Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Mr. Hooper Dunbar speaks about living a spiritual life in this talk given in April 2018 in Costa Mesa, California (USA). Among many other things, he shares experiences and anecdotes of serving on the Universal House of Justice. He describes the election of the first House of Justice, the significance of the Baha’i Temple in Chile, how we can share the principles and teachings of the Baha’i Faith with others, the need to sacrifice our funds, our time and even our person when it comes to sharing the Baha’i Faith with others. He also talks about living a life of service to humanity and about life after death.
Mr. Hooper C. Dunbar was a member of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha’i International Community, from 1988-2010. Mr. Dunbar is the author of numerous literary works, and he is also an artist whose works have been exhibited at several prominent international venues.
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You might also enjoy this short documentary about Mr. Dunbar’s life and artistic pursuits which explore the idea of light and darkness: The Forces of Light and Darkness
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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