If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.
ABDU'L-BAHA
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Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union, not upon differences, especially between husband and wife.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha I want you to be happy…to laugh, smile and rejoice in order that others may be made happy by you.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Let us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Observe that the body of man is confined to a small place; it covers only two spans of earth. But the spirit and mind of man travel to all countries and regions
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha 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.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The forces and powers necessary for this world were bestowed upon him in that limited condition. In this world he needed eyes; he received them potentially in the other.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Be calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The human spirit may be likened to the bounty of the sun shining on a mirror. The body of man, … grows and develops through the animal spirit.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha No 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-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
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