Abdu'l-Baha on adorned
Abdu'l-Baha172 quotes“Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of imperishable glory upon every high-aiming race and nation.”
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This perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror breaks, the bounty of the sun continues; and if the mirror is destroyed or ceases to exist
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The spirit does not need a body, but the body needs spirit, or it cannot live. The soul can live without a body, but the body without a soul dies
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words – these alone are without effect.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division, it would be better to be without it… Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha There is no question but that they will exert all their efforts, their energies, their sense of pride, to acquire the sciences and arts.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha But to remain happy and contented in the face of difficulty, hardship and the onslaught of disease and sickness-this is an indication of nobility.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Love gives life to the lifeless. Love lights a flame in the heart that is cold. Love brings hope to the hopeless and gladdens the hearts of the sorrowful.
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