- Abdu'l-Bahá. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets, Extracts and Talks (2018/2023). 167 selections, updated August 2023.
- Ross Woodman. Arc of Ascent: The Purpose of Physical Reality II, by John S. Hatcher: Review (1994).
- Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Daniel C. Jordan. Becoming Your True Self (1968). The nature of human potential, and how the Bahá'í Faith can guide the process of spiritual transformation.
- Harlan Carl Scheffler. Challenge: Helping Our Children Find Meaning and Purpose (2006). Part one of the book The Quest.
- Universal House of Justice. Challenges for Bahá'í Youth in a Western Way of Life (2013-04-19). Difficulties young people might face in upholding Bahá'í ideals and standards of behaviour in the context of Western culture and sexual mores.
- William S. Hatcher. Concept of Spirituality, The (1986). Widely-read ABS monograph, re-published in the Bahá'í World. Includes chapters "The Nature of Man," "Process of Spiritual Growth," and "Collective Dimension of Spirituality."
- Keven Brown. Creation: The Nature of God and the Creation of the Universe in Bahá'í Cosmology (2003).
- Annamarie K. Honnold, comp. Divine Therapy: Pearls of Wisdom from the Bahá'í Writings (1986). Lengthy collection of passages on numerous themes including coping with stress, orientation to the Divine, and developing helpful attitudes.
- Adib Taherzadeh. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith (1984). Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of the soul, our purpose, and personal and collective growth.
- Brian Kurzius. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life (2007). Compilation of Bahá'í texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
- Ahmad Sohrab. Historical Context for the Prayer 'O God! Refresh and Gladden My Spirit...': Extract from the Diary of Ahmad Sohrab (1914-05-09). Two page excerpt from the diary, dated May 9 1914, responding to these questions: what should Bahá'ís expect to accomplish; the origin of evil; the purpose of one's life; the Golden Age; what is hell; what are Bahá'u'lláh's objectives.
- Universal House of Justice. Identity of Man Who Asked "What is the object of life to a Bahá'í?" (2004-11-09). On the identity of the individual to whom Shoghi Effendi said "The object of life to a Bahá’í is to promote the oneness of mankind."
- Hooper Dunbar. Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series (1989/1990).
- Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Australia, comp. Light and Mercy: Mental Health and Tests and Difficulties (2021). The physical and mental impact of the continuing pandemic is evident around us, and the members of the Baha’i community are not immune. This publication will be of assistance and support to the friends both individually and collectively.
- Michael L. Penn. Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering (2020-07). Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich spiritual and philosophical heritage of humanity.
- John S. Hatcher. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2021). List of online essays and articles by Dr. John Hatcher.
- Holly Hanson. Living Purposefully in a Time of Violence (2001-09-13). Contemplation of Bahá'í responses to the global issues raised by 9/11.
- Stanwood Cobb. Meaning of Life, The (1932). The sole purpose of life, so far as the individual is concerned, is growth through struggle. Not to be active is to stagnate and atrophy; movement and change is the sign of life.
- John S. Hatcher. Mizán of Affect in Material v. Metaphysical Models of Human Consciousness, The (2023-07). Though Bahá'í teachings hold that the soul progresses after the body ceases to exist, the physical brain is essential to our development; emotional processing requires a healthy brain; the brain-as-transceiver model can help treat affective disorders.
- Hossain Danesh. Psychology of Spirituality, The: From Divided Self to Integrated Self (2000). Explores what is the nature of human reality, the purpose of human life, transcendence, and whether we have free will, using case histories, in-depth analysis, and practical examples. First 3 chapters only.
- Roshan Danesh. Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith, Some (2014). The concept of law in the Bahá’í Faith; its early Islamic context; the nature of legal language and discourse in Bahá’u’lláh’s writings. Religious law, rooted in conscious knowledge and the dynamics of love, rejects rigid and legalistic rules.
- Steven Scholl. Remembrance of God, The: An Invocation Technique in Sufism and the Writings of The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh (1983-12). Dhikru'lláh, the invocation or "remembrance" of God, is a Sufi technique of chanting or repeating prayers, divine names, or mantras to achieve heightened spiritual consciousness or a sense of mystical union. Includes commentary by Moojan Momen et al.
- National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Ireland, Adib Taherzadeh. Spiritualization of the Bahá'í Community: A Plan for Teaching (1982). A three-part collection consisting of a letter from the NSA of Ireland, a letter from Taherzadeh to the Bahá'ís of Ireland regarding the spiritualization of the Bahá'í community, and the preamble for a plan of action for teaching.
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Suffering, The Meaning of: Warwick Leaflets (1990).
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. To the Bahá'í Youth (n.d.). [needs abstract]
- Universal House of Justice. To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith (2010-04-02). Regarding subjects such as family life, wealth, materialism, and justice.
- Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
- Suresh Sahadevan. Understanding the Human Condition: Secular and Spiritual Perspectives (2001). Both materialist and religious paradigms are important for happiness and for informing our decisions about how to live fruitful lives. Religion must work for the betterment of the world by applying spiritual concepts to solve contemporary problems.
- Susan Gammage. Various Essays (2013-2018/2023). 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann.
- Rúhíyyih Khánum. What It Is to Be a Bahá'í?: A Letter to the Bahá'í Youth from Ruhiyyih Khanum (1948). The object of life to a Bahá'í is to promote the oneness of mankind.
- Warwick Bahá'í Bookshop. Why Are We Here: Meaning of Life: Warwick Leaflets (2003).
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