Baha'i Talks & Interviews

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

Nader Saiedi - Text And Context - 2

Saiedi - Text And Context - 3

Nader Saiedi - Text And Context In The Bahai Heroic Age Part 4

Nader Saiedi - Text And Context In The Bahai Heroic Age Part 5

Saiedi - Text And Context - 7

Saiedi - Text And Context - 6

Nader Saiedi - Text And Context In The Bahai Heroic Age Part 8

Saiedi - Text And Context - 9

Saiedi - Text And Context - 10

Saiedi - Text And Context - 11

Baha'i Blog sponsored their first event at the Baha'i Centre in Sydney, Australia which was a talk by Tom Price called "Following the Example of Abdu'l-Baha".

Abdu’l-Baha, (also referred to as the Master) was Baha’u’llah’s eldest son and appointed successor, and He is considered the perfect example of how to live according to the Bahá’í teachings. 

You can listen to 'Following the Example of Abdu'l-Baha' by either streaming it live from our site or by downloading it – and best of all, it’s completely free!

Following the Example of Abdu'l-Baha - A Talk by TomPrice

A great talk given by Professor Nader Saiedi called “Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar” organised by the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Santa Monica, California. 

Last year, the Universal House of Justice sent a letter to the global Baha'i community implementing the worldwide adoption of the Baha'i calendar, known to Baha'is as the Badi calendar, and in this 99 minute talk, Professor Saiedi explains and reflects on various aspects of its nature and history. 

Professor Nader Saiedi is well known for his books 'Logos and Civilization' and 'Gate of the Heart'. Born in Tehran, Iran. He holds a master’s degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin. For over 25 years he was a professor of sociology at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. In 2013, he became the Taslimi Foundation Professor of Baha’i Studies in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. 

Identity and the Spiritual Journey in the Badi Calendar

Dr. Janet Khan gives a talk on the extraordinary life and legacy of Bahiyyih Khanum, daughter of Baha'u'llah. Bahiyyih Khanum, the Greatest Holy Leaf, contributed significantly in the early years of the Faith. Her steadfastness during a critical period in the history of the religion and during her appointment as the head of the Baha'i Faith testifies to the greatness of her character. 

The Greatest Holy Leaf is a superb role model to men and women everywhere who seek creative ways to deal with the forces of today's society. 

This talk was filmed in the Gold Coast Baha'i Centre, Australia on July 2015.

Special thanks to the LSA of Gold Coast, Australia for organizing the presentation.

You can also watch the talk on Baha'i Blog's YouTube Channel here: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

The Life & Legacy of Bahiyyih Khanum - Dr. Janet Khan

Thanks to the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Santa Monica, California, we're happy to share with everyone a great talk given by Dr. Steven Phelps called “Science, Religion and the Coming Spiritual Revolution”.

This talk was given by Dr. Steven Phelps at the Sunday gathering at the Santa Monica Bahai Center, November 11, 2013.

Dr. Steven Phelps is an American Baha'i physicist, philosopher and translator who currently lives Oregon, USA.

We'd really like to thank Dr. Steven Phelps for the wonderful talk and the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Santa Monica for organising and recording the talk, and for giving us permission to publish it.

Happy listening!

Science, Religion & the Coming Spiritual Revolution - Dr. Steven Phelps

In this talk, shared by the Baha'is of Santa Monica (California, US), Judge Dorothy Nelson speaks about her experiences using consultation and mediation in the American justice system.

Judge Dorothy Nelson served for many years on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. She was the first female law professor and the first woman to work as dean of a major American law school. In her talk, Judge Dorothy Nelson explores how she became a Baha'i, and she shares her love of consultation and her work using mediation to solve disputes.

For more talks delivered at the Santa Monica Baha'i Centre, please visit their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSAFeUsvKgGu0nkL3ZwSGXw

On Mediation - Judge Dorothy Nelson

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

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