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Tag: "Contentment"

tag name Contentment type: Virtues
web link bahai-library.com/tags/Contentment
related tags - Virtues and spiritual qualities
referring tags Acceptance; Haft Vádí (Seven Valleys); Radiant acquiescence; Thankfulness and gratitude
Inventory subject Acquiescence and resignation; contentment
notes

"Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself."

– Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic #39

references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contentment; bahaiquotes.com/subject/contentment; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Contentment

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  1. 2015. Insistent Self, The: How to Nurture Our Spirit. Lesley Shams. — The nature of our ego and the effort needed to prevent this lower nature taking over and hindering o... Books.
  2. 2014/2020/2024. List of Articles by Christopher Buck on BahaiTeachings.org. Christopher Buck. — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014. Bibliographies.
  3. 2009-2011. Provisional Translations of Selected Writings of the Báb, Baháʼuʼlláh, and ʻAbdu'l-Bahá. Peyman Sazedj. — Twenty-four translations from 2009, 2010, and 2011 copied from the defunct website peyman.sazedj.org... Translations.
  4. 2004. Compilation on the Importance of Thankfulness, Gratitude, and Contentment. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Ehsan Bayat, comp. . Compilations-personal.
  5. 2003. Divine Virtues and Spiritual Qualities: A Compilation from Sacred Texts. WellSpring International Educational Foundation for the Study and Application of the Sacred Texts. — Comprehensive exploration of 77 virtues and qualities drawn from the texts of various religions. Compilations-personal.
  6. 1997. City of Radiant Acquiescence (Lawh-i-Madinatu'r-Rida). Bahá'u'lláh, Juan Cole, trans. . — Provisional translation of an Arabic Tablet revealed by Baha’u’llah in Baghdad, before His Decla... Translations.
  7. 1937-09. Radiant Acquiescence. Orcella Rexford. — "Radiant acquiescence" (rida') means not only to give up your will to the Divine Will, but to do so ... Essays.
 
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