Bridging Beliefs

Rob Cacchioni

These are the audios from our main presentations on YouTube.com/BridgingBeliefs Delve into Bahá'í and philosophical subjects, principles, and objections. This individual initiative is not authoritative, but merely represents my understanding of the Bahá'í Faith. I encourage you to read the Baha'i Writings independently and visit www.bahai.org. My intention is to dispel misunderstandings, explore deeper truths, and bridge the seeming divides among the world's great Holy Texts. "The objection most commonly raised... is the assertion that the differences among the revealed faiths are so fundamental that to present them as stages or aspects of one unified system of truth does violence to the facts. Given the confusion surrounding the nature of religion, the reaction is understandable. Chiefly, however, such an objection offers Bahá'ís an invitation to set the principles reviewed here more explicitly in the evolutionary context provided in Bahá'u'lláh's writings." --One Common Faith, p 24 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BridgingBeliefs Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgingBeliefs Official Bahá'í website: http://www.bahai.org

  1. APR 10

    Buddhist Hells and Yama

    In the Buddha's Devaduta Sutra (Majjhima Nikaya 130), King Yama questions a deceased person who lived unwholesomely about the 5 divine messengers— birth, aging, sickness, the visible consequences of evil, and death— rebuking them for failing to reflect on these reminders and perform good deeds by body, speech, and mind. As a result, the soul is subjected to endless, excruciating torments in the Great Hell and its surrounding realms (including hot stakes, axes, burning chariots, cauldrons, needle-mouthed creatures, thorn and sword-leaf forests, and molten metal force-fed into the body), suffering until the evil karma is exhausted. The Buddha concludes that those who heed the messengers practice the noble Dhamma and attain Nirvana. Sections: 4:08 Intro 5:19 King Yama - Messengers and Hells - Pali Canon 35:52 Conclusion Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/3etwzzyx Support the show

    40 min

  2. APR 3

    Jews, Christ, and Hindu Theism - Anatman - Katha Upanishad

    In the Katha Upanishad, young Nachiketas is sacrificed by his father Vajasravasa to Yama, Lord of Death, and earns three boons after waiting three nights without hospitality; he uses the first two for his father's peace and a heavenly fire ritual, then insists on the third—knowledge of what happens after death—rejecting Yama’s temptations of wealth, long life, and pleasures. Yama then teaches him the eternal nature of the Self (Atman), its unity with Brahman, the cosmological ladder rising from senses through mind, intellect, and the Great to the ineffable Quiet Person, and the path of meditation, yoga, and inner realization that liberates one from death and leads to immortality. Here we explore how these concepts tie in with various religious theological themes.  Sections:  0:57 Intro  1:41 Nachiketas and His Father  29:24 The Cosmological Ladder – Into the Quiet Anatman  41:13 One Deity – Who arises with the Cosmic Seed  42:59 Brahman – Devas Worship – Manifold Forms – The One Person  49:29 The Cosmic Tree is Also Brahman, the Bright  53:24 Cosmological Ladder – Ineffable  58:41 Conclusion  Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/ycx5u9ww  Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV  Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/ X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/  No videos on this channel are monetized nor are for commercial purposes. Support the show

    1h 4m

  3. MAR 25

    Zoroastrianism and the Bible - Part 2

    The fulfillment of the coming of Jesus was expected by Zoroastrians. Several 'Magi' were spoken of in the Bible who were there at the birth of the coming Son of God (Jesus). Does that imply God inspired other world religions with the Truth as well?  Sections:  1:48 Introduction 2:52 Justin Martyr 7:28 Clement of Alexandria 13:25 Lactantius 51:26 Conclusion Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/rk2jde66 Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV  Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/  X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs  The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/ Support the show

    57 min

  4. JAN 11

    Zoroastrianism and the Bible - Part 1

    The fulfillment of the coming of Jesus was expected by Zoroastrians. Several 'Magi' were spoken of in the Bible who were there at the birth of the coming Son of God (Jesus). Who were they, and what implications does this have on the potential validity of Zoroaster?  Sections:  1:09 Introduction 3:10 Historical Context 4:31 God Gave Cyrus the Kingdoms of the Earth 13:09 Cyrus is God’s Shepherd and Messiah 24:00 Does Cyrus (and Israel) not Know God? 40:21 Magi in the New Testament- The Zoroastrians Come to Worship Jesus 47:17 Who Were the Magi? - Authors Confirm ‘Magi’ were Zoroastrian Priests 55:00 Catholic Encyclopedia Ahura Mazda 57:36 Catholic Encyclopedia on ‘the Magi’ 1:00:10 The Early Church Fathers on ‘the Magi’ 1:10:33 Summary Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/rk2jde66 Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/ X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/ Support the show

    1h 17m

  5. 2025-10-20

    The Elijah Problem - Can Christ's Return by Spiritual?

