Abdu'l Baha
Abdu'l Baha
warrior men brain
The mere size of the brain has been proved to be no measure of superiority. The woman has greater moral courage than the man; she has also special gifts which enable her to govern in moments of danger and crisis. If necessary she can become a warrior.
pain men genius
The confirmations of the Spirit are all those powers and gifts which some are born with (and which men sometimes call genius), but for which others have to strive with infinite pains. They come to that man or woman who accepts his life with radiant acquiescence.
love unique law
Love is the most great law that ruleth this mighty and heavenly cycle, the unique power that bindeth together the divers elements of this material world, the supreme magnetic force that directeth the movements of the spheres in the celestial realms
love causes absence
We declare that love is the cause of the existence of all phenomena and that the absence of love is the cause of disintegration or non-existence.
happiness joy waiting
If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for what other season shall we wait and for what other time shall we look?
powerful inspiration humble
An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration. He who is educated by the Divine Spirit can, in his time, lead others to receive the same Spirit.
heart littles intellect
The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart, it is of little avail.
heart my-heart states
My heart is in a constant state of thanksgiving.
reality deeds effects
Love manifests its reality in deeds, not only in words-these alone are without effect.
race deeds baha
Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds...
religious educational people
Close investigation will show that the primary cause of oppression and injustice, of unrighteousness, irregularity and disorder, is the people's lack of religious faith and the fact that they are uneducated.
educational fall ignorance
The primary, the most urgent requirement is the promotion of education. It is inconceivable that any nation should achieve prosperity and success unless this paramount, this fundamental concern is carried forward. The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance. Today the mass of the people are uninformed even as to ordinary affairs, how much less do they grasp the core of the important problems and complex needs of the time.
educational progress causes
...knowledge is the cause of human progress.
educational duty
To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.