jo & syl

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PARIS JAN 2010

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our pilgrimage from 17th to 27th january 2010

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Ya-Baha u llah
We made it by the Grace of the Blessed Beauty , it is with great humility and discovering that we approach the holy shrines of the Bab and Baha'u'llah although we have come here many times we will never be satisfy,and want to come again and again until our souls return to the Beloved Abha,,,

in the presence of our Beloved ,words cannot describe the mysteries of the soul yearning the holy presence ,one words come REPEATEDLY to my minds soul and heart is Ya-BAHA'U'L-ABHA!! nothing existed there, what are we before our creator existence fail to exist ....the Bab in one of His writings extolling Baha'u'llah affirmed that ¨ Certitude itself is ashamed to be called upon to certify His truth....and Testimony itself is ashamed to testify unto Him'.
Now it is beyond my capacity to relate the experience of these 9 days of pilgrimage
its cannot be written how can we put to words feeling of the soul
its definetly impossible , what can i give to u is some pictures and pray that your souls be flying high and approach the holy spot and our Heart Belover

PARS 15TH JAN 2010

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GOING OUT to velizy 2 by tramway

a week in pics

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pan style="font-size:130%;">from street teaching to expo , sharing joy with QUDDUS T TEAM in diffusing the Healings Words in the garden at Port Louis ,some pictures of study circles , Expo on the faith at PL to B n BUY at Belle Rose ORTI

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on the road to home

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CIRCUMBULATING THE EUROPEAN BAHAI TEMPLE

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10th Bahai International convention

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;....Following their arrival here, delegates had the opportunity to refresh their souls in the precincts of the Holy Shrines, preparing themselves to discharge the weighty responsibility of electing the members of the Universal House of Justice.

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casting vote Int Bahai Convention Haifa

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Visiting the Temple

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full 18 MINUTES VIDEO ADAPTED TO YOUTUBE OF A WONDERFUL MEMORABLE PILGRIMAGE TO THE FIRST BAHAI EUROPEAN TEMPLE

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Visiting the European Bahai Temple

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PICTURES FROM INT CONVENTION

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MUM clip 2 HAIFA

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pictures from10th Int Convention Haifa

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Members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo register on 26 April for the International Baha’i Convention in Haifa, Israel.

Delegates arrive in Haifa for International Bahá'í Convention

27 April 2008

HAIFA, Israel — A thousand delegates from 153 countries have arrived – from the southern tip of Africa, to Siberia, to the Americas, to remote Pacific islands – to participate in the 10th International Bahá’í Convention.

On Tuesday, 29 April, they will gather to elect the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, a task that delegates view as both a sacred duty and a supreme privilege.

“I’ve been preparing myself since November, when I got the ballot,” said Bakary Bojang, 31, a delegate from Gambia. “I give praise that I have the opportunity and the health to be here.”

The convention, held every five years, runs from 29 April to 2 May at the Haifa International Convention Center. In addition to the election, it will include consultation on issues and concerns facing the worldwide Baha’i community.

The delegates are all members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of their countries, elected councils that oversee Baha’i activity in a particular jurisdiction. The balloting process to elect the Universal House of Justice is unlike any other election system in the world.

Delegates from Uzbekistan to the Baha’i International Convention visit the Baha’i holy places and gardens on Mount Carmel within hours of their arrival in… »
Most of the countries of the world are represented at the convention, which officially opens on 29 April. Registration began on 26 April at the Haifa… »
A delegate from the nation of Georgia on the eastern end of the Black Sea talks with a staff member of the Baha’i World Centre before boarding a bus at the… »
A couple from Greenland leave the visitors’ center at Bahji near Acre in northern Israel. Delegates to the convention go there to the Shrine of Baha’u’llah… »
The Baha’i gardens in Haifa were one of the first places many of the delegates visited. This participant is from Puerto Rico.
Two delegates from Bolivia walk in the gardens near the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel.
A convention participant pauses at the entrance to the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel. The tomb holds the earthly remains of the Bab, the divine Messenger who… »

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“There are no nominations and no campaigning,” said Erica Toussaint, 61, a delegate from the United States. “Rather, each elector writes down the names of nine people they feel are the most qualified to serve.

