inventory |
title |
# of words |
found in catalog |
found in tags |
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1st line English |
mss |
pubs |
translations |
music |
abstract |
subjects |
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AB00074 |
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1230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O God! O God! Thou dost behold me, how my forehead is laid upon the dust of humility and submission and how my face is covered |
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DAS.1914-01-09, BSC.375 #709, SW_v07#14 p.127+130-132 |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB00448 |
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590 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art esteemed in the Threshold of the Almighty! Praise thou God... Thou hast written concerning the impersonality of the Divinity. Personality is in the Manifestation of the Divinity... As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other |
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TAB.203-206, BWF.367-367x, BSC.482 #921-922x, SDW v01#03 p.046-047, NRMM.170-173, BSTW#043a-043b |
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Manifestation of God as mirror; Nearness and remoteness; Nearness to God; Prayer for nearness to God; Soul; spirit after death; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transcendence; unknowability of God |
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AB00620 |
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500 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art rejoiced at the explanation of the maidservant of God...! Thank thou God... It behooveth him to seek only the divine bounties... ...As to the critical period (1901): Know though, that verily, Abdu'l-Baha dominates every critical period |
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TAB.610-612, BSC.464 #863x, SW_v08#15 p.211x, TOR.203-204x, VTRM.025-026, BSTW#043b, BSTW#043c, BSTW#501 |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Power of the mind over nature; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; The human soul at midpoint of creation; the isthmus [barzakh]; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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AB00649 |
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490 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...Every one of the friends of God has two stations; one the station of mankind and the other the station of spirituality…. As long as one has not taken a portion of the mystery of sacrifice, it is impossible for him to attain to the Kingdom of God. |
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BSC.496 #958, SW_v07#12 p.116x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Sacrifice of the Manifestation of God redeems the world; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transcending the material condition; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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AB00661 |
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480 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thou hast written regarding the death of thy mother. Praise be to God, she hath attained to the desire |
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TAB.591-593x, BWF.370-370x, BWF.396-396x, BSC.463 #859x, BSC.491 #944x, BSTW#075 |
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Consolation and comfort; Soul; spirit after death; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause |
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AB00837 |
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430 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art calling in the Name of God and heralding unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I considered the contents of thy recent letter |
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TAB.267-269, BSC.455 #835, SW_v08#14 p.186x |
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Mary Magdalene; Power of prayer; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB00866 |
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420 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou wooer of Reality! His Highness the Merciful One hath cause the appearance of the splendors of love and affinity in the world of humanity |
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DAS.1914-07-07, BSC.303 #616, SW_v07#04 p.025-026, SW_v09#12 p.135-136 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Oneness; unity of religion; Unity in diversity |
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AB00964 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou that virtuous soul and individual who art ready for the confirmation of the Holy Spirit! I, with the utmost clemency |
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TAB.706-708, BWF.369-369x, BSC.468 #876x, SW_v07#10 p.098-099 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Many are called but few are chosen; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB00973 |
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400 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou who art advancing toward the Kingdom of God! I read thy letter of graceful composition...As to thy question, "Why pray? What is the wisdom thereof..." Know thou, verily, it is becoming of a weak one to supplicate to the strong One |
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COC#1753x, BSC.491 #945x, SW_v08#04 p.044-045x, BNE.092-093x, VLAB.129-130, BSTW#060a, BSTW#111 |
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Love of God; Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The state of prayer; dynamics of prayer |
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AB01223 |
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360 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O thou who art seeking for Truth! Your letter has been forwarded. I have no opportunity to write a detailed answer... As to life, however, it has had no beginning |
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BSC.434 #787-789, SW_v12#12 p.194, BSTW#104 |
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Divine philosophy and natural philosophy; Evolution; human evolution; Existence and nonexistence; preexistence; Manifestation of God as gardener; cultivator; Oneness; unity of religion; Progress only takes place within its own degree; Recompense; reward for belief; right action; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB01367 |
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340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art confident in the appearance of the Kingdom of God! Verily I read thy letter... Consider the past, so that thou mayest become informed |
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TAB.175-176, BWF.394-394x, BSC.481 #919x |
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Material and spiritual existence; two books; Praise and encouragement; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment |
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AB01389 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art firm in the Covenant! Thy letter was received. Thou hast written regarding thy trip to the Holy Land.... Say on my behalf to the maidservant of God, Mrs. Claudi Coles: 'The end of every material work is without result |
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TAB.218-219, BSC.484 #927x, BSTW#449x |
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Naming of children; of individuals; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Prophecy and fulfillment; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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AB01439 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Verily, thy coming, at this time, unto this shining, blessed Holy Land |
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TAB.681-683, BSC.466 #868x, SW_v09#14 p.162-163x |
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Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; Stories; anecdotes; The power of words; of speech; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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AB01454 |
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330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Everything is from God, both good and evil... Everything in existence is good, and only the lack of goodness make a thing evil. The being is created good |
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BSC.500 #963x, PN_1900 p061, PN_unsorted p148, PN_1900 p003x |
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Free will and predestination; fate; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God |
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AB01536 |
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320 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who hast sought illumination from the Light of the Guidance of God! Verily I read thy words... Know thou, verily, man before reaching (spiritual) maturity |
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TAB.165-167, BSC.480 #917x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Health and healing; material and spiritual healing; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB01661 |
