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The spirit does not need a body, but the body needs spirit, or it cannot live. The soul can live without a body, but the body without a soul dies

Abdu'l-Baha

Illnesses which occur because of physical causes should be treated by doctors with medical remedies; those which are due to spiritual causes disappear through spiritual means. contradictory.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Doctor Illness Mean Medical Remedies Spiritual
The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount, this fundamental concern is carried forward.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Educational Fall Ignorance Promotion Prosperity Success Urgent
The supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
ABDU'L-BAHA

Celestial Direct Force Magnetic Movement Realms Supreme
Where there is love, nothing is too much trouble and there is always time.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Always Nothing Time Trouble
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.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Born Confirmation Genius Gift Men Pain Power Spirit
The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Away Cut Cutting Entirely Heart Pure Self
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

Astonished Confirmation Degree Important More Most Persevere Task
The wisdom of the appearance of the spirit in the body is this: the human spirit is a Divine Trust,
ABDU'L-BAHA

Appearance Book Condition Divine Mean Perfection Traverse Wisdom
Bahá’í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other’s character.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Affection Character Cordial Excercise Exercise Marriage Party Union
Let us have love and more love; a love that melts all opposition, a love that conquers all foes.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Conquer Foe Love Melt Opposition Tolerance Triumph
Even through the limitless space of the heavens – surround all that exists, and make discoveries in the exalted spheres and infinite distances. .
ABDU'L-BAHA

Discovery Exalted Exist Heaven Limitless Space
The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Decline Fall Ignorance People Principal Reason
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

Body Confined Country Distance Earth Man Mind Observe Small Span Travel
A love that sweeps away all barriers, a love that aboundeth in charity, a large-heartedness, tolerance, forgiveness and noble striving, a love that triumphs over all obstacles.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Aboundeth Away Barrier Deliverance Large Peace Spirit Sweep Tolerance
If a man has ten good qualities and one bad one, to look at the ten and forget the one, and if a man has ten bad qualities and one good one, to look at the one and forget the ten.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Forget Good Life Man Qualities Quality
Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder
ABDU'L-BAHA

Close Disorder Educational Injustice Investigation Oppression People Primary Religious

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