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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-Baha

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
Even through the limitless space of the heavens – surround all that exists, and make discoveries in the exalted spheres and infinite distances. .
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Discovery Exalted Exist Heaven Limitless Space
But to remain happy and contented in the face of difficulty, hardship and the onslaught of disease and sickness-this is an indication of nobility.
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Contented Difficulty Disease Face Happy Indication Nobility Onslaught Sickness
To speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced.
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Age Balanced Exactly Feminine Masculine More Speak
It is good to laugh. Laughter is spiritual relaxation.
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Good Laughing Laughter Relaxation Spiritual
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
Is the people’s lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
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Fact Lack People Religious Uneducated
Let your hearts be filled with the strenuous desire that tranquillity and harmony may encircle all this warring world.
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Desire Encircle Filled Harmony Heart Strenuous Tranquility World
Whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism.
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Despairing Materialism Progress Science Slough Wall Wing
I want you to be happy…to laugh, smile and rejoice in order that others may be made happy by you.
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Baha Happy Laugh Laughing Made Order Rejoice You
In the world of existence there is indeed no greater power than the power of love
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Existence Greater Indeed Power World
The diversity in the human family should be the cause of love and harmony, as it is in music where many different notes blend together in the making of a perfect chord.
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Art Diversity Family Human Music Perfect Together Trust
If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division, it would be better to be without it… Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.
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Better Cause Dislike Division Hatred Religion Unity Without
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.
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Bestowed Condition Eyes Force Limited Necessary Needed Power World
Religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish from the face of the earth; it should give birth to spirituality, and bring light and life to every soul.
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Birth Face Heart Light Religion Spirituality Unite War
A thought of #hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of #love.
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Baha Destroyed Hatred More Powerful

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.

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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.

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