    The spiritual fulfillment of the coming of Jesus, as opposed to a literal understanding of his expectation. This video is about how Elijah and Immanuel were supposed to come but we didn't literally get them coming physically from the sky or by name. But instead it came spiritually, so the second coming can, at least possibly, be fulfilled spiritually as well.  Sections:  0:41 Empathizing with Israel  5:38 God Tests His Servants  39:29 Was John the Baptist Elijah?  58:59 The Name - The Body - The Eye  1:03:54 Conclusion  Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/5bks9hn3  Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/ X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/ Support the show

    1h 11m

  6. 2025-09-23

    Does Hinduism Teach a Personal God? The Kena Upanishad

    Some people claim that Hindu scriptures teach an impersonal God (Brahman or Ultimate Reality) as opposed to a personal Being who has a Will to interact and have a relationship with mankind. Is this true based on the Hindu sacred texts (Kena Upanishad here), or has this been an interpolation over the centuries? Sections:  4:33 Brahman and Agni 8:38 Brahman and Vayu 10:41 Brahman and Indra 12:27 Brahman Unveils 14:47 Brahman Reveals 19:16 Conclusion Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/5n99wvrv Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV  Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/  X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs  The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/ Support the show

    21 min

  7. 2025-09-17

    Why can't I just be a good person? Part 2 - Bridging Beliefs

    Part 2 of trying to address the objection: Why can't I just be a good person? Why do I need religion? Isn't it enough to simply be ethical without religion or God?  Sections:  1:34 The Manifestation as the Mirror 10:32 Rectitude of Conduct vs Relationship 15:26 Virtue vs Verity - Unveiling the Beloved 27:28 Goodness as Knowing and Telling 34:33 We Exist What we Reflect: We Exist to Reflect 49:52 The Endless Quest - Finding the Beloved 1:07:18 Krishna and Arjuna 1:15:20 Concluding Thoughts Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/3tw8xudt  Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV  Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/  X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs  The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/ Support the show

    1h 18m

  8. 2025-08-27

    Why can't I just be a good person? Part 1 - Bridging Beliefs

    Trying to address the objection: Why can't I just be a good person? Why do I need religion? Isn't it enough to simply be ethical without religion or God?  Sections:  7:25 An Alternate Vision  16:05 A Divergence  19:43 Ethics vs Intellect  29:01 A Convergence  Download MP3 and PDF: https://tinyurl.com/3tw8xudt  Links:  Podcast (apple): https://goo.gl/CM4TmV  Podcast (android): https://goo.gl/ovLmps  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9/  X: https://x.com/BridgingBeliefs  The Official Bahá'í site: http://www.bahai.org/ Support the show

    39 min
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These are the audios from our main presentations on YouTube.com/BridgingBeliefs Delve into Bahá'í and philosophical subjects, principles, and objections. This individual initiative is not authoritative, but merely represents my understanding of the Bahá'í Faith. I encourage you to read the Baha'i Writings independently and visit www.bahai.org. My intention is to dispel misunderstandings, explore deeper truths, and bridge the seeming divides among the world's great Holy Texts. "The objection most commonly raised... is the assertion that the differences among the revealed faiths are so fundamental that to present them as stages or aspects of one unified system of truth does violence to the facts. Given the confusion surrounding the nature of religion, the reaction is understandable. Chiefly, however, such an objection offers Bahá'ís an invitation to set the principles reviewed here more explicitly in the evolutionary context provided in Bahá'u'lláh's writings." --One Common Faith, p 24 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/BridgingBeliefs Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bridgingbeliefs Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BridgingBeliefs9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgingbeliefs9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/BridgingBeliefs Official Bahá'í website: http://www.bahai.org

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  • Creator
    Rob Cacchioni
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    47
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Bridging Beliefs
  • Show Website
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