" ... Rise then unto that for which thou wast created."

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"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

"If thou seekest another than Me, yea, if thou searchest the universe forevermore, thy quest will be in vain."

© 2017 Chuck Egerton

"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

"Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. "

"O SON OF MAN! 
Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure forever."

~Bahá'u'lláh

"O SON OF MY HANDMAID! 
Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit, enter into fellowship with the righteous, for he hath drunk the cup of eternal life at the hands of the immortal Cupbearer and even as the true morn doth quicken and illumine the hearts of the dead."

~Bahá'u'lláh

"Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved. ..."

"O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES! 
Know ye in truth that wealth is a mighty barrier between the seeker and his desire, the lover and his beloved. The rich, but for a few, shall in no wise attain the court of His presence nor enter the city of content and resignation. Well is it then with him, who, being rich, is not hindered by his riches from the eternal kingdom, nor deprived by them of imperishable dominion. By the Most Great Name! The splendor of such a wealthy man shall illuminate the dwellers of heaven even as the sun enlightens the people of the earth!"

~Bahá'u'lláh

"Put away the garment of vainglory ..."

"O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! 
Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest yourselves of the attire of haughtiness."

~Bahá'u'lláh

" The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls. ..."

"O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE! 
Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle, and the beauty of the celestial Youth is veiled in the darkness of dust. The chief of the monarchs of love is wronged by the people of tyranny and the dove of holiness lies prisoned in the talons of owls. The dwellers in the pavilion of glory and the celestial concourse bewail and lament, while ye repose in the realm of negligence, and esteem yourselves as of the true friends. How vain are your imaginings!"

~Bahá'u'lláh