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Transformation

Discover the power of transformation and learn how you can change your life and impact others in positive ways. Explore the physical, psychological, and economical changes that occur when we undergo transformation. Gain insight into the teachings of influential figures such as Jesus Christ, Buddha, and Eckhart Tolle, and their impact on emotional, spiritual, and social transformation. Embrace the concept of volition and take action to transform yourself and the world around you.

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Transformation

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  1. Transformation HOW YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS AND WHY YOU SHOULD A Simple Model

  2. Car Bumblebee

  3. Bruce Banner HULK

  4. Goku Super Saiyan

  5. Changes • Physical • Psychological Transformed how ? • Appearance • Movement • Abilities • Power What is happening ?

  6. Zahara Girl with a guitar

  7. Prisoner President

  8. Old SA New SA

  9. Kelvin Doe Inventor, Engineer, DJ

  10. Changes • Psychological • Economical • Social Transformed how ? • Influence • Freedom • Expression • Rights What is happening ?

  11. Carpenter from Nazareth Jesus Christ

  12. Siddhartha Gautama Buddha

  13. Ulrich Leonard Master Eckhart Tolle

  14. Enoch Olinga Hand of the Cause

  15. Changes • Emotional • Intellectual • Spiritual • Life • Social Transformed how ? • Thinking • Behaviour • Teaching • Loving • Inspiring • Transforming What is happening ?

  16. Slug Butterfly

  17. Shouldst thou attain to a drop of the ocean of the inner meaning of these words, thou wouldst surely forsake the world and all that is therein, and, as the Phoenix wouldst consume thyself in the flames of the undying Fire. (Book of Certitude) O Immortal Phoenix! dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal. (Hidden Words) Phoenix Bird

  18. He whom the grace of Thy mercy aideth, though he be but a drop, shall become the boundless ocean, and … the merest atom which the outpouring of Thy loving-kindness assisteth, shall shine even as the radiant star… Bahá'í Prayers

  19. O Thou our Provider! Send down Thine aid, that each one gathered here may become a lighted candle, each one a centre of attraction, each one a summoner to Thy heavenly realms, till at last we make this nether world the mirror image of Thy Paradise … O Thou our Provider! Send down Thine aid, that each one gathered here may become a lighted candle, each one a centre of attraction, each one a summoner to Thy heavenly realms, till at last we make this nether world the mirror image of Thy Paradise … Bahá'í Prayers

  20. What can I become ?

  21. Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path. (Abdu’l Baha) What do you aspire towards ?

  22. Summon ye the people to God and call the souls to the manners and conduct of the Supreme Concourse. To the orphans be ye kind fathers, and to the unfortunate a refuge and shelter. To the poor be a treasure of wealth, and to the sick a remedy and healing. Be a helper of every oppressed one, the protector of every destitute one, be ye ever mindful to serve any soul of mankind… He must do good to every soul whom he encounters, and render benefit to him, becoming the cause of improving the morals and correcting the thoughts so that the light of guidance may shine forth and the bounty of His Holiness the Merciful One may encompass…” Abdu’l Baha

  23. MORE BAHÁ'ÍS ? Change the World ? We LOVE people and we want to HELP them ? • WHY DO WE TEACH ?

  24. "To be a Bahá'í simply means to love the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood." Abdu'l-Bahá Abdu’l Baha

  25. A Simple Model TRANSFORMATION

  26. WISDOM KNOWLEDGE INFORMATION Learning . . . DATA

  27. ACTION VOLITION KNOWLEDGE Abdul Baha’ – Servant of Glory

  28. TRANSFORMED INPUT NORMAL Process . . .

  29. I Individual SELF

  30. trust, forgive, love, help x = heart think, link, imagine, inspire, intuition y = mind believe, realise, change z = soul The Dimensions of ‘I’

  31. PREJUDICE US ABUSE WAR Mankind HATE FEAR CONFUSION POVERTY SUFFERING

  32. ALL KNOWING MOST WISE GOD DIVINE EVER PRESENT ALL LOVING MOST POWERFUL

  33. GOD TRANSFORMATION ACTION FAITH KNOWLEDGE I Stepping Stones . . . INFORMATION

  34. INFORMation

  35. TRANSFORMATION ACTION FAITH KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDing . . . INFORMATION

  36. KNOWLEDGE KNOW EXPERIENCE INTEGRATE UNDERSTAND ABSORB FIND UNDERSTANDing . . . INFORMATION

  37. TRANSFORMATION ACTION FAITH KNOWLEDGE BELIEVEing . . . INFORMATION

  38. O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE! Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me. O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life. O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation. FAITH

  39. What you don’t know OR can never know F AI TH What you know OR what you think you know FAITH

  40. “All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition.” Baha’u’llah TRANSFORMATION ACTION FAITH KNOWLEDGE Volition The act of exercising the will; The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision Volition INFORMATION

  41. We all know and admit that justice is good but there is need of volition and action to carry out and manifest it. For example, we might think it good to build a church but simply thinking of it as a good thing will not help its erection. The ways and means must be provided; we must will to build it and then proceed with the construction. All of us know that international peace is good, that it is conducive to human welfare and the glory of man but volition and action are necessary before it can be established. Action is the essential… Volition and Action – Adbu’l Baha

  42. Obeying the Laws of God Good intentions and good deeds Implement Bahá'í principles Service to the Cause of God TRANSFORMATION Pray, Meditate, Deepen Good ethical work ACTION Teaching Others FAITH KNOWLEDGE APPLYing . . . INFORMATION

  43. JUST DO IT ! IT’S NOT SO EASY ! ? SELF/EGO SOCIETY ACTION FRIENDS

  44. Virtuous Character and Behaviour A lighted candle and ‘summoner’ Work as a form of worship Happy and joyful being TRANSFORMATION Channel of Grace and Love Service to Humanity ACTION FAITH KNOWLEDGE REALIZing . . . INFORMATION

  45. “O ye friends of God! Appreciate the value of this precious Revelation, move and act in accordance with it …” “O ye who are God's lovers, know ye the value of this precious Faith, obey its teachings, walk in this road that is drawn straight, and show ye this way to the people. Lift up your voices and sing out the song of the Kingdom. Spread far and wide the precepts and counsels of the loving Lord, so that this world will change into another world, and this darksome earth will be flooded with light, and the dead body of mankind will arise and live…” Abdu’l Baha

  46. Unity Peace Justice International Federation TRANSFORMATION International Language Equality ACTION Love FAITH KNOWLEDGE CHANGEing . . . INFORMATION

  47. ? What can I do ?

  48. Questions ?

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