(4) The International Temples Fund (World Center) was established by the Universal House of Justice in 2012 to support the construction of national and local Mashriqul-Adhkrs around the world. My journey continues,and today Iserve the children in my neighborhoodwith love and a sense of renewed generosity. It is the sacred obligation of every conscientious andfaithful servant of Bahullh, who desires to see His Cause advance, to contribute freely and generously for the increase of that Fund. We are fully aware of the many issues and varied Bah activities that are unavoidably held in abeyance pending the successful conclusion of the Plan of Unified Action. Any monies received as contributions from the Bahs for the International Centre should not be credited to this account which represents a national joint contribution, and has nothing to do with individual orlocal contributions forwarded to the World Centre in your care. To report a technical problem with this site, please send a detailed description and screenshot of the issue, along with the address of the page where it occurred, to webmaster@bahai.org. It is not the same as a bazaar where the things sold are solely for the Bah Fund. 13, September 1926, p. 1) [1]. (4 October 1950 to an individual believer) [52]. 250, December 1951, p. 1) [21]. Please note that this email address exists to receive reports of technical problems with the site and it is not possible to respond to other queries through this facility. Although I never became a millionaire, the . Centenary (1912-2012) of the 239 day visit of 'Abdu'l-Bah in North America, where He engaged in conversations, interviews, and events in the U. S. and Canada to propagate the teachings of Baha'u'llah. It was created and is maintained under the auspices of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the United States, the nine-member elected governing body of the U.S. Bahai community. The question you have raised in connection with the recommendation made by theConvention delegates this year to the effect of installing a Radio sending station in the Templeinvolves a fundamental principle governing the Temple Fund which the Guardian has already explained in several communications. Shoghi Effendi states, It isthe sacred obligation of every conscientious and faithful servant of Bahullh who desires to see His Cause advance, to contribute freely and generously for the increase of that fund (3), Special Funds That Are Included in the National Fund. (Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated 6 May 1923 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Bah Administration, p. 49) [3]. (18 August 1949 to a National Spiritual Assembly) [50]. I began my journey to find the Secret of Right Living during my junior youth years in Baku, Azerbaijan. Recently the U.S. National Baha'i Fund has opened an online contribution system. U.S. Bah Archives Renovation Fund supports the creation of a space to more securely and safely house the precious relics, historical artifacts and fragile paper documents held in the National Spiritual Assemblys archives, including items associated with Bahullh and `Abdul-Bah including the original Tablet of Ahmad and the original Tablets of the Divine Plan. No ruling should be made to cover such things. Extracts are taken from letters written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi unless otherwise noted. As regards the question of accepting contributions from people whose voting rights are suspended, the Guardian says this is not permissible. All across the continent, Bahais are learning to put into practice the unifying teachings of Bahaullah to create distinctive spiritual communities. Regarding Mr. s bequest to the Temple: your Assembly should inform his widow that, because he was not a Bah, we cannot use his money for our purposes, as we consider our Faith and its institutions our free gift to humanity; you can, however, and indeed should, accept it for charity and expend it in his name. An unprecedented series of global conferences is taking place, where individuals are exploring the inherent oneness of humanity and a universal call to work for the betterment of the world. (n.). THE NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES FOR BAHA'IS ONLY . Religious Organization. Remembrance of such a heartbreaking event could evoke despairor worse, the details from these womens lives could have been forgottenif not for stories of their bravery and [], My first counsel is this: possess a pure, kindly, and radiant heart , Bahullh (Founder of the Bah Faith), The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice, So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.. Regarding your question about contributions: it is up to the individual to decide; if hewishes to devote a sum to a specific purpose, he is free to do so; but the friends should recognize the fact that too much labelling of contributions will tie the hands of the Assembly and prevent it from meeting its many obligations in various fields of Bah activity. Office of the Treasurer Phone: 847-733-3472 Text: 224-414-FUND (3863) and in the message box write "Bahaifund". International Baha'i Resources (31 December 1935 to an individual believer, published in Bah News, no. My prayers will always be offered for you. (In the handwriting of Shoghi Effendi, appended to a letter dated 30 January 1938 written on his behalf to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Messages to America: Selected Letters and Cablegrams Addressed to the Bahs of North America 19321946 (Wilmette: Bah Publishing Committee 1947), p. 11) [23]. It should be made clear and evident to every one that any form of compulsion, however slight and indirect, strikes at the very root of the principle underlying the formation of the Fund ever since its inception. But despite all these material obstacles the Temple has made a steady progress and this alone is sufficient to convince every unbiased observer of the divine potency animating the Faitha potency before which all material difficulties must inevitably