To oppose knowledge is ignorant, and he who detests knowledge and science is not a man, but rather an animal without intelligence.
ABDU'L-BAHAThe 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.
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To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.
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So will success crown your efforts, and with the universal brotherhood will come the Kingdom of God in peace and goodwill.
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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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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.
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They come to that man or woman who accepts his life with radiant acquiescence.
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The faithful are ever sustained by the presence of the Supreme Concourse. In the Supreme Concourse are Jesus, and Moses, and Elijah, and Bahá’u’lláh, and other supreme Souls: there, also, are the martyrs.
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New bounties, bestowals and perfections are awaiting and already descending upon him.
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When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
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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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Illnesses which occur because of physical causes should be treated by doctors with medical remedies; those which are due to spiritual causes disappear through spiritual means. contradictory.
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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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Behold a candle, how it gives its light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame of light.
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The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust,
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For knowledge is light, life, felicity, perfection, beauty and the means of approaching the Threshold of Unity. It is the honor and glory of the world of humanity
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When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
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