Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God.
BAHA'U'LLAHThe True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.
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It is incumbent upon everyone to aid those daysprings of authority and sources of command who are adorned with the ornamant of equity and justice.
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A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding…
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Verily we are from God, and to Him shall we return!
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Religious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench.
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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
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The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
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O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.
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Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.
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Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify, at this moment, to my powerlessness and to Thy might, to my poverty and to Thy wealth. There is none other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
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Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.
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Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished.
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In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.
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Regard ye the world as a man’s body, which is afflicted with diverse ailments, and the recovery of which dependeth upon the harmonizing of all its component elements.
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