In Your Own Words...

Mirage · 07-23-2010, 04:02 PM

Greetings to all...

I'm a long-time veteran of discussion forums. This is something I came up with a while back to help me understand people better while getting many different perspectives. If you're interested, please contribute:

In your own words, define what the Baha'i faith means to you in 2-3 sentences.

Thanks for your time.

ewlabonte · 07-23-2010, 07:16 PM

It is the one true religion which has existed among humans in different forms and places since humanity began. It is the modern form of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Confusianism, Buddhism, and probably hundreds of other religions that have been revealed to humans across the ages. It has come to us directly from God through The Bab and Baha'u'llah. If it were anything less than that, I could never follow it. This is not to say that those other religions are no longer true. They are as true as they always were. But the Baha'i faith is a kind of up-to-date version of them.

Pollwr · 07-24-2010, 01:08 PM

I don't know why, but I have always believed in God and His existence seems as obvious as gravity. I remember thinking about God when I was probably 5 or 6 years old. The Bahá'í Faith is the only way that this belief I have and what I see and hear in the world, make sense to me. It took me some years to find it. My family do not talk about religion and no close relatives I know practise a religion. I don't know where it came from for me, to begin with.

BruceDLimber · 07-25-2010, 04:01 AM

I fully agree with EW's description!

Bruce

arthra · 07-25-2010, 03:59 PM

For me the Baha'i Faith has been the perfect balance between mystical experience and progressive social principles.. usually these two are not together but in the Faith they are perfectly balanced. :wink

Boethiah · 07-26-2010, 06:37 PM

For me, the Baha'i Faith simply makes the most sense. Before I found this term and religion to apply to my beliefs, I struggled to find sense of religion. I was raised with very loose ideas of Christianity (There is a God, Jesus was His son) and that I should be a good person. As I grew I strayed away from God for a while and learned a lot as an Agnostic and an Atheist. But I have always believed that if there was a God, then all religions had to be of Him. There couldn't just be one right religion while the rest were wrong. God wouldn't send people to hell for making a wrong choice. When I found the Baha'i Faith, it applied to my beliefs very well and it was an exciting feeling. The writings of Baha'u'llah spoke to me. While my spiritual journey since discovering the Baha'i Faith since then has not been easy (it isn't for anyone I think), it has been worthwhile.

..a bit more than 2-3 sentences. :tongue

07-23-2010, 04:02 PM	#1
Mirage Junior Member Joined: Jul 2010 From: USA Posts: 9	In Your Own Words... Greetings to all... I'm a long-time veteran of discussion forums. This is something I came up with a while back to help me understand people better while getting many different perspectives. If you're interested, please contribute: In your own words, define what the Baha'i faith means to you in 2-3 sentences. Thanks for your time.

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07-23-2010, 07:16 PM	#2
ewlabonte Member Joined: Jul 2009 From: Athol MA USA Posts: 46	It is the one true religion which has existed among humans in different forms and places since humanity began. It is the modern form of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Confusianism, Buddhism, and probably hundreds of other religions that have been revealed to humans across the ages. It has come to us directly from God through The Bab and Baha'u'llah. If it were anything less than that, I could never follow it. This is not to say that those other religions are no longer true. They are as true as they always were. But the Baha'i faith is a kind of up-to-date version of them.

07-24-2010, 01:08 PM	#3
Pollwr Senior Member Joined: Jun 2009 From: earth Posts: 293	I don't know why, but I have always believed in God and His existence seems as obvious as gravity. I remember thinking about God when I was probably 5 or 6 years old. The Bahá'í Faith is the only way that this belief I have and what I see and hear in the world, make sense to me. It took me some years to find it. My family do not talk about religion and no close relatives I know practise a religion. I don't know where it came from for me, to begin with.

07-25-2010, 04:01 AM	#4
BruceDLimber Senior Member Joined: Mar 2010 From: Rockville, MD, USA Posts: 765	I fully agree with EW's description! Bruce

07-25-2010, 03:59 PM	#5
arthra Senior Member Joined: Jun 2006 From: California Posts: 2,805	For me the Baha'i Faith has been the perfect balance between mystical experience and progressive social principles.. usually these two are not together but in the Faith they are perfectly balanced. :wink

07-26-2010, 06:37 PM	#6
Boethiah Member Joined: Jul 2010 From: Indiana Posts: 53	For me, the Baha'i Faith simply makes the most sense. Before I found this term and religion to apply to my beliefs, I struggled to find sense of religion. I was raised with very loose ideas of Christianity (There is a God, Jesus was His son) and that I should be a good person. As I grew I strayed away from God for a while and learned a lot as an Agnostic and an Atheist. But I have always believed that if there was a God, then all religions had to be of Him. There couldn't just be one right religion while the rest were wrong. God wouldn't send people to hell for making a wrong choice. When I found the Baha'i Faith, it applied to my beliefs very well and it was an exciting feeling. The writings of Baha'u'llah spoke to me. While my spiritual journey since discovering the Baha'i Faith since then has not been easy (it isn't for anyone I think), it has been worthwhile. ..a bit more than 2-3 sentences. :tongue