Enoch's Vision

Support the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:45:50 +0000

One of the teachings of the Baha’i Faith is the principle of showing “forth the utmost loving-kindness to every living creature,” which means in the clearest terms that we must show kindness to animals. THE DECLARATION “Inasmuch as there is ample evidence that many animal species are capable of feeling, we condemn totally the infliction of [...]

Your Faith – On Your Phone

admin — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:56:13 +0000

Ian Vink and Runa Ali, two members of the Baha’i Faith, created this wonderfully useful resource. The free Interfaith Explorer for Windows application contains over 5,000 books in 20 languages from nine major religions. You can search the writings of several religions or download it to your computer to use anytime. You can also easily [...]

Science and Religion

admin — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:05:51 +0000

On a list comprised of members of the Baha’i faith someone posed the question to me: So how can we achieve the harmony of science and religion? Is science infallible or what? I wrote (quickly and off-the-cuff): Science is fallible because it ultimately depends on instruments of measurement or instruments that enhance physical observation. There are physical [...]

Manifestation of God in Feminine Imagery

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:00:57 +0000

The writings of the Baha’i Faith are rich in universally recognizable imagery and beautiful Divine metaphors. The “Celestial Maiden” is a symbol that represents an abstract concept that language cannot fully describe to beings in their physical state. Future writers will compose entire volumes about the concept. Thus, my images above in no way suggest a [...]

Evanescent Images

admin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:04:09 +0000

the wind speaks to me: sit on the rock beside the lake it’s early in the morning the fog hasn’t lifted yet your work of making pictures of birds is finished for today you were up there with them flying as one of them you felt it you were part of it transcendent you lived in my embrace outside of yourself you can’t think of any reason to go [...]

‘Abdu’l-Bahá With Flowers

admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:08:49 +0000

In 1972 I took a close-up Kodachrome photo of a painting hanging in the home of Margaret Gallagher, an Auxiliary Board Member in Hayward, California. Then I went out to her garden and saw the bright back lighted red flowers and double-exposed them onto the same frame. I made two slides, but one didn’t work [...]

A Tree Moves No Longer

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:28:12 +0000

In my last entry, The Movement of Trees, I briefly described a family drive down the Old Redwood Highway. I said “On the drive through Northern California we passed a logging operation where hundreds of old growth trees had been logged. My 8-year-old son turned to me and said, ‘Daddy, someone murdered those trees and [...]

Flowers on the Sun

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:08:55 +0000

Illuminations This is a continuance of My Perception of Color. This image was made on high speed Ektachrome, push-processed, and developed as a negative. I copied the image optically and again processed it as a negative. I intentionally fogged it with a brief flash from a yellow lightbulb halfway through development (solarization). After scanning the image and countless hours [...]

Consumer Reports and Hybrid Cars

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:07:58 +0000

Consumer Reports doesn’t have it quite right yet when it comes to hybrid cars. I own a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited (4WD). Three months ago Consumer Reports rated it the overall best buy among all SUVs. It was even rated above the Lexus Hybrid which is practically the same vehicle but costs about $12,000 [...]

240 New Pictures to Look At

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:04:17 +0000

The writings and teachings of the Baha’i faith motivate and inspire my photography. I am a Baha’i. My faith gives meaning to my life and infuses it with beauty and inspiration. Even when I was a child, I wanted to grow up to be an artist but later on failed to pursue my ambition. During [...]