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💐💐💐💐 “… the cynical disregard of the moderating principles and rules of civilized human relationships resulting from an excessive liberalism and its immoral consequences-such unsavory characteristics inform entrenched habits of American life, which imperceptibly at first but more obviously in the long run have come to exert too great a sway over the manner of management of the Bahá’í community and over the behavior of portions of its rank and file in relation to the Cause. This unwholesome influence must be arrested by immediate, deliberate effort-an effort which must surely begin within your Assembly itself. Further accommodation of it will severely impede the progress of your community, despite the abundant possibilities of an imminent breakthrough. It was due to this concern in particular that we anxiously welcomed your request for a meeting with us.” -The Universal House of Justice (An excerpt from a letter to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, 19 May 1994)

Well done. A subject that needs to be elaborated on for a better future for the next generation ❤

Informative and instructive.......

This is such a clear and accurate diagnosis of the illness of our civilization. How many of us ask ourselves why the world has to be this way, why bad actors go unpunished? Could it be that it's simply a lack of a world embracing vision and an intellectual impoverishment that must be overcome to find a lasting peace?

Always a pleasure to hear Dr. Pourmokhtari's thoughts on politics - he brings a vigor to his delivery and insights that drags our rote concepts into the real, makes them feel as part of our reality rather than an entity existing in text or in theory. Cheers, professor!

Such a sound analysis of why nationalism functions as barrier to peace. The problem is right before our eyes, and all we need is the willingness to change the status quo.

Very interesting lecture. No wonder the world is so prone to conflict rather than peace.

It's crucial we disagree that "COMMUNISM" is a false God, it hinges on a "COMMUNITY'S HARMONIOUS LIVING" as opposed to the falsehood of "DEMOCRACY" that in today's practice is the enemy of HUMANITY that thrives on wars against SOVEREIGNTY to keep countries poor, underdeveloped, corrupted and use Corporations to steal countries and enslave the people with "Better than Nothing" wages and abundance of unscrupulous that collaborate with it to keep "BLACK" people out of the productive system. I would say the false is "MONEY" that Christians, Muslims, Hindus and all misguided fanatics place above all HUMANE considerations. China is COMMUNIST based and it's rescuing the victims of "DEMOCRACY".

when will humanity learn from mistakes? this is the time to stop making same mistakes. Bahai faith is a revolution into every aspect of humanity.

The American federation of states is a good model for the global unity of nations for the lesser peace. The current UN is corrupted by communism.

I really appreciate the nuanced view that patriotism can be positive, and the articulation of nationalism as "patriotism run amok".

A fair minded and wise seeker of truth of any ontological, epistomological, rational, phenomenological, methodological inclination, ought to be wise and just enough that in the search for the true reality, puts aside own's autonomous intuition's veils of judgement as much is expecting other's observe as such, even as a Baha'i. While criticism of views should be limited to a critical view of one's own beliefs, so the unity in plurality can be created in this covenant, without the condition for possibility of happening, with the world, and in the World.

These talks are so informative and bring to fore clear solutions to real world problems. Thanks for sharing them.

These talks are so informative and bring to fore clear solutions to real world problems. Thanks for sharing them.

Oneoness of humankind is such a healing idea as far as rethinking world politics is concerned.

Of the 3 EVILS listed by Shoghi Effendi, i.e. Nationalism, Racialism, Communism, Navid's is by far the most difficult to 'sell' in the West - in our era. Trust me, I know a bit about 'selling' the uniquely Baha'i principle of a universal auxlang to influencers, Baha'i or not, in lands anglophonic. What foils Nationalism is BaHoLa's teaching on the Oneness of Humanity! While visiting the country manifestly destined to lead the world spiritually, Abdul Baha unequivocally announced in the superlative: “Unless the unity of language is realized, the 'Most Great Peace' & the oneness of the human world cannot be EFFECTIVELY organized.” “Therefore, THE VERY FIRST SERVICE [Hello!] to the world of man is to establish THIS auxiliary international means of communication. [WHICH?] It will become the cause of the tranquility of the human commonwealth.” Abdu’l-Bahá to Esperantists in D.C. 'PUP' page 60. Ho, hum, too many superlatives & imperatives for Anglos? Let's c His talk(s) in Paris-France: "The greatest means of progress towards the union of East and West will be a common language. It will make the whole world one home and become the strongest impulse for human advancement. IT WILL UPRAISE THE STANDARD OF THE ONENESS OF HUMANITY." Choose any one of the 19 points on this two-page flyer and end our Declarations Desert: www.bandeeducation.com/the-principle-of-a-universal-auxiliary-language

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Great exchange. How about explaining how idea of nationalism and statetism started?

