The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
ABDU'L-BAHAWhat profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal?
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Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.
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That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes..
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The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman by reason of his more forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind.
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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.
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Let us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes.
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Be calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly.
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By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.
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We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena and that the absence of love is the cause of disintegration or non-existence.
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Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
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Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.
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This is destined to come about. In the same way, in the character, the conduct and the manners of men, universal modifications will be made.
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Today the mass of the people are uninformed even as to ordinary affairs, how much less do they grasp the core of the important problems and complex needs of the time.
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They come to that man or woman who accepts his life with radiant acquiescence.
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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.
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One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race.
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