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| ABU0207 | 900 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In former times men either became believers, or else they became enemies of the cause of God. For instance, in the time of Moses | DWN_v3#03-4 p.024, ADP.041-046 | Christ; Christianity; knowledge; recognition of God; love and unity; proclamation to kings; rulers; prominent individuals; proofs of the Manifestations of God; suffering; rejection of Christ; suffering and imprisonment; teachings as spirit of the age; unity; oneness of humanity; words vs deeds | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0213 | 890 | Bahá'í Scriptures | In reality the geographical position of the Central States has great importance.... Likewise, great importance must be given to the development of the Star of the West | BSC.546 #986, SW_v10#07 p.126-127+138, SW_v10#04 p.081, SW_v11#01 p.016 | House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; newspapers and the media; publications; review of publications; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; universality of the Cause | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0217 | 880 | To begin, let it be understood that the Prophets or Messengers of God are holy souls sent by Him to lead us to a knowledge of God and establish laws | BSTW#138 | Adam; Adam and Eve; evolution; human evolution; imagery in the Qur'an; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Manifestation of God as tree of life; sadratu'l-muntaha; material and spiritual existence; two books; symbolism; two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; worldliness vs. other-worldliness | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0225 | 870 | ...These twelve basic Bahá'í principles were laid down by Baha'o'llah over sixty years ago | SW_v11#01 p.004-005, SW_v12#01 p.012-013 | education of children; moral education; equality of men and women; harmony of science and religion; independent investigation of truth; reality; lists; enumerations of Baha'i principles; oneness; unity of religion; religion as basis of morality; of divine civilization; supreme tribunal; unity; oneness of humanity; universal education; universal language; universal peace; world unity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0306 | 730 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Many divine messengers have appeared in Persia, the land of many sects. One of these sects | ADP.062-067 | changing and unchanging parts of religion; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; growth of the Cause; incarceration of Baha'u'llah in Siyah Chal; Islamic rituals; holy days; practices; etc.; rejection, opposition and persecution | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0451 | 580 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I pray for your health and happiness. Consider the distance I have traveled and reflect on the great desire.... Be pure--to be pure is to be selfless | SW_v07#18 p.185x, ADP.047-050 | happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; martyrs and martyrdom; Mary Magdalene; presence of; reunion with God; sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0461 | 570 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | To see the joy of divine gladness on your faces is the cause of my happiness, for when I see you happy, I am happy also. | SW_v13#05 p.101, ADP.069-073 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; martyrs and martyrdom; oneness; unity of religion; power of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0472 | 560 | True happiness is found in purity of thought. Whenever I look into your radiant faces I am made most happy because your thoughts are pure | SW_v13#05 p.102-104 | education of children; moral education; high station of learning; Shrines and Holy places; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; transience; worthlessness of the physical world; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0498 | 540 | When the Blessed Perfection (Baha'u'llah) was exiled from Bagdad the large number | SW_v13#10 p.277-278, BKOG.179+186+192x | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; banishment to; life in Constantinople; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; rejection, opposition and persecution; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0541 | 510 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | What becomes of the soul after its separation from the body? The question concerns that which has a place and that which is placeless. | ADP.127-130 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; meaning; importance of dreams and visions; relationship of the soul to the body; soul; spirit after death | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0583 | 480 | Bahá'u'lláh loved the beauty and verdure of the country. One day He passed the remark: 'I have not gazed on verdure for nine years. The country is the world of the soul, the city is the world of bodies.' | ABCC.039-041, BKOG.357-359, BNE.040-041 | acknowledgment of gift; of monetary contribution; banishment to; life in 'Akka | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0586 | 480 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Some one desires an explanation of the terms soul, mind and spirit. The terminology of ancient and modern philosophers differs. | ADP.120-122 | mind as intermediary between soul and body; relationship of the soul to the body; spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0587 | 480 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The woman of the East has progressed. Formerly in India, Persia and throughout the Orient, she was not considered a human being. | COC#2115, ADP.086-088 | equality of men and women; role and station of women; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0608 | 470 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Both in Europe and America I have spoken in churches of all denominations, in the Jewish synagogues and universities | ADP.093-095 | four methods of acquiring knowledge; limits of the intellect; man's distinction from the animal; martyrs and martyrdom | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0654 | 450 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Some one has asked a question on astronomy. In past ages astronomers accepted the Ptolemaic system. | ADP.113-116 | celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; plenitude; the pervasiveness of life in the cosmos | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0725 | 410 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | All that has been created is for man who is at the apex of creation and who must be thankful | SW_v08#06 p.063, ADP.134-136 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; monasticism; asceticism; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; stories; anecdotes; thankfulness; gratitude; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0745 | 400 | martyrs and martyrdom; unity; oneness of humanity; universal peace; world unity; words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||||
