Lights of Guidance/toc/Teaching

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Lights of Guidance , compiled by Helen Hornby XLVIII. TEACHING

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A. Deepening

1913. Incumbent on Believers to Read Sacred Writings Daily

1914. Deepening—What it Means—No Limit to the Study of the Cause

1915. Deepening Generates Stimulus

1916. Study with Others

1917. Study Classes—Little Knowledge is Dangerous—Quote from the Tablets

1918. Deepen Their Knowledge

1919. Understanding the Import of His Teachings Motivates New Believers to Dedicate their Lives to His Service

1920. Study and Application

1921. Spiritual Teachings of Faith—Will and Testament, Firm Grounding Needed

1922. Presenting the Master's Will to Newcomers

1923. The Cause Needs People—Whose Faith Stands on a Rock, no Trial Can Move

1924. Education of New Believers

1925. Regarding Spiritual Children, Each Soul Receives Gift of Faith for Himself, Independent of Teachers

1926. One Cannot Catch the Spirit of the Cause Through the Reading of Books Alone

1927. Imperative Need to Deepen in the Cause—God's Purpose for Man

1928. The Study of Dawn-Breakers will Arouse the Friends to Renewed Zeal

1929. Theme Pursued in Effort to Deepen—What is God's Purpose for the Human Race?

1930. Presenting Greatest Name Prematurely

1931. One Must Deepen His Knowledge of the Literature in Order to Teach Others and Render Service to the Faith

1932. The Teachings of Bahá’u’lláh Deal with Many Aspects of Man's Inner and Communal Life

1933. Progress of Cause Now to be Characterized by Increasing Relationship with Non-Bahá’í World—Our Preparation Must be Continual Deepening

B. Pioneers and Pioneering

1934. Pioneers—Homeless and Wanderers in the Path of God

1935. Not for a Moment Are Ye Alone

1936. Flee Their Homelands

1937. House of Justice Defines "Pioneer" and "Pioneering"—There can be no Question of "Recalling" a Pioneer from His Field of Service

1938. Pioneer Status Clarified: Who is a Pioneer?

1939. Every Bahá’í, Especially Those Who Leave Their Homes to Serve in Foreign Lands, Should Turn Their Gaze to Marion Jack

1940. A Self-Supporting Pioneer Cannot be Required to Settle in any Given Locality

1941. Only if Especially Required for a Specific Locality can a Pioneer be Required to Settle There

1942. The Guardian's Exhortations to Bahá’ís to Leave Centres where Large Numbers Had Congregated Were to Disperse them to Needy Goals—The Spiritual Importance of Remaining at Their Posts

1943. All Bahá’ís Have the Duty to Teach and Serve; Some Who Settle for Personal Purposes May Fill Pioneer Goals

1944. Iranians who Settle in the Americas

1945. Persians can Render Utmost Service to the Teaching Work, but They Must Settle as Pioneers and be in the Minority

1946. Whether Youth and Children Should be Listed as Pioneers

1947. The Native Believers Should be Encouraged to Become the Pivot of the Teaching Activities

1948. Pioneering is the Highest form of Bahá’í Cooperation in Marriage

1949. Neither Persian nor American Pioneers Should Congregate in a Few Chosen Places

1950. Pioneer Should not Leave Post Until There is Nothing Else to Do—They Should Confirm Native People Like Enoch Olinga Who Will Ignite the Flame of Faith in Others

1951. Initial Obscurity Surrounding Work of Pioneer—Protection to Faith

1952. The Purpose of Dispersal

1953. Pioneers Entering Pioneer Field Should Realize They Go as National Spiritual Assembly Representatives—To Represent the Cause

1954. The Work of the Pioneer Is the Most Important Task an Individual Can Perform; Its Blessings are Great

1955. When an Administrative Body is Established, the Pioneer Ceases to have a Unique Status

1956. Pioneers Enhance Prestige of Faith

1957. Perseverance of Pioneers Assured Reward in Both Worlds

1958. Isolated Pioneers are Like a Light-House of Bahá’u’lláh

1959. Struggles of a Pioneer—God Will Assist All Those who Arise to Serve Him

1960. Even if Bereft of Every Human Knowledge, Everyone Who with a Pure, Detached Heart Arises to Serve His Cause is Promised Bahá’u’lláh's Divine Assistance

1961. Bahá’u’lláh is Always on the Watch, Ready to Come to Our Assistance

1962. In the Best and Highest Sense of the Term "Missionary" it can be Applied to Our Teachers—There is no Objection to the Word Appearing on Passports