“The process is free from the constraints that I’ve seen in other electoral processes around the world, which for me makes it very profound and moving,” she said.

Preparing for the four-day convention presented a number of logistical hurdles, said Anja Nicke, project manager of the International Convention Office.

“One of the biggest challenges was just communications with National Spiritual Assemblies,” said Ms. Nicke, 35, who was a schoolteacher before coming to the Bahá’í World Centre as a volunteer in September 2004.

“For us, it is a simple matter to send an e-mail or make a telephone call,” she said. “But some National Assemblies are in countries that are torn by war or poverty, and such types of communications are not always so easy.”

In one case, she said, a National Assembly was out of contact for two weeks because someone had stolen the wires that connected them to the Internet and telephone system.

For delegates, the importance of prayer was foremost in their minds as they discussed how they would prepare themselves for voting.

“We have many things to pray for,” said Francis Reimers, 65, from the Marshall Islands, explaining the process by which he decides who to vote for. “I come and I mix with people and I pray about who I am going to vote for and I try to reflect on the people I know.”

BAHAI NEWS SERVICE

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flash pics

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Volerie des Aigles

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scene

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un bon expresso

mum with the remote control as usual

home

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by the window

sweet boy

imagine ALSACE

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Photo Album: January 2007

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January 2007

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Photo Album: PANORAMA FOTOS 3 WED

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The Ten Legal Commandments of Photography*

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Photo Album: cluster 1 INT teaching

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cluster 1 INT teaching

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Photo Album: boxing day

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Photo Album: SUMMER SCHOOL

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Photo Album: 31 December-1st jan 2007

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Photo Album: October 08

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Photo Album: July 17 home update-+ Nis wi friend

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July 17 home update-+ Nis wi friend


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Photo Album: RODRIGUES ISLAND

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Photo Album: DECEMBER 27TH

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Photo Album: ile aux cerfs

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Photo Album: October 19

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Photo Album: October 19

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Jul 15, 2007 6:24 PM

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My little angel MONA

from jO space

ALLAH'U'ABHA!! ALLAH'U'ABHA!! ALLAH'U'ABHA!!

YA-BAHA'U'L-ABHA!!

This is grandfather first words to you my sweet little Mona

your sweet little voices ring to my ear as sweet melody

may the BLESSED BEAUTY KEEP U UNDER HIS PROTECTION ALWAYS

your little SOUL is so blessed with the prayers and chant received from all the uncles and auntie from around the world !!

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The MOST HOLY SPOT

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sunday 13 april

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Remembering my dearest Father

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12th April 1980
ITS WAS A SATURDAY
FATHER TAKE ITS FLIGHT TO THE ABHA KINGDOM

IN HIS MEMORY
SOME WORDS FROM THE SACRED WRITINGS

In man there are two natures; his spiritualor higher nature and his material or lowernature. In one he approaches God, in theother he lives for the world alone. Signs ofboth these natures are to be found in men.In his material aspect he expresses untruth,cruelty and injustice; all these are theoutcome of his lower nature. The attributesof his Divine nature are shown forth in love,mercy, kindness, truth and justice, one andall being expressions of his higher nature.Every good habit, every noble quality belongsto man's spiritual nature, whereas all hisimperfections and sinful actions are born ofhis material nature. ~ Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 60

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Sache que toute oreille capable d'entendre, si elle est vraiment pure et sans tache, doit, en tout temps et d'où qu'elle vienne, écouter la voix qui prononce ces paroles sacrées : " En vérité, nous venons de Dieu et à Lui nous retournons ".
Les mystères de la mort physique de l'homme et de ce " retour " n'ont pas été divulgués et ils restent toujours cachés.
Par la justice de Dieu, s'ils étaient révélés, ils provoqueraient parmi les hommes un tel effroi et un tel chagrin que certains en périraient, tandis que d'autres seraient saisis d'une telle joie qu'ils souhaiteraient mourir aussitôt et, d'une ardeur incessante, ils prieraient le seul vrai Dieu... de hâter leur fin...
Quant à ceux qui ont goûté à ce fruit de l'existence terrestre de l'homme qui est la reconnaissance du seul vrai Dieu - exaltée soit sa gloire -, leur existence dans l'au-delà sera telle que Nous ne la pouvons décrire.
La connaissance en est réservée à Dieu seul, le Seigneur de tous les mondes.(Extraits des écrits de Bahà'u'llàh, édition 1979 révisée, CLX

