Touching Song

carole samaha - bi sabah el alf el talet

To Believe Song

Let us promise to do the very best we can.........to help others.

The Story of a Sign

Change your words change your world

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzgzim5m7oU

Powerful youtube story

more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQCLr0J9wuM&NR=1

Baha'is and Poverty

‎"Poverty... is not merely the lack of material resources, but also the absence of those ethical and social resources that create an environment in which individuals, through social institutions and communities, can develop to their fullest capacity." ~ Baha'i International Community

What is the Bahá’í attitude toward poverty?

Bahá’u’lláh taught that extremes of wealth and poverty are not conducive to a just society and must be eliminated. Bahá’ís understand that with the development of a proper culture of work as service to humankind, supported by such means as just governance and universal education, the problem of poverty will be resolved.

Baha'i International Community

Stand By Me - Song by many Musicians

Amazing video of musicians all around the world recording the same song, "Stand by Me", each in an outdoor setting, ingeniously edited!

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2539741

Playing for Change is a multimedia music project created by the American producer and sound engineer Mark Johnson with his Timeless Media Group, that seeks to bring together musicians from around the world. Playing For Change also created a separate non-profit organization called the Playing For Change Foundation which builds music schools for children around the world.

We are ONE

Unity of Mankind is a long waited dream which will come true soon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRwyAwfuZiU

لا تضيع وقتك الثمين في الثرثرة

في اليونان القديمة (399-469 ق.م)اشتهر سقراط بحكمته البالغة

في أحد الأيام صادف الفيلسوف العظيم أحد معارفه الذي جرى له وقال له بتلهف:"سقراط،أتعلم ما سمعت عن أحد طلابك؟"

"انتظر لحظة" رد عليه سقراط"قبل أن تخبرني أود منك أن تجتاز امتحان صغير يدعى امتحان الفلتر الثلاثي"

"هذا صحيح" تابع سقراط:"قبل أن تخبرني عن طالبي لنأخذ لحظة لنفلتر ما كنت ستقوله. الفلتر الأول هو الصدق،هل أنت متأكد أن ما ستخبرني به صحيح؟"
"لا" رد الرجل،"في الواقع لقد سمعت الخبر و..."
"حسنا"قال سقراط،"إذا أنت لست أكيد أن ما ستخبرني صحيح أو خطأ. لنجرب الفلتر الثاني، فلتر الطيبة.هل ما ستخبرني به عن طالبي شيء طيب؟"
"لا،على العكس..."
"حسنا"تابع سقراط"إذا ستخبرني شيء سيء عن طالبي على الرغم من أنك غير متأكد من أنه صحيح؟"
بدأ الرجل بالشعور بالإحراج. تابع سقراط:"ما زال بإمكانك أن تنجح بالإمتحان،فهناك فلتر ثالث - فلتر الفائدة. هل ما ستخبرني به عن طالبي سيفيدني؟"
"في الواقع لا."
"إذا" تابع سقراط" إذا كنت ستخبرني بشيء ليس بصحيح ولا بطيب ولا ذي فائدة أو قيمة، لماذا تخبرني به من الأصل؟"

Culture of Human Rights

YouTube on our Human Rights........very nice work

It is not acceptable to force someone to belong to any religion or group....

We have the right to follow any religion or believes...

All Human Are Created Equal......you = me = everyone

Earth - our Home

The 90 minute video, Home is a powerful narrative of life on Earth and the impact of humans on Earth’s life systems. It begs the question – what are we to do given this information? It’s worth a watch and a discussion.

In 27 October 2009, The Baha'i International Community announced that it has become a partner in a United Nations-sponsored program to promote "generational change" to address climate change and environmental sustainability.

"One of the long-term goals of the Baha'i Faith is to promote the positive transformation of individuals and communities, and to this end we already sponsor thousands of study circles, children's classes, devotional gatherings, and youth groups in more than 180 countries."

"These activities include the systematic study of the Baha'i writings in small groups in order to build capacity for service; devotional gatherings aimed at connecting the hearts of participants with the Creator; neighborhood children's classes that offer lessons aimed at laying the foundations of a noble and upright character; and groups that strive to assist young teens to navigate a crucial stage of their lives and become empowered to direct their energies toward the advancement of civilization." The Baha'i International Community

Question to our readers?

Having a belief system is not so difficult, said 25-year-old Honduras student. The challenging part is building your life around your beliefs. How you built your life around your beliefs?

