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Tag: "Meditation"

tag name: Meditation type: Philosophy; Practices; Religion, general
web link: bahai-library.com/tags/Meditation
variations or
mis-spellings:
contemplation; tafakkur (تفکّر).
related tags: Requisites for spiritual growth; Devotion; Guidance; Meditation; Prayer; Spirituality; Thought
referring tags: - Compilations on bahai.org; Prayers and Meditations of Bahá'u'lláh (book); Concentration; Intuition; Meditation; Reading the Writings; Reflection; Self-knowledge; Tranquility and peacefulness
Inventory subject: Contemplation; Meditation
notes:

"Do thou meditate on that which We have revealed unto thee, that thou mayest discover the purpose of God, thy Lord, and the Lord of all worlds. In these words the mysteries of Divine Wisdom have been treasured..."

Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, Suriy-i-Vafá, ¶20

"Prayer and meditation are very important factors in deepening the spiritual life of the individual, but with them must go also action and example, as these are the tangible results of the former. Both are essential."

Letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, To an individual believer, 15 May 1944

See also:

Bahai org: Meditation

– Compilation Prayer and Devotional Life

bahaidata.org: Q4618   ·   Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.)
references: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemplation; bahaiquotes.com/subject/meditation; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Meditation; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Contemplation

"Meditation" has been tagged in:

57 results from the Main Catalog

4 results from the Chronology

1 result from the Chronology Canada

from the main catalog (57 results; expand)

