Collective Results and Benefits
As found within our groups worldwide in the past 6 + years-- and growing!
Benefits and Results of these Methods and Movements
The signs of progress are more and more apparent, as seen here:
The signs of progress are more and more apparent, as seen here:
- in the unprecedented efflorescence of individual initiative and collective action in support of community building activities;
- in the enthusiasm of so many selfless souls in the prime of youth who are bringing immense vigor to this work, notably by tending to the spiritual education of younger generations;
- in the enhancement of the devotional character of the community through regular gatherings for worship;
- in the ability of (the friends)... at the very grassroots of the community, to describe in eloquent terms their experience of a process capable of transforming character and shaping social existence;
- in the readiness of institutions, agencies, and individuals to think in terms of process, to read their immediate reality and assess their resources in the places where they live, and to make plans on that basis;'
- in the now familiar dynamic of study, consultation, action, and reflection that has cultivated an instinctive posture of learning;
And there's more...
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in the friends’ growing consciousness that their efforts to foster inner transformation, to widen the circle of unity, to collaborate with others in the field of service, to help populations take charge of their own spiritual, social, and economic development-- and, through all such efforts, to bring about the betterment of the world—express the very purpose of religion itself. " How interesting, and how sad, that people have lost sight of this, that is, --the betterment of the world as "the very purpose of religion itself." The above list is quoted and or paraphrased from Universal House of Justice Ridvan 2016 |
A Group in Mongolia
Still more results and signs of progress as seen among Baha'i's include:
- the ability of Bahá’ís and their friends, at the very grassroots of the community, to describe in eloquent terms their experience of a process capable of transforming character and shaping social existence;
- the mounting appreciation for what it means to give effect to the (spiritual) Teachings through social action;
- the significantly larger numbers of those indigenous to a country who, as members of Bahá’í institutions and agencies, are now guiding the affairs of their communities;
- the awareness of a global community that, in all its endeavours, it is hastening the emergence of divine civilization by manifesting the society building power inherent in the Cause (of God)
- the multiplying opportunities... to offer a Bahá’í perspective on discourses prevalent in society;
- the ability of Bahá’ís and their friends, at the very grassroots of the community, to describe in eloquent terms their experience of a process capable of transforming character and shaping social existence;
- the confidence that countless believers have acquired to share accounts of Bahá’u’lláh’s life and discuss the implications of His Revelation and peerless Covenant;
- the growing contingents of souls who, as a result, have been attracted to His Cause and are contributing to the achievement of His unifying vision;
- and the reliable, generous, and sacrificial giving to the Fund, so vital for sustaining ... advancement.
The above list compiled by, quoted and/or paraphrased from Universal House of Justice Ridvan 2016
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