wane. Call 1-800-22-UNITE or use the Chat Online button on the lower right corner of the site. 1) [1] And as the progress and extension of spiritual activities is dependent and conditioned upon material means, it is of absolute necessity that immediately after the establishment of local as well as national Spiritual Assemblies, a Bah' Fund be established, to be placed under the exclusive control of the Spiritual Assembly. At the national level, the affairs of the Bah community are guided by National Spiritual Assemblies, and a list of websites for many national Bah communities can be found at the National Communities page. Also absorbed in these new quarters are the business savings to the National Fund in future years. This site is administered by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah's of Azerbaijan. Have fun and enjoy the most interesting ride of your life. (In the handwriting of Shoghi Effendi, appended to the above letter) [20]. The National Fund goal for this year, set by our National Spiritual Assembly, is $25 million. Overview of the Baha'i Holy Days and Calendar. Dinner will include a variety of vegan/vegetarian dishes, such as: Moroccan Stew with Couscous, Indian Curry Veget It is important to have a thorough understanding of the funds and encourage the friends to build relationship with each of the funds. 88, November 1934, pp. Story collections featuring significant events and activities of the U.S. Bahai community. Every Bah no matter how poor, must realize what a grave responsibility he has to shoulder in this connection, and should have confidence that his spiritual progress as a believer in the World Order of Bahullh will largely depend upon the measure in which he proves, in deeds, his readiness to support materially the divine institutions of His Faith., Shoghi Effendi, 17 July 1937, to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Dawn of a New Day, pp. (4 May 1932 to an individual believer) [15]. Of course, contributions should be accepted only when made by the Bahs themselves. Bahai believe that we are all one human family and that the profound challenges facing humanity can only be resolved by recognizing and applying this fundamental spiritual truth. (26 October 1945 to an individual believer) [27]. Log In. They need a judicious administration and wise policy. During our journey it is me who whispers the Secret of Right Living into your heart. As regards the question of the Bah School in India: As this institution is run by Bahs but for the benefit of both Bahs and any other group sending its children there, he sees no reason why a school concert should not receive money from the public attending, and use it for the school itself. Software used: PFU ScanSnap Manager 6.5.40 #iX500: Conversion program: Adobe Acrobat Pro 11.0.20 Paper Capture Plug-in: Encrypted: no: Page size: 610.32 x 778.08 pts Call 1-800-22-UNITE or use the Chat Online button on the lower right corner of the site. (Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated 10 January 1926 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Bah Administration, p. 101) [8]. In times of crisis, whether in the affairs of the Cause or in ones own family, people naturally behave differently than under normal circumstances. It is for the National Assembly to exercise its judgement as to what extent the resources at their disposal enable them to aid financially the individual undertakings of the friends. 4142) [2]. Called by different names throughout the ages, the eternal God, the one Creator of the universe. It was built for all people, including those simply enjoying the beauty of the gardens and the unique design of the building, and all are encouraged to gather on its grounds in prayer and meditation. Up to the present they have been accustomed to think of the Local Assemblies as next only to the Centre of the Cause, and it will take some time and training before they can admit another superior. WASHINGTON - The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced how it has allocated funding to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service to everyone in America. (25 September 1934 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Bah News, no. I am your Envelope! 7677) [5]. Regarding the question you raised: in the first place every believer is free to follow the dictates of his own conscience as regards the manner in which he should spend his own money. Bahullh says that deeds of this nature aid the progress of the soul of the loved, departed one, in the world beyond. Walk with us! As thousands of conferences encircling the globe are now coming to an end, people from all walks of life are seeing how consultations at these vibrant gatherings have harmonized different points of view in the pursuit of plans that apply spiritual principles to issues and challenges facing their societies. (17 July 1937 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Dawn of a New Day, p. 68) [22]. (To join the Bah' Faith go to "Become a Bah'" page.) A Compilation Prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice. Most Bah community activitiesprayer gatherings, study groups, activities for children and teensare open to all and take place in homes and community centers across the United States. He suggests you give the sum you would spend on a world tour to the Cause in memory of yourson. Learn about the Bahai calendar and holy days. Hi! It is the duty of the National Spiritual Assembly to so dispose of the national Fund as not to allow the national interests of the Faith to be jeopardized by individual considerations that are obviously transient when compared to the lasting interests of the Cause of God. I began my own journey to find the Secret of Right Living during my childhood. This is an entirely personal matter, and each believer must act according to his own judgement and the needs of the Faith. This is only reasonable. For immediate assistance, please call 800-22 UNITE ( 1-800-228-6483 ). P.S. But there is much difference between such gatherings, often used