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- Prayer: bringing the whole of life before God286 of 286 quotations
- Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life300 of 1132 quotations
- Spiritual transformation300 of 3496 quotations
- Reading the signs: symbolism and meaning300 of 329 quotations
- Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering300 of 1860 quotations
- Bahá’u’lláh: a life seen through its light21 of 21 quotations
- Teaching the Cause: the call to every believer300 of 3500 quotations
- True believers: faith made visible300 of 396 quotations
- Christ and Christianity: the Word, spiritual life, and the fruits of love177 of 177 quotations
- Learning across the ages: exploring progressive revelation300 of 310 quotations
- Station of the Manifestation of God: revelation, recognition and response300 of 605 quotations
- Unity and the oneness of humanity300 of 1319 quotations
- Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause300 of 971 quotations
- Descent and ascent: the human being at the dawn40 of 40 quotations
- Influence and centrality of the Word of God300 of 3075 quotations
- Religious renewal: returning to a living source139 of 139 quotations
- The Bahá’í principles: a pattern for shared life45 of 45 quotations
- Transcendence and the unknowability of God300 of 2097 quotations
- Detachment, severance, renunciation and patience300 of 2877 quotations
- Forgiveness, grace, bounty, mercy and compassion of God300 of 1569 quotations
- Prophecy and fulfillment: expectation, recognition and responsibility300 of 616 quotations
- Heedlessness: learning to notice, question and respond300 of 629 quotations
- One light, many histories: exploring the unity of religion300 of 302 quotations
- Predictions and prophecies: hope, warning and human responsibility300 of 507 quotations
- Service to others and to the Cause of God300 of 1661 quotations
- Spiritual gatherings: worship, welcome and a community’s life300 of 792 quotations
- The soul after death: hope, growth and enduring companionship300 of 509 quotations
- Expressions of grief, lamentation and sadness300 of 1571 quotations
- Knowledge and recognition of God300 of 949 quotations
- Literal and symbolic readings of scripture96 of 96 quotations
- Rejection, opposition and persecution300 of 2872 quotations
- The mind’s power of discovery: bringing the hidden into view60 of 60 quotations
- All things involved in all things: living through relationship88 of 88 quotations
- Call to action300 of 2080 quotations
- Divine bounty: the gift that sustains existence300 of 405 quotations
- Friendship with all: kindness beyond the familiar circle188 of 188 quotations
- Goodly deeds: when conviction becomes a gift to the world209 of 209 quotations
- Greatness and influence of the Cause and of this Day300 of 965 quotations
- Love that makes unity possible300 of 329 quotations
- Love, unity and fellowship: becoming a friend in deed300 of 683 quotations
- Muhammad and Islam: recognition beyond inherited prejudice87 of 87 quotations
- Reading the Bible: symbols, recognition, and a life of understanding105 of 105 quotations
- The divine Educator: bringing hidden capacities into life79 of 79 quotations
- The Holy Spirit: renewal, understanding and a shared life300 of 458 quotations
- The life of the spirit: becoming a source of life58 of 58 quotations
- The soul as a mirror: inner treasure and reflected light183 of 183 quotations
- The station of the Báb: recognition, revelation, and a promised dawn108 of 108 quotations
- Universal peace: imagining and building a shared world276 of 276 quotations
- Wisdom: listening, judgment and the care of hearts300 of 774 quotations
- A call to the world: hearing, fairness, and the promise of renewal190 of 191 quotations
- Consolation and comfort300 of 1941 quotations
- Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers300 of 997 quotations
- Divine love: the hidden treasure and the life of creation36 of 36 quotations
- Evolution: change, continuity, and human possibility68 of 68 quotations
- Love of God300 of 1442 quotations
- Mysteries and their discovery: learning to see anew300 of 379 quotations
- Qur’an and Hadith: listening for meanings that transform162 of 162 quotations
