The True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart.
BAHA'U'LLAHI 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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The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds and through commendable and seemly conduct.
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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 prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and should abasement come upon thee, grieve not, for both shall pass away and be no more.
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My Calamity is my providence, outwardly it is fire and vengeance, but inwardly it is light and mercy.
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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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All peoples and nations are of one family, the children of one Father, and should be to one another as brothers and sisters.
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Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity.
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A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances. A complaining soul complains even in paradise.
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Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!
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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.
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Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful and your heart enlightened.
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Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations.
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The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds.
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In the garden of thy heart, plant naught but the rose of love.
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O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men.
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