What are the Baha'i Gardens of Haifa?

here it looks like heaven my name is India and today we are taking you to the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa Haifa is the third largest city in Israel and when you first arrive here something amazing will catch your eye something spectacular it is called the holy Baha'i Gardens these Gardens are built on Mott's Carmel which is the Mountain Ridge on the coast of North Israel it took 70 years and around a quarter billion dollars to build Wow Let's just take a second to admire this place from the gardens you can see a full view of the city Haifa and you can feel so much peace now what you see are not just any Gardens they are a holy site to the Baha'i religion Baha'i is the world's youngest major religion which originated in Persia and there are around 8.5 million followers of the Baha'i faith in the world today hi I'm Candace I'm from Guyana and I'm a Baha'i what is a Baha'i faith the Baha'i faith is a faith of Oneness and unity we believe in one God and we have several principles that help us unify mankind the equality of men and women Universal education and the independent investigation of Truth so why is this place so sacred to the Baha'i faith well look here in the middle of the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa you can see a golden dome shining up top there are 18 Terraces around it this stone is the Shrine of the prophet and Forerunner of the Baha'i faith known as the bub inside the shrine are his remains it is a place of prayer and meditation and the second holiest sight to the Baha'i faith some people may think that we worship the gardens but actually this is not true we use the gardens as a way to spiritually prepare for prayer and meditation in the shrine around the gardens you can see that the pathways are made of Pebbles this is to slow you down as you begin the meditation process today the Baha'i Gardens of Haifa are a pilgrimage site for Baha'is across the globe and yes taking care of these massive Gardens with thousands of plants will keep you busy there are so many flowers and they are kept in perfect condition that is why they have volunteers from across the world like Candace to care for this place many of these plants were also brought from around the world to symbolize the unity of humanity and God the Symmetry all around represents balance you can also find this Grand building here inside is where all the major decisions regarding the Baha'i faith are made it is called the seats of the universal house of justice there is no place on Earth quite like the Baha'i Gardens it is a place of deep spiritual significance and Beauty we invite you to come and visit the gardens it's a beautiful gift to all of mankind you certainly cannot miss it this is the Baha'i Gardens of Haifa this is inside Israel thanks for watching and I'll see you next time foreign

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Length: 3min 14sec (194 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 05 2022