If One Teaches - Haylee

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

In this series of eight talks, historian Douglas Martin discusses the evolution of religion in the context of our capacity to respond to the requirements of the Divine Plan.

Douglas Martin was born in 1927 in Ontario, Canada. He held a Bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Master's degree in history from the University of Waterloo, Ontario.

He was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Canada from 1960-85, serving as its general secretary from 1965-85. From 1985-93 he was director-general of the Baha'i International Community's Office of Public Information at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa.

Mr. Douglas Martin was also a former member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha'i International Community (for more information, please visit: https://universalhouseofjustice.bahai.org/).

Mr. Martin passed away on 28 September 2020 in Toronto, Canada. You can read a tribute to him by the Universal House of Justice on the Baha'i World News Service: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/

You can watch the whole series of talks here on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8392079924F5E850

Or listen to the audio versions of these eight talks here on Baha'i Blog's Soundcloud page:

Talk 1- Introduction: bit.ly/2HprBEO
Talk 2 - The Challenge of Islam: bit.ly/2HlLb4M
Talk 3 - The Bab: bit.ly/2FL8hom
Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution: bit.ly/2FtrWdn
Talk 5 - The Advent of Divine Justice: bit.ly/2GhteW1
Talk 6 - Abdu'l-Baha: bit.ly/2p7IjRD
Talk 7 - The Guardian: bit.ly/2Il1qjW
Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?: bit.ly/2HmenJ9

Special thanks to Mr. Douglas Martin and the organizers of this talk for granting us permission to share it.

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"Talk 6 - Abdu'l-Baha" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

"Talk 7 - The Guardian" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

"Talk 8 - Where Are We Now?" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

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If it be Thy pleasure, make me to grow as a tender herb in the meadows of Thy grace, that the gentle winds of Thy will may stir me up and bend me into conformity with Thy pleasure, in such wise that my movement and my stillness may be wholly directed by Thee.

Make Me To Grow

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The divine friends must be attracted to and enamoured of each other and ever 
be ready and willing to sacrifice 
their own lives for each other. Should one soul from amongst the believers meet another

Divine Friends

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 (5 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

"Whither shall I turn, O my God, powerless as I am to discover any other way except the way Thou didst set before Thy chosen Ones? All the atoms of the earth proclaim Thee to be God, and testify that there is none other God besides Thee." - Bahá’u’lláh

Whither Shall I Turn - ISGP Sydney Jan2013

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The words are from the writings of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith:

"O Son of Man!   I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life." (Baha'u'llah, The Hidden Words)

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I imagine this track to develop in the near future by adding vocal harmonies and echoes, and some violin.

"I loved thy creation" - Midnight Sessions

Wings of Humility

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