Reyes, Patricia Mina B. AAPD1G BAHAI: is the youngest of the world's independent religions.

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Bah's believe that there is only one God who is the source of all creation. The Bah''s believe in an essential unity of the great religions of the world. Every person has an immortal soul

October 1, 2011 Dr. Leonila Santos-Castro

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The Universal House of Justice in Haifa, Israel, is the global governing body; its functions were set out by Baha'u'llah. It is an all-male body. National Spiritual Assemblies (NSA) supervise affairs in each country. The American NSA is located in Wilmette IL at the site of a Bah' House of Worship, one of 7 worldwide.

CULT Holy days: The Bah's have created a new calendar. Its year begins on March 21, at the spring equinox. Other fixed seasonal days of celebration or commemoration are: April 21, 29 & May 2: Baha'u'llah's public declaration of his mission May 23: Bab's declaration of his mission May 29: Passing of Baha'u'llah July 9: Martyrdom of the Bab October 20: Birth of Bab November 12: Birth of Baha'u'llah

Some of Baha'u'llah's most famous sayings are: "The best beloved of all things in my sighteach locality where there are more than In is justice," nine adult believers, affairs are administered by local "The earth is but one country, and mankind its spiritual assemblies. Each of these citizens" institutions has nine members and is elected, "The well-being of mankind, its peace and appointed. Their functions have been not security, are unattainable unless and until its by Baha'u'llah and 'Abdu'l-Baha in defined unity is firmly established." Bah' scripture.

Bah's have no clergy, sacraments or rituals. Bah' beliefs promoted major social changes when they were first circulated in the 19th century: they supported gender and race equality; world government; freedom of expression and assembly; world peace; religious tolerance, and religious cooperation. In many ways, they were a century or more ahead of many other faiths. One exception to their acceptance of scientific findings is their teaching about homosexuality. "The Bah' teachings promote the elimination of all forms of prejudice and uphold equal dignity and respect for all peoples, regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious or national background. Equality of men and women, the elimination of extremes of poverty and wealth and economic justice for all peoples, universal education, and the dignity of the individual are central Bah' principles." They believe that there will eventually be a single world government, to be led by Bah's, and based on the Baha'i administrative framework. Members: pray each day. observe the 9 holy days. fast 19 days a year. work to abolish prejudice. regard work as a form of worship. make at least one pilgrimage, if they are able, to the Shrine of the Bab and the houses in which Baha'u'llah lived, which are situated near the Bah' world headquarters. Reflecting their early ties to Shiite Islam, Bah's do not consume alcohol. Sacred texts: Bah' scripture comprises the writings of the Bab and Baha'u'llah, together with the writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha. Among the better known writings of Baha'u'llah are, The Most Holy Book, The Book of Certitude, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, The Hidden Words and The Seven Valleys. There are many others books of Bah' scripture.

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God is an impersonal force. God is all and all is God. He is part of creation, as are all of us. There is no sin, only misunderstanding of truth. Man saves himself. Heaven and Hell do not exist. They are states of mind. Jesus is a man who exemplified Christ Consciousness, and the divinity that is man.

CODE The 13 main principles of New Age Philosophy are: (1) One Global Order One World Governement, One Currency, One Universal Being. (2) Universal Energy, Universal Matter, Universal Life, Universal Soul As God (3) An Eternal Universe Uniform in Space and Unending in Time (4) Divine practices ( Astrology Yoga & other esoteric arts) (5) Syncretism ( Unity of all Religions ). (6) The need for Meditation ( for generating altered states of Consciousness ); (7) Life is Cyclical- Everything is cyclical, subject to the cyclical upheavals of Time. (8) Holistic Medicine & Vegetarianism (The patient is more important than the Doctor & Alkaline diet) (9) Pacifism ( Anti-war activities); (10) Reincarnation; ( The Law of Conservation of Soul )

The core beliefs in most people who claim to be in the New Age Movement are as follows: 1. All life, not just limited to humanity, and everything in the universe is believed to be spiritually interconnected, emanating from the same energy widely known as God. 2. Spiritual beings (souls. angels, ghosts, ascended masters, elementals, and/or ufo aliens) exist, and can maybe guide us, if we open ourselves up to, and accept their guidance. 3. The human mind is complex and has deep levels of spirit and thought and possibly vast powers, which could be capable even of altering physical reality. You can effect and create your own reality. Nevertheless, it is believed that this is subject to certain spiritual laws, such as physics and the principle of cause and effect. 4. They believe you as an individual has a purpose here on earth, in this life, in the present surroundings, because there are lessons to learn. The most important lesson to learn is, of course, "love". 5. Death is not the end of life; there is only life, no death at all, just in different forms. 6. Intuition or "spiritual guidance" is a more common guide to growth than, say, rationalism, skepticism, or a scientific method. IT is held that science as a whole neglects such things as parapsychology, meditation, and holistic medicine. 7. There exists a mystical binding of all major religions, Eastern or Western. Dogma and religious tradition are not considered important.

(11) The Evolution of Man into Divinity; ( The latent Life Force evolving naturally to the Divine ) (12) The Union of Man with the Divine; ( Merger of man into the Infinite ) (13) Matters Illusoriness; Esse est percipii Perception is Essence; Mind is Substance.