| ABU0752 | 400 | Every plan is in need of a power for its execution. Today the penetrative power in the world of existence is the confirmation of the Kingdom of Abha… Teaching the Cause of God does not depend on scientific attainment | DAS.1914-10-29?, SW_v13#06 p.132 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; the Word of God; influence and centrality of | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0766 | 390 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I have been asked to speak of that which is eternal and that which is contingent. Is creation a manifestation or an emanation of God? | ADP.106-108 | divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; elementary matter cannot be annihilated; emanation vs. manifestation; eternality vs. origination; creation from nothingness; existence and nonexistence; preexistence; rational arguments; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0819 | 370 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | I walked in the Trocadero Gardens near the Eiffel Tower this morning. The grass was so green | ADP.117-119 | degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; effort; striving; heedlessness and ignorance of the people; higher encompasses the lower; infinity and eternity; progress only takes place within its own degree; realms of being; three realms; five realms; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0875 | 350 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The obstacle which prevents the so-called religious man from accepting the teachings of God is literal interpretation. | DWN_v2#12 p.094-095, ADP.036-038 | Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; literal interpretation; material and spiritual existence; two books; outward and inward meanings; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; suffering; rejection of Christ; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0902 | 340 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | God in his wisdom has created all things. Nothing has been created without a special destiny... The greatest gift of man is universal love | BSC.501 #965x, ADP.110-112 | fulfillment of true potential; heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; love and unity; man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; the soul as soil; cultivation of the soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0903 | 340 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Each religion teaches that a mediator is necessary between man and the Creator | SW_v14#04 p.110-111, ADP.033-035 | Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; progressive revelation; renewal of religion | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU0933 | 330 | My lot has ever been with those who have not the goods of this world. When we look at the poor of humanity, we behold a world of brothers. All are the sheep of God. | BSTW#187 | Christ; Christianity; consolation and comfort; quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; wealth inequality and its moderation | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0935 | 330 | Normal spiritual joy has a healing effect upon the body. I can conceive of no greater joy than teaching the Cause of God | SW_v14#02 p.061 | characteristics and conduct of true believers; happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; service to others; to the Cause of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; words vs deeds | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0943 | 330 | In Haifa there was at one time a German Consul who became Abdu'l-Baha's friend. He used to call on Abdu'l-Baha often | ABIE.312, BLO_PN#007, STAB#100 | pride; vanity; laying claim to inner knowledge; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU0974 | 320 | There are two kinds of life. There is that existence which is palpable to our touch but does not grow or possess sensation | SW_v14#01 p.010, PTIM.046 | limits of the intellect; soul; spirit after death; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1015 | 310 | Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | When we read ancient history, the history of the middle ages and the history of contemporaneous times, we realize how little... Search untiringly for truth | BSC.449 #818, ADP.067-068 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; light and darkness; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1016 | 310 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | There is a point on which the philosophers and the prophets differ. The philosophers make education the test of knowledge | ADP.108-110 | bringing forth results; fruit; differences in human capacity; education of children; moral education; fulfillment of true potential; Manifestation of God as educator; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1070 | 300 | The religionists of the world have forsaken the essence of the teaching and hold to the letter. It is as if the students in a college quarrelled and disputed | BLO_PN#002 | corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; literal interpretation; oneness; unity of religion; purpose of religion in the world (personal and social); unity; oneness of humanity | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1108 | 290 | Endeavor and strive eagerly that you may progress and advance rapidly. You are born in this holy day | SW_v09#08 p.095-096 | bringing oneself to account each day; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; humility; meekness; lowliness; idle talk; backbiting; speaking ill of others; self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; spiritual transformation; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1155 | 280 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Regard this globe. Its divisions are mineral, vegetable and animal. Man is the result of all these; therefore man is the result of all existence here. | ADP.122-124 | degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; material and spiritual existence; two books; purpose; goal of creation; realms of being; three realms; five realms; soul; spirit after death; teleology; goal-directed motion; The Holy Spirit; the lower is unable to comprehend the higher; transcending the material condition; transience; worthlessness of the physical world | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1199 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | History is a record of incessant wars. There is not a spot on the globe that has not been crimsoned with the blood of men | ADP.060-062 | forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; growth of the Cause; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity; war and peace | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1201 | 270 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | The spirit of man has two means of action. Sometimes it acts through an intermediary. For instance, the spirit of man sees | LOG#0691x, ADP.126-127 | immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; mind as intermediary between soul and body; power of the Manifestation of God; relationship of the soul to the body; the human soul | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1282 | 250 | There was a very holy man who lived many years ago... 