The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman by reason of his more forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind.
ABDU'L-BAHAAt whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites.
More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes
-
-
It is your duty to be exceedingly kind to every human being…until ye change the world of man into the world of God.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
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
ABDU'L-BAHA -
At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
Man’s intelligence is greater, spirituality is beginning to grow, and a time is surely coming when the religions of the world will be at peace.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
…knowledge is the cause of human progress.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena and that the absence of love is the cause of disintegration or non-existence.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
And it must traverse all conditions, for its passage and movement through the conditions of existence will be the means of its acquiring perfections.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division it were better to be without it.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words – these alone are without effect.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
The more ye persevere in this most important task, the more will ye witness the confirmations of God, to such a degree that ye yourselves will be astonished.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.
ABDU'L-BAHA -
This is because the spirit has no place; it is placeless; and for the spirit the earth and the heaven are as one since it makes discoveries in both
ABDU'L-BAHA