What profit is there in agreeing that universal friendship is good, and talking of the solidarity of the human race as a grand ideal?
ABDU'L-BAHAPrejudices of any kind are the destroyers of human happiness & welfare.
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And it must traverse all conditions, for its passage and movement through the conditions of existence will be the means of its acquiring 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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I beg of God that ye will be bringers of joy, even as are the angels in Heaven.
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The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
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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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What are the requirements? Love for mankind, sincerity toward all, reflecting the oneness of the world of humanity, philanthropy, becoming enkindled with the fire of the love of God
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The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
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It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being…until ye change the world of man into the world of God.
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Or to a guilty or innocent sufferer! Sacrifice yourself, your talent, your time, your rest to another, to one who has to bear a heavier load than you – and your unhappy mood will dissolve into a blessed, contented submission to God.
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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.
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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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In the world of existence there is indeed no greater power than the power of love
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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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You are the ones who are called to uplift the cause of unity among the nations of the earth.
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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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