Finding Purpose - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/finding-purpose/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Wed, 06 May 2026 10:57:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Conquering Anxiety with Conscious Happiness https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/ https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=21008 Conquering Anxiety with Conscious HappinessIn every life we have some trouble,When you worry you make it doubleDon’t worry, be happy! ~Bobby McFerrin, 1988 song lyrics Don’t worry, be happy. You may recognize these four...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/fulfilling-spiritual-duty-detachment/feed/ 5 The Ultimate Gift in the Month of Love https://bahaiteachings.org/ultimate-gift-in-the-month-of-love/ https://bahaiteachings.org/ultimate-gift-in-the-month-of-love/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=25061 Children’s eyes glistened under the glaze of red and yellow lights beneath a wintry sky. Families stood shoulder-to-shoulder, waiting in line at a children’s amusement park. Parents chatted as the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-find-true-happiness-and-greatness/feed/ 0 Do You Believe in Fate or Destiny? https://bahaiteachings.org/do-you-believe-fate-destiny/ https://bahaiteachings.org/do-you-believe-fate-destiny/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=31957 I’ve always held a negative impression of fate, and a more positive one of destiny. What’s the distinction, you ask? If both fate and destiny mean that things happen through...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-is-my-purpose/feed/ 3 Being Trained: Human Experience and the Purpose of Suffering https://bahaiteachings.org/being-trained-human-experience-and-the-purpose-of-suffering/ https://bahaiteachings.org/being-trained-human-experience-and-the-purpose-of-suffering/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=25472 I don’t know when I became curious about the purpose of suffering. Most likely a slow process eased its way into my awareness as I aged, and I started to...

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