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.
ABDU'L-BAHAThat world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes..
More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes
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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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Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
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By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.
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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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Observe that the body of man is confined to a small place; it covers only two spans of earth. But the spirit and mind of man travel to all countries and regions
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These he must attain in this world so that after his ascension from the earthly to the heavenly Kingdom he shall find all that is needful in that eternal life ready for him
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Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.
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A thought of #hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of #love.
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Whatever other children learn in a year, let Bahá’í children learn in a month. The heart of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá longeth, in its love
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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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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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The time has come for humanity to hoist the standard of the oneness of the human world, so that dogmatic formulas and superstitions may end.
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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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The supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
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The body of the human world is sick. Its remedy and healing will be the oneness of the kingdom of humanity. Its life is the Most Great Peace. Its illumination and quickening is love.
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