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| AB01214 |
Lawh-i-Mahabbat (Tablet of Love) |
360 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha; Memories of Nine Years in Akka |
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ایها المنجذب بنفحات الله قد وصلنی تحریرک الاخیر الدال علی فرط محبتک لعبدالبهاء |
O thou who art attracted by the fragrant breezes of God... Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation |
INBA89:262 |
MKT1.159, MNMK#036 p.121, MMK1#012 p.024x, MMK1#147 p.171x, MMK1#179 p.200x, MMK1#180 p.201x, AVK3.207.19, NSR_1978.137, NSR_1993.150, KNSA.219 (412), OOL.C016 |
SWAB#012x, TAB.524-526, MNYA.306-307, BSC.435 #790, AELT.209-210x, BSTW#025, BSTW#250, BSTW#502a |
A. Youssefi, Choir of the Baha'i Temple of South America, K. Porray, SKY, Ladjamaya [track 13], E. Mahony |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; One universal law; attractive power of love; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| ABU0323 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
710 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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There is reincarnation of matter, and there is reincarnation of spirit. Reincarnation of matter is the process whereby matter is developed or evolved... When the body of man is perfected, physical evolution comes to an end |
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BSC.434 #789x, AELT.178-183 |
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| ABU0343 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
690 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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God is Love and Peace. God is Truth. God is Omniscience. God is without beginning and without end. |
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BSC.300 #609, AELT.153-157 |
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Evolution; human evolution; Human reality created in the image of God; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Knowledge; recognition of God; Reincarnation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| ABU0361 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
660 |
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Every deed of life is a thought expressing itself in action; it is the actual mirror of the man within. The act sets up a force which is the spirit of the deed. |
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AELT.143-148 |
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Composure; tranquillity; serenity; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| ABU0401 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
620 |
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The Sun of Reality, by which we mean the Perfections of God, appears, like the physical sun, to change its position in the spiritual heavens relatively to us. |
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AELT.195-198 |
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Literal interpretation; Manifestation of God as sun; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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| ABU0464 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
560 |
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The first state of the perceiving soul is that in which it is engrossed in the gratification of desire. In this state its nature is like that of animals |
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AELT.169-172 |
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Purity of heart; sincerity of intention; sanctity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universal peace; world unity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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| ABU0524 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
520 |
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There are two states of existence—the temporal and the eternal- the conditioned and the unconditioned—the estate of impotence and of primeval power. |
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AELT.191-194 |
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Christ; Christianity; Divine emanation is ceaseless; eternal; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Muhammad; Islam; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; The ephemeral and the eternal; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| ABU0563 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
490 |
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Those who lack wisdom think that the worlds of God are limited to the material universe. They deny that there are spiritual realms. |
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AELT.187-190 |
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Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Soul; spirit after death; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| ABU0565 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
490 |
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The world of existence has two estates: the one is the Unconditioned, the Absolute, the Divine; the other is that of submission to God. |
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AELT.172-176 |
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Education and the development of capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Realms of being; three realms; five realms; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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| ABU0647 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
450 |
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The word "spirit" has several different significations, or rather there are several degrees of spirit. |
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AELT.162-165 |
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Degrees of spirit and the kingdoms of existence; Ether; the phenomenon of light; Spirit of faith [ruh-i-'iman]; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| ABU0648 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
450 |
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Man has four standards to which he refers in the ascertainment of truth—the report of the senses, the verdict of reason, tradition or testimony, and inspiration. |
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AELT.149-152 |
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Corruption; misinterpretation of the Word of God; Four methods of acquiring knowledge; Independent investigation of truth; reality; Intuition; inspiration; Limits of the intellect; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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| ABU0780 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
380 |
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You have asked me for an explanation about soul. Man possesses a gift by which he is distinguished from all other creatures—a spiritual principle which is bodiless |
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AELT.166-168 |
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Immateriality; ineffability of soul; spirit; Man's distinction from the animal; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Soul is the essential reality of man; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; The mind's power of discovery |
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| ABU0892 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
340 |
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This world is a world of darkness, affliction, and work. It is like the womb; one must bear in patience its troubles and its pains. |
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AELT.184-186 |
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Greed; envy; covetousness; attachment to the world; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Soul; spirit after death; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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| ABU0894 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
340 |
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Every one receiving these instructions will think, 'How like my own religion!' This is because they are so broad that they include all truths; and all religions are built upon the same foundation. |
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AELT.128-130 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Oneness; unity of religion; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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| ABU0927 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
