Bahá’í Quotes

Expansion

The expansion phase, often a period of two weeks, demands the highest level of intensity.  Its objective is to widen the circle of those interested in the Faith, to find receptive souls and to teach them.  Although this phase might include some element of proclamation, it should not be seen as a time to hold a few events for this purpose or to undertake a set of activities that merely convey information.  Experience suggests that the more closely teaching approaches and methods are aligned with the capacity acquired from the study of the institute courses the more rewarding the results.

- Universal House of Justice, 27 December 2005 To the Continental Boards of Counsellors

Quote of the Day

Istijlal 3 Jamal 183 B.E.

They must cleanse their hearts from even the slightest trace of hatred and spite, and they must set about being truthful and honest, conciliatory and loving to all humankind -- so that East and West will, even as two lovers, hold each other close; that hatred and hostility will perish from the earth, and universal peace be firmly rooted in their place.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 244