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The False God of Nationalism | A Baha'i Perspective
Navid Pourmokhtari responds to questions relating to nationalism, state sovereignty, and statism. He draws on the writings of Shoghi Effendi, Abdu'l Baha and Baha'u'llah to illuminate the concept of the oneness of humanity as a solution to international conflicts.
*** The views shared by the speaker reflects his perspective of the Baha’i Writings and not an official view of the Baha'i Faith.
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In this thought-provoking discussion, Navid explores how the Bahá’í Faith offers a visionary approach to achieving lasting global peace by addressing the challenges posed by state sovereignty, nationalism, and statism. Drawing from the writings of Shoghi Effendi and Bahá’u’lláh, Navid delves into the interplay between sovereignty, unity, and the oneness of humanity.
Key highlights include:
The Bahá’í View on Sovereignty: Why state-centric governance hinders global unity and peace.
Critique of Nationalism: How nationalism fosters division and perpetuates prejudices like racialism and cultural hierarchies.
The Principle of Oneness: Discover how embracing the oneness of humanity can transform international relations and lead to a peaceful global society.
This interview also examines the teachings of the Bahá’í Faith on transcending prejudices of race, gender, and nationhood, emphasizing unity in diversity as the foundation for peace. Navid shares practical insights for applying these principles to modern-day challenges, offering hope and clarity for a world in turmoil.
📖 Referenced Works:
The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh by Shoghi Effendi
The Advent of Divine Justice by Shoghi Effendi
The Promise of World Peace by the Universal House of Justice
🌍 Join the conversation: How can we move beyond the barriers of nationalism to embrace the oneness of humanity? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:20 World Unity
02:34 State and Nation
06:22 Nationalism as a Barrier to Peace
11:34 Solutions to Nationalism
13:19 Oneness of Humankind
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More content from Toward Peace:
The Baha'i Texts: A Critique of the Present World Order: ua-cam.com/video/WHfiqUKeW2I/v-deo.html
Realism: On War and Peace: ua-cam.com/video/9kPnMtTS7GU/v-deo.html
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Explore the history and evolution of feminism, including its major branches: liberal, socialist, radical, and Islamic feminism. What is feminism, and how has it evolved over time? This video offers a concise history of feminism, tracing its roots and development as a social and political movement. We delve into four significant branches: Liberal Feminism, which emphasizes individual rights and ...
What is Islamism? | Navid Pourmokhtari
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Discover Islamism: its origins, evolution, and interplay with global politics and ideologies. Learn its role in modern political science and world peace. What is Islamism, and how has it shaped the political landscape? This video provides a comprehensive introduction to Islamism, exploring its roots in Islamic history, its evolution over time, and its relationship to other political ideologies ...

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @ewgoodwin
    @ewgoodwin Годину тому

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

  • @nasserhaddadan7803
    @nasserhaddadan7803 16 годин тому

    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.

  • @Ben-s9e5c
    @Ben-s9e5c 17 годин тому

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

  • @yaas1111
    @yaas1111 17 годин тому

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

  • @MariaJohnson-w5c
    @MariaJohnson-w5c 22 години тому

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

  • @pauldesailly8316
    @pauldesailly8316 День тому

    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

  • @yaas1111
    @yaas1111 День тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @TheVafa95
    @TheVafa95 День тому

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

    • @Ben-s9e5c
      @Ben-s9e5c 17 годин тому

      He has a video on realism that explains exactly what you are looking for.

  • @MariaJohnson-w5c
    @MariaJohnson-w5c День тому

    What a lecture. Indeed, international relations theory produce a kind of knowledge practice that privilegess warfare.

  • @MariaJohnson-w5c
    @MariaJohnson-w5c День тому

    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 will to change the status quo.

    • @pauldesailly8316
      @pauldesailly8316 22 години тому

      Not quite, Maria. Please take a letter: Half way thru the video when asked what concrete measures Baha'is are to take in order to make the oneness of humanity a reality, Navid expounded once again on the oneness per se. To his credit he didn't institutionalize anyone by directing us to the Four Core Activities (important though they be) or the copious expounding associated with them in a zillion House documents my lawyer asks his attorney, and our facilitators, to decipher. 😀 A little glint in Navid's eye let the cat out of the bag in that he rambled for a bit and then rightly and wisely en route to airing what will actuate the oneness of humanity referenced the Faith's preeminent pronouncement to the peoples of the World, i.e. THE PROMISE OF WORLD PEACE. Essentially PWP inerrantly lists the fundamental Baha'i principles, one by one, as THE panacea for what ails the world - provided we Baha'is live the said principles. PWP in its briefest paragraph uniquely deploys the imperative and the superlative wed to the urgent as the solution sought by Navid's interviewer: “A fundamental lack of communication between peoples seriously undermines efforts towards world peace. Adopting an international auxiliary language would go far to resolving this problem and necessitates the most urgent attention.” Universal House of Justice, 'The Promise of World Peace'. Silly me. Does that instruction about urgency apply to Baha'is too? How about the individual followers of Baha'u'llah who framed PWP after they step out of the Supreme Body and resume their home life?

