Power: Chicago, USA
“Lift up your hearts above the present and look with eyes of faith into the future! Today the seed is sown, the grain falls upon the earth, but behold the day will come when it shall rise a glorious tree and the branches thereof shall be laden with fruit. Rejoice and be glad that this day [...]
Power: Washington D.C., USA
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. “O Rulers of America and the Presidents of the Republics therein … Give ear unto that which hath been raised from the Dayspring of Grandeur: Verily, there is none other God but Me, the Lord of Utterance, the All-Knowing. Bind ye the broken with the hands of justice, and crush the [...]
Power: Astoria, USA
Light is concentrated into a beam by this Fresnel lens at the Columbia River Maritime Museum. Fresnel lenses were first used in lighthouses in the 1820s to transmit light over great distances. This can be likened unto the the words of Baha’u’llah, transmitting the light of God to humanity. O SON OF BEING! With the [...]
Power: Taipei, Taiwan
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” -Jimi Hendrix
Power: Chicago, USA
The power of the rivers carved through the land, and we climbed to the top of the hill to see the fall colors. “The glory of glories and the most resplendent light rest upon Thee, O my God. Thy majesty is so transcendent that no human imagination can reach it and Thy consummate power is [...]
Power: Bali, Indonesia
Mineral, vegetable, and human creativity mingle in a single stone carving. “HALLOWED be the Lord in Whose hand is the source of dominion. He createth whatsoever He willeth by His Word of command ‘Be’, and it is. His hath been the power of authority heretofore and it shall remain His hereafter. He maketh victorious whomsoever [...]
Power: San Antonio, USA
“Act in accordance with the counsels of the Lord: that is, rise up in such wise, and with such qualities, as to endow the body of this world with a living soul, and to bring this young child, humanity, to the stage of adulthood. So far as ye are able, ignite a candle of love [...]
Power: Sydney, Australia
Little bee, little bee, the whispers between your toes are so enchanting. Please don’t fall. Your wings might not work. “By Thine aloneness the Sun of Oneness shone, and by Thy banishment the land of Unity was adorned. Be patient, O Thou Exile of the worlds.” -The Fire Tablet.
Power: Vancouver, Canada
“O Son Of Man! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide”. -Baha’u’llah
Power: Los Angeles, USA
Golriz Lucina Gundry © “O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being.” -Abdu’l Baha
Power: Los Angeles, USA
“Love revealeth with unfailing and limitless power the mysteries latent in the universe.” Selections from the Writings of `Abdu’l-Bahá (Haifa: Bahá’í World Centre, 1982), p. 27.
Power: Los Angeles, USA
“In the necessity of life, woman is more instinct with power than man, for to her he owes his very existence.” (Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 161)
Power: Guam
Superman, Red Riding Hood, and crew venture into the night. “The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit—the divine breath which animates and pervades all things.” -’Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 58
Power: Concord, USA
Walking in early fall, deserted field, Concord, MA, US. “O Son of Spirit! I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the [...]
Power: Chicago, USA
Kaskakia Canyon at Starved Rock State Park: the 18 canyons at the park were carved from rock over the last 12,000 years by surface water runoff and groundwater outflow. The power of the melting glaciers is awe-inspiring…such a small thing, over time, wearing away stone… “The Divine Spirit is penetrating from eternity to eternity, for [...]
Power: Volgograd, Russia
Wildfire. Volgograd(Russia). “That day will the Cause spread like wildfire when its spirit and teachings are presented on the stage or in art and literature as a whole. Art can better awaken such noble sentiments than cold rationalizing, especially among the mass of the people.” Written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, dated May, 1933
Power: Taipei, Tawain
Dressing up for Halloween in Taipei, children re-enact a display of anger. When one becomes ‘Hulk,’ bearing fists and puffing out the chest in a display of self-might, notice the reaction of others: fear, shock, and even redicule. How silly our drama seems sometimes! But, we seem to love playing these roles. “When the power of love overcomes the love [...]
Power: San Antonio, Texas
“All faces are dark except the face which is a mirror of the light of the love of divinity.” Abdu’l-Baha
Power: Lincoln, England
“Divine power is effulgent in endless images and pictures.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá “Throughout the universe the divine power is effulgent in endless images and pictures. The world of creation, the world of humanity may be likened to the earth itself and the divine power to the sun. This Sun has shone upon all mankind. In the [...]
Power: Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
“O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor [...]
Power: Vancouver, Canada
“All life is of Thee, and all power lieth within the grasp of Thine omnipotence”. ~Baha’u’llah
Power: Haifa, Israel
The Shrine of the Bab, covered by a shroud while restoration work is in progress. “Protect me, O my Lord, from every evil that Thine omniscience perceiveth, inasmuch as there is no power nor strength but in Thee, no triumph is forthcoming save from Thy presence, and it is Thine alone to command. Whatever God hath [...]
