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.
ABDU'L-BAHATo promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.
More Abdu'l-Baha Quotes
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They come to that man or woman who accepts his life with radiant acquiescence.
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The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust,
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Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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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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He who is educated by the Divine Spirit can, in his time, lead others to receive the same Spirit.
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There is but one power which heals—that is God. The state or condition through which the healing takes place is the confidence of the heart.
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Whilst on the other hand, with the wing of science alone he would also make no progress, but fall into the despairing slough of materialism.
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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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In this sacred Dispensation conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.
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Service to humanity is service to God. Let the love and light of the Kingdom radiate through you until all who look upon you shall be illumined by its reflection. Be as stars, brilliant and sparkling in the loftiness of their heavenly station.
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Let’s be wise as the silence, strong as the wind, useful as the light; let’s make of our lips a censer of the virtues.
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When the heart is filled with love everything seems beautiful & delightful to us.
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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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He 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.
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May you become as the waves of one sea, stars of the same heaven, fruits adorning the same tree, roses of one garden in order that through you the oneness of humanity may establish its temple in the world of mankind
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