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  1. n.d.. Elucidation of the Meaning of the Greatest Name by 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Mirza Abu'l Fadl. May Maxwell, comp. — 2-page summary of the meanings and prayerful use of the word Baha (glory, splendour, light).
  2. n.d.. Remember Bill Sears: musical meditations. William Sears. — Four musical pieces accompanying selections from the speeches of Sears.
  3. n.d.. Devotional Gatherings, Selected Guidance concerning. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Structure and character of devotional practices.
  4. 2024. Sacred Refrains: Arabic and Persian Dhikrs in the Bahá'í Community. Margaret Caton. — introduction to dhikr (remembrances) and the use of music in Baha'i spiritual practices; 74 recordin...
  5. 2020-07. Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering. Michael L. Penn. — Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich sp...
  6. 2019-02. Prayer and Devotional Life. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, comp. . — A compilation to assist Baha'is in a time when, as the House says in its cover letter, "devotional a...
  7. 2018-05. Give Me Thy Grace to Serve Thy Loved Ones. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Compilation emphasizing selfless service as the essence of faith, integrating spiritual devotion wit...
  8. 2017-09-18. Verge of the New, The: A Series of Talks. Steven Phelps. — Introducing a way of looking at the past and future of religion in the context of the scientific rev...
  9. 2015-01. Yoga. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. — Four quotations from the House on the practice of hatha yoga.
  10. 2015. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit. Lesley Shams. — The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering o...
  11. 2014. Silences of God, The: A Meditation. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — While the Word of God dominated the history of religion, contemporaries question the orthodoxy of la...
  12. 2013. Desert Enlightenment: Prophets and Prophecy in American Science Fiction. Justice Hagan. — On the pivotal role in the development of the central characters the narratives of the novel Dune, t...
  13. 2008. Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: Introduction to A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Álif. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. — A tablet of Baha'u'llah to one of the Babis to renew his faith before He had revealed his mission; i...
  14. 2007. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar: Authorised Translation of Bahá'u'lláh's Prayers for Jináb-i-Samandarí. Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Authorised translation of a prayer for decision making.
  15. 2006. Entering into Obligatory Prayer: Introduction and Commentary. Ismael Velasco. — Overview of Baha'i prayer, its historical background, and a detailed commentary on the preamble to t...
  16. 2003-10-26. Prayer and Meditation. William S. Hatcher. — Talk at the Baha'i Center in St. Petersburg.
  17. 2003. Creating Environments that Enhance Spirituality. Dawn Staudt. — The teachings and laws of the Baha’i Faith are for spiritual advancement of both the individual an...
  18. 2002. Creation. Lasse Thoresen. — Contributing to the creation of a new civilization as a researcher or an artist means participating ...
  19. 2001-08-29. Prayer for Shaykh Kázim Samandar (Múnáját-i-Jináb-i-Samandarí). Bahá'u'lláh, Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í World Centre, trans. . — Brief prayer revealed by Baha'u'llah to aid in making decisions. Translation and accompanying lette...
  20. 2001. Maharishi Ayurveda: A Bahá'í Exploration. Felicity Rawlings (published as Felicity Rawlings-Sanaei). — Some of the therapeutic strategies of Maharishi Ayurveda and comparative assessment to the Baha’i ...
  21. 2001. Meditation and Health. Paul Friedman. — Prayer and meditation as synergistic forces of transformation; transcendental meditation; forms of B...
  22. 2001. Human Intellect, The: A Bahá'í-Inspired Perspective. Adrian John Davis. — A Baha'i-Sufi comparative study exploring similarities and key differences between the Perfect Man a...
  23. 2001. Sri Aurobindo Movement and the Bahá'í Faith. Anil Sarwal. — Summary historical connections between the two communities.
  24. 1999-2000. Path of Beauty, The: The Literary Life of Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum. Sandra Lynn Hutchison. — An extensive review of the varied literary works of Ruhiyyih Khanum – poems, plays, ethical guidan...
  25. 1997. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness. Rodney H. Clarken. — Baha’u’llah’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some comm...
  26. 1996-11. Miracles in Religion: A Study of the miraculous in religion in context of the Baha'i Faith. Anil Sarwal. — Guide to spirituality, offers insights on the purpose of religion, experiences of Himalayan masters,...
  27. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. .
  28. 1996. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality. Paul Lample, comp. — The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the ...
  29. 1995 Spring. Mysticism and the Bahá'í Faith. Farnaz Ma'sumian. — An examination of the Baha'i Faith's relation to mysticism and mystic themes and ideas present in th...
  30. 1995. Baha'u'llah's Prophetology: Archetypal patterns in the lives of the founders of the world religions. Moojan Momen. — Explores the theory that the lives of the prophet-founders of the world religions have in some ways ...
  31. 1995. Comparative Lives of the Founders of the World Religions. Moojan Momen. — Table comparing the lives of the Founders of the world's religions.
  32. 1995. Worship. Robert Stockman.
  33. 1993-01-21. Diacritics; meaning of "Self-subsisting". Universal House of Justice. — Two disparate topics: the translation style adopted by the Guardian and other considerations related...
  34. 1993. Tree of Life, The: A Program for the Spiritualization of the Bahá'í Community. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Hawaiian Islands. — Compilations for a spiritualization and teaching campaign on prayer and meditation, how to be like t...
  35. 1992. Maharishi Ayurveda: A Bahá'í Exploration. Felicity Rawlings. — Some of the therapeutic strategies of Maharishi Ayurveda and how they correspond to the Baha’i wri...
  36. 1991. Prayer, Meditation, and the Devotional Attitude, The Importance of. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, The Báb, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . — Compilation of Baha’i writings explaining prayer and meditation as essential spiritual practices t...
  37. 1990/2009. Prayer and Meditation: Warwick Leaflets. Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop.
  38. 1988-10-30. Art and Image in the Writings. Hooper Dunbar.
  39. 1988 [1938]. Prayers and Meditations. Bahá'u'lláh.
  40. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . — The classic Baha'i reference book. This is its first online edition.
  41. 1983-12. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh. Steven Scholl. — Dhikru'llah, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating pr...
  42. 1983-09-01. Spiritual Growth, Essential Requisites for. Universal House of Justice. — Letter to Europe; its historically-recent turn away from religion, six ways to improve spirituality,...
  43. 1983-09-01. Meditation, Prayer, and Spiritualization. Universal House of Justice. — Practicing personal spirituality and methods for achieving spiritual growth.
  44. 1982 [1976]. Selections from the Writings of the Báb. The Báb, Habib Taherzadeh, trans, Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre, trans. .
  45. 1979-11. Meditation. Peter J. Khan. — A short summary of the Baha’i approach to meditation and its relevance to peace and intuition.
  46. 1978-10-11. Guidance about How to Direct the Course of One's Life. Universal House of Justice. — Ways to conform our conduct to the Teachings and the service of the Cause and mankind, including fiv...
  47. 1978-05-25. Love for God and Bahá'u'lláh. Universal House of Justice. — Response to a Baha'i individual's concern about not feeling sufficient love for God and Baha'u'llah ...
  48. 1976-04-21. Some Themes and Images in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Bahíyyih Nakhjavání. — Exploring the relationship between the Creative Word, particularly its expression in language, and t...
  49. 1967-12-09. Hidden Words, The: Transcript of a talk by Hand of the Cause of God A. Q. Faizí. Abu'l-Qásim Faizí. — Talk delivered in Wilmette, Illinois.
  50. 1963/1977. Ocean of His Utterances, The. Howard Colby Ives. — Unpublished study course in the Revelation of Baha'u'llah using the books of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l‑B...
  51. 1946. Divine Wisdom: Brief Excerpts from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh and `Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles, comp. . — The Day of God; words of wisdom; knowledge of God; faith; immortality; reality of man; on meditation...
  52. 1945?. Elucidation of the Meaning of The Greatest Name. Mírzá Abu'l-Faḍl Gulpáygání. — Explanation of "The Greatest Name," with words of Abdu'l-Baha, as copied by May Maxwell. Source and ...
  53. 1945. Prayers of Bahá'u'lláh, The. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — Essay about various prayers and meditations of Baha'u'llah.
  54. 1944/2006. Divine Art of Living, The. The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Mabel Hyde Paine, comp. . — Collection of thematically arranged quotations.
  55. 1942. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The. Pritam Singh. — Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teach...
  56. 1939. Heart of the Gospel: The Bible and the Bahá'í Faith. George Townshend. — Using only the text of the Bible, Townshend provides a new reading of Scripture as a guidebook for t...
  57. 1937. Path to God, The: 1937 edition. Dorothy Baker. — Essay published as a pamphlet about the goal of life, revelation and access to heaven, self-improvem...

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  1. 1938-00-00 — The publication of Prayers and Meditations of Baha'u'llah. [P&M; Collins1.100]
  2. 1980-03-01 — Publication by the Universal House of Justice of the compilation on
  3. 1983-09-01 — In a message addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Norway on the subject of meditation, th...
  4. 2019-02-28 — The Universal House of Justice announced the publication of a compilation of extracts on prayer and ...

from the Chronology of Canada (1 result)

  1. 1983-09-01 — In a message addressed to the National Spiritual Assembly of Norway the Universal House of Justice i...
 
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