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  … order your lives in accordance with the first principle of the divine teaching, which is love. Service to humanity is service to God. `Abdu'l-Bahá The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 8 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  … God has chosen you to blend together human hearts and give light to the human world. The doors of His generosity are wide, wide open to us; but we must be attentive, alert and mindful, occupied with service to all mankind, appreciating the bestowals of God and ever conforming to His will. ‘Abdu’l-Baha The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p.335 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  We must now highly resolve to arise and lay hold of all those instrumentalities that promote the peace and well-being and happiness, the knowledge, culture and industry, the dignity, value and station, of the entire human race. Thus, through the restoring waters of pure intention and unselfish effort, the earth of human potentialities will blossom with its own latent excellence and flower into praiseworthy qualities… ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá www.bahai.org/r/483233156 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes

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  The inner joy that every individual seeks, unlike a passing emotion, is not contingent on outside influences; it is a condition, born of certitude and conscious knowledge, fostered by a pure heart, which is able to distinguish between that which has permanence and that which is superficial. Extract from letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice https://www.bahai.org/beliefs/life-spirit/character-conduct/articles-resources/selected-letters-subject-chastity #bahai #bahaifaith #...

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  If we are true Bahá’ís speech is not needed. Our actions will help on the world, will spread civilization, will help the progress of science, and cause the arts to develop. Without action nothing in the material world can be accomplished, neither can words unaided advance a man in the spiritual Kingdom. It is not through lip-service only that the elect of God have attained to holiness, but by patient lives of active service they have brought light into the world. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Paris Talks #bahai

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  [Let whosoever travels to different parts to teach, peruse over mountain, desert, land and sea this supplication.] O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and humility before Thy creatures; nevertheless, I have trusted in Thee and have arisen in the promotion of Thy teachings among Thy strong servants, relying on Thy power and might. Abdu’l‑Bahá Tablets of the Divine Plan www.bahai.org/r/061521122 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Arise, then, and make steadfast your feet, and make ye amends for that which hath escaped you, and set then yourselves towards His holy Court, on the shore of His mighty Ocean, so that the pearls of knowledge and wisdom, which God hath stored up within the shell of His radiant heart, may be revealed unto you. Bahá’u’lláh The Summons of the Lord of Hosts www.bahai.org/r/250036745 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Rejoice and be glad that this day has dawned, try to realize its power, for it is indeed wonderful! God has crowned you with honour and in your hearts has He set a radiant star; verily the light thereof shall brighten the whole world! ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Paris Talks, p. 59 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  My home is the home of peace. My home is the home of joy and delight. My home is the home of laughter and exultation. Whomsoever enters through the portals of this home, must go out with gladsome heart. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Star of the West, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 40 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Discord deprives humanity of the eternal favors of God; therefore, we must forget all imaginary causes of difference and seek the very fundamentals of the divine religions in order that we may associate in perfect love and accord and consider humankind as one family, the surface of the earth as one nationality and all races as one humanity. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá The Promulgation of Universal Peace, no. 15. www.bahai.org/r/053847659 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes

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  Abandon the things current amongst you and adopt that which the faithful Counsellor biddeth you. Deprive not yourselves of the bounties which have been created for your sake. Bahá’u’lláh Bahá’í Sacred Writings, part I, no. 7, para. 29.21. www.bahai.org/r/222318237 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Follow thou the footsteps of thy Lord, and remember His servants even as He doth remember thee, undeterred by either the clamor of the heedless ones or the sword of the enemy.… Spread abroad the sweet savors of thy Lord, and hesitate not, though it be for less than a moment, in the service of His Cause. The day is approaching when the victory of thy Lord, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful, will be proclaimed. Bahá’u’lláh www.bahai.org/r/295086460 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  I say unto you: weigh carefully in the balance of reason and science everything that is presented to you as religion. If it passes this test, then accept it, for it is truth! If, however, it does not so conform, then reject it, for it is ignorance! ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Paris Talks www.bahai.org/r/987041712 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes

