Bahá’ís of Hilo

A Faith for Today

by P.C. in About the Baha'i Faith
Over a century ago Bahá’u’lláh taught that religious truth is not final but progressive. Religion is renewed, He said, in every age to re-establish and apply the unchanging principles found in the scriptures of the Great Religions of the world to the needs of the present day. The entrenched powers of 19th century Persian orthodoxy vehemently opposed His message but now His Faith is spread around the world. Here in Hilo as in Europe, Africa, [...]
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  • Prayer
    Attend devotional gatherings together with others who recognize our need to connect with our creator.
Vision Statement: To Inspire Creativity in the Spirit of Service for the Community of Hilo, Implementing Solutions for the Unification of all People and Cultures.
About the Baha'i Faith

Excellent overview of the Bahá’i Faith on BBC

Recently, the BBC published an article with extensive excerpts from a BBC audio podcast containing an excellent overview of the Bahá’i Faith.  The BBC Podcast is the latest in the BBC World Service’s “Heart and […]

About the Baha'i Faith

The Bahá’í Calendar

In July 2014 made significant changes to the The Bahá’í Calendar. This page describes the Bahá’í Calendar as it exists now (since those changes).    A separate page discusses how those changes differed from the previously […]

About the Baha'i Faith

Baha’is around the World

The worldwide Baha’i Community is Diverse and Dynamic! Here we offer a glimpse into some of the things Baha’is are doing around the world. More than 430 Baha’is from 12 different countries attended this Norwegian […]

About the Baha'i Faith

World Peace and the Bahá’í Faith

Bahá’u’lláh counsels mankind: “Let your vision be world-embracing, rather than confined to your own self.“ The Bahá’í Writings delineate a practical and new relationship between the nations and peoples of the world.  While a prisoner […]

Prayer

Devotional Gatherings

“The impulse to pray is a natural one springing from man’s love to God” -`Abdu’l-Bahá One of our deepest human longings is to commune with our Creator. Praying together at a fixed time and place, […]

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From the Bahá’i Writings

EACH religion teaches that a mediator is necessary between man and the Creator — one who receives the full light of the divine splendor and radiates it over the human world, as the earth’s atmosphere receives and diffuses the warmth of the sun’s rays. This mediator between God and humanity has different designations though he always brings the same spiritual command. …In one era he is called Abraham, at another time Moses, again he is called Buddha, another time Jesus, and yet another time Mohammad. …Man must turn to the light and not think that the form of the lamp is essential, for the lamp may be changed; but he who longs for light welcomes it from whatever source it comes.

— Abdu’l-Baha

Bahá’í World News Service

UN Commission for Social Development: BIC highlights spiritual foundations necessary for social prosperity

Spiritual foundations are essential to social cohesion, emphasized the Bahá'í International Com

United Arab Emirates: Recognizing youth as protagonists of social change

Moral and spiritual education can foster youth’s potential to contribute to social harmony, say repr

BIC Brussels: Statement calls for new European approach to societal unity

A new statement of the Bahá’í International Community offers several principles that it suggests cou

In Conversation: Podcast explores spiritual foundations of equality of women and men

BIC representatives discuss how redefining power, fostering inclusive dialogue, and moral and spirit

“Hope helps you find joy”: Gathering during intercalary days fosters unity amid societal tensions

A gathering marking Ayyám-i-Há brings together 75 guests from diverse social and religious communiti

BIC New York: Equality of women and men essential for creating peaceful societies

BIC statement to the 69th session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women emphasizes equality

Chile: New publication explores paths to social transformation

A publication by the Bahá’ís of Chile examines how reconceptualizing human identity based on the one

Mexico: Countering violence in neighborhoods through service

Discussions explore how recognition of the spiritual nature of human beings can help address the roo

In Conversation: Podcast explores contributions to prevalent discourses in Kazakhstan

Members of Kazakhstan’s Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs discuss how collective exploration of spirit

Bahá’í World News Service: Arabic-language BWNS launches

The News Service has now integrated the Arabic language into its website, marking a notable enhancem

BIC Geneva: UN Member States raise concern about Bahá’ís during Iran’s Universal Periodic Review

At the recent UPR, a significant number of UN Members State raised concerns about the systematic per

BIC New York: New statement explores spiritual dimension of human prosperity

Human prosperity depends as much on social, moral, and relational factors as on technological, mater

In Conversation: Podcast explores BIC’s contributions to the discourse on societal harmony

BIC representatives discuss how spiritual principles and a conception of human nature rooted in the

India: Transforming economic structures to build a more caring society

The Bahá’í Chair for Studies in Development at Devi Ahilya University explores how spiritual princip

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