inventory |
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found in tags |
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mss |
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ABU3268 |
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40 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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All the believers, both men and women, in the West and in the East, must consider themselves the spreaders |
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BSC.548 #991 |
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Growth of the Cause; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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ABU2031 |
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140 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The darkness of this gloomy night shall pass away. Again the sun of Reality will dawn |
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BSC.548 #990, SW_v09#13 p.141 |
Mea & Mitra |
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Call to action; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Spiritualization of humanity in the future; a new race of men; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation |
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ABU0213 |
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890 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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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 |
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BSC.546 #986, SW_v10#07 p.126-127+138, SW_v10#04 p.081, SW_v11#01 p.016 |
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House of Worship [Mashriqu'l-Adhkar]; Newspapers and the media; publications; Review of publications; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Universality of the Cause |
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ABU0644 |
Words spoken in Feb. 1918 |
450 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Praise be to God, that the dark ages have passed away and the century of light has come.... The past age was an age of wondrous achievements... Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! That the Sun of Reality hath shone forth! Glad Tidings! Glad Tidings! |
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BSC.505 #971x, SW_v10#06 p.111-112+098 |
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Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Promotion of commerce and industry; Supreme tribunal; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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ABU1324 |
Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-25 |
330 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Pray that your hearts may be cut from yourselves and from the world, that you may be confirmed by the Holy Spirit and filled with the fire of the love of God.... I say unto you that anyone who will arise in the cause of God... And now I give you a commandment which shall be for a covenant... This is the balance |
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BSC.503 #970x, SW_v08#05 p.057-058x, SW_v12#16 p.250x, AEP.039-040, NRMM.164-165x, MAX.080x, BLO_PN#031 |
T. Price, The Badasht Project, T. Nosrat, Juliet & Amelia, K. Porray, M. Levine [track 4] |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Nearness and remoteness; Power of faith; power of the spirit; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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ABU1702 |
Words to May Maxwell et al, spoken around 1898-02-25 |
180 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Now the time has come when we must part, but the separation is only of our bodies... Another commandment give I unto you! That ye love one another as I love you....Behold a candle and how it gives its light. It weeps its life away, drop by drop, in order to give forth its flame of light. |
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BSC.503 #969x, SW_v08#06 p.065x, SW_v08#12 p.144x, SW_v12#16 p.251+254x, PN_1899 p014x, AEP.041-042, VLAB.012, BLO_PN#031 |
Baha'i World Congress, B. Weber, S. Sunderland |
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Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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ABU0468 |
Words to Julia Grundy spoken around Jan. 1905 |
560 |
Ten Days in the Light of Akka; Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Bahá‘u'lláh is the same Light in a new Lamp. To see, we must look at the Light and not at the Lamp.... Will is the center or focus of human understanding. We must will to know God |
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BSC.503 #968x, SW_v07#19 p.195x, TDLA.029-031, BLO_PN#104 |
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Blind imitation [taqlid]; Heedlessness and ignorance of the people; Literal interpretation; Oneness; unity of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Suffering; rejection of Christ; Suffering and imprisonment |
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ABU2535 |
Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 |
90 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Advance always in the Kingdom of Bahá'u'lláh; occupy thy heart always by the mentioning of Bahá'u'lláh |
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BSC.502 #966, PN_1901 p026, PN_1901 p085 |
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Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Law of repetition; recitation of the Greatest Name; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness |
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ABU0902 |
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340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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God in his wisdom has created all things. Nothing has been created without a special destiny... The greatest gift of man is universal love |
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BSC.501 #965x, ADP.110-112 |
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Fulfillment of true potential; Heaven and paradise; heaven and hell; Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Man is the sum; pinnacle; fruit of creation; Service to others; to the Cause of God; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; The soul as soil; cultivation of the soul |
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ABU2187 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
120 |
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The material men of this world are like poison to the spiritual. They are the calamities and inconveniences which a man meets in the worldly life…. The people of God have no dependence upon the conditions of this world; they neither become embittered with the bitterness of the cup |
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BSC.501 #964x, PN_unsorted p146, PN_1900 p062x |
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Fellowship with the wayward and ungodly; Moderation; frugality; simplicity; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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ABU1225 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The more you love, the nearer you will be to God. Love is one of the bounties of God. Therefore to love one another is good. |
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BSC.501 #964x, DWN_v6#05 p.001-002, PN_1900 p061 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Forgiveness; a sin-covering eye; patience and forbearance; Humility; meekness; lowliness; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Second birth; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause |
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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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ABU2100 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
