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David Langness writes and edits for BahaiTeachings.org and is a journalist and literary critic for Paste Magazine. He and his wife Teresa live in the Sierra foothills in Northern California.

BY David Langness

How I Stopped Fearing God—and Started Again

How I Stopped Fearing God—and Started Again

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Earth Day and Faith Climate Action Week: Can Religion Address Climate Change?

Earth Day and Faith Climate Action Week: Can Religion Address Climate Change?

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Spiritual Considerations for Avoiding Estrangement

Spiritual Considerations for Avoiding Estrangement

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World Peace: Utopian Fantasy or Achievable Goal?

World Peace: Utopian Fantasy or Achievable Goal?

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Trading In Tomorrow for Today

Trading In Tomorrow for Today

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Just For Fun – Happy Multicultural April Fool’s Day!

Just For Fun – Happy Multicultural April Fool’s Day!

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Recognizing the Spiritual Benefits of Fasting

Recognizing the Spiritual Benefits of Fasting

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The Baha’i Faith: The Exact Opposite of a Cult

The Baha’i Faith: The Exact Opposite of a Cult

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How to Fast Like a Baha’i

How to Fast Like a Baha’i

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Stopping the Root Cause of Veteran Suicide

Stopping the Root Cause of Veteran Suicide

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What Type of Government Do the Baha’i Teachings Recommend?

What Type of Government Do the Baha’i Teachings Recommend?

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How to Deal With the Fear of Death

How to Deal With the Fear of Death

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We All Have High Ideals — But Do We Practice Them?

We All Have High Ideals — But Do We Practice Them?

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Becoming an Idealist in a Cynical World

Becoming an Idealist in a Cynical World

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Global Emotions Survey: How’s Your Sense of Well-Being These Days?

Global Emotions Survey: How’s Your Sense of Well-Being These Days?

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Are You a Cynic — or Do You Have Faith in the Future?

Are You a Cynic — or Do You Have Faith in the Future?

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Humanity: No, We Are Not Doomed!

Humanity: No, We Are Not Doomed!

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Nine Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions

Nine Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions

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Act in such a way that your heart may be free from

Act in such a way that your heart may be free from hatred. Let not your heart be offended with anyone. If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him. Do not complain of others. Refrain from reprimanding them, and if you wish to give admonition or advice, let it be offered in such a way that it will not burden the bearer. Turn all your thoughts toward bringing joy to hearts. Beware! Beware! lest ye offend any heart. - #AbdulBaha⠀ ⠀ #bahai #spirituality #joy

When we develop a global consciousness, the concep

When we develop a global consciousness, the concept of “us and them” evaporates, and is replaced, as the Baha'i writings point out, with a consciousness of the oneness of humanity. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Love #Humanity #Unity #BahaiFaith

Whether you’re experiencing sorrow, crises, or c

Whether you’re experiencing sorrow, crises, or calamities, these Baha’i prayers for help from God can uplift, guide, and assist you when you are in need. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Prayers #God #Meditation

Day by day become more closely attracted in order

Day by day become more closely attracted in order that the love of God may illumine all those with whom you come in contact. Be as one spirit, one soul, leaves of one tree, flowers of one garden, waves of one ocean. - #AbdulBaha⠀
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#bahai #spirituality #unity #love ⠀
(The Promulgation of Universal Peace)

Celebrate with us as we mark the Ninth Day of Ridv

Celebrate with us as we mark the Ninth Day of Ridvan, a joyous occasion commemorating Baha'u'llah's divine declaration! Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Ridvan #NinthDayofRivan #Unity #BahaiFaith

There are imperfections in every human being, and

There are imperfections in every human being, and you will always become unhappy if you look toward the people themselves. But if you look toward God, you will love them and be kind to them, for the world of God is the world of perfection and complete mercy. Therefore, do not look at the shortcomings of anybody; see with the sight of forgiveness. The imperfect eye beholds imperfections. The eye that covers faults looks toward the Creator of souls. You must love and be kind to everybody, care for the poor, protect the weak, heal the sick, teach and educate the ignorant. - #AbdulBaha⠀
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#Bahai #Forgiveness #Kindness
(The Promulgation of Universal Peace)

Sometimes, I catch myself praying with a specific

Sometimes, I catch myself praying with a specific outcome in mind, beckoning life to move me towards what I imagine to be best. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Confirmations #God #Prayers

To be silent concerning the faults of others, to p

To be silent concerning the faults of others, to pray for them, and to help them, through kindness, to correct their faults. To look always at the good and not at the bad. If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one; and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten. Never to allow ourselves to speak one unkind word about another, even though that other be our enemy. – #AbdulBaha, #Unity #Friendship #Spirituality #Bahai
(quoted in Dr. J.E. Esslemont’s Baha’u’llah and the New Era, p. 82)

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