- Rodney H. Clarken. Absolute Poverty and Utter Nothingness (1997). Bahá’u’lláh’s ideas of poverty as detachment, and nothingness as selflessness. Cites some commonalities in concepts of detachment and nothingness from Buddha, Confucius, Jesus, Muhammad and Socrates as five of the greatest philosophers or prophets.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá'u'lláh (2018/2023). 80 selections, updated August 2023.
- Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh (2018). On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment as a prerequisite for attainment unto the Divine Presence. Includes translation of a Tablet by Bahá’u’lláh.
- Edwin McCloughan. Asking Questions: The Independent Investigation of Truth (2001). On understanding and applying this primary principle of the Faith.
- Báb, The, Nabil-i-A'zam. Báb's Farewell Address to the Letters of the Living, The (1844). The Báb's farewell speech to the Letters of the Living, extracted from Nabil-i-A'zam's The Dawn-Breakers, pp. 92-94.
- Juan Cole. Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology (1997). The idea of liberation and equality is central to Bahá'í theology; the poor in the 19th century Middle East; Bahá'u'lláh and the poor; Tablet to the Kings on wealth and peace; laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas and Huququ'lláh; state social welfare.
- Paul Lample, comp. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings on Spiritual Reality (1996). The quest for spirituality, the spiritual life, material and spiritual reality, the progress of the soul and humanity’s spiritual education.
- Ehsan Bayat, comp. Compilation on Detachment (2008).
- WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts (2003). Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions.
- Phyllis Sternberg Perrakis. Four Levels of Detachment in Doris Lessing's Shikasta,, The (2004). The concept of detachment in Bahá’u’lláh’s Writings and its application to Doris Lessing’s Sufi-inspired novel, Shikasta; the reciprocal relation between detachment and attachment and service to the new prophet.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans, Juan Cole, trans. He who knoweth his self hath known his Lord (Man \'arafa nafsahú faqad \'arafa Rabbahú): Commentary (1996). Translation by Shoghi Effendi, completed by Cole. Themes include Islamic mysticism and the meaning of detachment, the meaning of the hadith about knowing one's self, the meaning of Return, and the hadith "The believer is alive in both worlds."
- Brian Kurzius. Hidden Gifts: Finding Blessings in the Struggles of Life (2007). Compilation of Bahá'í texts on the purpose of problems and tests in our lives.
- Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Hidden Words: References of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi (1998).
- Lesley Shams. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit (2015). The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering our spiritual destiny; compilation of guidance from the Writings and other sources on the spiritual path, prayer, fasting, sacrifice, tests, love, etc.
- Universal House of Justice. Inayat Rawhani, trans. Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution (1986). Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 February 1980.
- Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). Major theological work by Baháʼu'lláh, written prior to his declaration of mission.
- Michael L. Penn. Light Was in the Darkness, The: Reflections on the Growth that Hides in the Pain of Suffering (2020-07). Existential stress and its relationship to individual growth and development, drawing on the rich spiritual and philosophical heritage of humanity.
- Phyllis K. Peterson. Meaning of Detachment, The (1997). Detachment as it relates to women, teaching, the media, and unity.
- Duane L. Herrmann. Observing the Fast When You Are Not to Abstain from Food (1989). What meaning can the Fast have if one is not able to observe it? The spiritual and symbolic natures of the Fast remain.
- Dorothy Baker. Path to God, The: 1956 (1956). Some elements for spiritual success: power through prayer and nine benefits of prayer, victorious living, and immortality.
- Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. Prayers and rituals in the Bahá'í Faith: Introduction to A Tablet to Jináb-i-Mullá 'Alí-Akbar fí Ardi'l-Álif (2008). A tablet of Bahá'u'lláh to one of the Bábís to renew his faith before He had revealed his mission; its recipient and circumstances of composition; a prayer of 'reunion' and its attendant rituals.
- Pritam Singh. Scriptures of Different Faiths, The (1942). Overview of Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Christian, and Islamic scriptures, emphasizing their teachings and significance across diverse religious traditions.
- Universal House of Justice. "Share your time with God" (2004-09-19). Source of the quotation "Share your time with God. Spend half of the day in search of livelihood," from a pilgrim's note.
- Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masumian; listed here for the sake of search engines and tagging.
- Susan Gammage. Various Essays (2013-2018/2023). 47 short essays on following the teachings and living a Bahá'í life, life coaching and counselling, recovery from substances or abuse, family matters, dreams, elections, debt, abortion, and more. Includes bios of Bruce Matthews and Caroline Lehmann.
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