- Signs of God in all things: learning to read creation103 of 103 quotations
- Steadfastness, perseverance and faithfulness: firmly settled as the immovable mountain300 of 4321 quotations
- Stories and anecdotes: learning to see again300 of 408 quotations
- The forms of revelation: many voices, a living address47 of 47 quotations
- The spirit of faith: light that changes a life47 of 47 quotations
- Two worlds, two books: reading creation and the life of the spirit225 of 225 quotations
- Addressing the rulers: power called to justice68 of 68 quotations
- Breakdown and renewal: learning to give life293 of 293 quotations
- Cycles: renewal through changing seasons65 of 65 quotations
- Divine grace, bounty, confirmations and spiritual capacity300 of 2880 quotations
- Divine oneness: beyond number, likeness, and possession217 of 217 quotations
- Exhortations and counsels: words that become a way of life300 of 495 quotations
- Higher and lower natures: the direction of a human life94 of 94 quotations
- Independent investigation: seeing, reasoning, and seeking together134 of 134 quotations
- Many meanings, one search for understanding96 of 96 quotations
- Martyrs and martyrdom300 of 1215 quotations
- Material progress: what makes advancement humane?90 of 90 quotations
- Proclamation to the people of the Bayán: promise, recognition, and response176 of 176 quotations
- Reading scripture: words, meanings, and the art of understanding253 of 253 quotations
- Receiving and reflecting light: the Manifestation as sun300 of 312 quotations
- Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities300 of 1770 quotations
- Suffering and imprisonment300 of 2888 quotations
- The divine Physician: diagnosing the needs of an age65 of 65 quotations
- The Kingdom of God: a life already opening257 of 257 quotations
- The laws of God: love, protection, and the practice of faith102 of 102 quotations
- The mystery of sacrifice: a life that gives life300 of 423 quotations
- Addressing Christians: the challenge of recognition21 of 21 quotations
- Alchemy: the question of transformation56 of 56 quotations
- Bearing fruit: what a life gives to others65 of 65 quotations
- Being a Bahá’í: faith taking form in a life57 of 57 quotations
- Calamities and war: warning, human responsibility, and the work of peace177 of 177 quotations
- Change and transformation: what passes, what grows, what endures50 of 50 quotations
- Creation continually renewed16 of 16 quotations
- Critique of Western culture: measuring a civilization68 of 68 quotations
- Cultivating character: effort, joy, and service72 of 72 quotations
- Divine nearness and transcendence: finding signs without enclosing the mystery113 of 113 quotations
- Education of children: discovering the treasures within300 of 439 quotations
- Future discovery: knowledge and the capacity to use it well69 of 69 quotations
- God and the Manifestations: reflection, presence, and mystery72 of 72 quotations
- Government and people: reciprocal trust and the common good61 of 61 quotations
- Growth of the Cause: seeds, service and the fruit of love300 of 732 quotations
- Human distinction: powers that call for responsibility134 of 134 quotations
- Judaism and the Torah: inheritance, interpretation, and universal hope98 of 98 quotations
- Justice: from a searching eye to a society of mutual protection228 of 228 quotations
- Language, meaning, and reality17 of 17 quotations
- Living waters: thirst, renewal, and a spring within247 of 247 quotations
- Love as fire: warmth, illumination, and transformation123 of 123 quotations
- Material and spiritual life: influence in both directions60 of 60 quotations
- Obedience and divine authority: love, recognition, and responsibility170 of 170 quotations
- Reason: learning to examine what we believe29 of 29 quotations
- Serving humanity: from compassion to collective progress300 of 335 quotations
- The capacity of every human being23 of 23 quotations
- The creative Word: existence, understanding, and the renewal of hearts110 of 110 quotations
- The divine Mirror: presence without confinement85 of 85 quotations
- The human soul: identity, understanding, and the growth of a life108 of 108 quotations
- The limits of reason: learning with humility66 of 66 quotations
- The Primal Word: meaning before syllable or sound91 of 91 quotations
