahai-calendar/about-the-festival-of-ridvan/

* Check out the 'Ridvan Is Everywhere' playlist, which brings you family-friendly programming for all 12 days of the Festival of Ridvan: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsn_g0OpWDwIp99WjEHvuNIYIbOfz-WIr

* Learn more about Tom Price by listening to this previous Baha'i Blogcast episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2kiyY_uZ0&list=PLePDtgwcyKAQmifUJTw0Kk-hBGL2ZGMJi&index=37&t=1s

Be sure to subscribe to the Baha’i Blogcast for more episodes on: 

*YouTube: http://bit.ly/2JTNmBO 
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*Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bahaiblogcast 
*Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2IXRAnb 

If you would like to find out more about the Baha'i Faith visit BAHAI.ORG, and for more great Baha'i-inspired content check out BAHAIBLOG.NET: http://bahaiblog.net/

Thanks for listening!

-Rainn Wilson

Baha'i Blogcast with Rainn Wilson - Episode 46: A Ridvan Conversation with Tom Price

Episode 46: A Ridvan Conversation with Tom Price

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