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The Valley of Wonderment
After journeying through the planes of pure contentment, the traveler cometh to the Valley of Wonderment and is tossed in the oceans of grandeur, and at every moment his wonder groweth. Now he seeth the shape of wealth as poverty itself, and the essence of freedom as sheer impotence. Now is he struck dumb with the beauty of the All-Glorious; again is he wearied out with his own life. How many a mystic tree hath this whirlwind of wonderment snatched by the roots, how many a soul hath it exhausted. For in this Valley the traveler is flung into confusion, albeit, in the eye of him who hath attained, such marvels are esteemed and well beloved. At every moment he beholdeth a wondrous world, a new creation, and goeth from astonishment to astonishment, and is lost in awe at the works of the Lord of Oneness. 51Indeed, O Brother, if we ponder each created thing, we shall witness a myriad perfect wisdoms and learn a myriad new and wondrous truths. One of the created phenomena is the dream. Behold how many secrets are deposited therein, how many wisdoms treasured up, how many worlds concealed. Observe, how thou art asleep in a dwelling, and its doors are barred; on a sudden thou findest thyself in a far-off city, which thou enterest without moving thy feet or wearying thy body; without using thine eyes, thou seest; without taxing thine ears, thou hearest; without a tongue, thou speakest. And perchance when ten years are gone, thou wilt witness in the outer world the very things thou hast dreamed tonight. 52Now there are many wisdoms to ponder in the dream, which none but the people of this Valley can comprehend in their true elements. First, what is this world, where without eye and ear and hand and tongue a man puts all of these to use? Second, how is it that in the outer world thou seest today the effect of a dream, when thou didst vision it in the world of sleep some ten years past? Consider the difference between these two worlds and the mysteries which they conceal, that thou mayest attain to divine confirmations and heavenly discoveries and enter the regions of holiness. 53God, the Exalted, hath placed these signs in men, to the end that philosophers may not deny the mysteries of the life beyond nor belittle that which hath been promised them. For some hold to reason and deny whatever the reason comprehendeth not, and yet weak minds can never grasp the matters which we have related, but only the Supreme, Divine Intelligence can comprehend them: How can feeble reason encompass the Qur'Ã¡n, Or the spider snare a phoenix in his web? [Persian mystic poem.] All these states are to be witnessed in the Valley of Wonderment, and the traveler at every moment seeketh for more, and is not wearied. Thus the Lord of the First and the Last in setting forth the grades of contemplation, and expressing wonderment hath said: "O Lord, increase my astonishment at Thee!" 54Likewise, reflect upon the perfection of man's creation, and that all these planes and states are folded up and hidden away within him. Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form When within thee the universe is folded? [`AlÃ.] Then we must labor to destroy the animal condition, till the meaning of humanity shall come to light. 55Thus, too, LuqmÃ¡n, who had drunk from the wellspring of wisdom and tasted of the waters of mercy, in proving to his son Nathan the planes of resurrection and death, advanced the dream as an evidence and an example. We relate it here, that through this evanescent Servant a memory may endure of that youth of the school of Divine Unity, that elder of the art of instruction and the Absolute. He said: "O Son, if thou art able not to sleep, then thou art able not to die. And if thou art able not to waken after sleep, then thou shalt be able not to rise after death." 56O friend, the heart is the dwelling of eternal mysteries, make it not the home of fleeting fancies; waste not the treasure of thy precious life in employment with this swiftly passing world. Thou comest from the world of holinessâ€"bind not thine heart to the earth; thou art a dweller in the court of nearnessâ€"choose not the homeland of the dust. 57In sum, there is no end to the description of these stages, but because of the wrongs inflicted by the peoples of the earth, this Servant is in no mood to continue: The tale is still unfinished and I have no heart for it ^..Then pray forgive me.
[JalÃ¡lu'd-DÃn RÃºmÃ (1207-1273 A.D.); The MathnavÃ. JalÃ¡lu'd-DÃn, called MawlÃ¡nÃ¡ ("our Master"), is the greatest of all Persian SÃºfÃ poets, and founder of the MawlavÃ "whirling" dervish order.]
The pen groaneth and the ink sheddeth tears, and the river [Literally "JayhÃºn," a river in TurkistÃ¡n.] of the heart moveth in waves of blood. "Nothing can befall us but what God hath destined for us." [Qur'Ã¡n 9:51.] Peace be upon him who followeth the Right Path!

