Washington DC, USA
“Through the power of the divine springtime, the downpour of the celestial clouds and the heat of the Sun of Reality, the tree of life is just beginning to grow. Before long, it will produce buds, bring forth leaves and fruits, and cast its shade over the East and the West. This Tree of Life is the Book of the Covenant.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Baha’i World Faith
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Meloneras, Spain
“The troubles of this world pass, and what we have left is what we have made of our souls…”
-Shoghi Effendi, Directives from the Guardian
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
“Praise be to God! The springtime of God is at hand. This century is, verily, the spring season. The world of mind and kingdom of soul have become fresh and verdant by its bestowals. It has resuscitated the whole realm of existence.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
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Bormio, Italy
“We, verily, believe in Him Who, in the person of the Báb, hath been sent down by the Will of the one true God, the King of Kings, the All-Praised.”
—Baha’u’llah, Gleanings
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Brisbane, Australia
“We must gird ourselves for service, kindle love’s flame, and burn away in its heat.
We must loose our tongues till we set the wide world’s heart afire.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Sunset colours like
world’s heart afire
Splinters through bamboo
flickering love’s flame .
-June Perkins, a poem inspired by the image and quote.
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Haifa, Israel
“The glory that hath shone forth from the horizon of eternity rest upon thee and upon such as have taken fast hold of the Cord of God that no man can sever.”
-Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah
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DaNang, Vietnam
Bougainvillea growing outside the local Bahá’í Centre in Da Nang. The city’s first Spiritual Assembly was established in 1958, not long after the passing of Shoghi Effendi, the branch “grown out… from the Twin Holy Trees”.
“Salutation and praise, blessing and glory rest upon that primal branch of the Divine and Sacred Lote-Tree, grown out, blest, tender, verdant and flourishing from the Twin Holy Trees…”
-Will and Testament of Abdu’l-Bahá
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Horsnell Gully, Australia
“O SON OF MAN!
Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.”
-Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words by Baha’u’llah