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.
ABDU'L-BAHAThe 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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In the world of existence there is indeed no greater power than the power of love
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We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have a friend come.
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When the Light of the Sun of Truth inspires the mind of a painter, he produces marvellous pictures. These gifts are fulfilling their highest purpose, when showing forth the praise of God.
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If others hurl their darts against you, offer them milk and honey in return; if they poison your lives, sweeten their souls.
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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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Is the people’s lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
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In some respects woman is superior to man. She is more tender-hearted, more receptive, her intuition is more intense.
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Let your hearts be filled with the strenuous desire that tranquillity and harmony may encircle all this warring world.
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…knowledge is the cause of human progress.
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Therefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of the Kingdom must be obtained here.
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If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
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Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come.
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We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena and that the absence of love is the cause of disintegration or non-existence.
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The most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity, the unity of mankind, the bond conjoining East and West, the tie of love which blends human hearts.
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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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