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2/27/17

Humbleness

O Son of Man!  Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee.
- Baha’u’llah  (‘The Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah’)

2/20/17

A “pure, kindly and radiant heart”

O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting. 
- Baha’u’llah  (‘The Hidden Words of Baha’u’llah’)

2/13/17

True liberty

Mankind in its entirety must firmly adhere to whatsoever hath been revealed and vouchsafed unto it. Then and only then will it attain unto true liberty. 
- Baha’u’llah  (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)

2/6/17

Spiritual civilization

Material civilization is like unto the lamp, while spiritual civilization is the light in that lamp. 
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (From a talk on 14 April 1912, Church of the Ascension, New York; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’)