“Attach great importance to the indigenous population of America — should they be educated and guided, there can be no doubt that they will become so illumined as to enlighten the whole world.” — ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of the Divine Plan, pp. 31-35 The Native American Bahá'í Institute (NABI), located on the Navajo Nation Reservation in Arizona, is one of five permanent Bahá'í schools in the United States of America. These permanent schools, located across the country, have been established as centers of learning and service to the Bahá'ís and the greater communities surrounding them. A wide vareity of topics are offered for classes and conferences as the Bahá'í teachings encompass many topics: Bahá'í Spiritual and Social Teachings The implications of Bahá'u'lláh's message are both spiritual and social, addressing both the spiritual needs of the individual and the collective needs of humanity as a whole. Baha'u'llah proclaimed that human beings are created noble and are not inherently sinful. They are, however, imperfect and in need of spiritual and moral education.
Baha'u'llah affirmed that all human souls are created by one God and are part of one human race. He taught His followers to observe prayer, chastity, and moral uprightness. Baha'is must avoid excessive materialism, partisan politics, backbiting, alcohol, drugs, and gambling. Every soul must independently investigate the truth and work performed in the spirit of service, He affirms, is elevated to the rank of worship. His followers, He taught, must "Consort with all religions with amity and concord." The purpose of life is to "know and worship God", to "acquire virtues", to "promote the oneness of mankind", and to "carry forward an ever-advancing civilization." The soul, created at the moment of conception, is destined by God to reach the afterlife and journey "through all the worlds of God."
The Oneness of Humanity The principle of the oneness of mankind is the pivot round which all the teachings of Baha'u'llah revolve. For Bahá'ís, this principle is not merely a call for a reawakening of the spirit of brotherhood and good-will among all peoples. Bahá'u'lláh taught that humanity, after a long and turbulent adolescence, is at long last reaching its stage of maturity, when its organic unity in a global and just society can finally be established. The unity of the human race, as envisaged by Baha'u'llah, implies the establishment of a world commonwealth, a world federal system, in which all nations, races, creeds and classes are closely united, and in which the autonomy of its state members and the personal freedom and initiative of the individuals that compose them are definitely and completely safeguarded.
Other Baha'i Teachings for a World Civilization 1. Recognition of the oneness of all the world's religions 2. Abandonment of all forms of prejudice 3. Equality between the sexes 4. Eliminations of the extremes of wealth and poverty 5. Religion must be the cause of unity 6. Universal Compulsory Education 7. Responsibility of each person to search independently for truth 8. Establishment of a world federal system, on the prinicples of international collective security 9. Recognition that religion is in harmony with reason and scientific knowledge
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