330 |
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GOD has created all things wisely and with a purpose. For everything He has ordered a heaven and a hell; its heaven is its place of high degree |
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AELT.205-207 |
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Education and the development of capacity; Manifestation of God as educator; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Perfection; imperfection of nature; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God |
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| ABU0964 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
320 |
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When I speak of health, I refer to spiritual health. The health of the body is impermanent. However carefully one seeks to preserve it |
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AELT.199-201 |
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Evolution; human evolution; Manifestation of God as sun; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Two kinds of knowledge [ilm and irfan]; sight and insight |
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| ABU1046 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
300 |
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No Divine Messenger ever encouraged strife, or suggested that the sword be used in promulgating his teachings. When followers of Christ or Mahomet have resorted |
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AELT.118-120 |
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Contention and conflict; Differences in human capacity; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Holy war [jihad]; violence in the name of God; Justice and wrath of God; Love of God; Oneness; unity of religion; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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| ABU1139 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
280 |
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We come now to the subject of transformation in the nature of matter; and we wish to show you that that which is temporal is essentially different from that which is eternal |
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AELT.158-159 |
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Elementary matter cannot be annihilated; Law of transformation and change; Passage of elementary matter through degrees of existence; The ephemeral and the eternal |
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| ABU1220 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
260 |
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I wish that I could be with you always, but my time is not my own. Yet my heart is with you. The important thing is to be with each other in union of the heart. |
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AELT.211-212 |
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Effort; striving; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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| ABU1221 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
260 |
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All things have qualities which are created with them—which are innate in them. The brilliance of the stars, the beauty of the trees |
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AELT.201-203 |
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Development of capacity and readiness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Need for an educator; Spiritual foundations of true knowledge; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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| ABU1226 |
Words to Alma Albertson et al, spoken on 1900-11-28 |
260 |
Prayer and Devotional Life |
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انسان در متعالی ترین شکل نیایش خود فقط به منظور ابراز عشق و محبت به حضرت |
Man becomes like a stone unless he continually supplicates to God. The heart of man is like a mirror... There are many subjects which are difficult for man to solve... In the highest prayer... When a man falls in love with a human being |
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COMP_PDLP#28x |
BRL_PDL#28x, COC#1756x, LOG#1512x, SW_v08#04 p.042-043x, SW_v14#06 p.167x, AELT.216-217x, PN_1900 p023, PN_1900 p053, PN_1900 p124, PN_1900_heh p009, BNE.095x, BSTW#169e, BSTW#326x |
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Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Importance of prayer; Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| ABU1280 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
250 |
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Man's happiness has its source in the heart, not in the body. When his heart is glad, a man is happy, though in prison. |
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AELT.203-204 |
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Connection between material and spiritual worlds; Development of capacity and readiness; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| ABU1320 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
240 |
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Happiness is of two kinds: physical, possessed by animals and men, and spiritual, which is known only by those men who have attained to holiness. |
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AELT.207-209 |
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Happiness; joyfulness; joy and sorrow; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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| ABU1396 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
230 |
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Each Manifestation was alike great in himself, each spoke with the same authority, each alike breathed the spirit of God. |
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AELT.131-133 |
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Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Differences between the Manifestations; station of distinction; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Mission of the Manifestation of God in the world; Oneness or innumerability of the Manifestations of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion |
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| ABU1462 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
220 |
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All religions are written symbolically. This is the only way in which Truth can be written to withstand time and its changes. Languages change, the meaning of words is lost |
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AELT.134-135 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Limits of language; Outward and inward meanings; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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| ABU1483 |
Words to students at the 'Akka boys school in Dec. 1902 |
220 |
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Ponder upon this and understand what it means. One who associates with evil companions loses his reputation and his good name |
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AELT.214-215 |
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Education of children; moral education; Exhortations and counsels; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; High station of learning; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritual communication; connections of the heart; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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| ABU1567 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
200 |
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The ancient philosophers of Greece, Persia, and Egypt believed that God manifested in material things His final and supreme Reality. |
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AELT.160-161 |
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God as immanent vs. transcendent reality; Greek philosophers; Greek civilization; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Unity of existence [wahdatu'l-wujud] |
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| ABU1853 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
160 |