- The purpose of religion: transformed lives and a more united world173 of 173 quotations
- The reality of religion: light made visible in life81 of 81 quotations
- Truthfulness and trust: becoming someone others can rely on234 of 234 quotations
- Acquiring knowledge: discovery with a purpose56 of 56 quotations
- Addressing Jews: covenant, promise, and recognition20 of 20 quotations
- Addressing Muslims: scripture, fairness, and response19 of 19 quotations
- A life remembered: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s service, hardship, and affection162 of 162 quotations
- A second birth: awakening to another life64 of 64 quotations
- A source of light: wisdom made visible in service250 of 250 quotations
- Christ’s suffering and rejection: recognition, humility, and forgiving love214 of 214 quotations
- Degrees of spirit: one bounty, differing capacities117 of 117 quotations
- Developing capacity: preparation, receptivity, and the gift of grace177 of 177 quotations
- Divine justice: accountability, judgment, and mercy300 of 348 quotations
- Divine mediation: knowing through a living mirror103 of 103 quotations
- Divine names: recognition, praise, and the life we lead43 of 43 quotations
- Education and capacity: bringing hidden possibilities to life51 of 51 quotations
- Eulogies and reminiscences: what a life leaves behind300 of 546 quotations
- Human capacity: difference, dignity, and development148 of 148 quotations
- Iran: memory, suffering, and the work of renewal129 of 129 quotations
- Knowledge and its limits: what can the mind encompass?46 of 46 quotations
- Knowledge, authority, and the courage to recognize anew41 of 41 quotations
- Letters and numbers: symbols, interpretation, and spiritual purpose103 of 103 quotations
- Light and darkness: seeing, receiving, and illuminating a life207 of 207 quotations
- Love at the foundation: creation, religion, and human fellowship127 of 127 quotations
- Personal instructions: wisdom addressed to a life300 of 683 quotations
- Realms of being: widening the horizon of existence96 of 96 quotations
- Science and religion: inquiry with the whole mind138 of 138 quotations
- Soul and body: a connection beyond containment89 of 89 quotations
- Spiritual baptism: a new life bearing new fruit44 of 44 quotations
- Teaching as an art of attention, friendship, and service216 of 216 quotations
- The divine gardener: patience, care, and the fruits of growth99 of 99 quotations
- The divine Pen11 of 11 quotations
- The elixir of spiritual transformation17 of 17 quotations
- The four elements: from natural philosophy to qualities of the heart26 of 26 quotations
- The golden rule: widening the circle of concern41 of 41 quotations
- The limits of language22 of 22 quotations
- Two civilizations: the lamp and its light72 of 72 quotations
- Unceasing grace: living within an enduring bounty48 of 48 quotations
- Wealth inequality: a common life with room for everyone62 of 62 quotations
- Western values: inquiry, justice, and an unfinished promise62 of 62 quotations
- Words and deeds: giving belief a visible life158 of 158 quotations
- A single step toward recognition9 of 9 quotations
- A warmth others can feel: enthusiasm and spiritual life41 of 41 quotations
- Being and nonbeing: dependence, change, and reality42 of 42 quotations
- Building civilization: the means and the people42 of 42 quotations
- Chastisement and requital300 of 1257 quotations
- Christian teachings and practices: belief brought into life30 of 30 quotations
- Cleanliness: care for the visible and invisible28 of 28 quotations
- Community: learning to care, consult, and serve together85 of 85 quotations
- Creation of the world: beginnings, dependence, and renewal109 of 109 quotations
- Degrees of progress: endless growth and enduring identity42 of 42 quotations
- East and West: learning to meet as one human family136 of 136 quotations
- Education: opening every door, cultivating every capacity80 of 80 quotations
- Evil as absence: recognizing harm and cultivating good32 of 32 quotations
- Health and healing: skill, compassion, and care for the whole person186 of 186 quotations
- Humility: dignity, learning and the courage to serve300 of 510 quotations
- Infinity and eternity: creation beyond our measures59 of 59 quotations
