AI is no more conscious than quantum particles. No one doubts that the quantum world is full of life. Its little occupants run around furiously, energising the reality we see as the outer world. Does that mean they are conscious? We know that entangled particles affect each other at distances. Does that mean they are…
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Paradise of Presence is a new challenge to Western readers
My book Paradise of Presence is a new challenge to Western readers. It is out now, available globally as an e-book and paperback. The UBL (universal book link) is https://books2read.com/Paradise-of-Presence. This takes you to a page that shows all the outlets where the book can be purchased. For Amazon, it shows only the US store;…
Paradise of Presence is due out early 2025
I’ve finished writing my book, Paradise of Presence: Conversations in the Mindscape of Eternity. I woke up two days ago, looked at my morning schedule and realised that I no longer had to ask, “What should I do today to finish the book?” That question has dominated my life for a good five years. I…
The large number of Baha’u’llah’s writings yet to be studied
The large number of Baha’u’llah’s writings yet to be studied. In the following article, Dr Nader Saiedi describes a two-and-a-half month period in which he was engaged at the World Centre in indexing the writings of Baha’u’llah. The experience caused him to see that there is a large number of Baha’u’llah’s writings yet to be…
Six themes in the first verse of Baha’u’llah’s revelation
Six themes in the first verse of Baha’u’llah’s revelation. The following is a transcript of part of a 2014 talk by Nader Saiedi outlining the themes in the first verse of Baha’u’llah’s revelation: “Verily, we shall render thee victorious by thy self and by thy pen.” I prepared this transcript back in August 2016 and…
How love drives the mystical process of creation
How love drives the mystical process of creation. This article (written in 2018) is about Baha’u’llah’s creation principle, which is a statement on how things come to be. The principle is found in Baha’u’llah’s Tablet of Wisdom, paragraph 9 of the official translation. For more articles on Baha’i philosophy, see Baha’i philosophy: general articles. The…
Progress on my book, Paradise of Presence
Update June 2024: My draft book Paradise of Presence has been returned from the US editor, with a few minor changes. Now I need to write the references up and edit the Appendices. Then the job of laying up the text for publication will begin. I am making good progress on my book, Paradise of…
Ukraine is the canary in the world’s coal mine of justice
Ukraine is the canary in the world’s coal mine of justice. I am a big supporter of Ukraine. As a follower of Baha’u’llah, I consider it my religious duty to support Ukraine. But having said that, my support isn’t out of duty; on the contrary, I am passionate about it. In this blog post, I…
Baha’u’llah is a cure for conspiracy theories
Baha’u’llah is a cure for conspiracy theories. He regularly tells his followers to eliminate their idle fancies and vain imaginings. Those two terms serve as umbrella concepts that incorporate an awful lot of mental baggage. Conspiracy theories, which are theories based in fear and on disinformation, are a good example of modern-day vain imaginings. These…
Commentary: Tablet of the Howdah
Tablet of the Howdah is a largely unknown work of Baha’u’llah. The translation by Stephen Lambden appears in volume 3 of Eric Michot’s four-volume pdf series of provisional translations of Baha’u’llah. Baha’u’llah wrote the tablet during his journey from Baghdad to Istanbul, which took him across Turkey and up to the northern coast, where he…