Meditation - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/meditation/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 The Many Uses of Meditation https://bahaiteachings.org/many-uses-meditation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/many-uses-meditation/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=50879 The Baha’i teachings suggest meditation as one way we can become acquainted with God and our spiritual nature – and recommend developing a daily meditative practice. As we grow closer...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/many-uses-meditation/feed/ 6 What Kind of Nourishment Does Our Soul Need? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-kind-nourishment-does-our-soul-need/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-kind-nourishment-does-our-soul-need/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=46777 What Kind of Nourishment Does Our Soul Need?Life resembles a journey—however varied our aspirations may seem, we all seek to find and fulfill some sort of meaning. Along the way we can easily fall into the path...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-kind-nourishment-does-our-soul-need/feed/ 2 Harnessing the Amazing Power of Human Reflection https://bahaiteachings.org/harnessing-amazing-power-human-reflection/ https://bahaiteachings.org/harnessing-amazing-power-human-reflection/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=43821 harnessing-amazing-power-human-reflectionMeg Wheatley, the organizational behavior specialist, said “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” Consider this, then: when was...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/steps-take-meditate/feed/ 5 Taming the Inner Animal: How the Lower Self Evolves https://bahaiteachings.org/taming-the-inner-animal-how-the-lower-self-evolves/ https://bahaiteachings.org/taming-the-inner-animal-how-the-lower-self-evolves/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=71680 We often feel frustrated by our failures on the path to do what we know is right, accomplish what we set out to do, and become our true selves. Is...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/taming-the-inner-animal-how-the-lower-self-evolves/feed/ 1 How to Meditate Spiritually: 9 Tips for Beginners https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-meditate-spiritually-tips-beginners/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-meditate-spiritually-tips-beginners/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80067 Meditation is one of the most mystical experiences we can have in this world. Through meditation, we can receive clarity, inspiration, and enlightenment. It’s a spiritual state that allows us...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/meditation-can-help-drive-scientific-discovery/feed/ 7 What Does it Mean to Commune With God? https://bahaiteachings.org/what-mean-commune-with-god/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-mean-commune-with-god/#comments Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=70443 Communing with God means to live a life of prayer and meditation. But it is not just daily prayer and meditation while quietly seated; it also includes contemplation while we...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-mean-commune-with-god/feed/ 1 Changing Your Brain Through Meditation https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-your-brain-through-meditation/ https://bahaiteachings.org/changing-your-brain-through-meditation/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=83823 In part one of this three-part essay, I discussed my period of “spiritual thirst” and its symptoms of low energy, lack of focus, and jumbled thoughts. Have you ever felt...

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