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Editor’s Choice: 9 Articles You Might’ve Missed in 2013

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Editor’s Choice: 9 Articles You Might’ve Missed in 2013

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Looking back over more than 500 articles we published in 2013, the editors chose several outstanding contributions to BahaiTeachings.org we thought you may want to read or re-read.

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1. The Baha’i Fast… Slowly by Rainn Wilson

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2. Fashionable and Spiritual? by Gouya Zamani

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3. The Only Worldwide Election by Shannon Higgins

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4. Love, Light and the Near-Death Experience by Nancy Lee Harper

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5. Notes from a New Baha’i – Timelines by Holiday Reinhorn

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6. Helen Keller – Author, Activist, Baha’i? by David Langness

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7. Can We Defeat Depression? by the Editors

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8. Baha’is and Guns by David Langness

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9. Unity: Love Without Limits by Baha’i Writings

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Is it, then, possible to be saved from the trials

Is it, then, possible to be saved from the trials of God? No, verily. There is a great wisdom therein of which no one is aware save the wise and knowing. Were it not for tests, genuine gold could not be distinguished from the counterfeit. Were it not for tests, the courageous could not be known from the cowardly. Were it not for tests, the people of faithfulness could not be known from those of selfishness. Were it not for tests, the intellects and faculties of the scholars in the great colleges would not be developed. Were it not for tests, the sparkling gems could not be known from worthless pebbles. – #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #Tests
(Abdu'l-Bahá, Star of the West, vol. 8, no. 19, pp. 238-39)

Sometimes we worry over excelling in school, being

Sometimes we worry over excelling in school, being evaluated at work, being good parents, and making friends. How do we conquer that anxiety? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Anxiety #MentalHealthMonth

Discover what the Bahá'í writings say about the

Discover what the Bahá'í writings say about the soul, mental health, and finding hope in the midst of struggle. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #MentalHealthMonth #Spirituality #MentalHealth

If the mother is educated then her children will b

If the mother is educated then her children will be well taught. When the mother is wise, then will the children be led into the path of wisdom. If the mother be religious she will show her children how they should love God. If the mother is moral she guides her little ones into the ways of uprightness. It is clear therefore that the future generation depends on the mothers of today. Is not this a vital responsibility for the woman? Does she not require every possible advantage to equip her for such a task? – #AbdulBaha #Bahai #MothersDay #Mothers #Spirituality
(Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 161)

Now, with two grown children, how can I tell if I

Now, with two grown children, how can I tell if I was successful as a mother? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #MothersDay #Mother #Spirituality

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)

You see all round you proofs of the inadequacy of

You see all round you proofs of the inadequacy of material things—how joy, comfort, peace and consolation are not to be found in the transitory things of the world. Is it not then foolishness to refuse to seek these treasures where they may be found? The doors of the spiritual Kingdom are open to all, and without is absolute darkness. ...in all the sorrows of life you can obtain supreme consolation. If your days on earth are numbered, you know that everlasting life awaits you. If material anxiety envelops you in a dark cloud, spiritual radiance lightens your path. Verily, those whose minds are illumined by the Spirit of the Most High have supreme consolation. – #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #SpiritualWorld #SpiritualHappiness
(Paris Talks)

What does nature's breathtaking beauty reveal? Exp

What does nature's breathtaking beauty reveal? Explore how the Bahá'í writings connect awe-inspiring creation to the knowledge and beauty of God. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Nature #God

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