Gainesville, USA
“Considering this wonderful unity of the kingdoms of existence and their embodiment in the highest and noblest creature, why should man be at variance and in conflict with man? Is it fitting and justifiable that he should be at war, when harmony and interdependence characterize the kingdoms of phenomenal life below him? The elements and lower organisms are synchronized in the great plan of life. Shall man, infinitely above them in degree, be antagonistic and a destroyer of that perfection? “
-‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
Mt Barker, Australia
“Hear ye the sotted lovers’ sighs, behold the garden blooming fair;Behold the bliss that from His presence in your midst is raining down.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Rashḥ-i-‘Amá (The Clouds of the Realms Above)
Washington DC, USA
“Soar upon the wings of joy in the atmosphere of the love of God.”
-Baha’u’llah, The Tabernacle of Unity
Maple Bay, Canada
“I swear by Thy glory, O my Best-Beloved! Whensoever I raise mine eyes to the heavens and witness their loftiness, I recognize naught therein but the wondrous heights of Thy supreme power and sovereign authority. And whensoever I turn my gaze towards Thine earth and observe the potentialities wherewith it hath been endowed, I perceive naught but the peerless signs of Thine immutable nature and abiding constancy. And whensoever, O my God, I behold the sea and its waves, methinks I hear the billowing ocean of Thy wealth and power. In the sun I discern naught but the marvellous splendour of the light of Thy hallowed countenance and presence, and in the wind I sense naught save the stirring breezes of Thy nearness and reunion. In the trees I behold only the revelation of the fruits of Thy wisdom and knowledge, and in their leaves I read but the pages of the books enshrining the mysteries of all that hath been through Thy command or will be through Thy power.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Days of Remembrance
Putnam, USA
“The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh
Cleland, Australia
“The world of humanity is possessed of two wings: the male and the female. So long as these two wings are not equivalent in strength, the bird will not fly. Until womankind reaches the same degree as man, until she enjoys the same arena of activity, extraordinary attainment for humanity will not be realized; humanity cannot wing its way to heights of real attainment. When the two wings or parts become equivalent in strength, enjoying the same prerogatives, the flight of man will be exceedingly lofty and extraordinary. Therefore, …until this equality is established, true progress and attainment for the human race will not be facilitated.”
– ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
Chicago, USA
“O Lord! Look not at the things they have wrought, rather look unto the loftiness of Thy celestial bounty which hath preceded all created things, visible and invisible. O Lord! Illumine their hearts with the effulgent light of Thy knowledge and brighten their eyes with the shining splendor of the daystar of Thy favors.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh
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