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The wisdom of The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

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T hey who dwell within the tabernacle of God, and are established upon the seats of everlasting glory, will refuse, though they be dying of hunger, to stretch their hands and seize unlawfully the property of their neighbour, however vile and worthless he may be. 1

quote 4718 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

B eautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty.

quote 4717 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

U nless one recognise God and love Him, his cry shall not be heard by God in this Day. This is of the essence of His Faith, did ye but know it.

quote 4716 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hus God instructeth whosoever seeketh Him. He, verily, loveth the one that turneth towards Him.

quote 4715 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

R eligious fanaticism and hatred are a world-devouring fire, whose violence none can quench. The Hand of Divine power can, alone, deliver mankind from this desolating affliction.

quote 4714 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

F or the love of God, and them that serve Him, arise to aid this most sublime and momentous Revelation.

quote 4713 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.

quote 4712 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

P rove yourselves worthy of his trust and confidence in you, and withhold not from the poor the gifts which the grace of God hath bestowed upon you.

quote 4711 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

H e, verily, shall recompense the charitable, and doubly repay them for what they have bestowed.

quote 4710 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

C leanse from your hearts the love of worldly things, from your tongues every remembrance except His remembrance, from your entire being whatsoever may deter you from beholding His face, or may tempt you to follow the promptings of your evil and corrupt inclinations.

quote 4709 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

I f it be your wish, O people, to know God and to discover the greatness of His might, look, then, upon Me with Mine own eyes, and not with the eyes of any one besides Me.

quote 4708 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

H e that seeketh to be a helper of God in this Day, let him close his eyes to whatever he may possess, and open them to the things of God.

quote 4707 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

N o man that seeketh Us will We ever disappoint, neither shall he that hath set his face towards Us be denied access unto Our court.

quote 4706 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

O nly when the lamp of search, of earnest striving, of longing desire, of passionate devotion, of fervid love, of rapture, and ecstasy, is kindled within the seeker’s heart, and the breeze of His loving-kindness is wafted upon his soul, will the darkness of error be dispelled, the mists of doubts and misgivings be dissipated, and the lights of knowledge and certitude envelop his being.

quote 4705 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

G azing with the eye of God, he will perceive within every atom a door that leadeth him to the stations of absolute certitude. He will discover in all things the mysteries of Divine Revelation, and the evidences of an everlasting Manifestation.

quote 4704 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hat seeker should, also, regard backbiting as grievous error, and keep himself aloof from its dominion, inasmuch as backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul.

quote 4703 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T hat seeker must, at all times, put his trust in God, must renounce the peoples of the earth, must detach himself from the world of dust, and cleave unto Him Who is the Lord of Lords.

quote 4702 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

O My brother! When a true seeker determineth to take the step of search in the path leading unto the knowledge of the Ancient of Days, he must, before all else, cleanse his heart, which is the seat of the revelation of the inner mysteries of God, from the obscuring dust of all acquired knowledge, and the allusions of the embodiments of satanic fancy.

quote 4701 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

F or the tongue is a smouldering fire, and excess of speech a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas the fire of the tongue devoureth both heart and soul. The force of the former lasteth but for a time, whilst the effects of the latter endureth a century.

quote 4700 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

H e must so cleanse his heart that no remnant of either love or hate may linger therein, lest that love blindly incline him to error, or that hate repel him away from the truth.

quote 4699 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

H e must purge his breast, which is the sanctuary of the abiding love of the Beloved, of every defilement, and sanctify his soul from all that pertaineth to water and clay, from all shadowy and ephemeral attachments.

quote 4698 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

I f the learned and worldly-wise men of this age were to allow mankind to inhale the fragrance of fellowship and love, every understanding heart would apprehend the meaning of true liberty, and discover the secret of undisturbed peace and absolute composure.

quote 4697 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

T he Great Being saith: Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom.

quote 4696 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

M an is the supreme Talisman. Lack of a proper education hath, however, deprived him of that which he doth inherently possess.

quote 4695 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

S hould any one among you take up arms against another, rise ye all against him, for this is naught but manifest justice.

quote 4694 | The Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

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