It is incumbent upon every man, in this Day, to hold fast
unto whatsoever will promote the interests, and exalt the station, of all
nations and just governments.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
12/26/16
12/19/16
Baha’u’llah’s counsels for the world
…the counsels which the Pen of this wronged One hath
revealed constitute the supreme animating power for the advancement of the
world and the exaltation of its peoples.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the
Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
12/11/16
Desiring “nearness of God”
If you desire the nearness of God, you must sever yourself
from everything and become purified and sanctified from the dross of this
transitory world.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk, October 19, Los Angeles,
USA, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
12/4/16
A Baha’i’s “ambition” in life
They who are the people of God have no ambition except to
revive the world, to ennoble its life, and regenerate its peoples.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
11/28/16
The poor
Know ye that the poor are the trust of God in your midst.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Suriy-i-Mulk [Tablet to the Kings]; ‘Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
- Baha’u’llah (‘Suriy-i-Mulk [Tablet to the Kings]; ‘Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
11/21/16
One’s glory
Know ye that a servant’s glory resideth in his nearness unto
God…
- Baha’u’llah (‘Suriy-i-Mulk [Tablet to the Kings]; ‘Summons
of the Lord of Hosts’)
11/14/16
To polish the mirror of the heart
The most important thing is to polish the mirrors of hearts
in order that they may become illumined and receptive of the divine light.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk, New York, 14 April 1912; ‘The Promulgation of
Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United
States and Canada in 1912’)
11/7/16
The “ornament of every belief and its very foundation”
Blessed is the man that hath acknowledged his belief in God
and in His signs, and recognized that “He shall not be asked of His doings”.
Such a recognition hath been made by God the ornament of every belief and its
very foundation.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
10/31/16
Anger
Should anyone wax angry with you, respond to him with
gentleness; and should anyone upbraid you, forbear to upbraid him in return,
but leave him to himself and put your trust in God, the omnipotent Avenger, the
Lord of might and justice.
- Baha’u’llah
(‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
10/24/16
Confirmations of Baha’u’llah
Be constantly attached to and seek always the confirmations
of Bahá’u’lláh for these turn the drop into a sea and convert the gnat into an
eagle.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha
(‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
10/17/16
Needs of the age we live in
Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in,
and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
10/10/16
Attracting heavenly blessings
Today the magnetic power that attracts heavenly blessings is
teaching the Cause of God.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet to believers in Denver, USA, 1914; Star of the West, vol. 12, no. 11, September 27, 1921)
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet to believers in Denver, USA, 1914; Star of the West, vol. 12, no. 11, September 27, 1921)
10/3/16
Obedience
Strengthen my heart, O my God, in Thine obedience and in Thy
love…
- The Báb (‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb’)
9/26/16
Service
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Hands of the Cause of God circa 1960
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- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the
Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Peace)
9/18/16
To care for others
The Great Being saith: Blessed and happy is he that ariseth
to promote the best interests of the peoples and kindreds of the earth.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of
Compilations, vol. II, Peace)
9/11/16
“city of the human heart”
Open, O people, the city of the human heart with the key of
your utterance . . .
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
9/5/16
Not to sow seeds of discord
Sow not the seeds of discord among men, and refrain from
contending with your neighbour . . .
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings
of Baha’u’llah’)
8/29/16
To love God and His Manifestation
That which beseemeth you is the love of
God, and the love of Him Who is the Manifestation of His Essence, and the
observance of whatsoever He chooseth to prescribe unto you...
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
8/22/16
Service
Happy the soul that shall forget his own good, and like the
chosen ones of God, vie with his fellows in service to the good of all…
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)
8/15/16
One’s heart
The heart is a divine trust; cleanse it from the stain of
self-love, adorn it with the coronal of pure intent…
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Secret
of Divine Civilization’)
8/8/16
Consultation
In this Cause consultation is of vital importance, but spiritual
conference and not the mere voicing of personal views is intended.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace:
Talks Delivered by Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada
in 1912’;The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Consultation)
8/1/16
The city of human heart
Open, O people, the city of the human
heart with the key of your utterance...
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings
of Baha’u’llah’)
7/25/16
Spiritual growth
Become ye the manifestors of spiritual favors and the
dawning-places of infinite lights!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)
7/18/16
To love the whole world
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, Peace)
7/11/16
“become fully established in the Kingdom of God”
…attach not yourselves to the luxuries of this ephemeral
world, free yourselves from every attachment, and strive with heart and soul to
become fully established in the Kingdom of God.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the
Divine Plan’)
7/4/16
Praiseworthy deeds
…every praiseworthy deed is born out of the light of
religion.
- Baha’u’llah ('Bahá'í Education', a compilation, 1976 World
Centre edition)
6/27/16
To become more illumined
Day by day become ye more illumined. Draw ye nearer and
nearer unto the threshold of oneness. Become ye the manifestors of spiritual
favors and the dawning-places of infinite lights!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of
the Divine Plan’)
6/20/16
Steadfastness
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed
the entire creation, and Thy generosity that hath embraced all created things,
to cause me to turn my face wholly towards Thee, and to seek Thy shelter, and
to be steadfast in my love for Thee.