by religious bodies, and a true quiet, prayerful atmosphere when a person is of his own accord aroused to make some sacrifice. I am your most intimate friend on your journey to discover the Secret of Right Living. Baha'i National Fund Video . By Leslie Farrell O SON OF SPIRIT! (8 December 1947 to an individual believer, published in Bah News, no. Thanks from the National Baha'i Fund (8 June 1952 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Messages to Canada, p. 28) [43]. Regarding his special contribution to the Teaching Fund: he feels that this is a matter tobe left entirely to the discretion of the National Spiritual Assembly. Meaning. How delicate our task, how pressing the responsibility that weighs upon us, who are called upon on one hand to preserve inviolate the integrity and the identity of the regenerating Faith of Bahullh, and tovindicate on the other its broad, its humanitarian, its all-embracing principles! The International Bah Fund directly supports the Universal House of Justice and, as Shoghi Effendi stated, "participation of individual believers, through contributions directly transmitted to the Holy Land are imperative" (2) These funds are also used for the development of Bah activities around the world. Contact Us Treasurer Tools Feast Resources Bah' Fund Education Planned Giving National Campaigns Videos Folder: Home. These Secrets will never be foretold by words, but it will gradually be engravedon the pages of your heart as you become intimate with me! Contact Uploading & Non-Users; Settings; Activity log; The more one can give the better it is, especially when such offerings necessitate the sacrifice of other wants and desires on the part of the donor. (21 June 1953 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Dawn of a New Day, p. 156) [54]. (10 June 1956 to a Hand of the Cause of God in Africa) [37]. The principle involved is asfollows: The Guardian feels that your Assembly when allocating its annual budget, and having stipulated what sum is for the purposes of the International Centre of the Faith, should immediately pigeon-hole that sum to be at the Guardians disposal. With regard to the Bah Fund, recently established amongst the friends, I trust that the matter now stands clear to every one throughout the country. Stories of how people are finding creative ways to put the Bahai teachings into daily practice in their lives and work. Applicants may propose projects with less than or more than these amounts, up to $6 million. THE SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHA'IS OF HALIFAX A : Address: 10 Flatlake Dr Up. (8 August 1957 to a National Spiritual Assembly) [44]. The Official Website of the Worldwide Bah Community. Baha'i. Fill out this form to get started. The International Endowment Fund (World Center Endowment Fund) in the words of the Universal House of Justice, is "for the preservation, upkeep, and security of the edifices and precincts of the Spiritual and Administrative Centers of the Faith." My mother was the treasurer of the Spiritual Assembly and she spoke to me about generous and sacrificial service in thepath of God. The National Fund must be firmly established, generously supported and universally and continuously upheld, for it is the prerequisite of future progress and achievement. Treasurers Notes (English) Treasurer Notes (Persian) . But it should be emphasized and clearly understood bythe friends that the national interests and requirements of the Cause take absolute precedence over individual and private needs. You're invited to a Fundraising Dinner for the National Baha'i Fund! The spiritual teachings of the Bah Faith inspire us to form deep and diverse relationships and build communities that nurture the well-being of all. The Bahais of the United States operate three year-round conference and retreat centers that offer a wide range of programming for adults, youth and children. In rare and exceptional cases, when a believer has absolutely no other means of material sustenance, the National Spiritual Assembly may either contribute towards his expenses from the national Fund, or make a special appeal to the body of the believers to that effect. In fact, [], Spanish-speaking tutors recently gathered to raise their voices in prayer, embrace their cultural heritage, consult on their roles in building a new society and celebrate joyfully with singing, artistic displays and dance. With regard to your question concerning contributions to the Temple fund: the friends should certainly be encouraged and even urged to support financially this, as well as other national institutions of the Cause. We are asked to give what we have, not what we do not possess, especially if such an act causes suffering to others. In this connection he will answer your questions about sanctions: there is nothing to object to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 of your letter of March 4th, but no. . Everybody should know that the power base is not with the President or Chairperson but . Treasurer Notes are sent out every nineteen days to be read at Feast. But decisions in these matters must rest with each individual Bah. 144, June 1941, pp. " ~ Bah'u'llh. Regarding the state of the National Fund, which you have reported is suffering from a general slackness in contributions from both individual believers and the Local Assemblies and groups: It is only evident that unless the flow of donations is regularly maintained by means of generous and continual support by all the believers, individually and collectively, the National Fund will never be able to meet the needs and requirements of the Cause, particularly in these days when the national activities of the American believers are assuming such wide and increasing proportions. Bahais follow the teachings of Bahaullah, the Divine Educator sent by God to provide spiritual guidance for this modern era. The Official Website of the Worldwide Bah Community, In the world that Bahullh has envisaged, the resources of the planet will be used to bring about spiritual and material