'Your wish is granted. Wherever you go, wherever your shadow falls, behind you or to either side of you, but not in front of you, blessings will fall. | BSTW#010 | angels; humility; meekness; lowliness; service to others; to the Cause of God; stories; anecdotes | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1290 | 250 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | My fatigue does not matter -- as long as I find loving souls like yourselves, my heart is happy. | ADP.138-139 | divine attributes are within all things; every atom; divine philosophy and natural philosophy; forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; material and spiritual existence; two books; materialism; material vs. spiritual civilization; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1343 | 240 | The government of Persia said: "As long as Baha'o'llah is in Persia the country | SW_v08#13 p.170 | banishment to; life in 'Akka; banishment to; life in Constantinople; growth of the Cause; power of the Manifestation of God; suffering and imprisonment | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1348 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Each power is localized. Reason has its seat in the brain, sight in the eye, hearing in the ears | ADP.097-098 | all things are in motion; kinds of motion; Baha'u'llah; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; unity; oneness of humanity; unity in diversity | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1349 | 240 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | In the Gospels it is written that the Christ said... What must be the result of a human life? It is evident that the goal is not to eat | SW_v08#02 p.028x, ADP.039-040 | development of capacity and readiness; interpretation of words and passages in scripture; literal interpretation; purpose; goal of creation; return of Christ; second coming of Christ; suffering; rejection of Christ; symbolism | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1382 | 230 | O ye friends of God! The morn of guidance is radiant and the hearts of the people of faithfulness are like unto a garden | DAS.1914-06-25, SW_v13#07 p.186-187 | greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; spiritual transformation; the divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1406 | 230 | The Manifestation of the Essence of God is like unto the sun, which has different risings. The dawning-places are different, but the sun is always the same. | BSTW#322, BSTW#323 | divine unity [tawhid] and degrees of unity; Manifestation of God as sun; oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; station of the Manifestation of God | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1416 | 230 | The law of peace has come to stay. We are living in the radiant age of peace. We are daily advancing in the path of peace. | SW_v13#11 p.293-294 | divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; unity of governments; political unity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1418 | 230 | It is most difficult to stand unshaken during the days of trials. When we were living in Baghdad | SW_v14#06 p.166 | detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; stories; anecdotes; tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1423 | 230 | One day a man became annoyed with his camel and promised himself that on the following day he would sell it | NJB_v11#19 p.341 | STAB#123 | humor; jokes; stories; anecdotes | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1585 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Man has different ways of approaching God. One man thinks he must make extraordinary efforts in science | ADP.098-099 | exhortations and counsels; justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; law of fasting; monasticism; asceticism; spiritual transformation; walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1586 | 200 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Materially, man is the prisoner of nature; the least wind disturbs him, the cold hurts him | ADP.095-096 | material and spiritual existence; two books; mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; power of love; power of the mind over nature | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1653 | 190 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | Although a man may progress in science and philosophy, if he does not take advantage of the power of the spirit | ADP.089-090 | Christ; Christianity; limits of the intellect; Moses; Muhammad; Islam; religion as source; stimulus of knowledge and science; The Holy Spirit | - | - | ||||||||
| ABU1720 | 180 | If so great a remedy would be applied to the sick body of the world, it would certainly be the means of continually and permanently | SW_v07#15 p.137 | the Lesser Peace and the Most Great Peace; universal peace; world unity; war and peace | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1722 | 180 | Give my greeting to the friends in Washington and say: 'O ye believers of God! I am always thinking of the days | SW_v10#06 p.112 | disregarding own capacity in teaching the Cause; divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; growth of the Cause; power; influence of a single soul in teaching the Cause; rejection, opposition and persecution; spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; teaching the Cause; call to teach | - | - | |||||||||
| ABU1723 | 180 | Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy | From the beginning the followers of all religions have believed in two seas, -- one salt and one fresh | ADP.101-102 | love and unity; oneness; unity of religion; prejudice; racial prejudice; class distinction; The Holy Spirit; unity; oneness of humanity | - | - |
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