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This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life.

Abdu'l-Baha

The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. … so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment.
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Advance Affair Book Life Man Mind Suffering Tribulation Wordly
Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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Attainment Happiness Perfection Spiritual
This 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
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Book Bounty Break Compared Discovery Mirror
The spirit does not need a body, but the body needs spirit, or it cannot live. The soul can live without a body, but the body without a soul dies
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Body Die Doe Need Soul Spirit
Every 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
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Blessed Fire Fruit God Knowledge Science Tree
All down the ages we see how blood has stained the surface of the earth; but now a ray of greater light has come
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Ages Blood Down Greater Intelligence Light Man
My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.
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Constant Heart State Thanksgiving
That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes..
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Attribute Book Divine Love Necessary Need World. Acquire
Man’s intelligence is greater, spirituality is beginning to grow, and a time is surely coming when the religions of the world will be at peace.
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Beginning Greater Intelligence Man Peace Spirituality
Be not the slave of your moods, but their master. But if you are so angry, so depressed and so sore that your spirit cannot find deliverance and peace even in prayer, then quickly go and give some pleasure to someone lowly or sorrowful,
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Blessed Depressed Mood Prayer Sacrifice Slave
Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds.
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Deeds Baha Race Religion Sincere True
What are the requirements? Love for mankind, sincerity toward all, reflecting the oneness of the world of humanity, philanthropy, becoming enkindled with the fire of the love of God
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Humanity Mankind Oneness Philanthropy Reflecting Requirement Sincerity
If, however, we look at people from the standpoint of their faults, then being a friend to them is a formidable task.hus is it incumbent upon us, when we direct our gaze toward other people, to see where they excel, not where they fail.
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Excel Fail Fault Formidable Incumbent Look People Standpoint Task
Never is it the wish of `Abdu’l-Bahá to see any being hurt, nor will He make anyone to grieve; for man can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice another’s heart.
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Angel Anymore Gift Greater Grieve Heart Hurt Recieve Wish
Happiness 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-BAHA

Great Happiness Healer Remedy
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

Divine Humanity Love Together

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