"Through Him the mysteries have been unraveled, the veils rent asunder and the signs and evidences disclosed."

 

GOD testifieth that there is none other God but Him and that He Who hath come from the heaven of divine revelation is the Hidden Secret, the Impenetrable Mystery, Whose advent hath been foretold in the Book of God and hath been heralded by His Prophets and Messengers. Through Him the mysteries have been unraveled, the veils rent asunder and the signs and evidences disclosed. Lo! He hath now been made manifest. He bringeth to light whatsoever He willeth, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, invested with transcendent majesty and power.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"Thus have We instructed thee, manifested unto thee Words of Wisdom, that thou mayest be thankful unto the Lord, thy God, and glory therein amidst all peoples."

 

Photo by Margarete P.

The essence of all that We have revealed for thee is Justice, is for man to free himself from idle fancy and imitation, discern with the eye of oneness His glorious handiwork, and look into all things with a searching eye.

Thus have We instructed thee, manifested unto thee Words of Wisdom, that thou mayest be thankful unto the Lord, thy God, and glory therein amidst all peoples.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"True loss is ..."

 

PhotoSophia © Chuck Egerton 2025

True loss is for him whose days have been spent in utter ignorance of his self.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)

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"The source of error is to disbelieve in the One true God ..."

 

Council of Nicea

The source of error is to disbelieve in the One true God, rely upon aught else but Him, and flee from His Decree.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of abasement is to pass out from under the shadow of the Merciful ..."

 

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The essence of abasement is to pass out from under the shadow of the Merciful and seek the shelter of the Evil One.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The source of all learning is the knowledge of God..."

 

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The source of all learning is the knowledge of God, exalted be His glory, and this cannot be attained save through the knowledge of His Divine Manifestation.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The most burning fire is to question the signs of God ..."

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The most burning fire is to question the signs of God, to dispute idly that which He hath revealed, to deny Him and carry one’s self proudly before Him.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The source of all evil is for man to turn away from his Lord ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The source of all evil is for man to turn away from his Lord and set his heart on things ungodly.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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Happy Declaration of the Báb!

 

The Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel, Photo by Dina Sandgreen

“I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One Whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at Whose mention you have risen, Whose advent you have longed to witness, and the hour of Whose Revelation you have prayed God to hasten. Verily, I say, it is incumbent upon the peoples of both the East and the West to obey My word, and to pledge allegiance to My person.” 
-The Báb

"The essence of all that We have revealed for thee is Justice ..."

 

Antigua by Margo Davis

The essence of all that We have revealed for thee is Justice, is for man to free himself from idle fancy and imitation, discern with the eye of oneness His glorious handiwork, and look into all things with a searching eye.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of wealth is love for Me ..."

 

The essence of wealth is love for Me; whoso loveth Me is the possessor of all things, and he that loveth Me not is indeed of the poor and needy. This is that which the Finger of Glory and Splendor hath revealed.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The beginning of magnanimity is ..."

 

The beginning of magnanimity is when man expendeth his wealth on himself, on his family and on the poor among his brethren in his Faith.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of true safety is to observe silence ..."

The essence of true safety is to observe silence, to look at the end of things and to renounce the world.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds ..."

 

Royal_Poinciana photo by Trina Ridvan

The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds; he whose words exceed his deeds, know verily his death is better than his life.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of charity is for the servant to recount the blessings of his Lord ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The essence of charity is for the servant to recount the blessings of his Lord, and to render thanks unto Him at all times and under all conditions.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The source of courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God ..."

 

The source of courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God, and steadfastness in His Love.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of understanding is to testify to one’s poverty ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The essence of understanding is to testify to one’s poverty, and submit to the Will of the Lord, the Sovereign, the Gracious, the All-Powerful.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of detachment is for man to turn his face towards the courts of the Lord ..."

 

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The essence of detachment is for man to turn his face towards the courts of the Lord, to enter His Presence, behold His Countenance, and stand as witness before Him.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"True reliance is for the servant to pursue his profession and calling in this world ..."

 

True reliance is for the servant to pursue his profession and calling in this world, to hold fast unto the Lord, to seek naught but His grace, inasmuch as in His Hands is the destiny of all His servants.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"True remembrance is to make mention of the Lord ..."

 

True remembrance is to make mention of the Lord, the All-Praised, and forget aught else beside Him.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of love is ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The essence of love is for man to turn his heart to the Beloved One, and sever himself from all else but Him, and desire naught save that which is the desire of his Lord.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The source of all glory is acceptance of whatsoever the Lord hath bestowed ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The source of all glory is acceptance of whatsoever the Lord hath bestowed, and contentment with that which God hath ordained.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of religion is to testify unto that which the Lord hath revealed ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The essence of religion is to testify unto that which the Lord hath revealed, and follow that which He hath ordained in His mighty Book.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of wisdom is the fear of God ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

The essence of wisdom is the fear of God, the dread of His scourge and punishment, and the apprehension of His justice and decree.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"THE source of all good is trust in God ..."

 

photo by Trina Ridvan

In the Name of God, the Exalted, the Most High

THE source of all good is trust in God, submission unto His command, and contentment with His holy will and pleasure.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"Abide not but in the rose garden of the spirit."

 

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In the Name of the Lord of Utterance, the Mighty.

O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR!

The first call of the Beloved is this: O mystic nightingale! Abide not but in the rose garden of the spirit. O messenger of the Solomon of love! Seek thou no shelter except in the Sheba of the well-beloved, and O immortal phoenix! dwell not save on the mount of faithfulness. Therein is thy habitation, if on the wings of thy soul thou soarest to the realm of the infinite and seekest to attain thy goal.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #1 Persian)
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In Remberance of Jay

"Alas! How strange and pitiful; for a mere cupful, they have turned away from the billowing seas of the Most High ..."

 

O SON OF SPIRIT!

The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose; whilst those birds, the hearts of men, content with transient dust, have strayed far from their eternal nest, and with eyes turned towards the slough of heedlessness are bereft of the glory of the divine presence. Alas! How strange and pitiful; for a mere cupful, they have turned away from the billowing seas of the Most High, and remained far from the most effulgent horizon.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #2 Persian)
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"The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose ..."

 

O SON OF SPIRIT!

The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the charm of the rose; whilst those birds, the hearts of men, content with transient dust, have strayed far from their eternal nest, and with eyes turned towards the slough of heedlessness are bereft of the glory of the divine presence. Alas! How strange and pitiful; for a mere cupful, they have turned away from the billowing seas of the Most High, and remained far from the most effulgent horizon.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #2 Persian)
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"In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love ..."

 

© Chuck egerton 2025

O FRIEND! 

In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure the companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #3 Persian)
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"To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death."

 

© Chuck egerton 2025

O SON OF JUSTICE!

Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? and what seeker findeth rest away from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would forsake to hasten to the abode of his beloved.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #4 Persian)
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"Say: O brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning."

 

photo by Trina Ridvan

O SON OF DUST!

Verily I say unto thee: Of all men the most negligent is he that disputeth idly and seeketh to advance himself over his brother. Say: O brethren! Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #5 Persian)
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