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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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Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of imperishable glory upon every high-aiming race and nation.
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Adorned Civilization Establisher Imperishable Love Mankind Peace Race Spirit
Man is in reality a spiritual being and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.
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Happy Live Man Reality Spiritual Truly
Is the people’s lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
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Fact Lack People Religious Uneducated
Until the reality of equality between man and woman is fully established and attained, the highest social development of mankind is not possible.
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Development Equality Established Highest Man Mankind Reality Social Woman
Religion and science are the two wings upon which man’s intelligence can soar into the heights, with which the human soul can progress.
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Fall Hand Human Intelligence Man Men Progress Religion Science Soar Wing
In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.
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Conflict Contention Permitted Sacred Wise
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
Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another’s ears nor comprehend with another’s brain.
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Brain Comprehend Ear Eye Intended Men Responsibility
In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity and endowment for the reality of human existence.
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Begining Book Eye Human Life Man Matrix Reality
But the balance is already shifting—force is losing its weight and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy.
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Alertness Balance Force Losing Mental Quality Service Shifting Spiritual
In that world there is need of spirituality, faith, assurance, the knowledge and love of God.
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Faith Knowledge Need Spirituality World
If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him.
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Commit Error Forgive Forgiving Instantly Wrong
To oppose knowledge is ignorant, and he who detests knowledge and science is not a man, but rather an animal without intelligence.
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Animal Ignorance Intelligence Knowledge Mean Real Science
Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love, consideration, thoughtful help.
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Concern Consideration Fellow Helping Offering Thoughtful
Prejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.
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Destroyer Happiness Human Kind Prejudice Welfare
This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life.
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Attain Bond Established Eternal Fellowship Harmony Man Unity
When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
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Face God Man Sunshine Turn
The confirmations of the Spirit are all those powers and gifts which some are born with (and which men sometimes call genius), but for which others have to strive with infinite pains.
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Born Confirmation Genius Gift Men Pain Power Spirit
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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Divorce Fall Foundation Harmony Husband Kingdom Oneness Relationship
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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Children Courage Face Forsake God Light Set Steadily Strive Work World
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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Clouded Giving Influence Intellect Joy Keener Strength Time Understanding Vital Wing
His Law and render of no account all efforts exerted in the past.
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Account Effort Exerted Law Past Render
One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race.
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Human People Praise Race Task Whole Worthy
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
Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds.
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Deeds Baha Race Religion Sincere True
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
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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Behold Candle Drop Flames Order Life Light Order Weep

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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