"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 ..."

 

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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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