- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Trustworthiness: A
Cardinal Bahá'í Virtue)
10/23/18
We should tread the path of truthfulness and righteousness
O pure soul! Follow thou in the footsteps of the truthful
and tread the way of the righteous, so that, through truthfulness, thou mayest
come to occupy a Seat of Truth, [Qur'án, 54:55] and, through righteousness,
thou mayest attain to abiding honour. If the sum of all sins were to be weighed
in the balance, falsehood would, on its own, countervail them; nay, its evils
would even outweigh them and its detriment prove greater. It were better for
thee that thou shouldst be a blasphemer and tell the truth than that thou
shouldst mouth the formulas of faith and yet be a liar. These clear words are
addressed as an admonition to the peoples of the world. Render thanks unto God
that it is through thee that this counsel hath been addressed to all mankind.
9/14/18
“religion must be the cause of fellowship and love”
…among the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh is that religion must be
the cause of fellowship and love. If it becomes the cause of estrangement then
it is not needed, for religion is like a remedy; if it aggravates the disease
then it becomes unnecessary.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From first Tablet to the Hague, 17 December 1919;
“’Abdu’l-Bahá’s Tablets to The Hague”, published by the Baha’i World Center;
Online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
7/10/18
We should close our eyes to “the deficiencies of other souls”
Let your thoughts dwell on your own spiritual
development, and close your eyes to the deficiencies of other souls. Act ye in
such wise, showing forth pure and goodly deeds, and modesty and humility, that
ye will cause others to be awakened.
- ‘Abdu'l-Baha (‘Selections from the
Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Baha’)
3/25/18
Prophets of God
- Baha'u'llah (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in ‘The Dispensation of Baha’u’llah’, included in ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)
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