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The spiritual love of God maketh man pure and holy and clotheth him with the garment of virtue and purity. And when man attacheth his heart wholly to God and becometh related to the Blessed Perfection, the divine bounty will dawn. This love is not physical, nay, rather, it is absolutely spiritual.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Bahá’í World Faith, p. 365
The inner joy that every individual seeks, unlike a passing emotion, is not contingent on outside influences; it is a condition, born of certitude and conscious knowledge, fostered by a pure heart, which is able to distinguish between that which has permanence and that which is superficial.
— Universal House of Justice
to a number of individual Bahá’ís resident in E...
Every person must have an occupation, a trade or a craft, so that he may carry other people's burdens, and not himself be a burden to others.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, p. 3
As ye have faith so shall your powers and blessings be. This is the balance -- this is the balance -- this is the balance.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Bahá’í Readings, p. 313
Nothing is more precious in the eyes of God than balance.
— The Báb
The Persian Bayan, Unity 6, Gate 1
He hath known God who hath known himself.
— Bahá’u’lláh
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 178
You have asked as to what point in man's evolution he becomes conscious of self. This consciousness of self in man is a gradual process, and does not start at a definite point. It grows in him in this world and continues to do so in the future spiritual world.
— Shoghi Effendi
Lights of Guidance, p. 113
Punishment is for such as persecuted thee, hell is for such as rejected thee, fire is for such as sentenced thee to death, infernal flame be for such as betrayed thee, and the hellish gulf is for such as shed thy blood with impunity!
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá v2, p. 384
Material progress insures the happiness of the human world. Spiritual progress insures the happiness and eternal continuance of the soul . . . In accordance with these principles and actions and by the assistance of the Holy Spirit, both material and spiritual happiness shall become realized.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Bahá’í World Faith, p. 227
We have, however, advised the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States that under the present circumstances in that country it is preferable that Bahá’ís do not buy nor own arms for their protection or the protection of their families.
— Universal House of Justice
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Quote of the Day
Fidal 12 Mashiyyat 182 B.E.
. . . it is clear that there is a profound difference between the Bahá’í attitude to the circumcision of males and the excision of females.
From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to the Office of Public Information – Haifa, 2 January 1992