Then this material world will become the very paradise of the Kingdom this elemental earth will be in a heavenly state and all the servants of God will live in the utmost joy happiness and gladness.
ABDU'L-BAHAThen this material world will become the very paradise of the Kingdom this elemental earth will be in a heavenly state and all the servants of God will live in the utmost joy happiness and gladness.
ABDU'L-BAHAIf some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.
ABDU'L-BAHAThe wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust,
ABDU'L-BAHAAnd it must traverse all conditions, for its passage and movement through the conditions of existence will be the means of its acquiring perfections.
ABDU'L-BAHADivine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.
ABDU'L-BAHAAmong the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised be God, ye are now exerting strenuous efforts toward this end.
ABDU'L-BAHALet us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes.
ABDU'L-BAHAIf 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-BAHAHappiness is a great healer to those who are ill….This has a greater effect than the remedy itself. You must always have this thought of love and affection when you visit the ailing and afflicted.
ABDU'L-BAHAThe rich must wish to give! Life in man should be like a flame, warming all with whom it comes into contact. The spiritually awakened are like to bright torches in the sight of God, they give light and comfort to their fellows.
ABDU'L-BAHAEach human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
ABDU'L-BAHAThis 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-BAHANo harm will happen to the bounty of the sun, which is everlasting. This spirit has the power of discovery; it encompasses all things.
ABDU'L-BAHAEvery kind of knowledge, every science, is as a tree: if the fruit of it be the love of God, then is it a blessed tree, but if not, that tree is but dried-up wood, and shall only feed the fire
ABDU'L-BAHATruthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind
ABDU'L-BAHAThe 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.
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