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Exploring race unity

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‘Race Unity’ – what does it mean to you? Following on from Race Unity Day in June, we thought it would be a good idea to explore this subject a little more.

West Berkshire Baha’i Myra ErbenovaWest Berkshire Baha’i Myra Erbenova said: “Bahá’u’lláh brought new spiritual and social teachings for our time – his essential message is of unity. He taught the oneness of God, the oneness of the human family, and the oneness of religion. Bahá’u’lláh challenges us to think about why we were all created from the same substance. “

In ‘The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh’, we learn that ‘…..it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest.’

Find out more about “Race Unity”.

Prayers are vital to the spiritual life of a Baha’i

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Thames Valley Baha’i Shawn Khorassani
“Prayer is a vital part of Baha’i spiritual life” says Thames Valley Baha’i Shawn Khorassani.

Bahais across West Berkshire will be getting together on Monday 9 July to commemorate the anniversary of the execution of the Bab, the herald of the Bahai Faith. 

This major holy day marks the events surrounding the death of the Bab in 1850. The Bab (a title meaning ‘the Gate’) had many followers but his beliefs did not meet with approval from the leaders of the state religion in Persia, and they decided he should be taken from prison and put to death.

Shawn Khorassani, a Thames Valley Bahai, said: “9 July – the Martyrdom of the Bab – is an important holy day for Bahais, and a day when Bahais across the Thames Valley get together to pray.

“Prayer is a vital part of Bahai spiritual life. Bahais believe that prayer is more than making requests to God; it’s more like a conversation with God in contrast to meditation, which is like a conversation with one’s inner spirit.

 “It is therefore not the language which is important, but rather the attitude of mind in which prayer is made.”