Two members of the Santa Fe Baha’i community will be appearing on the local television program  "Words of the Prophets" hosted by Reverend Phil on cable channel 16 - Santa Fe Community Television.  

Thursday, May 3rd from 8:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Friday, May 4th from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 5th from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

For more information contact:

Santa Fe Baha'i Community, 505-982-3788, santafebahai@gmail.com

Santa Fe Community Television - Channel 16, 505-428-1509, doreen.gallegos@sfcc.edu

Smile now... what greater happiness could you expect

The photo above is an unattributed quote from the internet

Baha'i Writings:

"If you do not smile now, for what time will you await and what greater happiness could you expect?" 'Abdu'l-Baha - Promulgation of Universal Peace

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"...perchance in this mortal land thou mayest inhale a fragrance from the immortal Rose Garden."

Baha'u'llah - Seven valleys

Make others happy

"The more we make others happy the greater will be our own happiness and the deeper our sense of having served humanity." -Shoghi Effendi

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Listen with the ear of the soul...

"... listen with the ear of the soul to the voice of the one, self-subsistent God, that he might liberate you from the shackles of captivity and the gloom of darkness, and might deliver you into perpetual illumination. Ascent and descent, and motion and stillness, all appeared from the will of the lord of all that was and shall be. The cause of ascent is lightness, and lightness derives from heat. God has thus decreed. The cause of stillness is heaviness and weight, which in turn is caused by cold. God has thus decreed. Since he chose heat, which is the essence of motion and ascent, and the cause of attainment to the goal, he thereby ignited the true fire with the hand of spirituality and dispatched it into the world, so that this divine fire might attract all to the abode of the peerless friend, and might uplift and guide them, by the heat of divine love." Baha'u'llah

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Baha'i Fast

THE FAST

Members of the Baha'i Faith around the world begin a season of fasting, The period of the Fast is the last month of the Baha'i year and lasts from March 2 to March 20. The fasting period ends with the joyous Naw Ruz (New Year) festival, which begins at sunset on March 20.

During the fast, Baha'is abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. It is considered to be a time for deep reflection and spiritual renewal.

Each day of the Fast, around the world as the dawn sun illumines the globe, Baha'is will rise and many will say this prayer revealed by Baha'u'llah:

This is, O my God, the first of the days on which Thou hast bidden Thy loved ones to observe the Fast. I ask Thee by Thy Self and by him who hath fasted out of love for Thee and for Thy good pleasure and not our of self and desire, nor out of fear of Thy wrath and by Thy most excellent names and august attributes, to purify Thy servants from the love of aught except Thee and to draw them nigh unto the Dawning Place of the lights of Thy countenance and the Seat of the throne of Thy oneness. Illumine their hearts, O my God, with the light of Thy knowledge and brighten their faces with the rays of the daystar that shineth from the horizon of Thy will. Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.

Assist them, O my God, to render Thee victorious and to exalt Thy Word.

Suffer the to become as hands of Thy Cause amongst Thy servants and make them to be revealers of Thy religion and Thy signs amongst mankind, in such ways that the whole world may be filled with Thy remembrance and praise and with Thy proofs and evidences, Thou art, verily the All Bounteous, the Most Exalted, the Powerful, the Mighty, and the Merciful.

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I ask Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty, and I supplicate Thee by the manifestation of Thy Greatest Majesty, and Thy Name, around which the heavens of the Manifestations revolve; by which the waters of the oceans overflow, the full moons appear, the lights diffuse, and verily, the visible and the invisible, the mysterious and the celebrated; by which all sorrow will be turned into joy and all disease will be turned into health, and by which every sick, afflicted, unfortunate and constrained one may be healed, to suffice to heal this weary, sick-worn one of the seen and the unseen disease. Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Conqueror, the Mighty, the Living, the Forgiver! 

