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.

In this special episode in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the passing of Abdu'l-Baha, I'm joined by my good friend Shahin Sobhani, who among many other things, was the creator of 239days.com, a site dedicated to the time Abdu'l-Baha spent in North America. Shahin tells us about his childhood and his Baha'i ancestors, and shares stories about Abdu'l-Baha, whom Baha'u'llah called "The Mystery of God". I'm sure you'll enjoy this conversation as much I did!

Find out more about some of the things we covered below:

* Learn more about Abdu'l-Baha and the commemoration of the Centenary of His passing here: https://bit.ly/3meSCjX

* Website created in honor of Abdu'l-Baha's visit to North America: https://239days.com/

* Read this Baha'i Blog interview with Shahin Sobhani about 239Days.com: https://bit.ly/3cKzWWo

* Find out more about:
- The Universal House of Justice: https://bit.ly/3mgH0wN
- Shoghi Effendi: https://bit.ly/3rCOeNM​
- Abdu'l-Baha: https://www.bahai.org/abdul-baha/​
- The Bab: https://www.bahai.org/the-bab/​​
- Baha'u'llah: https://www.bahai.org/bahaullah/

* Shahin mentions the following:
- Mulla Husayn: https://bit.ly/31Id0kg
- Battle of Fort Tabarsi: https://bit.ly/3wiY8qu
- Nabil-i-Azam: https://bit.ly/3mfIJme
- The Dawn-breakers: https://bit.ly/3cK6q35
- Quddus: https://bahaipedia.org/Qudd%C3%BAs
- Islamic/Iranian Revolution: https://bit.ly/2OhbsdV
- Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran: https://bit.ly/3rIjaLx
- Landegg International University: https://bit.ly/2OglkV7
- Dr. Hossein Danesh: https://bit.ly/31GKLlU
- Suheil Bushrui: https://news.bahai.org/story/1065/
- Townshend International School: https://www.townshend.cz/
- Baha'i Firesides: https://bit.ly/2QVLfCp
- May Maxwell: https://bit.ly/3sKDj4Z
- John Robarts: https://bahaipedia.org/John_Robarts
- Audrey Robarts: https://bahaipedia.org/Audrey_Robarts
- Baha'i Pioneering: https://bit.ly/3cLWrde
- Tablet of Ahmad: https://bit.ly/2QSHZru
- Louis Gregory: https://bahaipedia.org/Louis_Gregory

* Shahin talks about Douglass Martin: https://news.bahai.org/story/1455/

* Douglas Martin 'Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan' talks: https://bit.ly/2POBEgq

* Shahin mentions Nader Saiedi, who was also a guest on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/3rMYmCN

* Shahin mentions Rhett Diessner, who was also a guest on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/31DdtEi

* Rainn mentions Mona Foundation CEO, Mahnaz Javid, who was also a guest on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/3cMuhz8

* Website about 'One Common Faith': http://onecommonfaith.net/en

* 'One Common Faith' article: https://bit.ly/39xhnD1

* Audio reading of 'One Common Faith': https://bit.ly/3sLgePz

* Here's the animation Shahin helped with: 'What is the Baha'i Faith? An Introduction by Rainn Wilson': https://bit.ly/3wjCKBn

* Book: 'God Passes By' by Shoghi Effendi: https://bit.ly/2OerdSG

* Quote by Baha'u'llah about Abdu'l-Baha: "Blessed, doubly blessed, is the ground which His footsteps have trodden".

* You may also be interested in listening to 'The Journey West' podcast: https://bit.ly/3wfmd1k

* QUOTE: “Freedom is not a matter of place. It is a condition." -Abdu'l-Baha


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* Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/30dX0G4​​
* 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 62: Shahin Sobhani (In Honor of Abdu'l-Baha)

Episode 62: Shahin Sobhani (In Honor of Abdu'l-Baha)

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 Talks - Mr Adib Taherzadeh: Spirit Of Faith

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

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

Discover more Baha'i-inspired content on BAHAIBLOG.NET

"Talk 1 - Introduction" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

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.

