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The most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity, the unity of mankind, the bond conjoining East and West, the tie of love which blends human hearts.

Abdu'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?
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Happiness Happy Birthday Joy Look Season Time Wait
All down the ages we see how blood has stained the surface of the earth; but now a ray of greater light has come
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Ages Blood Down Greater Intelligence Light Man
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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Adorned Civilization Establisher Imperishable Love Mankind Peace Race Spirit
There is but one power which heals—that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes place is the confidence of the heart.
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Condition Confidence God Healing Heart Place Power Prayer
In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity and endowment for the reality of human existence.
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Begining Book Eye Human Life Man Matrix Reality
Thus an illness caused by affliction, fear, nervous impressions, will be healed more effectively by spiritual rather than physical treatment. Hence, both kinds of treatment should be followed; they are not.
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Caused Illness Impression Nervous Treatment
The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. … so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment.
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Advance Affair Book Life Man Mind Suffering Tribulation Wordly
Beware of prejudice; light is good in whatsoever lamp it is burning; a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.
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Beautiful Beware Bloom Dark Garden Good Lamp Light Prejudice Rose
If one of these two become the cause of divorce, that one will 392 unquestionably fall into great difficulties, will become the victim of formidable calamities and experience deep remorse.
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Difficulty Divorce Fall Formidable Great Victim
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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Employment Fighting Force Heart Men Oppressed Right
Attainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare.
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Attainment Conductive God Human Knowledge Welfare
What are the requirements? Love for mankind, sincerity toward all, reflecting the oneness of the world of humanity, philanthropy, becoming enkindled with the fire of the love of God
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Humanity Mankind Oneness Philanthropy Reflecting Requirement Sincerity
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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Attribute Book Divine Love Necessary Need World. Acquire
The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
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Brain Courage Man Moral Proved Superiority Warrior Woman
The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.
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Avail Good Heart Intellect Little Servant
The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although man is part of the animal creation, he possesses a power of thought superior to all other created beings.
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Animal Body Force Man Material Partner Reality

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