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“Fortress” by MJ Cyr
Last weekend my old friend MJ Cyr came to the Bay Area to perform the amazing songs she has been making based on the writings of the Baha’i Faith. I shot the above video at her last house concert in the area. It’s called “Fortress” and it uses words of a following prayer by ‘Abdu’l-Baha:…
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The Brothers Farr sing for ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Montreal
Yesterday members of the Baha’i community were invited to join the congregation of St. James United Church in downtown Montreal for special Sunday service. It was nearly 100 years ago to the day that a 68 year old Persian spiritual leader spoke in the same church on the evolution of religion. From 239 Days in…
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‘Something so important’
About a year ago I put together this video while I was working directly with the Otesha Project as Programs Director. To develop content for an upcoming fundraiser a number of the staff put together ‘digital stories’ based on our personal reflections on the work of the organization. The cheesyness of my video irks me…
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Performance of ‘Radiant Heart’ by Iain Nabil
Iain Nabil Ferguson is a fellow Canadian who has been serving at the Baha’i House of Worship here in New Delhi for the past few months. He sings a number of songs based on the writings of the Baha’i Faith in this wonderful style that strikes me as quintessentially Canadian. This one is based on…
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Three beautiful songs from the Hidden Words
The Hidden Words is a new Montreal Baha’i indie supergroup fronted by Alden Penner (of the Unicorns and the Clues) with Jamie Thompson (of the Unicorns and Islands), Eric and James Farr (brothers of Honeyman and the Brothers Farr), Marie-Claire Saindon and Neah Bahji Kelly. Their name is from the unique spiritual text revealed by Baha’u’llah…
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A short film about sports
If I don’t understand football, curling, or even marathon running – there is no way I am going to understand the sport that the majority of the planet has long written off as too perplexing to even try. As little as I understand about cricket, I did have the feeling that if India was going to…
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A Magic Show by Parmesh
Every 19 days Baha’i communities all over the globe get together for an event called the Nineteen Day Feast. The Feast generally consists of collective worship, consultation and socializing – but each of those elements can take any of a number of forms depending on the culture and style of the community.
Samuel Benoit 