Tag: "Opinions"

tag name	Opinions	type:	Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Science: natural, social, and applied
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Opinions
related tags	Consultation; Detachment; Freedom of expression; Ignorance; Knowledge; Wisdom
selected quotations (authoritative sources)	These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts: "take counsel together" ¶30 "Bahá’u’lláh has established consultation as one of the fundamental principles of His Faith and has exhorted the believers to “take counsel together in all matters.” He describes consultation as “the lamp of guidance which leadeth the way” and as “the bestower of understanding.” Shoghi Effendi states that the “principle of consultation … constitutes one of the basic laws” of the Bahá’í Administrative Order..." – Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Note 52 "... The purpose is to emphasize the statement that consultation must have for its object the investigation of truth. He who expresses an opinion should not voice it as correct and right but set it forth as a contribution to the consensus of opinion, for the light of reality becomes apparent when two opinions coincide. A spark is produced when flint and steel come together. Man should weigh his opinions with the utmost serenity, calmness and composure. Before expressing his own views he should carefully consider the views already advanced by others. If he finds that a previously expressed opinion is more true and worthy, he should accept it immediately and not willfully hold to an opinion of his own. By this excellent method he endeavors to arrive at unity and truth. Opposition and division are deplorable..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, talk 31, 2 May 1912 (ABU0540)
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q=Opinion

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