  • @donaldmoderational5338
    @donaldmoderational5338 День тому

    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.

  • @Shanti-0M
    @Shanti-0M 2 дні тому

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

  • @yaas1111
    @yaas1111 2 дні тому

    Impressive. Well done and concise talk on Nationalism.

  • @IRONBOOMER47
    @IRONBOOMER47 2 дні тому

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

  • @CharlesOdum-k7h
    @CharlesOdum-k7h 3 дні тому

    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.

  • @adsmith3048
    @adsmith3048 3 дні тому

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

  • @taranehvargha41
    @taranehvargha41 3 дні тому

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

  • @SeemaAzad-c1h
    @SeemaAzad-c1h 3 дні тому

    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.

  • @DudeHayden02
    @DudeHayden02 4 дні тому

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

  • @ewgoodwin
    @ewgoodwin 5 днів тому

    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.

  • @CharlesOdum-k7h
    @CharlesOdum-k7h 5 днів тому

    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.

  • @Ben-s9e5c
    @Ben-s9e5c 6 днів тому

    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.

    • @Alma333
      @Alma333 6 днів тому

      Violence is always unnecessary. It only destroys, doesn't build. None of us like being destroyed. It's so basic, yet people let their emotions get in the way and get angry then resort to violence. Fighting is what apes do. Are we not better than apes?

  • @BahadorPourmokhtari
    @BahadorPourmokhtari 6 днів тому

    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.

  • @mahnazmohebpour8062
    @mahnazmohebpour8062 6 днів тому

    👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @mikebloodstar
    @mikebloodstar 6 днів тому

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

  • @yaas1111
    @yaas1111 6 днів тому

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

  • @xenialjain6201
    @xenialjain6201 6 днів тому

    Congratulations for the channel professor Great lecture

  • @jimmillington
    @jimmillington 7 днів тому

    Thanks once again for bringing this information to our attention

  • @CharlesOdum-k7h
    @CharlesOdum-k7h 8 днів тому

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

  • @CharlesOdum-k7h
    @CharlesOdum-k7h 8 днів тому

    Such a hands on discussion of Islamism. Thank you.

  • @CharlesOdum-k7h
    @CharlesOdum-k7h 8 днів тому

    Loved the comparative analysis. Brilliant discussion.

  • @mahnazmohebpour8062
    @mahnazmohebpour8062 17 днів тому

    👍👍👍

  • @Dieumerci95
    @Dieumerci95 17 днів тому

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

  • @kevinekaryanian8193
    @kevinekaryanian8193 17 днів тому

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

  • @MariaJohnson-w5c
    @MariaJohnson-w5c 17 днів тому

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

  • @LeonardGalit
    @LeonardGalit 18 днів тому

    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.

  • @ewgoodwin
    @ewgoodwin 18 днів тому

    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.

  • @dehsa38
    @dehsa38 19 днів тому

    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.

  • @jimmillington
    @jimmillington 19 днів тому

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

  • @negarn4525
    @negarn4525 21 день тому

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

  • @Ben-s9e5c
    @Ben-s9e5c 21 день тому

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

  • @MariaJohnson-w5c
    @MariaJohnson-w5c 21 день тому

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

  • @MariaJohnson-w5c
    @MariaJohnson-w5c 21 день тому

    This is an impressive analysis of the Baha'i approach on the theme of global order. The way he deconstructs the Writings demonstrates his exceptional mastery of the topic.

  • @yaas1111
    @yaas1111 21 день тому

    This is such an original and comprehensive lecture. Impressive how he cites all these complex texts from memory.

  • @davewilliams2385
    @davewilliams2385 22 дні тому

    Why did he misquote the guardian? "...incur the wrath and chastisement of GOD"

  • @tds_pro4037
    @tds_pro4037 22 дні тому

    Thank you Navid !

  • @alamrafique6216
    @alamrafique6216 23 дні тому

    A genius! Great talks!

  • @saeidehvafai1531
    @saeidehvafai1531 23 дні тому

    Wonderful talk! Thank you!🏵🌹

  • @alamrafique6216
    @alamrafique6216 23 дні тому

    Excellent presentation! Would love to hear more of your talks!

  • @TheVafa95
    @TheVafa95 25 днів тому

    Thanks. Time to read the documents again.😅