Be calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly.
ABDU'L-BAHABe calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly.
ABDU'L-BAHAHumanity 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.
ABDU'L-BAHAThe greatest bounty of God. Knowledge is identical with guidance, and ignorance is real error
ABDU'L-BAHAThis perfected body can be compared to a mirror, and the human spirit to the sun. Nevertheless, if the mirror breaks, the bounty of the sun continues; and if the mirror is destroyed or ceases to exist
ABDU'L-BAHAThe mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
ABDU'L-BAHAWhen a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere.
ABDU'L-BAHAThe 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.
ABDU'L-BAHANew bounties, bestowals and perfections are awaiting and already descending upon him.
ABDU'L-BAHABe not the slave of your moods, but their master. But if you are so angry, so depressed and so sore that your spirit cannot find deliverance and peace even in prayer, then quickly go and give some pleasure to someone lowly or sorrowful,
ABDU'L-BAHAWhen the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
ABDU'L-BAHAGod has created us all humanHe is kind & just to all. Why should we be unkind & unjust to each other?
ABDU'L-BAHALove manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words – these alone are without effect.
ABDU'L-BAHAAttainment to the knowledge of God and that which is conducive to human welfare.
ABDU'L-BAHAHe needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.
ABDU'L-BAHAEach human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
ABDU'L-BAHAThere is no question but that they will exert all their efforts, their energies, their sense of pride, to acquire the sciences and arts.
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