The spirit does not need a body, but the body needs spirit, or it cannot live. The soul can live without a body, but the body without a soul dies
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..
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We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.
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Do not despair! Work steadily. Sincerity and love will conquer hate. How many seemingly impossible events are coming to pass in these days
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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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War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers.
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Attainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare.
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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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Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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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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When this holy attribute is established in man, all the divine qualities will also become realized.
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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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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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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.
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They come to that man or woman who accepts his life with radiant acquiescence.
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…knowledge is the cause of human progress.
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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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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 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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All down the ages we see how blood has stained the surface of the earth; but now a ray of greater light has come
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Christ is ever in the world of existence. He has never disappeared out of it…. Rest assured that Christ is present. The Spiritual beauty we see around us today is from the breathings of Christ.
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Humanity has emerged from its former degrees of limitation and preliminary training. Man must now become imbued with new virtues and powers, new moralities, new capacities.
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In short, the foundation of the Kingdom of God is based upon harmony and love, oneness, relationship and union, not upon differences, especially between husband and wife.
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Hence the new age will be an age less masculine, and more permeated with the feminine ideals
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By this means she will demonstrate capability and ensure recognition of equality in the social and economic equation.
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Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit
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Strive with all your hearts, raise up your voices and shout, until this dark world be filled with light.
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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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