I Adjure Thee

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

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 talk given by Erica Toussaint-Brock called "Family life: Marriage and Relationships and Childhood Education", Ms. Toussaint-Brock shares her thoughts about living a coherent life from the standpoint of building civilization. She looks at the roles of the individual, marriage and family in the spiritualization of mankind and in attaining unity in all human relationships, whether it's achieving the equality of women and men or increasing the stability of marriages.

Erica Toussaint-Brock is best known for her down-to-earth application of the Bahá'í teachings in our everyday life. Her presentations are filled with insight, laughter and stories which give us a window into a deeper and more profound understanding of walking our path of spiritual development and service to fellow human beings. She has served variously in Baha'i administrative positions including as an Auxiliary Board member, the Regional Baha'i Council of the Western states and most recently as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States for 15 years until 2015.

This talk was given at the Grand Canyon Baha'i Conference, 25 December, 2017.

You can also watch the recording of this talk here on Baha'i Blog's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2nfNU7t

For more Baha’i-inspired talks, you can visit Baha’i Blog’s Soundcloud page: https://soundcloud.com/bahai-blog/sets/bahai-talks, or Baha'i Blog's YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2ia1Yxp .

"Family Life - Marriage and Relationships and Childhood Education" a Talk By Ms. Erica Toussaint

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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.

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 (2 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Drawing Nigh to Baha'u'llah (7 of 12) - A Talk by Adib Taherzadeh

Baha'i Blog Studio Sessions is an initiative where we invite Baha’is and their friends from around the world to come into a studio and share the Baha’i Writings put to music.

In this Baha’i Blog Studio Session, we’re in Stockholm, Sweden with Pegah Khabiri, Sasha Semenova and Lua Nazerian singing "O Son of Spirit" from the Writings of Baha'u'llah.

This song was filmed and recorded in Stockholm, Sweden, October 2018, and was composed by Pegah Khabiri and Ruha Khabiri.

You can also watch the video recording of this song on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN3oviz9-vw

Here is the quotation used for the lyrics below: 

“O Son of Spirit! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love soar into the firmament of holiness. Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy, abide in the realm of celestial sanctity.”
-Baha'u'llah


CHORDS & LYRICS:
 
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||: O Son of Spirit! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love
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O Son of Spirit! Soar into the firmament of holiness.
Em G D A
Renounce thyself and, filled with the spirit of mercy,
Em G D A
abide in the realm of celestial sanctity, celestial sanctity :||
Em G D A
O Son of Spirit! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix of love


Check out BahaiBlog.net (http://bahaiblog.net/) for more great Baha'i-inspired content, and watch the Studio Sessions video series on Baha’i Blog’s YouTube Channel here: https://bit.ly/1LtjUx9

O Son of Spirit

"O Son of Spirit" by Pegah, Sasha & Lua

This is the wonderful talk Dr. Monjazeb gave on Sunday, June 7 2020 for Foundation Hall University on Race and the Investigation of Truth.

Baha'i Talks - Mr Adib Taherzadeh: Spirit Of Faith

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