"Give ye a hearing ear to the counsels of the Pen of Glory."

"That which is conducive to the regeneration of the world and the salvation of the peoples and kindreds of the earth hath been sent down from the heaven of the utterance of Him Who is the Desire of the world. Give ye a hearing ear to the counsels of the Pen of Glory. Better is this for you than all that is on the earth. Unto this beareth witness My glorious and wondrous Book."

-Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, KITÁB-I-‘AHD (Book of the Covenant), p. 223



'Abdul-Bahá
by Juliet Thompson

" ... turn toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root."

"Consider that which We have revealed in Our Most Holy Book: ‘When the ocean of My presence hath ebbed and the Book of My Revelation is ended, turn your faces toward Him Whom God hath purposed, Who hath branched from this Ancient Root.’ The object of this sacred verse is none other except the Most Mighty Branch [‘Abdu’l-Bahá]. Thus have We graciously revealed unto you Our potent Will, and I am verily the Gracious, the All-Powerful."

-Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, KITÁB-I-‘AHD (Book of the Covenant), p. 221

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

"By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others ..."

"O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 2 Arabic

Two Strike 1907

by Edward Curtis

" ...should anyone upbraid you, forbear to upbraid him in return, but leave him to himself and put your trust in God ..."

"Should anyone wax angry with you, respond to him with gentleness; and should anyone upbraid you, forbear to upbraid him in return, but leave him to himself and put your trust in God, the omnipotent Avenger, the Lord of might and justice."

- Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, paragraph 153, p. 75














Dine

"O Most Mighty Ocean! Sprinkle upon the nations that with which Thou hast been charged by Him Who is the Sovereign of Eternity ..."

"None must contend with those who wield authority over the people; leave unto them that which is theirs, and direct your attention to men’s hearts.

O Most Mighty Ocean! Sprinkle upon the nations that with which Thou hast been charged by Him Who is the Sovereign of Eternity, and adorn the temples of all the dwellers of the earth with the vesture of His laws through which all hearts will rejoice and all eyes be brightened."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, paragraphs 95-96, pp. 54-55

"Consort with all religions with amity and concord ..."

"Consort with all religions with amity and concord, that they may inhale from you the sweet fragrance of God. Beware lest amidst men the flame of foolish ignorance overpower you. All things proceed from God and unto Him they return. He is the source of all things and in Him all things are ended."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, paragraph 144, p. 72










Edward Curtis

"They ask for that which injureth them, and cast away the thing that profiteth them."

"Consider the pettiness of men’s minds. They ask for that which injureth them, and cast away the thing that profiteth them. They are, indeed, of those that are far astray. We find some men desiring liberty, and priding themselves therein. Such men are in the depths of ignorance."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, paragraph 122, p. 63