"The Promised One Himself hath come down from heaven, seated upon the crimson cloud ..."

Akka from Mt. Carmel © 2017 Chuck Egerton

"Say, God is my witness! The Promised One Himself hath come down from heaven, seated upon the crimson cloud with the hosts of revelation on His right, and the angels of inspiration on His left, and the Decree hath been fulfilled at the behest of God, the Omnipotent, the Almighty. Thereupon the footsteps of everyone have slipped except such as God hath protected through His tender mercy and numbered with those who have recognized Him through His Own Self and detached themselves from all that pertaineth to the world.

Hearken thou unto the Words of thy Lord and purify thy heart from every illusion so that the effulgent light of the remembrance of thy Lord may shed its radiance upon it, and it may attain the station of certitude."

Bahá'u'lláh

"Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence and needeth moderation."

Winnipeg Sunset @ 2017 Chuck Egerton

"Teach thou the Cause of God with an utterance which will cause the bushes to be enkindled, and the call “Verily, there is no God but Me, the Almighty, the Unconstrained” to be raised therefrom. Say: 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. Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the heaven of the Will of thy Lord, He Who is the Source of all grace, that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning which is enshrined in the sacred depths of the Holy Writings."

Bahá’u’lláh

"Be thou as a throbbing artery, pulsating in the body of the entire creation ..."

Kings Park, Winnipeg @ 2017 Chuck Egerton

"Whoso firmly believeth today in the rebirth of man and is fully conscious that God, the Most Exalted, wieldeth supreme ascendancy and absolute authority over this new creation, verily such a man is reckoned with them that are endued with insight in this most great Revelation. Unto this beareth witness every discerning believer.

Walk thou high above the world of being through the power of the Most Great Name, that thou mayest become aware of the immemorial mysteries and be acquainted with that wherewith no one is acquainted. Verily, thy Lord is the Helper, the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Be thou as a throbbing artery, pulsating in the body of the entire creation, that through the heat generated by this motion there may appear that which will quicken the hearts of those who hesitate."

 Bahá’u’lláh

"The Beautiful Struggle: Understanding Racism and Transforming Words into Deeds" Ruha Benjamin

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"By God! In earthly riches fear is hidden and peril is concealed."

Bahji at Dusk @ 2017 Chuck Egerton

"ALTHOUGH the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation We have bequeathed to Our heirs an excellent and priceless Heritage. Earthly treasures We have not bequeathed, nor have We added such cares as they entail. By God! In earthly riches fear is hidden and peril is concealed. Consider ye and call to mind that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: “Woe betide every slanderer and defamer, him that layeth up riches and counteth them.”1 Fleeting are the riches of the world; all that perisheth and changeth is not, and hath never been, worthy of attention, except to a recognized measure."

1. Qur'án 104:1-21.

• Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh

Bahá’u’lláh

Blessed

Blessed by Chuck and Dawn Egerton -- password: blessed

Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, and the sea, and the island, and the meadow where mention of God hath been made, and His praise glorified. —Bahá’u’lláh Blessed Is The Spot - a prayer by Bahá'u'lláh.  Music by Friends in Vancouver.   Photographs © 2017 Chuck and Dawn Egerton.  Beginning calligraphy by Mishkin-Qalam,  closing calligraphy by Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani. © 2017 Chuck and Dawn Egerton

"Nature is God’s Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world. "

Butterfly in Dawn's Garden © 2017 Chuck Egerton

"Say: Nature in its essence is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator. Its manifestations are diversified by varying causes, and in this diversity there are signs for men of discernment. Nature is God’s Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world. It is a dispensation of Providence ordained by the Ordainer, the All-Wise. Were anyone to affirm that it is the Will of God as manifested in the world of being, no one should question this assertion. It is endowed with a power whose reality men of learning fail to grasp. Indeed a man of insight can perceive naught therein save the effulgent splendor of Our Name, the Creator. Say: This is an existence which knoweth no decay, and Nature itself is lost in bewilderment before its revelations, its compelling evidences and its effulgent glory which have encompassed the universe."
Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh After the Kitab-i-Aqdas