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Moments of Truth: Stories About Nights When the Light Gets In is about ordinary people dealing with moral dilemmas.In this collection of short fiction, Sean and Tracey try to make their relationship work despite being poles apart on religion; retiree Clem struggles with the death of his wife; a friend's angry taunt upsets uni student Jamila; Anh and Josephine face racially tinged comments at a neighbour's barbecue; Christopher takes a reluctant plunge into online dating and a beggar on a commuter train creates trouble for a teenage girl.Plus the author writes personal stories about the traumatic birth of his twin daughters; what it feels like to turn 60 and how the 100th birthday of his late mother had him pondering matters of life and death.These stories ask searching questions about how to respond in difficult situations. On every occasion there is a chance to shine or to disappoint; to be generous or selfish; to be a better person.The author draws on teachings common to many faiths, including his own Bahá'í Faith, but the book is not about dogma or theology. It is about the search for a moral compass in times of tests.This is a book for readers of faith - any faith - but also one that will resonate with those of no faith.

In The Nightingale, Bahá'u'lláh, a short bilingual (English/Spanish) book, Janet Ruhe-Schoen brings the reader along on the life journey of Baha'u'llah (1817-1892), "the Nightingale of Paradise", in simple yet lyrical chapters of linked stories.Born Husayn Ali Nuri in Iran, Bahá'u'lláh suffered exile and imprisonment for His teachings of oneness that now unify Bahá'í communities world-wide. The Nightingale is an uplifting and moving read, an excellent gift for people newly introduced to the Bahá'í Faith, for families to read together, and for youth.

The Sacred Writings of the Bahá'í Faith provided inspiration and guidance to the compilers on how to cope with their own disabilities or afflictions and to support family members and friends who are disabled. Thus the idea was born to produce a compilation from disability to spiritual ability, to share with others who may benefit from discovering the beauty, simplicity and pearls of wisdom found in the Divine Teachings.This book offers an approach to transform our limitations and attitudes when dealing with our disabilities, with loved ones who are disabled or suffering from a health condition, and with caregivers. This search led us to the discovery that many members of the Holy Family also suffered from disabilities and afflictions, as referenced in the compilation.Guidelines for Improving Accessibility are included.

The Divine Melody is a collection of gems from the Writings of the Bahá'í Faith that refer to the Word of God as music emanating from the Mystic Dove or the Nightingale of Paradise. This beautiful and mystical concept refers not only to the Divine Word as a melody but also to the spiritual calling for us to spread the Divine Word in song and to lift up our voices to the praise and glorification of God.

This compilation of communications from Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of Bahá'u'lláh's Faith, provides deep insight to the manner in which, over a period of some four and a half decades, he single-handedly raised vibrant Bahá'í communities in Australia and New Zealand. Boundless love, patience and encouragement perfume the communications of Shoghi Effendi with the three protagonists of the Divine Plan-individuals, institutions and the community-whether written by him or on his behalf, the latter invariably accompanied by a personal note of endearment in his own hand. The Guardian's humility, his spirit of servitude, the openness of his heart and mind, and the power of his voice, permeate his correspondence, constantly urging the friends to arise and, in so doing, to turn to 'Abdu'l-Bahá as their guide and refuge while perceiving himself as but their "devoted brother and co-worker". The magnetism of his self-sacrificing love inspired and empowered the handful of early believers in Australia and New Zealand, and later in the Pacific Islands, to arise to fulfil ambitious goals in spreading the healing message of Bahá'u'lláh and establishing the Administrative Order of the Faith.

We, as human beings, have two natures. One is our spiritual, higher nature, reflecting the nobility of man. The other is the ego or our lower nature, referred to in the Bahá’í Writings as “the insistent self”. Daily effort is needed to prevent the ego from taking over and depriving us of attaining our spiritual destiny.The Insistent Self explains the concept of this second nature while providing guidance from the Bahá’í Writings and other sources for those seeking a spiritual path. Topics include prayer, meditation, fasting, detachment, sacrifice, tests, love, and service.

To Climb a Mountain is a heart-warming true story of a young man╩╝s journey from the joyous abandonment of childhood, through the turbulence of adolescence, then his final emergence as a re- created human being. Michael Conway meets his challenges of growing up with a probing intent to exploit all of life for its lessons.Against the backdrop of his parents╩╝ acceptance of the Bahá╩╝í Faith and the accompanying change in purpose and driving goals for the young family, Mike╩╝s story portrays the maturing of a young man coming to terms with his own purpose in life and determined to pursue it at all costs. His life looms as one of extraordinary courage and heroism.

Almost two hundred years ago, in a country that was then known as Persia, a new religion was born. The religion was the Bahá'í Faith, and its Founder was Bahá'u'lláh.Bahá'u'lláh explained that He was like the Founders of other religions, like Moses and Krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad, Who came to give guidance and help to mankind. These Messengers of God all promised that God would unfailingly send His guidance to the people of the earth. They said that in times of great trouble, a new Messenger of God would appear in the world. Bahá'u'lláh said His coming fulfilled that promise for our own time.Bahá'u'lláh looked upon each person as 'a mine rich in gems of inestimable value'. The stories retold in this book reveal how those who met Him responded to Him, and describe, through their eyes, that experience.