- Life, death, and spiritual awakening23 of 23 quotations
- Loving one’s enemies: changing the response to injury113 of 113 quotations
- Many forms, one world: the necessity of diversity47 of 47 quotations
- Material and spiritual civilization: what makes progress serve human life?114 of 114 quotations
- Meditation26 of 26 quotations
- Microcosm and macrocosm: the whole within the part68 of 68 quotations
- Miracles: wonder, evidence, and the opening of insight40 of 40 quotations
- Outward and inward meanings: reading with depth and fidelity90 of 90 quotations
- Proclamation: hearing a call addressed to the world62 of 62 quotations
- Purpose in creation: growth, potential, and the fruits of existence42 of 42 quotations
- Reading the resurrection of Christ10 of 10 quotations
- Religion and moral life: the roots of a just civilization48 of 48 quotations
- Reward and punishment: justice, conscience, and love43 of 43 quotations
- Servitude, submission to God, and repentance300 of 809 quotations
- Superstition and the search for causes18 of 18 quotations
- The image of God: a dignity waiting to become visible63 of 63 quotations
- The limits of comprehension and the possibility of discovery44 of 44 quotations
- The mystery of suffering: compassion and the limits of explanation43 of 43 quotations
- The origin of the Primal Will: beginning beyond a first moment86 of 86 quotations
- The origin of the soul18 of 18 quotations
- The perfect human being13 of 13 quotations
- The power and sovereignty of God: He doeth whatsoever He willeth300 of 3892 quotations
- The soul as human reality: life beyond appearance27 of 27 quotations
- The Word and the unfolding of meaning18 of 18 quotations
- Tranquillity: a steady heart in a changing world49 of 49 quotations
- Transience; worthlessness of the physical world300 of 1253 quotations
- Truth and perspective: learning to see in relation47 of 47 quotations
- What animals reveal about human life6 of 6 quotations
- A channel for the spirit: humility, speech, and service31 of 31 quotations
- Adrianople: fellowship and proclamation in exile20 of 20 quotations
- Approaching difficult sacred texts17 of 17 quotations
- A pure heart: seeing clearly and serving freely295 of 295 quotations
- A renewed humanity: character and civilization64 of 64 quotations
- Art and science: gifts that become work53 of 53 quotations
- Causes and consequences: learning to ask why47 of 47 quotations
- Changing religious laws and an enduring purpose60 of 60 quotations
- Compassion and kindness40 of 40 quotations
- Contentment: a tranquil heart and an active life130 of 130 quotations
- Creation: beginning, dependence, and renewal31 of 31 quotations
- Creation in pairs: relationship, difference, and the creative word39 of 39 quotations
- Critiquing Eastern societies: dignity, renewal, and mutual learning48 of 48 quotations
- Diversity of thought and belief22 of 22 quotations
- Divine attributes: endless bounty and the mystery of knowledge28 of 28 quotations
- Divine outpouring and the signs of being12 of 12 quotations
- Earlier scriptures: reading with recognition and respect66 of 66 quotations
- Economic life: generosity and justice43 of 43 quotations
- Emanation and manifestation18 of 18 quotations
- Firmness in the Covenant300 of 1225 quotations
- Government authority: public trust, service, and conscience132 of 132 quotations
- Happiness: gratitude, inward freedom, and the joy we give158 of 158 quotations
- Heaven and hell: nearness, fulfilment, and mystery64 of 64 quotations
- Humanity’s maturity: new capacities and responsibilities32 of 32 quotations
- Intelligible and perceptible realities16 of 16 quotations
- Intuition and inward perception24 of 24 quotations
- Learning from history: memory, power, and the fruits of a life205 of 205 quotations
- Life in ‘Akka: confinement, care, and widening horizons106 of 106 quotations
- Living in the world with a free heart300 of 325 quotations
- Love beyond separation: praying for the departed300 of 318 quotations
- Matter’s journeys: continuity through changing forms32 of 32 quotations
- Matter, substance, and form17 of 17 quotations
- Mindfulness, concentration, and focus21 of 21 quotations
- Moderation: making room for a generous life48 of 48 quotations
