Ronnie Y. Bindra ©

“But those who have advanced to the Kingdom of God, have assuredly advanced unto a sea of clear and limpid water, and thus have attained unto the greatest bounty, the perfect rest, and the eternal life to which there is no abrupt end. Their faces have shone with joy, their souls were delighted with happiness, their hearts were illumined and their cups overflowing with abundance. Their edifices have risen high, their palaces have been adorned, their suns have shone, their stars gleamed, and their diadems radiated dazzling light. Their dominions have expanded and their lights have spread to all ages and generations. These are their upraised thrones, their palaces, their luminous lamps and their shining moon throughout all horizons.”

Abdu’l-Baha

Shahriar Erfanian ©

 ”O Son Of The Supreme! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own? “  -Bahau’ullah

Fiona Gohari ©

 Building, always building, bigger; better; brighter.
Building, always building, but are we ever closer?

“To man is given the special gift of the intellect by which he is able to receive a larger share of the light Divine. The Perfect Man
is as a polished mirror reflecting the Sun of Truth, manifesting the attributes of God.” -Abdu’l-Baha: Paris Talks

Golriz Lucina Gundry ©

 ”In the East the light of His Revelation hath broken; in the West have appeared the signs of His dominion.” -Bahá’u’lláh

Chad Mauger ©

 This photo of the Pinnacles was captured at dusk in Nambung National Park, approximately 200km north of Perth in Western Australia. The closest township is Cervantes, referred to by some as Australia’s gateway to the Pinnacles.  It doesn’t matter which photographic technique I use or how long the shutter stays open, I can only ever capture a glimpse of God’s celestial dominion.

“The splendour of His appearance far surpasseth that of any other appearance. His divine concealment is far more profound than any other concealment. His loftiness is immeasurably above every other loftiness. His gracious favour is unequalled by any other evidence of favour. His power transcendeth every power. His sovereignty is invincible in the face of every other sovereignty. His celestial dominion is exalted far above every other dominion. His knowledge pervadeth all created things, and His consummate power extendeth over all beings.”

-The Bab, Selections From the Writings of the Bab, p. 157

Kat Eghdamian ©

 O SON OF BEING!

Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion.

- Baha’u'llah, The Hidden Words, No. 6 From the Arabic

Sarah Johnson ©

“Know thou that all the powers combined have not the power to establish universal peace, nor to withstand the overmastering dominion, at every time and season, of these endless wars. Ere long, however, shall the power of heaven, the dominion of the Holy Spirit, hoist on the high summits the banners of love and peace, and there above the castles of majesty and might shall those banners wave in the rushing winds that blow out of the tender mercy of God.”
-’Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, p. 174

Tamila Zeinalova ©

“…From all eternity Thou didst rule the entire creation, and Thou wilt continue for evermore to exercise Thy dominion over all created things.  There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, The Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.”

-Bahá’í Prayers, Bahá’u’lláh, p.135

Sholeh Loehle ©

“GLORIFIED is He to Whom pertaineth the dominion of the heavens and of the earth, in Whose hand lieth the kingdom of all created things and unto Whom shall all return.” -The Báb

“Everlastingly that luminous Entity hath been sitting on the throne of might and everlastingly It will have a penetrating dominion over the worlds of existence.” ~ Tablets of Abdu’l-Baha

A boy shoots off a small firecracker on a pier at Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan. The Lantern Festival marks the end of the Chinese New Year festivities. People send their hopes and wishes aloft on paper lanterns or fireworks to illumine the dark night.