Oh Haiti

"The Republic of Haiti, with a population of nearly 9 million people, is located on the western part of the island of Hispaniola, sharing a 224 mile border with the Dominican Republic. The terrain includes rugged mountains, rain forests, palm tree lined beaches, and small coastal plains and river valleys. There are several islands, including the famous island of Tortugas (Ile de la Torture) located off the coast of northern Haiti." (hope for Haiti)

PORT-AU-PRINCE (January 16, 2010) - CARE warned Saturday that pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and young children are at greatest risk in the wake of an earthquake that has devastated the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince and left nearly three million people in need of assistance. There are an estimated 37,000 pregnant women among the affected population in urgent need of safe drinking water, food and medical care. Half of Haiti's population is younger than 18 years old.

Hospitals and medical centers have been destroyed, and remaining centers are overwhelmed treating people injured from the quake. With limited or no access to health facilities, pregnant women are at an even greater risk of complications and death related to pregnancy and childbirth. Haiti already has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the region: 670 deaths per 100,000 live births.

We believe as Baha'is that all crises are meant to unify the Human race....

"The crisis that exists in the world is not confined to the farmers. Its effects have reached every means of livelihood. The farmers are in a sense better off because they at least have food to eat. But on the whole the crisis is serving a great purpose. It is broadening the outlook of man, teaching him to think internationally, forcing him to take into consideration the welfare of his neighbours if he wishes to improve his own condition. In short it is forcing humanity to appreciate the significance and follow the precepts laid by Bahá'u'lláh. The present and perhaps the near future is dark, but we have the wonderful promises of the Master before us and they shall become true ..." ( Lights of Guidance, p. 130)

"....When such a crisis sweeps over the world no person should hope to remain intact. We belong to an organic unit and when one part of the organism suffers all the rest of the body will feel its consequence. This is in fact the reason why Baha'u'llah calls our attention to the unity of mankind..... " Shoghi Effendi

Life lesson from Alexander the Great Greek King

Here is a very instructive incident involving the life of Alexander, the great Greek king.

Alexander, after conquering many kingdoms, was returning home. On the way, he fell ill and it took him to his death bed. With death staring him in his face, Alexander realized how his conquests, his great army, his sharp sword and all his wealth were of no consequence.

He now longed to reach home to see his mother’s face and bid her his last adieu. But, he had to accept the fact that his sinking health would not permit him to reach his distant homeland. So, the mighty conqueror lay prostrate and pale, helplessly waiting to breathe his last. He called his generals and said, “I will depart from this world soon, I have three wishes, please carry them out without fail.” With tears flowing down their cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by their king’s last wishes.

“My first desire is that,” said Alexander, “My physicians alone must carry my coffin.” After a pause, he continued, “Secondly, I desire that when my coffin is being carried to the grave, the path leading to the graveyard be strewn with gold, silver and precious stones which I have collected in my treasury. “The king felt exhausted after saying this. He took a minute’s rest and continued. “My third and last wish is that both my hands be kept dangling out of my coffin.”The people who had gathered there wondered at the king’s strange wishes. But no one dare bring the question to their lips. Alexander’s favorite general kissed his hand and pressed them to his heart. “O king, we assure you that your wishes will all be fulfilled. But tell us why do you make such strange wishes?”

At this Alexander took a deep breath and said: “I would like the world to know of the three lessons I have just learnt. I want my physicians to carry my coffin because people should realize that no doctor can really cure any body. They are powerless and cannot save a person from the clutches of death. So let not people take life for granted.

The second wish of strewing gold, silver and other riches on the way to the graveyard is to tell People that not even a fraction of gold will come with me. I spent all my life earning riches but cannot take anything with me. Let people realize that it is a sheer waste of time to chase wealth.

And about my third wish of having my hands dangling out of the coffin, I wish people to know that I came empty handed into this world and empty handed I go out of this world.” Alexander’s last words: “Bury my body, do not build any monument, keep my hands outside so that the world knows the person who won the world had nothing in his hands when dying“.

السعادة...كيف ننميها فى أسرتنا؟

مقالة جميلة فى اليوم السابع 5 خطوات للسعادة:

1- الشعور بالرضا يجعل الإنسان سعيداً بما فى يديه.

2- الحب هو المفتاح الحقيقى للسعادة ولا يقتصر على المحبين فحسب، بل يمتد ليشمل كل شىء أعطانا الله إياه.

3- الأمل وما يبثه فى النفس من سعادة ويجعلها تتوقع الأشياء الإيجابية.

4- الثقة فى قدرتك على إسعاد نفسك وأن السعادة هى ما تحققه لنفسك فلا تنتظر أن يجعلك أحد سعيداً.