- Motion and growth: what it means to advance73 of 73 quotations
- Permission for pilgrimage: longing, wisdom and care300 of 416 quotations
- Power of prayer: communion, courage and action300 of 515 quotations
- Praise and encouragement300 of 6143 quotations
- Receiving revelation: the Spirit and its expression33 of 33 quotations
- Sacred forms: circles, temples, and remembrance10 of 10 quotations
- Spiritual struggle and constructive service10 of 10 quotations
- Successive banishments: loss, companionship, and purpose24 of 24 quotations
- Thankfulness and gratitude300 of 890 quotations
- The dignity of learning: knowledge that benefits the world67 of 67 quotations
- The divine attributes: naming what exceeds our knowledge75 of 75 quotations
- The divine encounter: presence, recognition, and nearness181 of 181 quotations
- The enduring soul: identity, hope, and a life of growth37 of 37 quotations
- The fruit of creation: dignity that calls for a response70 of 70 quotations
- The Manifestation: the source and the reflection24 of 24 quotations
- The pathways of love: receiving, returning, and sharing59 of 59 quotations
- The power of words: speaking to the heart300 of 356 quotations
- The Primal Will: creation, revelation, and the light of the Word82 of 82 quotations
- The purpose of creation: knowing, loving, and helping a world to grow110 of 110 quotations
- The visible world as a reflection of spiritual reality95 of 95 quotations
- The voice of Divinity: revelation, servitude and response300 of 445 quotations
- The Word and human limits: understanding, humility, and response187 of 187 quotations
- Tree of life: shelter, revelation, and shared growth160 of 160 quotations
- True liberty: freedom with a purpose32 of 32 quotations
- Two kinds of knowledge: from information to insight118 of 118 quotations
- Unity in diversity: the beauty and work of belonging258 of 258 quotations
- Unity of existence: what does oneness mean?57 of 57 quotations
- Unity of thought: deliberation, purpose, and common action75 of 75 quotations
- Universal love: affinity, freedom, and responsibility58 of 58 quotations
- Useful work: skill, dignity, and service44 of 44 quotations
- War and peace: measuring victory by the life it preserves217 of 217 quotations
- When the promise is tested: rejection and recognition300 of 333 quotations
- Ages of promise, renewal, and human maturity36 of 36 quotations
- Apocalyptic imagery: upheaval, unveiling, and renewal75 of 75 quotations
- Beyond discouragement: capacity, grace, and effort37 of 37 quotations
- Beyond prejudice: fairness, fellowship, and the work of equality106 of 106 quotations
- Candor, criticism, and the work of unity23 of 23 quotations
- Comfort, effort, and a life of service12 of 12 quotations
- Composition and decomposition: the changing forms of life75 of 75 quotations
- Confidence in teaching and service11 of 11 quotations
- Consultation: thinking together and acting in unity130 of 130 quotations
- Contemplation: making room for understanding33 of 33 quotations
- Courtesy: the dignity of everyday encounters62 of 62 quotations
- Cultivating the soul: hidden capacities and the care that helps them grow111 of 111 quotations
- Elections: freedom of conscience and responsibility for the whole49 of 49 quotations
- Evanescence and enduring life: what remains when self recedes?95 of 95 quotations
- Faith that deepens: conviction, assurance, and action42 of 42 quotations
- Free will and fate: steering a life within conditions we did not choose114 of 114 quotations
- Future revelation: an open horizon and a firm minimum61 of 61 quotations
- Generosity17 of 17 quotations
- Haifa and the Holy Land: a horizon of learning and service27 of 27 quotations
- Holy places: memory, presence, and the work of reverence245 of 245 quotations
- Hospitality25 of 25 quotations
- House of Worship: a gathering place for prayer and service300 of 344 quotations
- Humanity between two worlds9 of 9 quotations
- Imam Husayn: remembrance, fidelity, and the meaning of victory78 of 78 quotations
- Infallibility: divine guidance and human understanding63 of 63 quotations
- Interpretation: discovery without division26 of 26 quotations
- Knowing God through divine attributes15 of 15 quotations
