Miami, USA
“Every morning at dawn I supplicate the Kingdom of God and ask that you may be filled with the breath of the Holy Spirit, so that you may become brilliant candles, shine with the light of guidance and dispel the darkness of error”
-Abdu’l Baha – Last tablet to America
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Haifa, Israel
“The love which exists between the hearts of believers is prompted by the ideal of the unity of spirits. This love is attained through the knowledge of God, so that men see the Divine Love reflected in the heart. Each sees in the other the Beauty of God reflected in the soul, and finding this point of similarity, they are attracted to one another in love. This love will make all men the waves of one sea, this love will make them all the stars of one heaven and the fruits of one tree. This love will bring the realization of true accord, the foundation of real unity.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks
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Brisbane, Australia
“Water symbolizes the water of life, which is knowledge, and fire is the fire of the love of God; therefore, man must be baptized with the water of life, the Holy Spirit and the fire of the love of the Kingdom.”
-`Abdu’l-Baha,Promulgation of Universal Peace
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Bandol, France
“Reflect a while, and consider how they that are the loved ones of God must conduct themselves, and to what heights they must soar. Beseech thou, at all times, thy Lord, the God of Mercy, tho aid them to do what He willeth. He, verily, is the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Knowing.”
–Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
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Sydney, Australia
“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.”
-Mary Oliver
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Washington DC, USA
“Hear Me, ye mortal birds! In the Rose Garden of changeless splendor a Flower hath begun to bloom, compared to which every other flower is but a thorn, and before the brightness of Whose glory the very essence of beauty must pale and wither. Arise, therefore, and, with the whole enthusiasm of your hearts, with all the eagerness of your souls, the full fervor of your will, and the concentrated efforts of your entire being, strive to attain the paradise of His presence, and endeavor to inhale the fragrance of the incorruptible Flower, to breathe the sweet savors of holiness, and to obtain a portion of this perfume of celestial glory.”
-Baha’u’llah, Gleanings From the Writings of Baha’u’llah
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Haifa, Israel
“¡Oh Hijo del Hombre! Velado en Mi ser inmemorial y en la antigua eternidad de Mi esencia, conocí Mi amor por ti; por eso te creé, grabé en ti Mi imagen y te revelé Mi belleza.”
-Baha’u’llah, P.O. 3
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Minneapolis, USA
“O COMRADES! The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers’ blood, yet all but a few remain bereft of this celestial city, and even of these few, none but the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit.”
-Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words