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300 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Crisis and Victory; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou child of the Kingdom and firm in the Covenant! Thy letter, through his honor Mirza ..., was received and thy former letters also became acceptable.. In this day the most vital and momentous matter |
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BRL_CRISIS#13x, TAB.360-362, COC#0270x, BSC.443 #808x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Early Christian persecutions; the Pharisees; Historical episodes and the lessons of the past; Praise and encouragement; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB01722 |
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300 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou favored maidservant of God! Thy letter was received . Thou has expressed joy on account of thy visit to the friends in Chicago. |
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TAB.214-215, BSC.484 #925x |
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Greatest Name; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Knowledge; recognition of God; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Love of God; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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AB01859 |
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290 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God! Know thou that some of the souls... Know thou, verily insight seeth that which sight seeth not... Then know that the power of the Word of God is effective |
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TAB.607-608, BSC.463 #861-862x, TOR.202x, VTRM.021-022 |
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Intuition; inspiration; Outward and inward meanings; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities |
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AB01870 |
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290 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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Your three reports, together with the public announcement, were received. Praise be to God! all the contents indicated firmness, spirituality and goodness.... Souls are like unto mirrors |
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TAB.019-020, BWF.367-367x, BSC.473 #893x, CUPAB.011-012x, BSTW#305x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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AB02144 |
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270 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, I noted thy letter and utterance. God hath accepted thy devotion |
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TAB.064-066, LOG#0401x, BSC.475 #900-901x |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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AB02172 |
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270 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art acknowledging the Oneness of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Observe the pages of the universe |
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TAB.170-171, BSC.481 #918x |
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Consolation and comfort; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering; rejection of Christ |
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AB02292 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted to the Call of the Kingdom! Thy letter was presented and I was informed of thy expression. And it was glorious proof |
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TAB.227-229, BSC.471#883x, VTRM.015-017 |
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Christ; Christianity; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Importance of prayer |
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AB02315 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art awakened to the Cause of God! Verily, I read thy letter and my heart... As to the manifestation of the Greatest Name |
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TAB.612-614, BSC.464 #864x, VTRM.027-028 |
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Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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AB02317 |
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260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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O my God, my beloved, my assistant and my chosen! ...Bring them together again, O Lord, by the Power of Thy Covenant, and gather their dispersion by the Might of Thy Promise |
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BSC.263 #549x, SW_v05#15 p.225x, SW_v04#14 p.240x, SW_v09#19 p.221x, SW_v10#07 p.119x, BSTW#062 |
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Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Love of God; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Prayer for the spiritual progress of others; Prayer for unity |
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AB02446 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye who are attracted by the Fragrances of God! Verily, this mundane world is as the mirage of the desert |
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TAB.660-661, BSC.426 #769 |
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Being a source of light; guidance; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Radiant countenance; bearing the divine fragrance; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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AB02481 |
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250 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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Thy letter was received and its contents noted. In truth, thou hast been thrown amid dire ordeals... The wisdom of all these tribulations that poured successively |
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TAB.654-656, BSC.486 #934x |
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Call to action; Cycles in the physical and spiritual worlds; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Stories; anecdotes; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB02490 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O my God! O my God! Praise be unto Thee! for Thou hast created me of the most excellent fabric, in the most honored form |
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TAB.614-615, BSC.430 #780, VTRM.028-029 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Love of God; Prayer for praise and gratitude; Prayer for spiritual recognition; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB02590 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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In whatsoever matter man wisheth to engage, he must first acquire some capability, and make provisions and preparations therefor |
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TAB.358-359, BSC.454 #833 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Review of publications; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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AB02591 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou attracted one of the Kingdom! The epistle was received; likewise the enclosed epistle was read. The personage (Mr. . . . .) is in reality |
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TAB.702-703, BSC.468 #874x |
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Corruption and decline of Islam; of the Shi'ih; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB02627 |
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240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! I have considered thy writing... You have asked me two questions |
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TAB.102-103, BSC.476 #906x |
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Demons and evil spirits; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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AB02701 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou spiritual youth! Japan hath made wonderful progress in material civilization, but she will become perfect when she also becometh spiritually developed |
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TAB.564-565, JWTA.027, BSC.462 #856x, TEW.013-014 |
E. Mahony |
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Buddhism and Hinduism; religions of the East; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Growth of the Cause; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization |
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AB02799 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to the Spirit of His Kingdom! I have read the texts of thy praise to God |
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TAB.705-706, BWF.368-369x, BSC.468 #875x |
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Proofs of the Manifestations of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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AB02844 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art gazing toward Abdul-Baha! Now I address thee with a heart filled... Arise to serve the Cause of God in the vineyard of God |
