Baha'u'llah
Baha'u'llah
path spirit straight-path
Peace be upon him who follows the Straight Path!
children men race
O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men.
country men kind
Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind.
heart essence utterance
The Great Being saith: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures and Tablets.
soul age baha
Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration.
love son men
O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.
fear heart love-is
Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear.
book tablets holy
Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure, as decreed in God's mighty and guarded Tablets. All that which ye potentially possess can, however, be manifested only as a result of your own volition.
country children school
It behoveth the sovereigns of the world may God assist them or the ministers of the earth to take counsel together and to adopt one of the existing languages or a new one to be taught to children in schools throughout the world, and likewise one script. Thus the whole earth will come to be regarded as one country.
self vision world
Let your vision be world embracing rather than confined to your own self.
stars men numbers
Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.
powerful light tree
The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. ... So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
desire quests unions
The true seeker hunts naught but the object of his quest, and the lover has no desire save union with his Beloved.
sacrifice cities goal
Nor shall the seeker reach his goal unless he sacrifice all things. That is, whatever he has seen, and heard, and understood (before), all must he set at naught, that he may enter the Realm of the Spirit, which is the City of God.