4/24/2010

A person will eventually realize the love of the Creator

One day He said to me: “The child does not realize the love of the parent, but when it becomes mature, it knows.” “Can the creature,” I asked, “ever realize the love of the Creator “Yes, if not in this world, then in the next -- as a sleeping one awakens.” (‘Abdu’l-Baha, quoted by Juliet Thompson, Star of the West, vol. II, no.14, November 1911)

4/17/2010

Magnetism of the Word of God is sincerity of intention

You must give up all differences among you – differences of opinion – and all work for the same aim. You must be qualified with divine attributes, so that the Word of God may assist you, so that the bounties of God may descend upon you. And know that without the help of the Holy Spirit you will not be able to do this. And the magnetism of the Word of God is sincerity of intention. And until you are entirely severed from yourself and emptied of yourself, you will never be sincere enough.

You must entirely sacrifice yourself. You must close your eyes to all rest. You must give up even your happiness and your enjoyment so that you may be able to do this. (Words of 'Abdu'l-Baha, recorded by Juliet Thompson during her visit in Akka, The Diary of Juliet Thompson p, p. 35)

4/15/2010

Religion and Science are inter-twined with each other and cannot be separated

Religion and Science are inter-twined with each other and cannot be separated. These are the two wings with which humanity must fly. One wing is not enough. Every religion which does not concern itself with Science is mere tradition, and that is not the essential. Therefore science, education and civilization are most important necessities for the full religious life. (Abdu'l-Baha in London, p. 30)

4/01/2010

Great causes of separation among people

The great causes of separation among the people are: Racial, political, religious, traditional, personal, and commercial. Baha’u’llah has abolished these. (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, from Discourses given in London and Paris, Star of the West, vol. II, no. 19, March 2, 1912)