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TAB.600-601, BSC.463 #860x, VTRM.013-014 |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Mary Magdalene; Role and station of women; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Suffering and imprisonment; 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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AB02846 |
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230 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye crying voices in the region of America! Make level the path of the Covenant of God!... I know, verily, that the universal, never ending, eternal |
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TAB.032-033, BSC.473 #894x, BSTW#276l |
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Call to action; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Praise and encouragement; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Two kinds of civilization; material and spiritual civilization |
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AB03181 |
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210 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou beloved maidservant of God! Thy letter was received and it produced joy and fragrance. Its contents were of the utmost sweetness. |
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TAB.725, BSC.469 #879x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Mysteries and their discovery; the mystical vision; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Suffering and imprisonment; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB03525 |
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200 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou that mirror in which the Light of Guidance is printed! I was informed of thy prayer, thy supplication and thy beseeching. |
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TAB.515-516, BSC.460 #848 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Servitude; submission to God; repentance; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB03587 |
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200 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art anticipating the appearance of the Gift of God! Verily, I read thy letter... Know thou, verily, there are many veils in which the Truth is enveloped |
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TAB.071-072, BSC.475 #902x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Power; greatness; centrality of the Covenant; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB03591 |
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200 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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…Nine is the last number and it is the greater number. Ten is simply the continuation of the number 1 because 10 is 1 and 100 is 1. |
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BSC.441 #804 |
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Meanings of letters and numbers; jafr (gematria); Quotation from or interpretation of the Bible; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ |
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AB03738 |
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190 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou maidservant of God! What thou hast written was perused and its contents became manifest. Thou hast questioned how thou canst accept this Divine Cause, for you are a member of the church. |
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TAB.327-328, BWF.390-390x, BSC.457 #841-842x, PN_various 009 |
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Christian rejection of Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Outward and inward meanings; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Spiritual baptism; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB03880 |
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190 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...As to the significance of the Cause of Baha'u'llah, know that everything which belongs to the universal is divine |
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BSC.495 #955, SW_v13#12 p.342 |
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Christ; Christianity; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Universality of the Cause |
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AB03888 |
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190 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! I have read thy recent letter and noted... This day is not a day of seclusion and solitude |
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TAB.520-521, BSC.460 #849x, BSTW#301 |
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Call to action; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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AB04182 |
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180 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou attracted maidservant of God! Verily, I bow my face to the dust of the Threshold of El-Baha |
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TAB.314-315, BSC.456 #837 |
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Humility; meekness; lowliness; Martyrs and martyrdom; Pain of love; love as veil; Prayer for nearness to God; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB04224 |
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180 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye Beloved Friends of Abdul-Baha! The news of your spiritual assembly reached this Illumined Spot and the heart of this yearning one |
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TAB.666-667, BSC.472 #889x |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB04411 |
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170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou seeker of the Kingdom! Thy letter was received and I became acquainted with its contents. The Cause of Bahá'u'lláh is the same as the Cause of Christ... In the coming of Christ the Divine teachings were given in accordance with the infancy of the human race. |
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TAB.535-536, BWF.400-400x, BSC.461 #853x, SW_v08#13 p.168, SW_v11#01 p.005, SW_v13#09 p.218 |
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Coming-of-age; maturity of mankind; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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AB04443 |
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170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Bahá'í World Faith; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O ye heavenly ones! Organize ye spiritual assemblies. Lay ye the foundation of union |
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TAB.553-554, BWF.409-409x, BSC.461 #855x, SW_v05#09 p.129, SW_v13#12 p.324 |
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Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; War and peace |
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AB04541 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art advancing unto the Kingdom of God! Verily I noted thy writing and was made glad by thy letter. I pray God to cause thee to attain |
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TAB.137-138, BSC.478 #913x, BSTW#207ax |
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Material and spiritual existence; two books; Return of Christ; second coming of Christ; Service to others; to the Cause of God |
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AB04571 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou servant of God! I was assuredly informed of thy confessing the unity of God and that thou hast drawn from the ocean |
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TAB.638-639, BSC.486 #933x |
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Growth of the Cause; Knowledge; recognition of God; Praise and encouragement; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world |
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AB04607 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou wonderful leaf of the Tree of the Love of God! All that thou hast written... Engage thou in commemorating God... Take some honey, recite Ya Baha-ul-Baha, and eat a little thereof for several days |
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TAB.185-186, BSC.483 #923x |
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Power of prayer; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB04610 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...The highest expression of the life of man on this planet in this age and many ages to come is Celestial |
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BSC.441 #805 |
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Devotion; sacrifice; consecration in teaching the Cause; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha |
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O thou who art assuredly believing in God! Verily, I read thy letter which showed how thou art believing in God, assured of the signs of God |
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TAB.649-650, BSC.432 #783x |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Prayer for protection; Prayer for steadfastness; obedience; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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