http://bahai-library.com/file.php5?file=bahaullah_seven_four_valleys&language=All#wonderment

GOING TO AUCHAN SHOPPING CENTRE

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BRISK WALK

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A good brisk walk is enough to strengthen your heart, researchers have found

So good to walk and feel the cool breezes... the friendly cold wind flash on the face and the brightness cloud over the head feel good no sunshine outside but within the heart its warm think that the warmness of the morning prayer sustain my body my old heart feel good yea when u turn to God you found sunshine everywhere how to thank's my Lord Baha'u'llah for the wonderful time .

on the road

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looking for the plane take off at strasbourg airport

pics taken by phone sony ericson

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9 april 2008

cross words

going to work

on the net

DRIVING TO LE HALLES & SHOPPING CENTRE

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LES HALLES AND SHOPPING CENTRE

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WHO IS THIS GUY WALKING NEAR ME ,,,,,,

REMEMBER ADELAIDES SABBY LOL

Thank' Bry and Fanny

for the big surprise gifts

in the kitchen))) au four

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le 7 avril il neige

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au resto indien

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too cold outside

au chaud in the car

En Alsaces

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Monajoon

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DEEPENING AT POINTE AUX SABLES on HUQQUQ

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12-01-08

SYLVANA GIVE A SHORT PRESENTATION ON THE LAW OF HUQUQULLAH (THE RIGHT OF GOD )

WAS A NICE LIVELY DISCUSSION QUESTION AND ANSWER

2nd January 2008

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MEMORIES EIGHTEES

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Happy Wedding Anniversary

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We send our best wishes for a happy Anniversary our love and prayers surround you always........ cheers and lots of kisses

Mamijoon Birthday

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sunday 9-9-07 cluster 5

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REGIONAL --BRING AND BUY 02-09-07

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ROTIS SERVI AVEC LES CURRY SUR LES FEUILLES DE BANANES ACCOMPAGNER AVEC LE RIZ

succulent le dessert tamarin

Happy Birthday sabby dear

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picture of dancing party

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THE PHOTOGHAPHER WITH THE LITTLE ANGEL
what she is thinking

tell me if u know !!!
ye s sa
opening danceyes

staff dance party

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All in one HAPPY B-DAY

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BIRTHDAY

ANIS

YA-BAHA'U'L-ABHA!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAREST

LOTS LOTS LOTS OF GOOD THING AND TONS OF LOVE COMING YOUR WAY

ALLAH'U'ABHA!!

AU REVOIR PRISS

2007-07-06T02:52:00.000-07:00

MUM SERVING

LOVENA DOING THE CURRY

PIONEER DESK

Fare well party for prishnee eating dallpita for lunch

at jumbo 29th june 07

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staffs of the NATIONAL BAHAI CENTRE and their friends CELEBRATE THE DECLARATION OF THE BAB