- Knowing oneself: dignity, humility, and discovery67 of 67 quotations
- Knowledge and revelation: insight in the service of humanity23 of 23 quotations
- Labor, dignity, and shared prosperity23 of 23 quotations
- Learning to become: why capacities need cultivation40 of 40 quotations
- Mind and nature: discovery, power and responsibility54 of 54 quotations
- Music and singing: a ladder for the soul, a language of fellowship189 of 189 quotations
- Mystical themes: wonder, transformation, and the fruits of love162 of 162 quotations
- Nature and God’s will20 of 20 quotations
- Nature’s perfection and imperfection: learning to distinguish the questions52 of 52 quotations
- Nearness and remoteness: the distances of the heart145 of 145 quotations
- Obligatory prayer: the daily return to a beloved presence63 of 63 quotations
- Occult practices: attention, discernment, and spiritual character16 of 16 quotations
- Pantheism: unity, distinction, and divine transcendence12 of 12 quotations
- Pilgrimage: the journey and its inward fruits90 of 90 quotations
- Political unity: making a common world possible43 of 43 quotations
- Prayer at the edge of understanding39 of 39 quotations
- Prayer for others: remembrance, companionship and care300 of 622 quotations
- Prayers for the people of the Bayán13 of 13 quotations
- Preserving the writings: care for the words entrusted to us93 of 93 quotations
- Pride and vanity: when the self obscures the gift90 of 90 quotations
- Recognizing a divine Educator: evidence and transformation293 of 293 quotations
- Religion as a source and stimulus of knowledge and science10 of 10 quotations
- Religion’s test: does it bring hearts together?48 of 48 quotations
- Religious decline: unity, persecution, and self-examination162 of 162 quotations
- Representative government: learning to deliberate32 of 32 quotations
- Satan and the insistent self: vigilance without enmity36 of 36 quotations
- Spiritual knowledge: what learning becomes in a human life63 of 63 quotations
- Spiritual springtime: renewal and the work of responding80 of 80 quotations
- The Covenant: sustaining unity through difference64 of 64 quotations
- The crucifixion and ascension: sacrifice and enduring life39 of 39 quotations
- The House of Justice: consultation, care, and continuity173 of 173 quotations
- The influence of one soul: faith shared through a life61 of 61 quotations
- The Manifestations: one light, distinct missions29 of 29 quotations
- The mind: a light for discovery and understanding28 of 28 quotations
- The needs of the time: wisdom that finds a way to act26 of 26 quotations
- The power of faith: courage that serves66 of 66 quotations
- The power of the Covenant: a bond that gives life300 of 686 quotations
- The relationships within reality13 of 13 quotations
- The return of the Manifestations: recognizing a familiar light52 of 52 quotations
- The revealed Word: learning to examine our standards46 of 46 quotations
- The soul beyond place: signs of an inward reality41 of 41 quotations
- The state of prayer: attention, communion, and action58 of 58 quotations
- The stations of the Manifestation: one voice, several perspectives36 of 36 quotations
- The timeless Word of God21 of 21 quotations
- The uncompounded reality14 of 14 quotations
- The unknowability of God10 of 10 quotations
- Things are known by their opposites13 of 13 quotations
- Thought, intention, and imagination20 of 20 quotations
- Transformation and the persistence of matter22 of 22 quotations
- Trust in God: wholehearted effort and an open future300 of 630 quotations
- Victory through words, deeds, and reconciliation38 of 38 quotations
- Wealth and poverty: what we possess and what we become127 of 127 quotations
- Women’s roles: education, courage, and the common good148 of 148 quotations
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: authority, example, and the meaning of service274 of 274 quotations
- Abraham: hospitality, exile, and the offering of the self39 of 39 quotations
- Angels: assistance, sacred symbolism, and the life of service51 of 51 quotations
- A personal God?7 of 7 quotations
- A shared language: understanding across borders64 of 64 quotations
- Assisting God: the victory that begins within the heart113 of 113 quotations
- Astronomy: wonder in an open universe57 of 57 quotations
