The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionExplore the history, teachings, structure and community life of the world-wide Baha'i community-what may well be the most diverse organized body of people on earth-through this revised and updated comprehensive introduction (2002). Named by the Encyclopedia Britannica as a book that has made "significant contributions to the knowledge and understanding" of religious thought, The Baha'i Faith covers the most recent developments in a faith that, in just over 150 years, has grown to become the second most wide-spread of the independent world religions. |
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Page 102
The Bahá'í writings refer to the gradual evolution or development of the individual
soul as " spiritual progress . ” Spiritual progress means acquiring the capacity to
act in conformity with the Will of God and to express the attributes and spirit of ...
The Bahá'í writings refer to the gradual evolution or development of the individual
soul as " spiritual progress . ” Spiritual progress means acquiring the capacity to
act in conformity with the Will of God and to express the attributes and spirit of ...
Page 114
18 Bahá'u'lláh said that pride , or self - centeredness , is one of the greatest
hindrances to spiritual progress . Pride represents an exaggerated sense of one's
own importance in the universe and leads to an attitude of superiority over others
.
18 Bahá'u'lláh said that pride , or self - centeredness , is one of the greatest
hindrances to spiritual progress . Pride represents an exaggerated sense of one's
own importance in the universe and leads to an attitude of superiority over others
.
Page 123
Each individual soul is capable of being touched by the spirit of God and may
therefore make spiritual progress , as has been explained above . But the
Manifestation remains on an ideal level beyond that which even the most perfect
man is ...
Each individual soul is capable of being touched by the spirit of God and may
therefore make spiritual progress , as has been explained above . But the
Manifestation remains on an ideal level beyond that which even the most perfect
man is ...
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Baha'i Publishing, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1931847061, 9781931847063 |
| Length | 253 pages |
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