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A dream of ‘Abdu’l-Baha saves a life

by Barney on 22 December 2008

‘Abdu’l-Baha
This very sweet tale was sent to me by my good friend Jack McLean, Baha’i poet and scholar in Canada, who received it indirectly from a Phil Christensen, a Baha’i in South Africa. Jack, to whom I’m most grateful, introduces the story.
It is well worth reading. I have recast the introduction but not the story [...]

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Meeting the Dalai Lama

by Barney on 23 May 2008

Dalai Lama and Archbishop of Canterbury

Today has been the Bahá’í Holy Day known as the Declaration of the Báb. It marks the very beginning of the Bahá’í Faith in the Iranian city of Shiraz in 1844.
My great treat for the day was a trip to Lambeth Palace, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s historic residence in London, to take part in a [...]

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