- Baghdad: exile, hospitality, and renewal42 of 42 quotations
- Balance, moderation, and equilibrium22 of 22 quotations
- Being known by God15 of 15 quotations
- Belief and denial: hearing a call and learning to recognize it112 of 112 quotations
- Beyond blind imitation: learning to see with one’s own eyes64 of 64 quotations
- Beyond party conflict: service, impartiality, and public responsibility149 of 149 quotations
- Bringing oneself to account each day11 of 11 quotations
- Business and finance: making trust visible22 of 22 quotations
- Called and chosen: invitation, grace, and a life of response50 of 50 quotations
- Caring for vulnerable people: dignity made practical67 of 67 quotations
- Connections of the heart: presence across distance300 of 338 quotations
- Defending the Faith: evidence, courtesy, and the care of a community114 of 114 quotations
- Detachment in teaching and service14 of 14 quotations
- Devotion in teaching: the gift of a life27 of 27 quotations
- Different functions and equal human regard21 of 21 quotations
- Different understandings: moving beyond quarrels17 of 17 quotations
- Divine freedom: independence, generosity, and the limits of understanding101 of 101 quotations
- Divine self-remembrance: praise at the edge of speech24 of 24 quotations
- Divine unity: beyond number, toward a life of oneness268 of 268 quotations
- Dreams and visions: wonder guided by discernment37 of 37 quotations
- Empty learning: when words must become life119 of 119 quotations
- Fairmindedness and the independent eye30 of 30 quotations
- False claims to religious authority: discernment and humility76 of 76 quotations
- Fasting: an outward rhythm and an inward awakening81 of 81 quotations
- Fire, light, and water: reading the transformations of a symbol62 of 62 quotations
- Four methods of acquiring knowledge16 of 16 quotations
- Freedom of conscience: inquiry, expression, and shared responsibility81 of 81 quotations
- Genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause9 of 9 quotations
- Heat and motion19 of 19 quotations
- Holy days: remembrance becoming a shared way of life87 of 87 quotations
- Idolatry: when an image takes the place of truth73 of 73 quotations
- Interconnectedness of the teachings12 of 12 quotations
- Interpreting dreams: symbols, context, and patient understanding78 of 78 quotations
- Intoxication: clarity, compassion, and the preservation of life44 of 44 quotations
- Justice and mercy: protecting rights, opening a future54 of 54 quotations
- Kindness to animals23 of 23 quotations
- Kingship: justice, shared responsibility, and lasting sovereignty80 of 80 quotations
- Knowing God: the unseen and the encounter with revelation39 of 39 quotations
- Mind, soul, and body: one life, several languages55 of 55 quotations
- Mount Carmel: landscape and recognition16 of 16 quotations
- Murder and physical harm: the worth of a single life18 of 18 quotations
- Necessary and contingent being13 of 13 quotations
- Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible17 of 17 quotations
- One light, successive horizons: the unity of the Manifestations82 of 82 quotations
- Original sin: responsibility, inheritance, and release7 of 7 quotations
- Parents and children: care, gratitude, and growing responsibility60 of 60 quotations
- Philosophy that becomes a way of life42 of 42 quotations
- Piety: reverence that becomes trustworthy conduct117 of 117 quotations
- Pre-existence and the language of the eternal9 of 9 quotations
- Presence and reunion: the distance the heart can cross264 of 264 quotations
- Preserving the writings: fidelity in human hands60 of 60 quotations
- Prophetic awareness: the light before its public dawning20 of 20 quotations
- Racial unity: making human equality visible96 of 96 quotations
- Radiance: the fragrance of a life54 of 54 quotations
- Reading faithfully: words, meanings, and the reader’s desires139 of 139 quotations
- Reading the sacred writings: words that become a life74 of 74 quotations
- Receptivity: the art of offering and listening42 of 42 quotations
- Recognition and action: faith becoming a way of life36 of 36 quotations
- Recognition, expectation, and the life of faith18 of 18 quotations
- Religious truth and the capacity to receive it17 of 17 quotations
