He needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.
ABDU'L-BAHAAll Art is a gift of the Holy Spirit. When this light shines through the mind of a musician, it manifests itself in beautiful harmonies. Again, shining through the mind of a poet, it is seen in fine poetry and poetic prose.
More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes
-
-
If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
God has created us all humanHe is kind & just to all. Why should we be unkind & unjust to each other?
ABDU'L-BAHA -
Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
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?
ABDU'L-BAHA -
Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of influence.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
And 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-BAHA -
Let us join together to hasten forward the Divine Cause of unity, until all humanity knows itself to be one family, joined together in love.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
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.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
A man may be a Bah’ in name only. If he is a Bah’ in reality, his deeds and actions will be decisive proofs of it.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes..
ABDU'L-BAHA -
In that world there is need of spirituality, faith, assurance, the knowledge and love of God.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.
ABDU'L-BAHA