Discover more Baha'i-inspired content on BAHAIBLOG.NET

"Talk 2 - The Challenge Of Islam" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

"Talk 4 - Spiritual Evolution" A Talk by Mr. Douglas Martin

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

"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

14.09.2020  -  A Lei De Amor (17)

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.

In this episode, I'm joined via zoom by the wonderful Nanabah Bulman, a Navajo Baha'i who's been actively engaged in service to her people, especially with the youth. Nanabah tells us about life on the reservation, and shares Navajo culture and beliefs, and what we can learn from the Native Americans. She tells us the Navajo legend of the Twin Brothers, and explains how she strives to live up to the meaning of her name. I hope you enjoy this awesome conversation!

To find out more about some of the things mentioned and covered in this episode, check out the following links: 

* Watch this video featuring Nanabah and some of the Navajo youth service activities: https://bit.ly/38BHoky

* Watch this talk by Nanabah: https://bit.ly/3oFBrZq

* We mention the following:

* Baha'i Year of Service: https://bahaipedia.org/Year_of_service

* BOOK: The Covenant of Baha'u'llah by Adib Taherzadeh: https://amzn.to/3qdJIUF

* The Training Institute: https://bit.ly/3qkIJSR

* What is the Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program? (JYSEP): 
- ARTICLE: https://www.bahaiblog.net/junior-youth/
- VIDEO: https://bit.ly/35E2EUW

* The Baha’i Covenant: https://bit.ly/3qifqAq

* Listen to these Baha'i Blogcast episodes featuring Native American guests: 
- Kevin Locke: https://bit.ly/3nH4MkR
- Anisa & Doug White: https://bit.ly/3qgDL9u

* I talk about the passing of my father, which I discuss on Baha'i Blogcast Episode 54 with Sean Hinton (part 2): https://bit.ly/39vGzZA

* Baha’i Concept of Life After Death: https://bit.ly/2LGL0Zs

* Some Native American Prophecies & the Baha'i Faith: 
- ARTICLE: https://bit.ly/2XC9WUM
- AUDIO: https://bit.ly/2LP5iji

* Why Do Baha’is Say Allah’u’Abha 95 Times?: https://bit.ly/3skRGgJ

* Obligatory Prayer: https://bit.ly/2XCdh64

* Importance of Service in Baha’i Faith: https://bit.ly/2XxBjiN

* I mention my uncle Rhett Deissner, who was on the Baha'i Blogcast: https://bit.ly/3ikblsJ

* The Four Valleys of Baha'u'llah: https://bit.ly/35SaWsv

* Bicentenary of Baha'u'llah: https://bicentenary.bahai.org/

* Native American Baha'i Institute (NABI): https://bit.ly/2Ls04dI

* Grand Canyon Baha'i Conference: https://grandcanyonbahai.org/

* Rainn's talk at the conference 'Empowering Youth': https://bit.ly/2XNWHk1

* The Tablet of Ahmad: Who Was Ahmad?: https://bit.ly/3by09ar

* 114 Youth conferences around the world: https://bit.ly/38EquSn

* QUOTE: 
"We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is reformed everything will be improved. Man is organic with the world. His inner life moulds the environment and is itself also deeply affected by it. The one acts upon the other and every abiding change in the life of man is the result of these mutual reactions."  
-Shoghi Effendi

* QUOTE:
"We must build the capacity to truly hear and acknowledge the voices of those who have directly suffered from the effects of racism. This capacity should manifest itself in our schools, the media, and other civic arenas, as well as in our work and personal relations. This should not end with words, but lead to meaningful, constructive action."  
-National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, 19 June, 2020

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

* YouTube: http://bit.ly/2JTNmBO
* iTunes: http://apple.co/2leHPHL 
* Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/30dX0G4
* 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 60: Nanabah Bulman

Episode 60: Nanabah Bulman

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