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  It is therefore clear and evident that the trials endured in the path of the Friend are the ardent desire of such as are nigh unto Him, that woes suffered for the sake of the Lord are the sole yearning of the denizens of the realms above. Though to outward seeming they are poison, in reality they are pure honey. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Light of the World www.bahai.org/r/657734487 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes

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  He who expresses an opinion should not voice it as correct and right but set it forth as a contribution to the consensus of opinion, for the light of reality becomes apparent when two opinions coincide. A spark is produced when flint and steel come together. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 72 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes

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  In order to find truth we must give up our prejudices, our own small trivial notions; an open receptive mind is essential. If our chalice is full of self, there is no room in it for the water of life. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Paris Talks, p. 136 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  We are waves of one sea, grass of the same meadow, stars in the same heaven; and we find shelter in the universal divine Protector. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá The Promulgation of Universal Peace, no. 62. www.bahai.org/r/529704265 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  All who stand up in the cause of God will be persecuted and misunderstood. It hath ever been so, and will ever be. Let neither enemy nor friend disturb your composure, destroy your happiness, deter your accomplishment. Rely wholly upon God. Then will persecution and slander make you the more radiant. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Crisis and Victory, no. 51. www.bahai.org/r/147161185 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  As for the mind, it is the power of the human spirit. The spirit is as the lamp, and the mind as the light that shines from it. The spirit is as the tree, and the mind as the fruit. The mind is the perfection of the spirit and a necessary attribute thereof, even as the rays of the sun are an essential requirement of the sun itself. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Some Answered Questions www.bahai.org/r/152204731 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  The science of medicine is still in its infancy and has not yet reached maturity. But when it reaches that stage, treatments will be administered with things that are not repulsive to the senses of taste and smell, that is, through foods, fruits, and plants that have an agreeable taste and a pleasant smell. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Some Answered Questions www.bahai.org/r/373919326 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Humanity may be likened to a tree. This tree has branches, leaves, buds and fruit. Think of all men as being flowers, leaves or buds of this tree, and try to help each and all to realize and enjoy God’s blessings. God neglects none: He loves all. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Paris Talks www.bahai.org/r/336345725 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  The whole duty of man in this Day is to attain that share of the flood of grace which God poureth forth for him. Bahá’u’lláh Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 8 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Ye were created to show love one to another and not perversity and rancour. Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Baha’u’llah Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 138 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  O Bird of Holiness! Soar in the heaven of communion with Me, and acquaint the people with that which We disclosed unto Thee in the billowing oceans of immortality beyond the mount of glory. Let the fear of no one dismay Thee, and put Thy trust in God, the Almighty, the Beneficent. Bahá’u’lláh The Summons of the Lord of Hosts www.bahai.org/r/894845324 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  It is through your deeds that ye can distinguish yourselves from others. Through them the brightness of your light can be shed upon the whole earth. Bahá’u’lláh Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 305 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Be united in counsel, be one in thought. Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday. Baha'u'llah Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 138 #Bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquote #quotes

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  Be ye sincerely kind, not in appearance only. Let each one of God’s loved ones center his attention on this: to be the Lord’s mercy to man; to be the Lord’s grace. Let him do some good to every person whose path he crosseth, and be of some benefit to him. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá www.bahai.org/r/159531595 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  God leaves not His children comfortless, but, when the darkness of winter overshadows them, then again He sends His Messengers, the Prophets, with a renewal of the blessed spring. The Sun of Truth appears again on the horizon of the world shining into the eyes of those who sleep, awaking them to behold the glory of a new dawn… ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá Paris Talks www.bahai.org/r/820730138 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  O people of Bahá! The source of crafts, sciences and arts is the power of reflection. Make ye every effort that out of this ideal mine there may gleam forth such pearls of wisdom and utterance as will promote the well-being and harmony of all the kindreds of the earth. Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh www.bahai.org/r/038450443 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes

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  Whensoever a company of people shall gather in a meeting place, shall engage in glorifying God, and shall speak with one another of the mysteries of God, beyond any doubt the breathings of the Holy Spirit will blow gently over them, and each shall receive a share thereof. Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá www.bahai.org/r/516076938 #bahai #bahaifaith #bahaiquotes #quotes