- Baha'u'llah ('Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah')
6/13/16
Becoming an angel
Indeed, if man is abandoned to the rule of nature, he sinks
even lower than the animal, whereas if he is educated he becomes even as an
angel.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in
Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised
translation by the Baha’i World Center)
6/6/16
Connecting our hearts to Baha’u’llah
O Son of Being! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth
therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and
perish.
- Baha'u'llah ('The Hidden Words
of Baha'u'llah')
5/30/16
Humility & self-effacing
A man must never consider himself greater than others.
Rather, he must always be humble and self-effacing.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, 24 Denver 1912, Lincoln, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
5/22/16
The Day of God
The purpose underlying all creation is the revelation of
this most sublime, this most holy Day, the Day known as the Day of God, in His
Books and Scriptures...
- Baha’u’llah (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in a letter dated
December 25, 1935; ‘The Advent of Divine Justice’)
5/16/16
Not to harm any soul
Beware lest ye harm any soul, or make any heart to sorrow;
lest ye wound any man with your words, be he known to you or a stranger, be he
friend or foe. Pray ye for all; ask ye that all be blessed, all be forgiven.
- ‘Abdu'l-Baha (Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Baha)
5/9/16
To “serve as a divine physician”
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of
'Abdu'l-Bahá’)
5/2/16
“goodly deeds and a righteous character”
God hath, verily, willed that His Cause should be assisted
by the hosts of goodly deeds and a righteous character.
- Baha’u’llah (The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, Trustworthiness)
4/25/16
Courtesy
Well is it with him who is illumined with the light of
courtesy and is attired with the vesture of uprightness.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Tablets
of Baha’u’llah revealed after the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
4/18/16
“The Purpose of the one true God…in revealing Himself unto men…”
The Purpose of the one true God, exalted be His glory, in
revealing Himself unto men is to lay bare those gems that lie hidden within the
mine of their true and inmost selves.
- Baha'u'llah (Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah)
4/10/16
"speaking well of another"
If… a person setteth about speaking well of another, opening
his lips to praise another, he will touch an answering chord in his hearers and
they will be stirred up by the breathings of God.
- ‘Abdu'l-Baha ('Selections
from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha’)
4/3/16
The Obligatory Prayers
The Obligatory Prayers are
binding inasmuch as they are conducive to humility and submissiveness, to
setting one's face towards God and expressing devotion to Him.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; compilation: ‘The Importance of
Obligatory Prayer and Fasting’, prepared by the Research Department of the
Universal House of Justice; The American Baha’i September 2000)
3/28/16
“inner and outer perfections”
- Baha’u’llah (The Compilation
of Compilations, Vol. I, Excellence in All Things)
3/20/16
Duty to teach
God hath prescribed
unto everyone the duty of teaching His Cause.
- Baha’u’llah (Quoted by Shoghi
Effendi in a letter dated 25 December 1938; ‘The Advent of Divine Justice’)
3/13/16
Sin-covering eye
If ye become aware of a sin committed by another, conceal
it, that God may conceal your own sin.
- Baha'u'llah (‘Epistle to the Son of the Wolf’)
3/7/16
Fire of the love of God
O Friends! You must all be so ablaze in this day with the
fire of the love of God that the heat thereof may be manifest in all your
veins, your limbs and members of your body…
- Bahá’u’lláh
(Compilation: ‘The Individual and Teaching – Raising the Divine Call’,
prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)
2/29/16
Fasting & Obligatory Prayer
2/22/16
“man’s highest distinction”
…man’s highest distinction is to be lowly before and
obedient to his God.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)
2/15/16
Propagation of the Faith of God
Center your energies in the propagation of the Faith of God.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
2/8/16
Religion
Religion is the light of the world, and the progress,
achievement, and happiness of man result from obedience to the laws set down in
the holy Books.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘The Secret of Divine Civilization’)
2/1/16
Not to pollute the tongue
The tongue hath
been created to bear witness to God; pollute it not with the mention of the
wayward.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Tabernacle of Unity’)
1/25/16
The wholesome medicine
These are not days of prosperity and triumph. The whole of mankind
is in the grip of manifold ills. Strive, therefore, to save its life through
the wholesome medicine which the almighty hand of the unerring Physician hath
prepared.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
1/18/16
Pure deeds
O servants! Be pure in your deeds, and conduct yourselves in
accordance with the words of God. Such are the counsels of the incomparable
Lord.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Tabernacle of Unity’)
1/11/16
How to interact with other religions
Consort with all
religions with amity and concord, that they may inhale from you the sweet
fragrance of God.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
1/4/16
Music
We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a
means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high…
- Baha’u’llah (‘The
Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
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