1963. Assembly Should Arrange to Replace Pioneer Before he Leaves Post

1964. No Service in Entire Bahá’í World as Important as Pioneering Work in Virgin Areas

1965. Pioneers in Virgin Areas Cannot Vote in National Elections

1966. Pioneers Should Work in Close Harmony with Local Believers

C. Publicity and Proclamation

1967. Youth Should not be Stultified

1968. Mass Distribution of Reply Paid Inquiry Cards

1969. Importance of Reaching Distinguished Persons with the Teachings

1970. Eminent Men are Often Captives of Their Cherished Ideas, but When the Pendulum Starts to Swing…

1971. Proclaiming the Faith to Modern Thinkers and Leaders of Society

D. Radio

1972. Power of Radio for Proclamation

1973. Historic Forward Step in Proclamation

1974. Bring to Attention of the Public the Fact that the Faith Exists

1975. Examples of Prudence to be Exercised in Presenting History and Teachings of the Faith

1976. Voluntary Contributions May be Accepted—However, Fund-Raising Activities Should not be Carried out by Bahá’í Radio

E. Teaching

1977. Arise to Serve His Cause

1978. Teaching Enjoined on Believers in Aqdas

1979. Meditate on Methods of Teaching

1980. The Teachings are not Given to Us to Treasure and Hide

1981. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Teaches How to Teach

1982. Recompense of Martyr Assuredly Recorded

1983. Teaching not Conditioned by Occupation

1984. Intensive Work is of More Lasting Nature

1985. Teachers Must be Satisfied with Little Food

1986. Develop a system of Travelling Teacher Circuits

1987. Travelling Teachers Reinforce Work of Pioneers

1988. What Visiting Teachers are Supposed to Do

1989. Travelling Teachers Have No Special Status

1990. Travelling Expenses of Teachers

1991. No Bahá’í Teachers Permanently Employed by Faith

1992. Travelling Teachers Should be Assisted Financially to Carry out Assigned Projects

1993. We have no One in the Faith Whose Position is Comparable to Professional Clergymen or Priests

1994. Support by the Fund Only Temporary

1995. Travelling Teachers and Believers Who Travel Frequently

1996. Spiritual Maturing is a Slow Process

1997. Each One of the Believers is Like an Ark of Salvation

1998. First Condition of a Religious Teacher

1999. Importance of Teaching—Terrible Problems Confronting Humanity

2000. Need Teachers of Spiritual Capacity, Knowledge of Covenant

2001. Every One is a Potential Teacher

F. Mass Teaching

2002. Distribution of Bahá’í Material in Mail Boxes of Homes and Apartments

2003. Great Care Should be Exercised in Selecting Teachers to Teach

2004. Exercise Care in Presenting Cause to Avoid Misconceptions

2005. Mankind Has the Right to Hear the Message of Bahá’u’lláh

2006. The Purpose of Consolidation

2007. True Consolidation

2008. Proclamation, Expansion and Consolidation

2009. Consolidation is That Aspect of Teaching Which Assists Believers to Deepen Their Knowledge of the Teachings…

2010. Consolidation is an Essential and Inseparable Element of Teaching

2011. Expansion and Consolidation Are Co-Equal

2012. The Purpose of Teaching is not Complete with a Declaration of Faith

2013. Qualities Necessary—Pure Spirit and Love—Illiterates Cannot Read for Themselves

2014. Simplicity in Giving the Message—The Unsophisticated People Form Majority

2015. Poorer Classes Should be Taught—Confirm People

2016. Teaching Campaigns

2017. Aim of All Bahá’í Institutions and Teachers

2018. Challenge to Every Believer and Institution

2019. Challenge to Local and National Administrative Institutions

2020. Challenge to the Individual Bahá’í

2021. How Can True Believer Remain Silent

2022. Charitable and Humanitarian Aspects of Faith—Be Careful not to Emphasize

2023. Honoraria or Expenses for Talking on the Faith at Non-Bahá’í Events

2024. Teachers as Administrators

2025. Bahá’ís Should be Aware That Opening a New Territory or Town is only the First Move

2026. The Basic Objective of Teaching

2027. The Guardian Encouraged Early Enrollment of New Believers

2028. Indirect Teaching: What it Constitutes

2029. The Teaching of the Indians in America

2030. Teaching the Muslims

2031. It is the Holy Spirit That Confirms and the Individual Should Become as a Reed Through Which the Spirit May Descend

2032. Many People Are Ready For and Longing to Find These Teachings

2033. The Teacher Should Use Whatever Method of Expression that Will Attract the Listener

2034. Audacity in Teaching is Essential, but with Tact, Wisdom and Consideration

2035. Regarding Those Who are Enrolled, but do not Consider Themselves Bahá’ís

2036. The Most Successful Way for the Individual to Carry on the Teaching Work