Here are some ideas I'm planning to post on some Web pages. Details will
follow.
Jim
A. Ideas for visions
"Now is the time to cheer and refresh the down-cast through the
invigorating breeze of love and fellowship, and the living waters of
friendliness and charity."
- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 7
"The Great Being saith: Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable
value."
- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 259
"Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with
friendliness and fellowship . . . This goal excelleth every other goal,
and this aspiration is the monarch of all aspirations."
- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 288
"We shall always be with you; if We inhale the perfume of your fellowship,
Our heart will assuredly rejoice, for naught else can satisfy Us."
- Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 315
". . . the affections and loving kindness of the servants of the One True
God must be bountifully and universally extended to all mankind. Regarding
this, restrictions and limitations are in no wise permitted."
- The Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 13
"The shining spark of truth cometh forth only after the clash of differing
opinions."
- Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 87
"Thus when that unifying force, the penetrating influence of the Word of
God, taketh effect, the difference of customs, manners, habits, ideas,
opinions and dispositions embellisheth the world of humanity."
- Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 291
"May the assembled believers now but a tiny nucleus of the Bah�'�
Commonwealth of the future so exemplify that spirit of universal love and
fellowship as to evoke in the minds of their associates the vision of that
future City of God which the almighty arm of Bah�'u'll�h can alone
establish."
- Shoghi Effendi, Baha'i Administration, p. 131
"Let us also bear in mind that the keynote of the Cause of God is not
dictatorial authority but humble fellowship, not arbitrary power, but the
spirit of frank and loving consultation. Nothing short of the spirit of a
true Bah�'� can hope to reconcile the principles of mercy and justice, of
freedom and submission, of the sanctity of the right of the individual and
of self-surrender, of vigilance, discretion and prudence on the one hand,
and fellowship, candor, and courage on the other."
- (Shoghi Effendi, Baha'i Administration, p. 63
"The Administrative Order now embraces a community of wider diversity than
ever before."
- The Universal House of Justice, Ridvan 147, 1990
"The real secret of universal participation lies in the Master's oft
expressed wish that the friends should love each other, constantly
encourage each other, work together, be as one soul in one body, and in so
doing become a true, organic, healthy body animated and illumined by the
spirit."
- The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986, p. 43
"First, it is necessary for all to realize that the primary means by which
victories are won is the degree to which individual initiative is
exercised."
- International Teaching Centre, 1989 Jul 05, Encouraging the Formation of
Teaching Groups
"Strive to create an atmosphere of wholehearted acceptance of all members
to unify the diversity of the community."
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States, Five
Year Plan 2001-2006
"Increase awareness of issues facing the larger community and champion
racial unity, gender equality, and social justice."
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bah�'�s of the United States, Five
Year Plan 2001-2006
B. Ideas for goals
1. Practice love, fellowship, friendliness, charity, and hospitality.
2. Befriend the friendless and love the unlovable.
3. Promote free flow of information and ideas.
4. Encourage and support individual initiative.
5. Help people come out of their closets.
6. Promote social justice.
7. Avoid confusing, distressing, and distracting other people.
C. Ideas for strategies
1. Abdu'l-Bah�'s counsels about teaching with wisdom.
2. Learning not to bully and not to be bullied.
3. Learning not to be distracted by alarming ideas and behavior.
4. Providing comfort and reassurance to people who feel threatened.
5. Learning to walk with people wherever they are.
6. Mentoring training.
7. Inconspicuous visibility.
8. Humor and clowning.
9. Encouragement training.
10. Appealing to people's own values and best interests.
11. Working with institutions.
12. Consideration of boundaries.
D. Stories
E. Techniques
1. Tetris transformation
2. Map projections, coordinate systems, and views.
3. Recognizing boundaries
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