Abdu'l-Baha on blessed
Abdu'l-Baha172 quotes“Every kind of knowledge, every science, is as a tree: if the fruit of it be the love of God, then is it a blessed tree, but if not, that tree is but dried-up wood, and shall only feed the fire”
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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-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The reality of man is his thought, not his material body. The thought force and the animal force are partners. Although man is part of the animal creation, he possesses a power of thought superior to all other created beings.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The forces and powers necessary for this world were bestowed upon him in that limited condition. In this world he needed eyes; he received them potentially in the other.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha 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-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The 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-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God the Most Great Peace shall come; the world will be seen as a new world, and all men will live as brothers.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha No harm will happen to the bounty of the sun, which is everlasting. This spirit has the power of discovery; it encompasses all things.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha 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-BahaAbdu'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-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha The body of the human world is sick. Its remedy and healing will be the oneness of the kingdom of humanity. Its life is the Most Great Peace. Its illumination and quickening is love.
Abdu'l-BahaAbdu'l-Baha
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