"The essence of abasement is to pass out from under the shadow of the Merciful ..."

 

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The essence of abasement is to pass out from under the shadow of the Merciful and seek the shelter of the Evil One.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The source of all learning is the knowledge of God..."

 

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The source of all learning is the knowledge of God, exalted be His glory, and this cannot be attained save through the knowledge of His Divine Manifestation.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The most burning fire is to question the signs of God ..."

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The most burning fire is to question the signs of God, to dispute idly that which He hath revealed, to deny Him and carry one’s self proudly before Him.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The source of all evil is for man to turn away from his Lord ..."

 

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The source of all evil is for man to turn away from his Lord and set his heart on things ungodly.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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Happy Declaration of the Báb!

 

The Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel, Photo by Dina Sandgreen

“I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One Whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at Whose mention you have risen, Whose advent you have longed to witness, and the hour of Whose Revelation you have prayed God to hasten. Verily, I say, it is incumbent upon the peoples of both the East and the West to obey My word, and to pledge allegiance to My person.” 
-The Báb

"The essence of all that We have revealed for thee is Justice ..."

 

Antigua by Margo Davis

The essence of all that We have revealed for thee is Justice, is for man to free himself from idle fancy and imitation, discern with the eye of oneness His glorious handiwork, and look into all things with a searching eye.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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"The essence of wealth is love for Me ..."

 

The essence of wealth is love for Me; whoso loveth Me is the possessor of all things, and he that loveth Me not is indeed of the poor and needy. This is that which the Finger of Glory and Splendor hath revealed.

(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)
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