November 13th, 2008 at 10:31 am » Comments (0)

Plutarch, in his treatise on Isis and Osiris, describes the great peace that the Magi foretold: But the time appointed by fate is coming, ... when the earth becoming plain and ...more »

October 25th, 2008 at 10:37 pm » Comments (2)

Continuing our discussion of the correspondences between Heraclitus and the Zarathustras, we have the directive that each one find truth for oneself; that one must never follow. As the old ...more »

October 2nd, 2008 at 2:24 pm » Comments (1)

Note 26 to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas explains the timing of Naw Rúz as follows: "Naw-Rúz is the first day of the new year. It coincides with the spring equinox in the northern ...more »

September 30th, 2008 at 8:35 pm » Comments (0)

"... to be followed by its establishment and recognition as a State religion, which in turn must give way to its assumption of the rights and prerogatives associated with the ...more »

September 27th, 2008 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)

Bahá'u'lláh's letter to Mánikchí Ṣáḥib is noteworthy for being one of his few "pure Persian" compositions, but it is not purely pure. In fact, the closing passage, a prayer for ...more »

September 19th, 2008 at 1:20 am » Comments (0)

The Bahá'í religion, though Islamic in its fundamentals, retains a remarkable wealth of Zoroastrian residue from its Iranian heritage. The Most Great Peace In spite of all the prophecies of doom that ...more »

September 18th, 2008 at 7:22 pm » Comments (0)

Today's relatively inspiring slice is from the pages of "The Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh", by the fifth leader of the Bábahá'í revelation, Shoghi Effendi: ... the fundamental principle which constitutes the bedrock ...more »

September 17th, 2008 at 2:32 pm » Comments (0)

Today's slice of enlightenment is our first contribution from the pen of `Abdu'l-Bahá', the son of the second, greater Bahá'í Manifestation: If you seek immunity from the sway of the forces ...more »

September 16th, 2008 at 11:34 pm » Comments (1)

Anyone who claims to be on God's side is a polytheist. To be a true monotheist, one must be either a strict determinist or an agnostic (with regard to the ...more »

September 14th, 2008 at 4:06 pm » Comments (0)

Today we're having more fun with Bahá'u'lláh's Book of Certitude ... Bahá'u'lláh cites verse 3.7 (3.6 according to some) of the Qur'án twice in his Book of Certitude. Here's how Shoghi ...more »