Online site offers diverse collection of talks
Videos of keynote talks given for the 2020 summer school are now available on the “Deepening Talks NZ” website at https://sites.google.com/bahai.org.nz/deepeningtalks/summer-schools.
These add to the site’s collection of talks from past summer schools, and other illuminating videos.
Mrs Alison Milston’s talks from the 2020 summer school are:
Day 1: A Mighty Spiritual Enterprise. Reflecting on the significance of our efforts in the context of the Eternal Covenant of God; how the systems of science and religion are reinforcing one another; and how our personal connection to the spiritual and administrative Centre of the Bahá’í Faith in the Holy Land deepens over our lifetime.
Day 2: A System for Large Scale Transformation. Exploring the purpose and some features of the global system of education that the Bahá’í community is building with growing numbers of like-minded souls, and the related change in culture that is unfolding.
Day 3: Unlocking Human Potential — Looking to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Considering how our efforts trace their origins to the work and example of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá as a teacher, nurturer, unifier, and defender of His Father’s Faith, and as a champion of the principle of the oneness of humanity.
Day 4: A Befitting Response. Meditating on the nature and spirit of our contributions toward the work of the moment, and the magnitude of change that is required to respond to the needs of humanity at the present time.
The talks given by Mrs Huti Watson are:
Day 1: Māori Spirituality — discussed within the context of progressive revelation.
Day 2: Wholesome Aspects of Culture — depicting how these are aligned with principles of Bahá’u’lláh
Day 3: Longing for justice — a broad brush of history and understanding Te Tiriti
Day 4: Love is the secret — on welcoming Māori into the Faith
The site also presents many summer school talks going back to 2016, including:
Dr Firaydoun Javaheri on addressing ourselves to the promotion of the well-being of humanity (2019).
Dr Augusto Lopez-Claros on global governance and institutions (2019).
Mr Paul Hanley on the changes needed for a viable civilisation (2019)
Dr Vahid Saberi: four talks on the vision of a new world, the role of religion in its creation, “building a safe home for the children of men”, and the role of the individual in this process (2018).
Mr Michael Day on the story of the Shrine of the Báb (2018).
Mr Hooper Dunbar: “Four Steps to Success in Bahá’í Service” (2016)
The site also has a page with a series of videos about the Bahá’í Fund, and a page of talks given during the year of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb.
