"My love is My stronghold ..."

 

O SON OF BEING! 

My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein is safe and secure, and he that turneth away shall surely stray and perish.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #9 Arabic

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"My love is in thee, know it, that thou mayest find Me near unto thee."

 

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O SON OF UTTERANCE!

Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that thou mayest abide in safety. My love is in thee, know it, that thou mayest find Me near unto thee.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #10 Arabic)
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"Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee."

 

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O SON OF BEING!

Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee. Get thou from it thy radiance and seek none other than Me. For I have created thee rich and have bountifully shed My favor upon thee.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #11 Arabic)
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" ... within thee have I placed the essence of My light."

 

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O SON OF BEING!

With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed the essence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naught else, for My work is perfect and My command is binding. Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #12 Arabic)
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"Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another?"

 

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words. #13 Arabic)
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"Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #14 Arabic)

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"Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me .."

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O SON OF UTTERANCE!

Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me; for My sovereignty endureth and My dominion perisheth not. If thou seekest another than Me, yea, if thou searchest the universe forevermore, thy quest will be in vain.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #15 Arabic)
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"Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit."

 

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O SON OF LIGHT!

Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #16 Arabic)
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"Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper. For none but Me can ever suffice thee.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #17 Arabic)
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" ... be content with what We have ordained for thy sake ..."

 

O SON OF SPIRIT!

Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #18 Arabic)
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"I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit ..."

 

O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION!

I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #19 Arabic)
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"My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured."

 

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten. My grace to thee is plenteous, it cannot be veiled. My love has made in thee its home, it cannot be concealed. My light is manifest to thee, it cannot be obscured.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #20 Arabic)
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"Return then unto that which is better for thee in the realm on high."

 

O SON OF MAN!

Upon the tree of effulgent glory I have hung for thee the choicest fruits, wherefore hast thou turned away and contented thyself with that which is less good? Return then unto that which is better for thee in the realm on high.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #21 Arabic)
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"Noble have I created thee ..."

 

O SON OF SPIRIT!

Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou wast created.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #22 Arabic)
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"To the eternal I call thee ..."

 

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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?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #23 Arabic)
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"Prostrate thyself before the countenance of thy God ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which beseemeth thee not. Prostrate thyself before the countenance of thy God, the Lord of might and power.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #24 Arabic)
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"Vaunt not thyself over the poor ..."

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

Vaunt not thyself over the poor, for I lead him on his way and behold thee in thy evil plight and confound thee forevermore.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #25 Arabic)
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"How couldst thou forget thine own faults ..."

 

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O SON OF BEING!

How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #26 Arabic)
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"Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Shouldst thou transgress this command, accursed wouldst thou be, and to this I bear witness.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #27 Arabic)
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"Know thou of a truth ..."

 

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

Know thou of a truth: He that biddeth men be just and himself committeth iniquity is not of Me, even though he bear My name.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #28 Arabic)
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" ... say not that which thou doest not."

 

O SON OF BEING! 

Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #29 Arabic)
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"Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #30 Arabic)
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"Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning ..."

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O SON OF BEING!

Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #31 Arabic)
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"I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?"

 

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O SON OF THE SUPREME!

I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #32 Arabic)
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"With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! "

 

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice! To the court of holiness I summon thee; abide therein that thou mayest live in peace forevermore.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #33 Arabic)
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"The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?"

 

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful tidings of reunion; wherefore dost thou grieve? The spirit of power confirmeth thee in His cause; why dost thou veil thyself? The light of His countenance doth lead thee; how canst thou go astray?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #34 Arabic)
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"Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us."

 

O SON OF MAN!

 
Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice not save that thou art drawing near and returning unto Us.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #35 Arabic)
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"Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart ..."

 

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SON OF MAN!

Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #36 Arabic)
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"Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst forevermore.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #37 Arabic)
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"Walk in My statutes for love of Me ..."

 

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O SON OF BEING!

Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #38 Arabic)
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" ... forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure."

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O SON OF MAN!

Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My beauty, and forget not My counsels if thou wouldst attain My good pleasure.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #39 Arabic)
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