130 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The station of the Prophets is as a lighted lamp; all the Prophets offered themselves as lamps. |
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BSC.500 #962, PN_1900 p060, PN_unsorted p147 |
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Development of capacity and readiness; Differences in human capacity; Multiple meanings; interpretations in scripture; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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ABU1961 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
150 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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He who knows nothing of the wind, when he sees trees shaken does not know it is the wind which causes them to shake. |
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BSC.499 #961, PN_1900 p059, PN_unsorted p146 |
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Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Martyrs and martyrdom; Sacrifice of self; mystery of sacrifice |
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ABU1238 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
260 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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By the term "angels" spiritual powers is sometimes meant, and other times you will find that the term means pure and holy souls. |
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BSC.498 #960, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p145 |
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Angels; Law of transformation and change; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures |
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ABU1656 |
Words spoken ca. 1900 |
190 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Those who looked at the material body of Christ and saw Him enduring all the hardships and trials, marveled that He was the Messiah |
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BSC.498 #959, PN_1900 p058, PN_unsorted p144 |
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Man's distinction from the animal; Outward and inward meanings; Physical limitations of the Manifestation of God; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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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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AB00666 |
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480 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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فيوضات ملکوت ابهی مشروط به استعداد و قابليّت نيست نفس فيض عين قابليّت گردد چنانکه نفس فعل چون از فاعل |
O herald of the Kingdom! Thy long letter has been carefully read and the contents understood. It proved that thou art not reposing in heart... ...Know that the blessings of the Kingdom of Abha are not dependent upon the capacity and the worthiness of any one; the blessings themselves are the worthiness. |
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MMK3#137 p.095x |
BSC.496 #957x, BSTW#444 |
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Disregarding individual capacity; weakness; Divine grace, bounty, confirmations; spiritual capacity; Power of prayer; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities; Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause |
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AB09110 |
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90 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...Perchance, God willing, ye may be helped and confirmed to arise and serve in a befitting and worthy manner, and be assisted to do that which is required |
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BSC.495 #956 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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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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AB00430 |
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590 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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از حقيقت سؤال نموده بوديد . حقيقت کلمة اللّه است که محيی عالم انسانی است کوران را بينا کند |
O seeker of the Kingdom! Your letter has arrived and its contents became known. You asked: What is Truth? ...As to progress after death: know that after death it is the divine world. Progress is possible, but it depends upon the generosity of God... |
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MMK3#111 p.074x, YMM.256x, YMM.384x, VUJUD.103.20x |
BSC.494 #954x, BSTW#139, VUJUDE.189x |
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East and West; communication between East and West; Evolution; human evolution; Love of God; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Soul; spirit after death; Suffering; rejection of Christ; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Universality of the Cause |
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ABU2295 |
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110 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Truth is the word of God, which gives life to humanity. It restores sight to the blind and hearing to the deaf |
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BSC.494 #953, SW_v14#06 p.164 |
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Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love of God; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times |
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AB00513 |
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550 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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ای یاران جمال ابهی ای ثابتان بر میثاق طلعت اعلی ای بندگان آستان مقدس حضرت |
O ye friends of the Beauty of Abha! O ye firm ones in the Testament of the Covenant of Baha! O ye servants of the Holy Threshold |
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MKT9.234, AVK3.092.11x, YBN.034-035 |
BSC.493 #952x |
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Contention and conflict; Firmness in the Covenant; Prayer for firmness in the Covenant; Love, unity, and fellowship among the friends; in the Cause; Obedience to and respect for government authority |
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AB11084 |
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50 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...In this prohibition (from visiting Haifa) there is a providence which will become manifest before long. But know ye with the utmost certainty |
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BSC.492 #948x |
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Nearness and remoteness; Permission for visit; pilgrimage; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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AB10780 |
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60 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...The Supreme One hath said "He loveth them and they will love Him." If God had not filled His Servant with His love, love would never have been realized in the creation |
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BSC.492 #947x |
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Human soul as mirror; divine light, attributes within; Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; The divine emanation; the all-pervading bounty of God |
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ABU2696 |
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80 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Praise be to God that thou hast found guidance... This turning the face toward God is the healing of the body, the mind and the soul.... Therefore sacrifice all thy talents at the feet |