AT A PICNIC IN RIAMBEL

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from Sabby and Mona

2007-03-29T09:27:00.000-07:00

HAPPY THE DAYS WHERE MEMTION OF GOD HAS BEEN MADE

WHERE THERE IS LOVE

NOTHING IS TOO MUCH TROUBLE
AND THERE IS ALWAYS TIME

Happy birthday jo

2007-03-16T19:47:00.000-07:00

Taking it on faith: Baha'i blogs put forward views in comfortable space
Posted : March 14, 2007 - 4:03pm Terms : News Human Interest
Anything you ever wanted to know about the Baha'i Faith and weren't afraid to ask is out there in the blogosphere.
Planet Baha'i Blog Blogging, for Baha'is, has proved to be an ideal format to talk about the faith, how it has changed their lives and how it may change the lives of others.
There are about 200-300 Baha'i blogs on the blogsophere at any given time. Conveniently and courteously, many Baha'i blogs provide links to other blogs. They're all in this together -- to connect with those in and outside the faith.
"Getting in touch, getting connected, is what blogging is all about," says George Dannells of Tacoma, Wash., who oversees Baha'i Views, which he describes online as "pithy excerpts & mentions of ‘Baha'i' in the blogosphere."
Dannells, known on his one-year-old site as George Wesley (his middle name), says Baha'i Views aims to serve as a forum for commentary on the faith and excerpts from the Baha'i Writings. He hopes that the reader, in scrolling through, will get “an image of the faith that reflects in some small way the incredible diversity of Baha'i experience and depth of its spiritual teachings.”
"The most precious ‘find' for me is a blog-mention of the Faith by a non-Baha'i," Dannells says. "Those are the posts I most want to excerpt and feature" because they offer a different perspective.
From Baha'i Views, readers can link to Anxiously Concerned, which views moral, social and scientific topics through the lens of the Baha'i Faith. Or Baha'i Thought, which tackles racism and other issues related to being African-American and a Baha'i.
Or Oh, Look at How She Listens, a personal, heartfelt blog written by Ashley Sandvoss, whom Dannells came across last year before the 20-year-old Barnard College student became a Baha'i in November. Sandvoss' pre-Baha'i questions and concerns echo the thoughts and feelings of many readers interested in the Faith.
Planet Baha'i Blog discusses the meaning of Baha'i writings (and the writer's passion for astronomy) in short entries, so "readers are more inclined to read them," says Dale Lehman, the blog's writer and owner/editor of Planet Baha'i, which he describes as "a broad-based resource on the Baha'i Faith."
Visit Correlating to see how the Baha'i Faith relates to the social sciences. Or Livin' in Harmony, which comments on the Baha'i Writings against a purple background with fluttering birds and twinkling stars.
"I don't post just to hear myself talk. I post when I feel inspired. If it's inspiring to me, maybe it'll inspire others," says Livin' in Harmony's author, Amy Lugsch, 45, of Persia, Iowa, who describes herself as an "artist, writer, lover of nature, lover of humanity, an eternal optimist."
Ms. Lugsch, who mostly posts Baha'i Writings rather than running commentary, is excited about an upcoming meeting with a reader who stumbled across her blog and asked, "What is this Baha'i thing?" The reader, who lives about one hour away, wants to get together in person to find out more about the faith: a Baha'i blogger's dream - to share the teachings of the Baha'i Faith with spiritual seekers.
Victor Ali, alias Anxiously Concerned, says he caters to readers who don't know anything about the faith and asks himself, "Would they find what I'm about to post appealing?"
Mr. Ali, 28, an attorney in San Francisco, says he particularly loves writing about social neuroscience with his readers, many of whom comment regularly from the United States as well as from places throughout the world.
Mr. Ali's favorite subject is Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence: The New Science of Social Relationships. On a recent post, Mr. Ali discusses two studies by Mr. Goleman that indicate that a group's overall emotional intelligence, and not members' individual cognitive abilities, is the greatest predictor of the group's ability to solve a problem.
To show how the Baha'i Faith's beliefs are compatible with Mr. Goleman's ideas, Mr. Ali quotes Abdul-Baha, a central figure of the Baha'i Faith, saying "absolute love and harmony" are necessary for effective group decision-making.
"I think one of the beauties of blogging is that it allows readers to share how the Baha'i teachings affect them personally," Mr. Ali says, "and to understand how the teachings answer the needs of this day and age."
Phillipe Copeland, 32, says he too tries to appeal "to all humanity" with Baha'i Thought. He describes his blog as "as a service to the faith."
A Boston social worker who specializes in addictions, Mr. Copeland says he gets his material from personal experience, "hot issues" and the Baha'i Writings. For instance, in November he blogged about "white rage" after actor Michael Richards hurled racial epithets while performing at a Los Angeles comedy club.
One Baha'i Thought reader, a white woman, commented: "We are encouraged from the time we are born til we die in subtle and overt ways NOT to see our privilege and not to care in any case. Many of us live our lives from crisis to crisis, which leaves us with no room or time to care about ‘other people's problems.'"
Thoughtful responses like hers, Mr. Copeland says, "are confirmation that it's (his blog) worthwhile. I try to be encouraging by commenting on other people's blogs and linking to their sites. That's how we Baha'is can help build world unity through blogging, one blog at a time."
To find blogs from around the world, please visit www.bahainine.com, a new site that is being developed.