The idea of abandoning nationalism is attractive on the paper. If one nation follows this ideology, will be swallowed by major world powers. Practically the concept of removing the nationalism can be refuted by looking at the realities of our time. Collapse of the soviet union created so many independent countries with different cultures. Yugoslavia also split in multiple varieties of nations who are entirely different......So in practice the number of independent nations with their own nationalism is on the rise.

Oneness… needs to invite “nationalism” to a dinner party with Non-Duality and help the division’s dissolve…✌🏼❤️🙏🕉

Impressive. Well done and concise talk on Nationalism.

How can the the UN's abetting terror be removed?

It was this emancipatory message, one that embraces our commonality as one species, that attracted me most to embrace the Cause. Thank you for this enlightening talk.

Thank you for creating this series of talks. They are clear, concise and rationally grounded.

Love listening! Such a wonderful view that gives us hope how to bring this distraught humanity together.

As someone deeply interested in learning about the Bahá'í Faith and having attended several Ruhi Classes, I now have a comprehensive understanding of why the Bahá'í Faith rejects nationalism as a barrier to global peace. I appreciate how you distinguished this rejection from the concept of healthy, intelligent patriotism, emphasizing that the former, when taken to extremes, can hinder unity and harmony among nations. Your insights have further enriched my perspective on the importance of transcending narrow nationalistic identities in favor of a more inclusive and global vision of peace. Thank you for delivering such a thought-provoking and enlightening talk.

Best professor I’ve had by a long shot. I’m super happy to see these lectures online

It's so interesting that a state can have a personality disorder. And its terrifying that the abstract and defective state has absolute control over the individuals who live within its borders. Surely there is a better way than this justified abandonment of our fellow humans to the psychopathic state.

This is a timely debunking of realism. Indeed, as you suggest, if knowledge is policy practice, then how can a more peaceful world materialize if war is all we contemplate as knowledge-practice.

It is as you said "mind-boggling" for us as intelligent human beings who are created in the image of God in this day and age of modernity, wasting money and energy to defend ourselves against our supposed enemies. Let's hope we will not end up with a catastrophe to come up with a solution to this never-ending armaments by nations to fight each other instead of working together to bring peace and prosperity to all humanity.

Impressive lecture on realism and your point of view of what is wrong with our current extinct political system. Much to be learned by our supposed public servants to bring about peace and prosperity to our world.

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Thanks for helping me to know more about politics, Navid🙂 i didn't know that politics is an art instead of a science

This is a powerful condemnation of realism and in general internarional relations theory.

Congratulations for the channel professor Great lecture

Thanks once again for bringing this information to our attention

Feminism has such a potential to contributing to the cause of global peace.

Such a hands on discussion of Islamism. Thank you.

Loved the comparative analysis. Brilliant discussion.

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This guy is my professor what a guy 🐐best on campus

to// Navid Pourmokhtari what's your nationality ???

This was such an interesting account of Islamism. Qutb is most certainly the key figure responsible for developing it.

This talk seems to have come from the Writings of the Baha'i Faith. Baha'u'llah has stated that when women attain the same position of authority as men war will cease. It's the same reasoning that is presented here. One of the teachings of the Baha'i Faith is the equality of women and men. The soul has no gender. All the world religions say "Thou shalt not kill. Yet due to a lack of faith in religion wars persist.

This is a great, nuanced presentation of the Baha'i Writings. These quotations and ideas are critical and timely if we are to move towards world peace.

All good principles, and accurate perception of events, but without God there's no hope of anything better. Because it's all caused by sin/devil.

I found your lecture very helpful and clear. Thank you very much.

Going over Dr. Esslemont and Shoghi Effendi's remarks side by side was most interesting.

Look forward to seeing more of your videos. The comparative analysis of the three texts is so well presented.

This is such a balanced and fair analysis of the liberal discourse.