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BSC.490 #941, SW_v08#18 p.233x |
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Service to others; to the Cause of God; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Trust and reliance in God; turning to Him at all times |
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ABU1898 |
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160 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Tell them they should do as they think best in these matters. Should they marry, divorce, leave their homes, move to other places |
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BSC.487 #936 |
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Freedom of thought and action; Personal instructions; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Selfishness; self-love; egotism; self-indulgence; Station; mission; authority of Abdu'l-Baha |
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ABU0904 |
Words spoken ca. Oct. 1911 |
340 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The Divine Reality is far removed from man. It is absolutely remote and independent in Its essence; abstract, limitless, impersonal beyond human comprehension |
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BSC.451 #825, SW_v02#14 p.007, SW_v16#06 p.0541 |
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Manifestation of God as mediator; Manifestation of God as sun; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause; Transcendence; unknowability of God; Transmutation of the soul by the divine elixir; Word of God and human limitations |
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ABU1801 |
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170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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As there is no one who has not his designated place in the world, for there is nothing useless on this earth |
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BSC.450 #823-824x, ADP.058-059 |
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Human reality created in the image of God; Manifestation of God as sun; Power and sovereignty of God; omnipotence of God; Progress and the continual ascent of material civilization; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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ABU1317 |
Words to Mary Hanford Ford around Oct. 1911 |
240 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The utterances of Bahá'u'lláh are to be translated into deeds... It is possible to so adjust oneself to the practice of nobility that its atmosphere surrounds us and colors all our acts |
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BSC.450 #822x, SW_v07#18 p.188x, PN_1911 p023, BSTW#084x |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life; Words vs deeds |
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ABU0191 |
Words to MacNutts et al around Jan. 1905 |
930 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Now have we, the beloved of God, gathered together to partake of material and spiritual food... Strive, Strive always that ye may be united... There are two kinds of love... There is something that I especially wish to make you sure of... If you should receive news in America that I have been thrown into the sea |
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BSC.450 #821x, SW_v12#16 p.254x, SW_v08#10 p.134x, PN_1905 p010, PN_1904 p088x, PN_1905 p011x, BSTW#320 |
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Love and unity; Religion as source of love and unity; Love of God; Nineteen-Day Feast; Spiritual meetings; gatherings; devotional gatherings; feasts; Steadfastness; perseverance; faithfulness; Suffering and imprisonment; Transience; worthlessness of the physical world; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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ABU1015 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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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 |
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BSC.449 #818, ADP.067-068 |
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Corruption and renewal; abandoning religious dogmas; Greatness and influence of the Cause; of this Day; Growth and progress is gradual and according to capacity; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Teaching the Cause; call to teach |
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ABU3362 |
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30 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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But where thousands are considering these questions, we have more essential questions. The secrets of the whole economic question are divine in nature, and are concerned with the world of the heart and spirit. In the Bahá'í teaching this is most completely explained |
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BSC.446.12 #812x, SW_v13#09 p.231 |
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Elections; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; Worldliness vs. other-worldliness |
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ABU0026 |
Interview with Rev. J. T. Bixby at Hotel Ansonia in New York, 1912-04-13 |
1930 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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The origin of man is one; the consummate intention of all human existence must likewise be one.... The solution of economic questions... Consider the kingdom of the animals; there is no strife among them on account |
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BSC.446 #813x, SW_v03#08 p.005-008, SW_v07#15 p.147, SW_v12#05 p.107-108 |
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Justice ['adl]; social justice and divine justice; Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; The economic problem and its solution; voluntary giving; The truth of past religions and sacred scriptures; The Word of God; influence and centrality of; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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AB10282 |
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70 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...As to your question regarding the stars: Know that these brilliant stars are numberless and their existence is not devoid of wisdom both useful and important. |
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BSC.445 #811, PN_unsorted p088x, PN_unsorted p091, BSTW#017, BSTW#042b |
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Celestial spheres [aflak]; planets; astronomy; Interpretation of words and passages in scripture |
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AB11283 |
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40 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...There are before you so many temptations, trials, afflictions, calamities and difficulties because you have to be purified through fire and sifted through the sieve in order to separate the wheat from the tares. Verily, I say unto you: none will be saved but the believers, and from the believers only the sincere, and even those are in great danger, especially in such a time. |
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BSC.443 #808 |
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Characteristics and conduct of true believers; Rejection, opposition and persecution; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering |
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ABU1804 |
Words to Isobel Chamberlain spoken around Sept. 1913 |
170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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I have great hopes for the American people, but alas! as yet they do not understand the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh |
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BSC.443 #807x, ADP.030-031 |
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Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Literal interpretation; Outward and inward meanings; Station of the Manifestation of God; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God; Symbolism; Symbolism of color and light |
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AB04609 |
Words to Miss Buckton |
170 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...To tamper with the psychic forces while in this world interferes with the condition of the soul in the world to come. |
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BSC.442 #806, SW_v10#19 p.344x, PN_1912 p110, BSTW#148, BSTW#356 |
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Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers; Development of capacity and readiness; Occult sciences; psychic phenomena |
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AB04610 |
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170 |
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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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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AB11449 |
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30 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...Man must work, and in that work show the qualities of God and thus do good. His work, both material and spiritual |
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BSC.440 #803 |
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Excellence; distinction; High station of the arts and sciences; Self-improvement; self-perfection; discipline; Work as worship |
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AB11082 |
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50 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...People must live for one another, and not live in seclusion as do the monks and nuns. People should not live solitary lives. |
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BSC.440 #802 |
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Monasticism; asceticism; Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Unity; oneness of humanity |
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ABU1999 |
Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 |
140 |
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Everything save man has one condition, but man has two.... One will lift him up, but the other will send him to the lowest depths. |
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BSC.440 #801, PN_1901 p022 |
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Education and the development of capacity; Material and spiritual existence; two books; Spiritual transformation; Wine as symbol of spiritual transformation; The Kingdom of God [Malakut]; Transcending the material condition; Two aspects of the human soul; the higher and lower natures; Twofold; threefold station of the Manifestation of God |
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ABU2521 |
Words to Breakwell, Hopper, Brittingham, spoken around 1901-09-04 |
90 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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Evil does not exist. Death is only the lack of life; therefore death does not exist. Darkness is only the lack of light. |
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BSC.440 #800, PN_1901 p021 |
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Being a source of light; guidance; Forgiveness; grace; bounty; mercy; compassion of God; Forces of light and darkness; integration and disintegration; Light and darkness; Nonexistence of evil; relativity of good and evil; Status of material wealth; wealth and poverty |
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AB07148 |
Words to George Latimer |
120 |
Bahá'í Scriptures |
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...The Word of God is the storehouse of all good, all power and all wisdom. The illiterate fishermen and savage Arabs |
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BSC.439 #799, SW_v06#16 p.122, SW_v16#04 p.487 |
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Interconnectedness; all things involved in all things; chain of being; Limits of the intellect; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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AB00219 |
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یا من انجذب الی الملکوت و شرب الکاس التی مزاجها کافور در این ایام که فیوضات |
O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom and hast quaffed from the cup whose essence is of camphor! In these days when the outpourings [3.5s]... ...Indifference breeds deterioration. Silence is the cause of retrogression. Thoughtlessness leads to forgetfulness. Passivity, inaction, produce oblivion.... Consider the story of Simon the Rock [Peter]: Two of the Apostles of His Holiness, the Spirit [Jesus], went to the city of Antioch to teach the Cause of God |
INBA72:041, INBA88:116 |
BRL_DAK#0570, MKT1.471 |
BSC.439 #798x, SW_v13#07 p.180-181x, BSTW#271d, BTO#05x |
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Call to action; Methods of teaching the Cause; Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Teaching the Cause; call to teach; The power of words; of speech; Wisdom [hikmat] |
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ABU1955 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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The sun of truth rises in each season from a different point of the horizon... People think religion is confined to an edifice, to be worshipped at an altar... This movement eludes organization... There are many people who have never heard of this Revelation that teach its laws and spiritual truths |
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BSC.438 #797x, ADP.015-016, BSTW#096 |
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Oneness; unity of religion; Progressive revelation; renewal of religion; Religion as reality; definitions of religion; Serving humanity; working for progress, betterment of the world; Spirit and form in the administration; The Word of God; influence and centrality of |
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ABU0160 |
Words spoken at 97 Cadogan Gardens, 1911-09-23 |
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Bahá'í Scriptures; Abdu'l-Bahá in London; Abdu'l-Bahá on Divine Philosophy |
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At nine years of age, I accompanied my father, Baha'u'llah, in his journey of exile to Baghdad, seventy of his disciples going with us.... The confirmations of the spirit are all those power... Freedom is not a matter of place |
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BSC.438 #797x, AIL.115-121, ADP.018-023, CHH.166-167x, VLAB.009-010x, VLAB.149x, BLO_PN#022 |
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Acquiescence and resignation; contentment; Detachment; severance; renunciation; patience; Ottoman commissions of investigation; Suffering and imprisonment |
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...The beloved of God must be the cause of spreading the Heavenly Love. They must impart spiritual concord |
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BSC.438 #795 |
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Love as fundamental; spiritual foundations of religion; Loving one's enemies; returning hatred with love; Service to others; to the Cause of God; Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life |
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ABU0323 |
Words to Myron Phelps and Madame Canavarro in Dec. 1902 |
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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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