Life - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/life/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:52:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 The Sanctity of Marriage and the Family https://bahaiteachings.org/the-sanctity-of-marriage-and-the-family/ https://bahaiteachings.org/the-sanctity-of-marriage-and-the-family/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=28123 The-Sanctity-of-Marriage-and-the-FamilyThe Lord, peerless is He, hath made woman and man to abide with each other in the closest companionship, and to be even as a single soul. They are two...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/the-sanctity-of-marriage-and-the-family/feed/ 1 Baha’i Marriage and Parents’ Consent https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-marriage-parents-consent/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-marriage-parents-consent/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=42851 Bahai-Marriage-Parents-ConsentThe importance of marriage in the Baha’i Faith is clearly stated in the Baha’i writings. Marriage is considered not only a physical union, but also as a spiritual union between...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-marriage-parents-consent/feed/ 5 5 Ways to Raise Kind, Caring Children https://bahaiteachings.org/ways-to-raise-kind-caring-children/ https://bahaiteachings.org/ways-to-raise-kind-caring-children/#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=30184 I pray for you that you may be informed by the life of the Divine Spirit, so that you may be the means of educating others. The life and morals...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/authentic-love-versus-social-norms/feed/ 1 What Children Can Teach Us About Joy https://bahaiteachings.org/are-you-happy-you-need-nature/ https://bahaiteachings.org/are-you-happy-you-need-nature/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82376 Multiple polls show that the number of happy adults in modern society has dwindled. This is due to so many things – but here, let’s focus on why children are...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/are-you-happy-you-need-nature/feed/ 2 Navigating Our Obligations to an Abusive Parent https://bahaiteachings.org/navigating-our-obligations-to-an-abusive-parent/ https://bahaiteachings.org/navigating-our-obligations-to-an-abusive-parent/#comments Sat, 30 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85320 illustration of mother and daughter in a long field looking at eachotherSeveral of my married friends now find themselves in the “sandwich generation” — working full time, parenting teenagers, and looking after aging parents. This has to be one of the...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/navigating-our-obligations-to-an-abusive-parent/feed/ 1 How to Protect Your Kids from Addiction https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-protect-your-kids-from-addiction/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-protect-your-kids-from-addiction/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85447 My wife and I have a dear friend who recently and tragically lost her son to opioid addiction. I say “lost” — but he died from his addiction, sadly and...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-protect-your-kids-from-addiction/feed/ 3 Exploring the Soul of Teaching – and in the Process, My Own Soul https://bahaiteachings.org/exploring-the-soul-of-teaching-and-in-the-process-my-own-soul/ https://bahaiteachings.org/exploring-the-soul-of-teaching-and-in-the-process-my-own-soul/#comments Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=74426 My crash course in understanding the soul of teaching – and in the process, my own soul – happened at an outpatient facility for adults with severe mental and emotional...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/should-we-put-ring-it/feed/ 1 Losing the Stigma: May is Mental Health Awareness Month https://bahaiteachings.org/losing-the-stigma-may-is-mental-health-awareness-month/ https://bahaiteachings.org/losing-the-stigma-may-is-mental-health-awareness-month/#comments Fri, 15 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=76656 Have you been seeing lime green ribbons tied to trees this month? Those would be in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Awareness Month (MHA) was first observed...

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