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Rainn Wilson on being a Baha"i and the upcoming "spiritual revolution".
I don't like
The Office...at all. However, I do find Mr. Wilson to be an interesting, informative and rationally spiritual man.
Being a Baha'i
The upcoming Spiritual Revolution
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I found these 'basics' about the religion with a quick Google:
The Baha`i's Believe:
All humanity is one family.
Women and men are equal.
All prejudice—racial, religious, national, or economic—is destructive and must be overcome.
We must investigate truth for ourselves, without preconceptions.
Science and religion are in harmony.
Our economic problems are linked to spiritual problems.
The family and its unity are very important.
There is one God.
All major religions come from God.
World peace is the crying need of our time.
Oh yes being brought up an atheist would have been nice, especially if finding God . . .
There are good people, parents and belief followers. We can be kind to all of them . . .
:wave:
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Appreciate the video
I'm actually looking into this religion myself. The only thing holding me back is that traditional teachings say that homosexuality is a "curable condition".
Of course, not all Baha'i believe this; Rainn Wilson included.
they believe "life" begins at conception, so I'm assuming this means they are very much anti-choice when it comes to certain birth control methods and/or abortion. BUT, on the other hand, that's perfectly OK (with me) if they do nothing to impose their beliefs on others. That makes a huge difference to me.
The other thing is the One God issue. I've come to a point in my life where I am not into the idea of (any sort of) "God" being. Now of course I haven't really looked into the Baha`i concept of God - and how they actually acknowledge and worship him/her and what that all means in terms of ritual and prayer, etc.....
Oh yeah, and the gay thing (being 'curable') I don't like either.
Thanks for posting these btw, it's a cool channel.
I absolutely adore Michio Kaku! I could listen to him all day....
And seriously, his beautiful white hair is so awesome! Love it!
The Bahai teachings I have come across are in a lovely flowery type language - lots of symbolism and expression of the human condition and I agree the practitioners and practice I have seen is gentle, inclusive and kind
In considering what it is that they believe, much depends on their faith before they found bahai - the initial transition was from Islam - the process is akin to an occult study but within familiar surroundings - there exists the common structure necessary to maintain a community.
Took off outside of Iran more so - I think in part because Iranians view it as an unnecessary simplification / manipulation of existing doctrines - they are the insiders to the cult's origins so perhaps they are too close to see the value.
Let's see, in my short lifetime I've heard about a hundred prophets and saviours and followers of various religions proclaim there's a "spiritual revolution" right around the corner. Pretty soon. Within a year or so, maybe. The signs are here. The Messiah has arrived. Join now for a front row seat.
Complete nonsense. Always has been, always will be. The only spiritual revolution that will ever happen is inside your own mind, and it won't be a gift from some Messiah or savior or because the planets and stars have aligned. It'll be because you picked up a mental shovel and started cleaning out the crap in your own head. Not very glamorous. But it beats waiting for some mythical spiritual revolution that will never arrive.
On the other hand, I'm a grouchy old Zen fart tonight. Ask me tomorrow and I might have a happier answer.
Also for more background of the above article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahá'í_Faith
On May 23, 1844 Siyyid `Alí-Muhammad of Shiraz, Iran proclaimed that he was "the Báb" (الباب "the Gate"), referring to his later claim to the station of Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam of Shi`a Islam.[45] His followers were therefore known as Bábís. As the Báb's teachings spread, which the Islamic clergy saw as a threat, his followers came under increased persecution and torture.[12] The conflicts escalated in several places to military sieges by the Shah's army. The Báb himself was imprisoned and eventually executed in 1850.
Bahá'ís see the Báb as the forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith, because the Báb's writings introduced the concept of "He whom God shall make manifest", a Messianic figure whose coming, according to Bahá'ís, was announced in the scriptures of all of the world's great religions, and whom Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, claimed to be in 1863.