"The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide ..."

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"O COMRADES! 
The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide and the habitation of the loved one is adorned with the lovers’ blood, yet all but a few remain bereft of this celestial city, and even of these few, none but the smallest handful hath been found with a pure heart and sanctified spirit."

~Bahá'u'lláh

"Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die ..."

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"O FRIENDS! 
Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die, and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust."

~Baha'u'llah

"Close one eye and open the other."

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"O MAN OF TWO VISIONS! 
Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved."

~Bahá'u'lláh

"Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty..."

© 2017 Dawn Egerton

"O SON OF DUST! 
Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness."

~Bahá'u'lláh

"To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death."

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"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

"Let deeds, not words, be your adorning."

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"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

"In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love ... "

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"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