Beauty: Vancouver, Canada
“O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy [...]
The four-day workweek: Technology to improve your life
Lindsay McComb explores the merits of a four day week and has a little something to say about technology too
Beauty: Chicago, USA
The Friends in Iran who are in prison for their beliefs are remembered by their brethren at the Baha’i National Convention in the United States. These roses have been placed in front of the photo of the Yaran, which is on the stage. “…anyone in Persia who dared to own allegiance to the Báb [...]
Beauty: Venice, Italy
“If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.” -Frank Loyd Wright
Beauty: Okhlahoma, USA
“Let your hearts reflect the glories of the Sun of Truth in their many colors to gladden the eye of the divine Cultivator Who has nourished them. Day by day become more closely attracted in order that the love of God may illumine all those with whom you come in contact.” `Abdu’l-Baha, Promulgation of Universal Peace, [...]
Beauty: Almaty, Kazakhstan
“On this journey the traveler abideth in every land and dwelleth in every region. In every face, he seeketh the beauty of the Friend; in every country he looketh for the Beloved. He joineth every company, and seeketh fellowship with every soul, that haply in some mind he may uncover the secret of the Friend, [...]
Beauty: London, England
Beauty could be applied on many things … In this photo, a simple smile which appeared on this child’s face when i asked him if i could take a picture of him, was the beauty that gave it a value among my gallery.
Beauty: Nashville, Tennessee
“Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form When within thee the universe is folded?” Bahá’u’lláh
Beauty: Haifa, Israel
The Shrine of the Bab under lights at night, its golden dome having been unveiled this month (April 2011). “I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Beauty that shineth forth above the horizon of eternity, a Beauty before which as soon as it revealeth itself the kingdom of beauty boweth down in worship, magnifying [...]
Beauty: San Antonio, Texas
A little mist, some sun, some earth and time are all this orchid needs to open. How simple can it be? “Let us look rather at the beauty in diversity, the beauty of harmony, and learn a lesson from the vegetable creation. If you beheld a garden in which all the plants were the same as to form, [...]
Beauty: Bintan Island, Indonesia
Beauty is often found in the most unexpected places. Strive with thy power to paint thy likeness on the pages of the hearts with such beauty as to brighten the minds. – ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Beauty: Guam
A little mist, some sun, some earth and time are all this orchid needs to open. How simple can it be? “Tear asunder, in My Name, the veils that have grievously blinded your vision, and, through the power born of your belief in the unity of God, scatter the idols of vain imitation. Enter, then, [...]
Beauty: Chicago, USA
“I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land… Whoso hath hasted towards it and attained unto it hath, in his eagerness to gaze on Thy beauty, yielded his life in Thy path, and ascended unto Thee, wholly detached from aught else except Thyself. I beseech Thee, [...]
Beauty: Lome, Togo
“O Son of Man! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thine head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the zenith; haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.” Baha’u’llah
Beauty: San Antonio, USA
“Say: O people! Is it your wish to conceal the beauty of the Sun behind the veils of your own selfish desires…?”
Beauty: Boston, USA
We went to Crane Beach in Ipswich, MA, US, to celebrate the first day of the festival of Ridvan. I couldn’t take my eyes away from the beauty of these strange clouds. They seemed fleeting, fragile, substantial, ephemeral, soft and strong—all at the same time. Are you getting where I am going with this? “Turn [...]
Beauty: Colorado, USA
The blossoming beauty of our garden gives intense pleasure and deep satisfaction to my mind. Verdant greens, new buds, and the chatter of swallows and woodpeckers: the garden’s beauty is invested with meaning as my husband and I tend vegetable beds and our daughter enjoys playing on the grass, eating leaves. Every morning before breakfast [...]
Beauty: Calais, France
Sunrise over the port of Calais. “Love of beauty is taste, the creation of beauty is art.” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Beauty: Manhattan, New York
Flower in one hand, phone in the other. “O Brother! Not every sea hath pearls; not every branch will flower, nor will the nightingale sing thereon. Then, ere the nightingale of the mystic paradise repair to the garden of God, and the rays of the heavenly morning return to the Sun of Truth-make thou an [...]
Beauty: Yinchuan, China
True beauty is silent and lives beyond “the murmur of syllables and sounds”. “O inmates of earth and heaven! Behold ye My beauty, and My radiance…” Baha’u’llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 136
Beauty: Chicago, USA
There is spiritual beauty and material beauty. Which do we think of when someone says this word? I stopped in at a salon near my house, where music was playing and the stylists were friendly (and willing to help me with my photography). “The lover’s teacher is the Loved One’s beauty, His face their lesson [...]
Beauty: Brooklyn, New York
Emerging. “I was preparing to make reply, when lo, the Tablet was suddenly ended, leaving My theme unfinished, and the pearl of Mine utterance unstrung.” Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
Beauty: Quito, Ecuador
The beauty of love “If in a garden the flowers and fragrant herbs, the blossoms and fruits, the leaves, branches and trees are of one kind, of one form, of one color and of one arrangement, there is no beauty or sweetness, but when there is variety, each will contribute to the beauty and charm [...]
Beauty: Guam
A wizened “face” peers from beneath a withered orchid petal. “Mortal charm shall fade away, roses shall give way to thorns, and beauty and youth shall live their day and be no more. But that which eternally endureth is the Beauty of the True One, for its splendour perisheth not and its glory lasteth for [...]
