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It’s time for the education of man

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 ‘Education of man’ is the subject for discussion at Thames Valley Bahá’í Community’s ‘Time to Unwind’ prayer and meditation devotional evening on Wednesday (20 April).

The meeting is a chance for Bahá’ís and non-Bahá’ís alike to discuss the words of  Abdu’l-Baha: “Through education the ignorant become learned; the cowardly become valiant. …. Through education savage nations become civilized, and even the animals become domesticated. Education must be considered as most important, for as diseases in the world of bodies are extremely contagious, so, in the same way, qualities of spirit and heart are extremely contagious. Education has a universal influence, and the differences caused by it are very great.”

This quote is taken from: Abdu’l-Baha: Some Answered Questions”, pp. 212–15.

A new topic is chosen for discussion most Wednesdays. For more details about these activities, please call the West Berkshire’s Bahá’í Community on 07964 676461 or email myra@khorassani.com

A prayer for Naw-Ruz

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Yesterday (Monday, 21 March) saw Bahá’ís throughout the Thames Valley mark Naw-Ruz, the Bahá’í New Year’s Day. The festival is held on the spring equinox (March 21) and symbolises the new life of spring.

It also marks the end of the Bahá’í Faith’s annual 19-day fast for adults. The 19-day fast – between sunrise and sunset – was essentially a period of meditation and prayer, of spiritual recuperation. The Naw-Ruz is one of the nine holy days of the year when work is suspended.

Observing Naw-Ruz takes different multi-cultural forms in the 120,000 localities where Bahá’ís reside around the world.  Although some Bahá’ís marked the occasion with family and friends on Naw-Ruz itself, many Thames Valley Bahá’ís will also be getting together on Saturday 26th March for a celebration which will include readings of prayers from the Bahá’í scriptures, as well as music, dance and food.