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Archival Collection of Talks on Various Bahá'í Subjects

Doukhobors & The Baha’i Faith

1985

Dr. Ghadirian talks about one of the minorities in Canada, the Doukhobor. The Doukhobor who are precious, rural, peace-loving people have had to face many challenges. The beloved Guardian has spoke of the Doukhobor. Dr. Ghadirian outlines their origin and their philosophy. He described the Doukhobor Movement as an historical parallel with the Bahá'í Faith. The Doukhobor are a group of Russian pacifists who are migrated to Canada early in the 19th century. The word Doukhobor means "Spirit Wrestlers"; they are part of Spiritual Christianity. When they rejected the tyranny and oppression of Russian government they also rejected priests, icons, and all associated church rituals and paraphernalia. They came to believe that the Bible alone was not enough to develop one’s spirituality. Their goal was to internalize the living spirit of God so that God's spirit could be revealed within each individual.