Rotorua, New Zealand
“O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.”
-Baha’u’llah, The Hidden Words
Lisle, IL, USA
“We cherish the hope that through the earnest endeavours of such as are the exponents of the power of God—exalted be His glory—the weapons of war throughout the world may be converted into instruments of reconstruction and that strife and conflict may be removed from the midst of men.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh
Mungerannie, SA, Australia
Cinnamon quail-thrush
“Reflect upon the inner realities of the universe, the secret wisdoms involved, the enigmas, the inter-relationships, the rules that govern all. For every part of the universe is connected with every other part by ties that are very powerful and admit of no imbalance, nor any slackening whatever.”
-‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Gloucester, MA, USA
“O God, my God! Increase Thou this fire, as day followeth day, till the blast of it setteth in motion all the earth. O Thou, my Lord! Kindle the light of Thy love in every heart, breathe into men’s souls the spirit of Thy knowledge, gladden their breasts with the verses of Thy oneness.”
-‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Washington, DC, USA
“The source of courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God, and steadfastness in His Love.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh
Huia Domain, New Zealand
The Sun of Truth is the Word of God, upon which dependeth the education of those who are endowed with the power of understanding and of utterance. It is the true spirit and the heavenly water, through whose aid and gracious providence all things have been and will be quickened.”
–Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh
Trefor, Wales
“No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth.” -Bahá’u’lláh, The Kitab-i-Iqan
Glen Morris, Ontario, Canada
“WHAT a power is love! It is the most wonderful, the greatest of all living powers. Love gives life to the lifeless. Love lights a flame in the heart that is cold. Love brings hope to the hopeless and gladdens the hearts of the sorrowful. In the world of existence there is indeed no greater power than the power of love. -‘Abdu’l-Baha, Paris Talks