Presenting videos about the Baha'i Faith
Contained on this page are a number of videos presented by and about the Baha'i Faith. Do check these out and learn a bit about this emerging world faith (now 175 years old) for a new age of humankind. New videos will be added to this collection periodically, exploring the different facets and threads that weave a rich tapestry of community life. We invite you to view these videos at home and in community gatherings. Share them with friends and neighbors as a way to spark conversations and envision the possibilities for building communities that bridge all racial and cultural differences.
Enjoy and learn.
Title: A Brief Introduction to the Baha'i Faith (click here to watch)
A brief animated feature offering a quick overview of what is the Baha'i Faith.
Title: A Widening Embrace
Across the globe, followers of Bahá’u’lláh and their friends are striving in earnest to contribute to the well-being of their communities and the advancement of society. A Widening Embrace captures some experiences and insights from a selection of neighbourhoods and villages, in rural and urban settings. Here, a process of building vibrant communities is unfolding through individual and collective action propelled by a commitment to learning, in the words of Bahá’u’lláh, how to "translate that which hath been written into reality and action."
Click here to watch: www.bahai.org/widening-embrace/
Title: A Rich Tapestry
This video is the introduction to A Rich Tapestry, a video storytelling series that expresses and illustrates how love is being translated into action to address questions of race and culture in the United States. This collection of video stories provides authentic examples of how individuals, communities and institutions are weaving together a rich tapestry of community life in neighborhoods across America. The strands of this tapestry include efforts to expand and consolidate vibrant patterns of Baha’i community life, to contribute to public discourse on topics of race and diversity, and to take direct social action in collaboration with like-minded groups and individuals.
New videos will be added to this collection regularly, exploring the different facets and threads that weave a rich tapestry of community life. We invite you to view these videos at home and in community gatherings. Share them with friends and neighbors as a way to spark conversations and envision the possibilities for building communities that bridge all racial and cultural differences.
Click here to watch: www.bahai.us/a-rich-tapestry
Title: Refresh and Gladden My Spirit
A STORY OF TWO WOMEN WHO COME TOGETHER THROUGH PRAYER AND BUILD A RELATIONSHIP OF SERVICE TOGETHER.
Click here to watch: www.bahai.us/refresh-and-gladden-my-spirit/
Title: It's About Service
A STORY OF HOW A YOUTH SERVICE PROJECT IN LEWISTON, MAINE, BROUGHT TOGETHER IMMIGRANTS FROM VARIOUS AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO OVERCAME CULTURAL DIFFERENCES TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.
Click here to watch: https://www.bahai.us/its-about-service/
Title: The Baha'i World View
How the Baha'i Faith's core teaching of the oneness of humanity is being translated into reality through a framework of community-building activities.
Click here to watch: vimeo.com/129581880
Title: A Space for Spiritual Conversation
Community builders, from a variety of backgrounds, share their experiences of study circles, children’s classes and youth group.
"It’s no secret that America is going through a tumultuous time. Tensions and divisions surface every day, reminding us that the stains of injustice and racial prejudice are set deeply in the fabric of our society. Baha’is are committed to reshaping society around principles of oneness – such as love, inclusivity and reciprocity. We hope to join hands with the countless like-minded Americans working for these same goals, and invite everyone to take a look at our approach."
Click here to watch: youtu.be/6qKbfq_bywg
Enjoy and learn.
Title: A Brief Introduction to the Baha'i Faith (click here to watch)
A brief animated feature offering a quick overview of what is the Baha'i Faith.
Title: A Widening Embrace
Across the globe, followers of Bahá’u’lláh and their friends are striving in earnest to contribute to the well-being of their communities and the advancement of society. A Widening Embrace captures some experiences and insights from a selection of neighbourhoods and villages, in rural and urban settings. Here, a process of building vibrant communities is unfolding through individual and collective action propelled by a commitment to learning, in the words of Bahá’u’lláh, how to "translate that which hath been written into reality and action."
Click here to watch: www.bahai.org/widening-embrace/
Title: A Rich Tapestry
This video is the introduction to A Rich Tapestry, a video storytelling series that expresses and illustrates how love is being translated into action to address questions of race and culture in the United States. This collection of video stories provides authentic examples of how individuals, communities and institutions are weaving together a rich tapestry of community life in neighborhoods across America. The strands of this tapestry include efforts to expand and consolidate vibrant patterns of Baha’i community life, to contribute to public discourse on topics of race and diversity, and to take direct social action in collaboration with like-minded groups and individuals.
New videos will be added to this collection regularly, exploring the different facets and threads that weave a rich tapestry of community life. We invite you to view these videos at home and in community gatherings. Share them with friends and neighbors as a way to spark conversations and envision the possibilities for building communities that bridge all racial and cultural differences.
Click here to watch: www.bahai.us/a-rich-tapestry
Title: Refresh and Gladden My Spirit
A STORY OF TWO WOMEN WHO COME TOGETHER THROUGH PRAYER AND BUILD A RELATIONSHIP OF SERVICE TOGETHER.
Click here to watch: www.bahai.us/refresh-and-gladden-my-spirit/
Title: It's About Service
A STORY OF HOW A YOUTH SERVICE PROJECT IN LEWISTON, MAINE, BROUGHT TOGETHER IMMIGRANTS FROM VARIOUS AFRICAN COUNTRIES WHO OVERCAME CULTURAL DIFFERENCES TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY.
Click here to watch: https://www.bahai.us/its-about-service/
Title: The Baha'i World View
How the Baha'i Faith's core teaching of the oneness of humanity is being translated into reality through a framework of community-building activities.
Click here to watch: vimeo.com/129581880
Title: A Space for Spiritual Conversation
Community builders, from a variety of backgrounds, share their experiences of study circles, children’s classes and youth group.
"It’s no secret that America is going through a tumultuous time. Tensions and divisions surface every day, reminding us that the stains of injustice and racial prejudice are set deeply in the fabric of our society. Baha’is are committed to reshaping society around principles of oneness – such as love, inclusivity and reciprocity. We hope to join hands with the countless like-minded Americans working for these same goals, and invite everyone to take a look at our approach."
Click here to watch: youtu.be/6qKbfq_bywg