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Light of Universal Peace

"Your efforts must be lofty. Exert yourselves with heart and soul so that, perchance, through your efforts the light of universal peace may shine and this darkness of estrangement and enmity may be dispelled...” Abdu’l-Baha

Spiritual Civilization vs Material Civilization

Material civilization has reached an advanced plane, but now there is need of spiritual civilization. 

Material civilization alone will not satisfy; it cannot meet the conditions and requirements of the present age; its benefits are limited to the world of matter.

There is no limitation to the spirit of man, for spirit in itself is progressive, and if the divine civilization be established, the spirit of man will advance.  'Abdu'l-Baha

I knew my love for thee ...

I knew my love for thee ...

Health and Healing

"Know thou that the soul of man is exalted above, and is independent of all infirmities of body or mind. That a sick person showeth signs of weakness is due to the hindrances that interpose themselves between his soul and his body, for the soul itself remaineth unaffected by any bodily ailments."

I Knew my Love for Thee...

Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee;

 therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty. ~ Bahá’u’lláh 

Love and Kindness

‎"Love & kindness have far greater influence than punishment upon the improvement of human character."

Shoghi Effendi




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Peace and Agreement

Peace and Agreement

"The foundations of all the divine religions are peace and agreement, but misunderstandings and ignorance have developed. If these are caused to disappear you will see that all the religious agencies will work for peace and promulgate the oneness of humankind. For the foundation of all is reality and reality is not multiple or divisible." - 'Abdu'l-Baha

Baha'i Writings and Prayers

Night hath succeeded day...

"Night hath succeeded day, and day hath succeeded night, and the hours and moments of your lives have come and gone... Bestir yourselves, that the brief moments that are still yours may not be dissipated and lost. Even as the swiftness of lightning your days shall pass, and your bodies shall be laid to rest beneath a canopy of dust."

- Baha'u'llah

We have almost 50 years of history in the Santa Fe community. Throughout these years we have continued a community of loving and sincere friendships devoted to making our city of Santa Fe one of the best places to live in the United States!

We have lots of diverse and interesting activities and events to participate in. See our Website Activities Page for details on some of our regular activities. We also have "spur of the moment" and "one-of-a-kind" activities that are really fun, creative, inspiring and many times very healing, not only for ourselves, but also for the greater community.

Of course, the best way to get to know us and consider joining us in our endeavors is to meet with us one on one or in a group. We are more than happy to do this! Let us know a time and place of your convenience to answer any questions or to simply introduce ourselves and have a good conversation and exchange of ideas. 

Importance of the Arts

"The art of music must be brought to the highest stage of development, for this is one of the most wonderful arts and in this glorious age of the Lord of Unity it is highly essential to gain its mastery." ‘Abdu’l-Baha

What bestowal could be greater than this, that one's art should be even as the act of worshipping the Lord? That is to say, when thy fingers grasp the paintbrush, it is as if thou wert at prayer in the Temple. ‘Abdu’l-Baha

“...drama is of the utmost importance." said `Abdu'l-Bahá. "It has been a great educational power in the past; it will be so again."

`Abdu'l-Bahá said...: "All Art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet, it is seen in fine poetry and poetic prose." 

"Every religion has brought with it some form of art -- let us see what wonders this Cause is going to bring along. Such a glorious spirit should also give vent to a glorious art." Shoghi Effendi

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The Sun of Truth

"The sun is the life-giver to the physical bodies of all creatures upon earth; without its warmth their growth would be stunted, their development would be arrested, they would decay and die. Even so do the souls of men need the Sun of Truth to shed its rays upon their souls, to develop them, to educate and encourage them. As the sun is to the body of a man so is the Sun of Truth to his soul. "
- ’Abdu’l-Baha

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Candle of Love

O thou candle of the Love of God!

I ask God to grant thee by His favor and grace that which is thy utmost desire; that the closed doors become opened, the uneven roads become even, thy face shine by the love of God, thy sight become brighter by witnessing the signs of God; that thou mayest attain spiritual joy, eternal happiness and heavenly life.

~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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