5- الابتسامة هى منبع السعادة فابتسامك فى وجه الآخرين يحول حياتك إلى الأفضل.

مقالة أعجبتنى...الجميع يظن أنه على حق

مقالة جميلة للد. يوسف زيدان: أسرار الخلاف وأهوال الاختلاف

الجميع يقول أنا الحق وسواى هو الباطل....نحن نتحدث بإسم الله...نحن فقط المؤمنون بالله...إلخ

إين العدل والإنصاف من هؤلاء المؤمنين...هل يمكن إقامة وطن او حضارة بدون عدالة؟

نحن نتقبل الجميع ونؤمن بالوحدة فى التنوع مثل الورود المختلفة فى الحديقة الواحدة .... ونترك الحساب لله الواحد القهار

39 طريقة لجعل حياتك افضل

من رسالة وصلتنا من صديق عزيز:

1- خصص من وقتك 10 الى 30 دقيقه للمشــي . . و أنت مبتسم

2- أجلس صامتاُ لــمدة 10 دقائـــق يـــومياُ

3- خصص لنومك 7 ساعات يوميا

4- عش حياتك بــثلاث أشياء : (( الطاقة + الحماس + الحب ))

5- إلعب ألعاب مسلية يوميا

6- أقرأ كتب أكثر من التي قرأتها سنة 2008

7- خصص وقتا للغذاء الروحي : (( صـــلاة , دعاء, تسبيــح , , , , ))

8- أقض بعض الوقت مع أشخاص أعمارهم تجاوزت الـ 70 سبعين عام ,, و آخرين أعمارهم أقل من 6 أعوام

9- أحلم أكثر خــلال يقظتك

10- أكــــثر من تناول الأغذيه الطبيعيه ,, و أقتصد من الأغذية المعلبه

11- أشرب كميات كبيرهـ من الماء

12- حاول أن تجعل 3 أشخاص يبتسمون يوميا

13- لاتضيع وقتك الثمين في الثرثره

14- أنسى المواضيع ,, ولا تذكر شريكة\شريك حياتك بأخطاء قد مضت لأنها سوف تسئ للحظات الحاليه

15- لاتجعل الأفكار السلبيه تسيـــطر عليك .. و وفر طاقتك للأمور الإيجابيه

16- أعلم بإن الحياة مدرســـه .. و أنت طالب فيــها .. والمشاكل عبارة عن مسائل رياضية يمكن حــلـــها

17- كل إفطارك كــالـملـك .. و غدائــك كـالأميـــــر .. و عشـــائك كـالفقيــــــر ..

18- أبتسم .. و أضحك أكــــثــــر

19- الحياة قصيرة جــــدا ... فـــلا تقضـــها في كـــــرهـ الأخــــريـــن

20- لا تأخذ (( جـمـيـع )) الأمور بجــديــه .. { كــن سـلـسـا و عـقـلانـيـا }

21- ليــس من الضروري الفوز بجميع المناقسات والمجادلات .. (( حاول أن توافق على الخطــأ ))

22- أنسى الماضي بسلبياته ,, حتى لا يفسد مـــســـتــقــبــلك

23- لاتقارن حيــاتك بغـــيرك .. ولا شريكة\شريك حياتك بالأخريــــن ..

24- الوحيـــــد المســـؤول عن سعـــادتك (( هو أنــــــت !! ))

25- سامح الجميع بدون استثناء

26- ما يعتقدهـ الأخرين عنـــك .. لا عــــلاقة لك بـــه

27- أحــســن الــظــن بالله .

28- مهما كانت الاحوال .... (( جيــدهـ أو سـيـئـه )) ثق بأنها ستتغـــــير

29- عملك لن يعتني بك في وقت مرضك .. بل أصدقائــك .. لذلك أعتـــنــي بــهــم

30- تخلص من جميع الأشياء التي ليس لها متعة أو منفعة أو جمـــال

31- الحســد هو مضيعة للوقت (( أنت تملك جميــــع احتياجاتك ))

32- الأفـــضــــل قادم لا محالــــه

33- مهما كان شعورك .. فلا تضعف .. بل أستيقظ .. و أنطلق ..

34- أعمل الشي الــصح دائماٌ

35- أتصل بوالديك .. وعائلتك دائـــماُ

36- كن متفائــــلاٌ .. وســـعـــيدا ..

37- أعطي كل يوم .. شيئا مميزاٌ وجيـــداٌ للأخريــــن ...

