Where did our life start? “The soul of man comes into being at conception.” ——Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 536. “The spirit of man has a beginning, but it has no end; it continues eternally.” —— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 151. “The whole physical creation is perishable. These […]
Our family studied the junior youth book Power of the Holy Spirit on last Sunday. At the very beginning of our study we talked about body and soul. In the beginning of the session I saw our two kids stare at each other. It looked like they had some sort […]
If we wish to ask God for wisdom, the first thing we should ask ourselves is how can we tell if we have wisdom? The Scriptures provide the criteria to see true wisdom. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be […]
The relationship between us and God is just like the relationship between us and our child（or between us and our parents). If we have a relationship problem with our child, it also reflects that we have a relationship problem with our Heavenly father. If we have relationship problems with our […]
I lived through a most difficult situation when I was in my mid forties. One day, I talked to one of my Christian friends and arranged a time for she and I to meditate together. She prayed for me at that time. A few days later she gave me words […]
All men’s hearts are seeking something to be bound to, for sustainment and hope. We search and search, but nowhere do we find a source of everlasting sustainment and un-fading hope on earth. This longing is in our true nature. It is something within us when we were created. Because […]
When something surprises me, a miracle happens to me I turn toward God to show my joy And give thanks to Him for His love When someone said something not nice to me I turn toward God to express my feelings And pray for forgiveness for the person who […]
Dr. Gary Chapman in His book «The 5 Love Languages» mentions 5 ways people receive and give love. Because the background of each individual is different, it affects how we receive and give love. Generally the ways we feel loved are through speaking kind and loving words, through spending quality time […]
O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for ere long the assayers of mankind shall, in the […]
God’s Unknowable Essence The difference in station between man and the Divine Reality is thousands upon thousands of times greater than the difference between vegetable and animal. And that which a human being would conjure up in his mind is but the fanciful image of his human condition, it doth […]
Valley of Unity 