12/30/2023 0 Comments Rainn wilson podcast“This is why I’m a Baha’i right now, especially because of this current political climate, Baha’u’llah’s message is one of love and unity and bringing people together. “Baha’u’llah’s teachings are very much progressive social teachings that are here for the unification of humankind,” Wilson said. Both men are believed to be the two most recent, and significant, messengers of God in the Baha’i faith. Rainn compared the Bab to John the Baptist in Christian terms, someone that warned of someone greater than he-or Baha’u’llah. ![]() Baha’u’llah, meaning the glory of God, took on the name after living in exile and being inspired by the Bab. While drawing on all major religions, members of the Baha’i faith put greater emphasis on the teachings of their leaders Bab and Baha’u’llah, commonly called the “twin manifestations.” The Bab, meaning the gate, was martyred by the Persian authorities in the mid-19th century. “Basically, if I know my meaning of life and my purpose, to know and worship God, and if to know and worship God is that very multi-colored, multi-faceted and multi-variegated kind of exploration of what it is to be a human being-to be kind, to serve, to create beauty, to bring together, to love and appreciate nature-that’s all part of it,” Wilson said. Baha’is believe that these figures are “manifestations of God,” messengers of the one divine God. Members of the Baha’i faith acknowledge and respect all world religions and their messengers or prophets, including Jesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Zoroaster, Krishna and many more religious figures. He’s a member of the Baha’i faith, which started in Persia in 1844 and spread from there to nearly every country in the world, attracting an estimated 5-7 million followers today. “I think for a lot of people, they’re like ‘woah, what the hell is this guy talking about? This guy played Dwight and he’s funny and he’s weird but he’s talking about God all the time?’” Wilson told Religion Unplugged. ![]() ![]() I testify at this moment to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth, that there is none other God but Thee, the Help in peril, the self-subsisting.” Ninety-five times a day, Wilson repeats, “Alláh-u-Abhá,” meaning, “God is all glorious.” Once a day, Wilson recites the obligatory prayer that goes, “I bear witness, oh my God, that Thou has created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. Rainn Wilson, the 54-year-old actor, writer and producer primarily known for his breakout role as Dwight Schrute on the hit American television show, The Office, has had a somewhat hidden inspiration for the way he approaches his acting career.įive days a week, he prays and meditates in the morning.
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