Melbourne, Australia
“The greatest bestowal of God in the world of humanity is religion, for assuredly the divine teachings of religion are above all other sources of instruction and development to man. Religion confers upon man eternal life and guides his footsteps in the world of morality. It opens the doors of unending happiness and bestows everlasting honor upon the human kingdom. It has been the basis of all civilization and progress in the history of mankind. We will, therefore, investigate religion, seeking from an unprejudiced standpoint to discover whether it is the source of illumination, the cause of development and the animating impulse of all human advancement.”
-‘Abdu’l‑Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
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Saint Peter, USA
“Religion confers upon man eternal life and guides his footsteps in the world of morality. It opens the doors of unending happiness and bestows everlasting honor upon the human kingdom. It has been the basis of all civilization and progress in the history of mankind.”
-Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i World Faith
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Tallebudgera Creek, Australia
“Say: Nature in its essence is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator. Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs.”
-Baha’u’llah: Tablets of Baha’u’llah
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Martha’s Vineyard, USA
“The world is in great turmoil, and the minds of its people are in a state of utter confusion. We entreat the Almighty that He may graciously illuminate them with the glory of His Justice, and enable them to discover that which will be profitable unto them at all times and under all conditions.”
-Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
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Vääksy, Finland
“Thou art God’s shadow on earth. Strive, therefore, to act in such a manner as befitteth so eminent, so august a station. If thou dost depart from following the things We have caused to descend upon thee and taught thee, thou wilt, assuredly, be derogating from that great and priceless honor.”
-Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
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Vancouver, Canada
“O SON OF LIGHT!
Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.”
-Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words
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Washington DC, USA
“O thou dear maid-servant of God!
Your letter was received. Its contents were a glorious proof that thy heart and soul are attracted to the fragrances of the Merciful One. Thank thou God for that thou art awakened by such a Breeze and quickened by such a Spirit and hast found joy and fragrance.
Those souls who have attained to faith, if they be protected and preserved from tests and keep firm and steadfast, the divine confirmations will surround them from all directions.
I beg of God that thou wilt be confirmed with the love of God in all conditions. I beg of God that thou mayest be so assisted in serving the Holy Threshold that all thy family will be astonished and amazed, and will glory and honor.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas
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Otjiwarongo, Namibia
“All praise be unto Thee, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God. Graciously enable me to ascend unto Thee, to be granted the honour of dwelling in Thy nearness and to have communion with Thee alone. No God is there but Thee.”
-The Bab, Selections from the Writings of the Bab
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Akka, Israel
“¡Oh Hijo del Hombre!
Enaltece mi causa para que te revele los misterios de mi grandeza y brille sobre ti con la luz de la eternidad.”
-Baha’u’llah, P.O. 41 Arabe
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Albuquerque, USA
“O Lord! Assist those who have renounced all else but Thee, and grant them a mighty victory. Send down upon them, O Lord, the concourse of the angels in heaven and earth and all that is between, to aid Thy servants, to succour and strengthen them, to enable them to achieve success, to sustain them, to invest them with glory, to confer upon them honour and exaltation, to enrich them and to make them triumphant with a wondrous triumph.”
-The Bab, Selections From the Writings of the Bab
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Sydney, Australia
The Balinese people make daily offerings to the Gods, of which the offerings vary every day. The offerings are laid out on the street, on pathways, on temples, on cars, etc. It’s a beautiful reminder of what our purpose is on a daily basis.
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Victoria, Canada
Divine Elixir
“It behooveth thee to exert thine utmost to attain unto this Elixir which, in one fleeting breath, causeth the west of ignorance to reach the east of knowledge, illuminates the darkness of night with the resplendence of the morn, guideth the wanderer in the wilderness of doubt to the well-spring of the Divine Presence and Fount of certitude, and conferreth upon mortal souls the honour of acceptance into the Ridvan of immortality.”
-Baha’u’llah, Kitab-i-Iqan