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Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.

Abdu'l-Baha

Be 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,
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Blessed Depressed Mood Prayer Sacrifice Slave
Its happiness is the attainment of spiritual perfections.
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Attainment Happiness Perfection Spiritual
It is not possible to fly with one wing alone! Should a man try to fly with the wing of religion alone he would quickly fall into the quagmire of superstition
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Alone Fly Possible Religion Wing
I want you to be happy…to laugh, smile and rejoice in order that others may be made happy by you.
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Baha Happy Laugh Laughing Made Order Rejoice You
Love is the spirit of life unto the adorned body of mankind, the establisher of true civilization in this mortal world, and the shedder of imperishable glory upon every high-aiming race and nation.
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Adorned Civilization Establisher Imperishable Love Mankind Peace Race Spirit
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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Blessed Fire Fruit God Knowledge Science Tree
…knowledge is the cause of human progress.
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Cause Educational Human Knowledge Progress
By nothing,under no conditions, be ye perturbed.
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Condition Nothing Perturbed Under
You are the ones who are called to uplift the cause of unity among the nations of the earth.
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Among Called Earth Nation One Unity Uplift
Dignity before God depends, not on sex, but on purity and luminosity of heart. Human virtues belong equally to all!
ABDU'L-BAHA

Depend Dignity Equally God Heart Luminosity Purity Sex
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-BAHA

Advance Affair Book Life Man Mind Suffering Tribulation Wordly
Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of influence.
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Clouded Giving Influence Intellect Joy Keener Strength Time Understanding Vital Wing
Love gives life to the lifeless. Love lights a flame in the heart that is cold. Love brings hope to the hopeless and gladdens the hearts of the sorrowful.
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Cold Flame Heart Hopeless Lifeless Light Sorrowful
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.
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Animal Body Force Man Material Partner Reality
Anyone can live contentedly in circumstances of ease and comfort, health and well-being gratification and felicit
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Baha Circumstance Comfort Contentedly Felicit Gratification Hardship Heath
The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion.
ABDU'L-BAHA

Brother Fundamental Gift God Oneness Peace Religion War

Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.

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Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.

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