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God is to every human being as great as the individual mental capacity permits one to see Him. So, also, is the Manifestation who represents Him in this world of beings. |
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AELT.136-137 |
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Differences in human capacity; Methods of teaching the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Universality of the Cause |
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| ABU1862 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
160 |
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The reference of the words of the Old Testament 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth' is double |
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AELT.117-118 |
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Chastisement and requital; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Justice and wrath of God; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Stories; anecdotes |
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| ABU1932 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
150 |
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Today we will occupy ourselves with the glad tidings of God. It is for us to consider how we may educate men that the darkness of ignorance |
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AELT.212-213 |
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Call to action; Material world a reflection of the spiritual; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity; Universal peace; world unity |
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| ABU2080 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
130 |
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God is pure essence and cannot be said to be anywhere or in any place... But as man must form and express a conception of God in some way, he calls God 'love' or 'truth' |
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AELT.114, PN_1900 p010 |
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Divine attributes are within all things; every atom; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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| ABU2083 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
130 |
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The poor of this world suffer: we should care for them. The poor are nearer the kingdom of heaven than the rich. |
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AELT.215-216 |
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Charitable associations; humanitarian activities; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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| ABU2296 |
no title |
110 |
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I cared more for hearing the Tablets of the Bab recited than anything else. I used |
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SW_v09#18 p.201-202, AELT.020 fn |
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Autobiographical account; narrative of Abdu'l-Baha; Kindness to and rights of animals; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Youth and pre-ministry of Abdu'l-Baha |
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| ABU2516 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
90 |
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This narrative cannot be literally true, as the earth is round and not to be surveyed from any mountain. The meaning is this: Man has two natures |
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AELT.121-122 |
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Interpretation of words and passages in scripture; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| ABU2645 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
80 |
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A seed comes into the world of existence. It is planted, and it sprouts and grows. The plant puts out branches, leaves, and flowers |
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AELT.177 |
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Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Matter; essence; substance and form; Perfect Man [insan-i-kamil]; Return of the Manifestations of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light; Existence; immortality of the human soul; The human soul; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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| ABU2915 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
60 |
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Teach them as the truths contained in their own religion... It is your sufferings and your faith in God which have brought you to the true spiritual insight |
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AELT.138 |
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Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Methods of teaching the Cause; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion |
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| ABU3044 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
50 |
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Good thoughts, good resolves, and good deeds bring men nearer to God, and that is heaven. Hell is the state of mind in which there are evil thoughts |
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AELT.122-123 |
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Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Knowledge; recognition of God; Nearness and remoteness; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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| ABU3366 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
30 |
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No. The birth of our Lord was for all; those who shall know of Him and those who shall not. The Spirit is the same everywhere... They too will be heard, and God will protect them |
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AELT.142 |
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Oneness; unity of religion |
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| ABU3375 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
30 |
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They see from their own standpoint. But these people are pure in heart and simple in spirit; therefore, though not intellectually advanced, they are capable of grasping their portion of truth, for truth is for all. |
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AELT.140 |
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Differences in human capacity; Honesty; truthfulness; trustworthiness; Limits of the intellect; Universality of the Cause |
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| ABU3417 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
30 |
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Where there is contention, there cannot be the highest conception of truth. We must have sympathy for all beings, and to have real sympathy means to feel with others in their higher aims and ideals. |
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AELT.128 |
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Consorting with all; being kind; loving to all |
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| ABU3522 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
20 |
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Love for men is love for God. To serve men is to serve God. My sign is this--that I serve the people, that I clothe the people. |
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AELT.116 |
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Love of God; Service to others; to the Cause of God |
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| BHU0015 |
no title |
200 |
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الحمد لله که فائز شدی ... تو آمده که این مسجون منفی را ببینی |
Praise be to God that thou hast attained! ... Thou has come to see a prisoner and an exile... these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away |
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NQK.ی |
BKOG.372-373, AELT.084 fn, COC#1578x, ADJ.037ax, GPB.194x, PDC.190-191x, SW_v02#05 p.009, SW_v03#01 p.003, SW_v05#08 p.113, SW_v12#05 p.103 |
The Badasht Project, L. Manifold |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Nationalism; love of country; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Suffering and imprisonment; Universal peace; world unity; War and peace |
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