Ymasumac Maranon Davis spoke about the Baha’i faith during a lecture sponsored by the office of religious and spiritual life, Baha’is of Rancho Cucamonga and People for Peace and Prosperity.
The event was part of the “Harmonizing Diverse Worldviews” series.
Roughly 40 University community members attended the Oct. 24 event in the Ludwick Center Sacred Space.
Raised among the Mayan people of the Yucatan Peninsula, Davis is a writer, educational consultant, adjunct lecturer at Cal State Fullerton and doctoral student.
She opened with a chant from the Quechua people. It was a Baha’i prayer that focuses on centering yourself in the midst of difficulties, she said.
Davis introduced her topic by discussing her own heritage.
Her ancestral history began in the Andes Mountains, she said. Her father is Quechua and her mother is of English and Irish descent.
She talked about the notion of worldview as the values we carry, the attitudes, beliefs and assumptions we bring to the table.
She explained the significance of worldview in the Baha’i faith.
We are all different but we need universal participation to make a change, she said.
“The power to transform the world is by love,” Davis said. “We need justice and unity.”
At the end of the lecture two women from the community honored Davis through song and prayer inspired by the Baha’i faith community.
—Lillian Barocio
Lillian Barocio is a sophomore journalism major and a staff writer for the Campus Times.
