Culture - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/arts-and-culture/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:14:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Cast Aside the Clouds: Film, Faith, and the Power of Collaboration https://bahaiteachings.org/cast-aside-the-clouds-film-faith-and-the-power-of-collaboration/ https://bahaiteachings.org/cast-aside-the-clouds-film-faith-and-the-power-of-collaboration/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=89343 Cast Aside The CloudsThere are moments in art when a work does more than tell a story. It invites reflection. It opens space for dialogue. At times, it can even help us see...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/cast-aside-the-clouds-film-faith-and-the-power-of-collaboration/feed/ 2 No Bad Guys on Memorial Day https://bahaiteachings.org/no-bad-guys-on-memorial-day/ https://bahaiteachings.org/no-bad-guys-on-memorial-day/#comments Mon, 25 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=6406 memorial day(This conversation took place on an American Airlines flight on Memorial Day.) I get on the plane and find my aisle seat. A GI in digital desert combat fatigues sits...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/cant-say-something-nice/feed/ 10 The Power of Friendship to Reveal Your Soul https://bahaiteachings.org/power-friendship-reveal-soul/ https://bahaiteachings.org/power-friendship-reveal-soul/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=45928 power-friendship-reveal-soulLately I’ve tried to think more intentionally and carefully about how I expend my energy—almost like conducting an energy inventory of sorts. This reflection has made me pay more attention...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/power-friendship-reveal-soul/feed/ 2 Politically Correct—or Just Plain Polite? https://bahaiteachings.org/politically-correct-just-plain-polite/ https://bahaiteachings.org/politically-correct-just-plain-polite/#comments Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=33325 politically-correct-politeYou’ve definitely heard the term “politically correct” a lot lately—but what do you think it means? To get a clear, unbiased definition, let’s look at the roots of the phrase....

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/why-we-need-beauty-in-our-lives/feed/ 4 Our Inner World Shapes the Outer World https://bahaiteachings.org/our-inner-world-shapes-the-outer-world/ https://bahaiteachings.org/our-inner-world-shapes-the-outer-world/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=27354 Our-Inner-World-Shapes-the-Outer-World-3Looking out over the Great Plains of North America from an airplane, I’m always struck by the way a rigid grid pattern has been superimposed on the vast prairie biome....

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/our-inner-world-shapes-the-outer-world/feed/ 3 How the Arts Help Build Vibrant, Peaceful Communities https://bahaiteachings.org/how-the-arts-help-build-vibrant-peaceful-communities/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-the-arts-help-build-vibrant-peaceful-communities/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=76956 The arts, according to the Universal House of Justice, the democratically-elected leadership body of the Baha’i Faith, are an “integral … part of the development of a community.” What does...

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