prosperity for the entire human race. As the activities of the American Bah community expand, and its world-wide prestige correspondingly increases, the institution of the national Fund, the bedrock on which all other institutions must necessarily rest and be established, acquires added importance, and should be increasingly supported by the entire body of the believers, both in their individual capacities, and through their collective efforts, whether organized as groups or as Local Assemblies. We know that the Cause will ultimately conquer and its ranks be fully united. Humanitarian Relief Fund (World Center) Previously referred as the International Humanitarian Fund, the Universal House of Justice established this fund as part of an overall strategy for the Bah community to assist countries that have experienced major natural disasters. Please ensure that all the Required Fields* are completed before submitting. I would unceasingly urge the individual believers as well as the Local Assemblies throughout India and Burma to arise with heart and soul and generously and regularly contribute toward the upkeep and the extension of aFund upon which will greatly depend the success of their endeavours. This will not only ensure that the budget of the Temple is adhered to, but will be a salutary example to the African Bahs, who must not be led to believe that because the Bahs of the world are building for them a Temple in the heart of their homelands, our resources are infinite and that the affairs of the Cause can be supported from abroad. (20 June 1954 to a National Spiritual Assembly) [35]. Each and every believer, undaunted by the uncertainties, the perils and the financial stringency afflicting the nation, must arise and ensure, to the full measure of his or her capacity, that continuous and abundant flow of funds into the national Treasury, on which the successful prosecution of the Plan must chiefly depend. Call 1-800-22-UNITE or use the Chat Online button on the lower right corner of the site. Introduction to the Bah' Funds. 17 July 1937 to a National Spiritual Assembly, published in Dawn of a New Day, p. 68 2. Spiritual Assembly keeping a record of the names of contributors, and sums received; but no pressure must ever be brought on the Bahs to contribute, it must be voluntary, and should be considered confidential, unless the friends themselves wish to mention it openly. If you pay by check, the best way for you to make the contribution is to make the check payable to "National Bah' Fund" and in the memo field enter "Regional Fund Atlantic States"; send it to: Bah' National Center, Office of the Treasurer, 1233 Central St., Evanston, IL 60201 It would seem if the family of Mrs. wish to do this for her (and it is certainly a highly praiseworthy idea) they must take action during her lifetime to establish such a Trust as the property of Mrs. , otherwise the Cause could only accept to use the money for charitable purposes, for Bah and non-Bah. Fill out this form to learn more, ask a question, or meet Baha'is near you. The Faith does not accept donations or contributions from anyone else. Drawing on the collective experience of the American Baha'i community, the Office works with like-minded organizations and thinkers to advance national thinking around pressing social issues. The Bahai House of Worship is a place of prayer, meditation and elevated conversations about the connection between worship of God and service to humanity. The members of the Spiritual Assembly will attheir own discretion expend it to promote the Teaching Campaign, to help the needy, to establish educational Bah institutions, to extend in every way possible their sphere of service. This note of warning may not be thought inappropriate at a time when, inflamed by a consuming passion to witness the early completion of the Mashriqul-Adhkr, we may not only be apt to acquiesce in the desire of those who as yet uninitiated into the Cause are willing to lend financial assistance toits institutions, but may even feel inclined to solicit from them such aid as it is in their power to render. Becoming a Bahai: Nine journeys to faith. For after all it is not so much the quantity of ones offerings that matters, but rather the measure of deprivation that such offerings entail. May the friends, in view of the vastness of the field that stretches before them, and the potentialities of their labours within it,and of the glowing promise of future blessings which such a labour must yield, rise to still greater heights of self-sacrifice and evince nobler manifestations of solidarity in the face of thecritical situation that so insistently demands their support. As a child I didn't know what that meant. The Bah' Faith is established in more than 100,000 localities in virtually every country and territory around the world. For apart from theconsideration of embarrassing complications which the association of non-believers in thefinancing of institutions of a strictly Bah character may conceivably engender in the administration of the Bah community of the future, it should be remembered that these specific Bah institutions, which should be viewed in the light of Bahullhs gifts bestowed upon the world, can best function and most powerfully exert their influence in the world only ifreared and maintained solely by the support of those who are fully conscious of, and are unreservedly submissive to, the claims inherent in the Revelation of Bahullh. In cases, however, when a friend or sympathizer of the Faith eagerly insists on a monetary contribution for the promotion of the Faith, such gifts should be accepted and duly acknowledged by the elected representatives of the believers with the express understanding that they would be utilized by them only to reinforce that section of the Bah Fund exclusively devoted to philanthropic or charitable purposes. That this cherished aim may materialize and the standard of efficiency be maintained, theinstitution of the National Fund is of paramount importance.
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