Bahá'í Teachings.

"Beautify your tongues, O people with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornaments of honesty."
Bahá'í history.   What is the Bahá'í Faith?   Home page.   The local Bahá'í community.   Becoming a Bahá'í   Quotations   Links to Bahá'í web sites.	" Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbour, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts. Be a home for the stranger, a balm to the suffering, a tower of strength for the fugitive. Be eyes to the blind, and a guiding light unto the feet of the erring. Be an ornament to the countenance of truth, a crown to the brow of fidelity, a pillar of the temple of righteousness, a breath of life to the body of mankind, an ensign of the hosts of justice, a luminary above the horizon of virtue, a dew to the soil of the human heart, an ark on the ocean of knowledge, a sun in the heaven of bounty, a gem on the diadem of wisdom, a shining light in the firmament of thy generation, a fruit upon the tree of humility." From Gleanings of the writings of Bahá'u'lláh CXXX. A Prayer for the unity of mankind. God grant that the light of unity may envelop the whole earth, and that the seal, 'the Kingdom is God's', may be stamped upon the brow of all its peoples.

Basic Bahá'í Teachings. Oneness of God. Oneness of religion Oneness of humanity. Equality between men and women. Universal education. Spiritual education. Elimination of extremes of wealth and poverty. Prayer and meditation. Fasting. Abstinence form alcohol. Marriage. Importance of family life		Fire in the Pacific conference participants came from more 53 nations, representing a wide diversity of cultures and ethnic groups.
More than 400 people gathered in Stuttgart, Germany, for a World Religion Day commemoration sponsored by the Bahá'í Community of Germany on 20 January 2002 to hear a panel discussion on "Religions against Violence."		There are three basic activities that the Bahá'ís practise to improve there understanding of God, prepare them for service to humanity and train the future generation, these are. Devotional Gatherings Children's Classes Study Circles Like many other activities of the Baha'i Community, these are open to all; Baha'i or not. Indeed, all are most welcome.
Devotional gathering. This is a Baha'i expression of community worship. There are no priests or clergy in the Bahá'í Faith so in these meetings only prayers and readings are recited or chanted. The prayers uplift the human spirit. They also assist in the soul's growth and development in drawing it closer to its creator. They provide relaxation and tranquillity to be able to reflect on one's life. The readings facilitate in reflecting on the purpose of God for man and how to orient one's life to this purpose. You are welcome to these gatherings. Please contact us by email.		Participants in the conference to inaugurate the International Teaching Centre Building tour the new building on 14 January 2001.
Victorino Rodriguez, with some of his students behind him, examines a Polaroid photograph of his primary school class in the tiny village of Quebrada Venado in the mountains of Western Panama.		Children's Classes These are classes for the moral education of children. They focus on the development of spiritual virtues and character. The inspiration for this morality comes from the Holy Writings. Children are placed in the heart of the community being seen as an invaluable treasure. Bahá'u'lláh said "Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value" It is the discovery of these gems (capacities) that these classes are concerned with. These capacities are primarily spiritual characteristics. All children are welcome. Please contact us by email. for more information.
Study Circles Study circles are a community-based system of spiritual education. The Baha'i Writings are used to give illumination on spiritual issues. A study circle consists of a small group of youth and/or adults who come together to study, serve and socialise. There is a curriculum for study circles in the form of a number of books bearing on different themes. The first book is called 'Reflections on the Life of the Spirit'. This consists of three units: Understanding the Baha'i Writings - In this unit, participants study quotations from the Baha'i Writings to develop their capacity to investigate spiritual issues. Prayer - What is prayer? Why do we pray? Life after death- This unit focuses on the soul as the immortal reality of human beings and how it develops. You are welcome to subscribe to these courses if interested please contact us by email. For further information		Students in the fifth grade at the Puka Puka village school. The teacher is paid for by the community itself, through various fund-raising projects, most of which have been organized by the Bahá'í community of Puka Puka.  All photo and text titles with the kind permission from The Bahá'í World news service. Copyright 2002, Bahá'í International Community

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