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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

"All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization..."

Baháʼí Temple - India

"All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. ... Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth."

Bahá’u’lláh, World Peace
www.bahai.org/r/826570688

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

"Close your eyes to racial differences, and welcome all with the light of oneness."

Bahá’í House of Worship, USA
“Verily, the words which have descended from the heaven of the Will of God are the source of unity and harmony for the world. Close your eyes to racial differences, and welcome all with the light of oneness.” ... “that the various races of humankind lend a composite harmony and beauty of color to the whole. Let all associate, therefore, in this great human garden even as flowers grow and blend together side by side without discord or disagreement between them.”

Bahá’u’lláh
www.bahai.org/r/486554855

Monday, September 28, 2020

"Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts."


"Be generous in prosperity, and thankful in adversity. Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face. Be a treasure to the poor, an admonisher to the rich, an answerer of the cry of the needy, a preserver of the sanctity of thy pledge. Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech. Be unjust to no man, and show all meekness to all men. Be as a lamp unto them that walk in darkness, a joy to the sorrowful, a sea for the thirsty, a haven for the distressed, an upholder and defender of the victim of oppression. Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts."

Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings
www.bahai.org/r/174232426

Sunday, September 27, 2020

"The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension."

Seat of the Universal House of Justice
"O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension. In the eyes of men of insight and the beholders of the Most Sublime Vision, whatsoever are the effective means for safeguarding and promoting the happiness and welfare of the children of men have already been revealed by the Pen of Glory."
 
 Bahá'u'lláh, Tablets
 www.bahai.org/r/688856939

Saturday, September 26, 2020

"Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust?"

Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh
"O Children of Men!
Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory."

Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words
www.bahai.org/r/685666862

Friday, September 25, 2020

"Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart..."

Shrine of the Báb

"O Son of Spirit!
My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting."

Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words
www.bahai.org/r/986635113

Thursday, September 24, 2020

"… is not the object of every Revelation to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind…"

" … is not the object of every Revelation to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a transformation that shall manifest itself, both outwardly and inwardly, that shall affect both its inner life and external conditions?"

Bahá’u’lláh, Book of Certitude
www.bahai.org/r/501261243

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

"The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race..."

Shrine of the Báb
"The Great Being saith: O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men. Suffer it not to become a source of dissension and discord, of hate and enmity."

Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings
www.bahai.org/r/384112768

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

"I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?"

‘Akká

"O Son of Spirit!

I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou
abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting."

Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words
www.bahai.org/r/511421653 

Monday, September 21, 2020

"The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice..."

Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh

"O Son of Spirit!

The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. By its aid thou shalt see with thine own eyes and not through the eyes of others, and shalt know of thine own knowledge and not through the knowledge of thy neighbor. Ponder this in thy heart; how it behooveth thee to be. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving-kindness. Set it then before thine eyes."

Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words
www.bahai.org/r/099947277

Sunday, September 20, 2020

"Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship."

Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh and Mansion of Bahjí

"The utterance of God is a lamp, whose light is these words: Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch. Deal ye one with another with the utmost love and harmony, with friendliness and fellowship. He Who is the Daystar of Truth beareth Me witness! So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. The one true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth of these words."

Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings
www.bahai.org/r/487380847 

Saturday, September 19, 2020

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.”

“It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens.” And again, “That one indeed is a man who today dedicateth himself to the service of the entire human race.”

Bahá’u’lláh, The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh
www.bahai.org/r/391200266

An Introduction to the life of Bahá'u'lláh
https://www.bahai.org/bahaullah/