Dominion: Oxford, England
“But those who have advanced to the Kingdom of God, have assuredly advanced unto a sea of clear and limpid water, and thus have attained unto the greatest bounty, the perfect rest, and the eternal life to which there is no abrupt end. Their faces have shone with joy, their souls were delighted with happiness, [...]
Dominion: Vancouver, Canada
”O Son Of The Supreme! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own? “ -Bahau’ullah
Dominion: Sydney, Australia
Building, always building, bigger; better; brighter. Building, always building, but are we ever closer? “To man is given the special gift of the intellect by which he is able to receive a larger share of the light Divine. The Perfect Man is as a polished mirror reflecting the Sun of Truth, manifesting the attributes of [...]
Dominion: Central Park, New York City, USA
”In the East the light of His Revelation hath broken; in the West have appeared the signs of His dominion.” -Bahá’u’lláh
Dominion: Cervantes, Australia
This photo of the Pinnacles was captured at dusk in Nambung National Park, approximately 200km north of Perth in Western Australia. The closest township is Cervantes, referred to by some as Australia’s gateway to the Pinnacles. It doesn’t matter which photographic technique I use or how long the shutter stays open, I can only ever [...]
Dominion: Casablanca, Morocco
O SON OF BEING! Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion. – Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words, No. 6 From the Arabic
Dominion: Guam
“Know thou that all the powers combined have not the power to establish universal peace, nor to withstand the overmastering dominion, at every time and season, of these endless wars. Ere long, however, shall the power of heaven, the dominion of the Holy Spirit, hoist on the high summits the banners of love and peace, [...]
Dominion: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
“…From all eternity Thou didst rule the entire creation, and Thou wilt continue for evermore to exercise Thy dominion over all created things. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, The Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.” -Bahá’í Prayers, Bahá’u’lláh, p.135
Dominion: Chicago, USA
“GLORIFIED is He to Whom pertaineth the dominion of the heavens and of the earth, in Whose hand lieth the kingdom of all created things and unto Whom shall all return.” -The Báb
Dominion: Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
“Everlastingly that luminous Entity hath been sitting on the throne of might and everlastingly It will have a penetrating dominion over the worlds of existence.” ~ Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha A boy shoots off a small firecracker on a pier at Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the Chinese New [...]
Sovereignty: Northern California, USA
“This is the Day whereon naught can be seen except the splendors of the Light that shineth from the face of Thy Lord, the Gracious, the Most Bountiful. Verily, We have caused every soul to expire by virtue of Our irresistible and all-subduing sovereignty.” -Baha’u’llah
Individualism
What does our society look like when powerful individuals begin to value different things? What happens to the systems and markets as they are when we value the sharing resources over each individual unit consuming one, two or three of everything?
Sovereignty: Perth, Australia
Unlike these footprints, which were washed away by a wave immediately after I took this photo, the sovereignty of God is everlasting. “The cessation of the bestowals of God at any time would be equivalent to the cessation of the sovereignty of God. The sun is the sun because of its ray and heat; it [...]
Sovereignty: Chicago, USA
“The sovereignty of God is eternal. There has been no beginning; there will be no end. This is as evident as the sun at midday, even to one endowed with limited reason.” “We cannot limit God to a boundary. Man is limited, but the world of Divinity is unlimited. Prescribing limitation to God is human [...]
Sovereignty: Taipei, Taiwan
On a Chinese chess set, the red general, or shuai is guarded. There is no “king” piece because China’s past rulers objected to the royal name being given to a game piece. “Could there be a king without country, subjects and armies? If we conceive of a time when there were no creatures, no servants, [...]
Sovereignty: Marrakech, Morroco
“The doors of the Kingdom are opened. The lights of the Sun of Truth are shining. The clouds of divine mercy are raining down their priceless jewels. The zephyrs of a new and divine springtime are wafting their fragrant breaths from the invisible world. Know ye then the value of these days.” -’Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation [...]
Sovereignty: Sydney, Australia
Birdcage, birdcage, birdcage…hanging between the concrete walls, you stand so poignant, but your vessels are empty. Only the echoes of your melody can be heard siphoning through the air. “Thus doth the Nightingale utter His call unto you from this prison. He hath but to deliver this clear message. Whosoever desireth, let him turn aside [...]
Sovereignty: Paris, France
“The highest praise is due to men who devote their energies to science, and the noblest center is a center wherein the sciences and arts are taught and studied. Science ever tends to the illumination of the world of humanity. It is the cause of eternal honor to man, and its sovereignty is far greater [...]
Sovereignty: Chicago, USA
The canal next to the House of Worship is frozen over, which makes it look a lot more majestic than the rest of the year, when it is a terrible green color. “All majesty and glory, O my God, and all dominion and light and grandeur and splendour be unto Thee. Thou bestowest sovereignty on [...]
‘Not Even A Concealed Sigh’
Ruhi Hiebert shares with Geoffrey Tyson the story her great-grandmother Pari Jan Khanoum’s persecution for the crime of being a Baha’i in mid-nineteenth century Iran.
Rethink
An invitation to explore whether things in our lives often stated as fact are indeed “true”.
Honour: Chicago, USA
The lights on the railings going up the stairs at the House of Worship light our steps as we pray. “It is certain that man’s highest distinction is to be lowly before and obedient to his God; that his greatest glory, his most exalted rank and honor, depend on his close observance of the Divine [...]
Honour: Oxford, England
The Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, Shoghi Effendi, studied here, at Balliol College from 1920 and translated important Baha’i works into English. Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the oldest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Here are some Gothic arches that form part of its architecture and you can [...]
Honour: Chicago, USA
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. // Socrates