38- أحــــــفـــــظ حــــــدودك ..

39- عندمـــا تستيــــقظ في الصبــــاح .. و أنت على قــيد الحياة .. فأحمد الله على ذلك ..

Service - خدمة الأخرين لوجه الله

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. M. Gandhi

Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in

your spare time. Marian Wright Edelman

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other

pleasures and possessions pale2 into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit

of joy. M. Gandhi

".... Man must work with his fellows. Everyone should have some trade, or art or profession, be he rich or poor, and with this he must serve humanity. This service is acceptable as the highest form of worship." (Abdu'l-Baha)

الوزراء الثلاثة -

قصه جميله و رائعة

في يوم من الأيام إستدعى الملك وزراءه الثلاثة

وطلب من كل وزير أن يأخذ كيس ويذهب إلى بستان القصر ويملئ

هذا الكيس له من مختلف طيبات الثمار والزروع
وطلب منهم أن لا يستعينوا بأحد في هذه المهمة و أن لا يسندوها إلى أحد آخر

إستغرب الوزراء من طلب الملك و أخذ كل واحد منهم كيسه وأنطلق إلى البستان

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الوزير الأول حرص على أن يرضي الملك فجمع من كل الثمرات من أفضل وأجود المحصول وكان يتخير الطيب والجيد من الثمار

حتى ملئ الكيس

أما الوزير الثاني فقد كان مقتنع بأن الملك لا يريد الثمار ولا يحتاجها لنفسه وأنه لن يتفحص الثمار فقام بجمع الثمار بكسل و إهمال فلم يتحرى الطيب من الفاسد حتى ملئ الكيس بالثمار كيف ما اتفق .

أما الوزير الثالث فلم يعتقد أن الملك سوف يهتم بمحتوى الكيس اصلاً فملئ الكيس باالحشائش والأعشاب وأوراق الأشجار .

وفي اليوم التالي أمر الملك أن يؤتى بالوزراء الثلاثة مع الأكياس التي جمعوها

اجتمع الوزراء بالملك أمر الملك الجنود بأن يأخذوا الوزراء الثلاثة ويسجنوهم كل واحد منهم على حدة مع الكيس الذي معه لمدة ثلاثة أشهر في سجن بعيد لا يصل إليهم فيه أحد كان, وأن يمنع عنهم الأكل والشراب

فالوزير الأول بقي يأكل من طيبات الثمار التي جمعها حتى أنقضت الأشهر الثلاثة

أما الوزير الثاني فقد عاش الشهور الثلاثة في ضيق وقلة حيلة معتمدا على ماصلح فقط من الثمار التي جمعها

أما الوزير الثالث فقد مات جوع قبل أن ينقضي الشهر الأول

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الدرس هنا ما ينفعنا في الحياة الأخرى هو الأعمال الطيبة الطاهرة التي جمعناها في حياتنا الدنيا ؟

What is uniting us?

Music bring us all together

Arts bring us all together

Service to humanity bring us all together

Sports bring us all together

Difficulties and calamities bring us all together

and Words of God unite us all together

"O people of the world, ye are all the fruit of one tree and the leaves of one branch. Walk with perfect charity, concord, affection, and agreement. I swear by the Sun of Truth, the light of agreement shall brighten and illumine the horizons. The all-knowing Truth hath been and is the witness to this saying. Endeavor to attain to this high supreme station which is the station of protection and preservation of mankind. This is the intent of the King of intentions, and this the hope of the Lord of hopes."  (Abdu'l-Baha)

Hello Baha'is all over the world

We were talking to our children this afternoon about doing service to our community, and explained how Baha'is all over the globe are serving humanity. Then our younger son asked: Are there Baha'is in every country? I mean every single country? there are 195 countries in the world!

So, our dear Baha'i readers, if you read this post please send us email saying hi, your name and your country. We would like to show everyone how small the world become and how well connected as well, especially to our children and our Friends in Egypt who can not accept Baha'i Faith as a Divine Religion. 

Countries we know Baha'is living there:

Albania, Algeria, Australia, Austria,  

Brazil, 

Canada, China, Congo, Chili, Colombia, Cameron

England, Egypt, Ethiopia,

France,

Greenland, Germany, 

India, Iran, Iraq, Italy

Japan, Jordan, 

Korea, 

Sudan, Swiss

Poland

Tanzania, Turkey

USA

Zambia

Violence bring one thing!!!

Violence bring one thing!!! a realty nowadays......please lesten to :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICL-4Onk0PA

 Michael Franti - Bomb the World