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By some this state is reached through pills, powders, and physicians. By others through hygiene, fasting, and prayer. By others through direct perception.

Abdu'l-Baha

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
Truthfulness is the foundation of all the virtues of mankind
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Foundation Mankind Truthfulness Virtue
Thus an illness caused by affliction, fear, nervous impressions, will be healed more effectively by spiritual rather than physical treatment. Hence, both kinds of treatment should be followed; they are not.
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Caused Illness Impression Nervous Treatment
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
It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition
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Alone Fly Possible Religion Wing
Love is the most great law that ruleth this mighty and heavenly cycle, the unique power that bindeth together the divers elements of this material world
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Cycle Element Great Law Love Mighty Ruleth Unique
To oppose knowledge is ignorant, and he who detests knowledge and science is not a man, but rather an animal without intelligence.
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Animal Ignorance Intelligence Knowledge Mean Real Science
In that world there is need of spirituality, faith, assurance, the knowledge and love of God.
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Faith Knowledge Need Spirituality World
Set your faces steadily towards the Light of the World. Show love to all… Take courage! God never forsakes His children who strive and work and pray!
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Children Courage Face Forsake God Light Set Steadily Strive Work World
it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.
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Chronic General Health Improved Mankind
Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results. The oppressed who have right on their side, must not take that right by force; the evil would continue. Hearts must be changed.
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Employment Fighting Force Heart Men Oppressed Right
Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
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Creature Endowment God Human Individual Responsibility
To find that Bahá’í young people, each and all, are known throughout the world for their intellectual attainmen
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Attainment Intellectual Known People Throughout World Young
New bounties, bestowals and perfections are awaiting and already descending upon him.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Awaiting Bestowal Bounties Descending New Perfection
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
There is no contradiction between true religion and science
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Contradiction Religion Science True

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