- Remembering early Islam: fellowship, trial, and division36 of 36 quotations
- Sacrifice and steadfast love8 of 8 quotations
- Speaking of others: attention, trust, and the life of a community49 of 49 quotations
- Spirit and form: institutions that sustain living communities67 of 67 quotations
- Striving: discovering a path and walking it91 of 91 quotations
- Study and deepening: from the page into a life49 of 49 quotations
- Teaching and confirmation: effort, humility, and unseen help126 of 126 quotations
- Teaching oneself: becoming answerable to one’s words53 of 53 quotations
- The Ascension of Baha’u’llah: grief and continuing presence41 of 41 quotations
- The believer’s station: dignity expressed through service271 of 271 quotations
- The call to unity: making reconciliation a form of service62 of 62 quotations
- The Concourse on High: companionship, witness, and service126 of 126 quotations
- The Constitutional Revolution: reform and reconciliation42 of 42 quotations
- The early years: generosity, insight, and a gathering purpose26 of 26 quotations
- The family of Muhammad: remembrance, devotion, and spiritual kinship63 of 63 quotations
- The first and the last10 of 10 quotations
- The Greatest Name: remembrance, recognition, and renewal135 of 135 quotations
- The human body23 of 23 quotations
- The Imamate and the Caliphate: authority, interpretation, and remembrance51 of 51 quotations
- The importance of prayer: attention, dependence, and action78 of 78 quotations
- The inmost heart20 of 20 quotations
- The life of the Báb: remembrance and a new beginning23 of 23 quotations
- The martyrdom of the Báb: grief, fidelity, and fellowship34 of 34 quotations
- The mission of the Manifestation: educating hearts and renewing the world114 of 114 quotations
- The Nineteen Day Feast20 of 20 quotations
- The power of example15 of 15 quotations
- The power of love: what brings hearts together69 of 69 quotations
- The power of the Manifestation: a world made new300 of 418 quotations
- The primordial covenant: remembering an answer25 of 25 quotations
- The Promised One: when expectation becomes encounter92 of 92 quotations
- The reed and the breath: revelation and the divine will16 of 16 quotations
- The return of Christ: expectation and recognition23 of 23 quotations
- The stages of creation: from possibility to fulfilment36 of 36 quotations
- The Supreme Tribunal: making peace answerable to justice29 of 29 quotations
- The Word of God: recognition, meaning, and transforming power97 of 97 quotations
- The world of similitudes10 of 10 quotations
- Transcending material limitations: freedom expressed in life105 of 105 quotations
- Translating sacred writings: fidelity, access and living meaning53 of 53 quotations
- Unseen powers and the freedom from fear10 of 10 quotations
- What lasts: love, service, and the passing world40 of 40 quotations
- Zoroaster and spiritual renewal: recognition across traditions38 of 38 quotations
- ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá’s Western journeys: distance overcome by love219 of 219 quotations
- Acknowledgment of gifts and monetary contributions300 of 1267 quotations
- Adam and Eve: reading the garden within39 of 39 quotations
- Badasht and the demands of renewal8 of 8 quotations
- Beauty, grace, and aesthetics14 of 14 quotations
- Beyond a human image of God14 of 14 quotations
- Beyond selfishness: widening the circle of concern52 of 52 quotations
- Burial: honoring the body and remembering the soul28 of 28 quotations
- Business and property: the people behind the accounts300 of 425 quotations
- Charitable associations: making care dependable55 of 55 quotations
- Chastity: integrity, strength, and tenderness35 of 35 quotations
- Christian ministry and the example of Christ17 of 17 quotations
- Colour and light: learning to see through symbols35 of 35 quotations
- Commerce and the prosperity of all13 of 13 quotations
- Competition, cooperation, and human possibility18 of 18 quotations
- Concealment and disclosure: learning to recognize66 of 66 quotations
- Courage9 of 9 quotations
- Discerning companionship: care, influence, and protective boundaries63 of 63 quotations
- Divine good pleasure: grace and the life of deeds73 of 73 quotations
- Drawing near to God20 of 20 quotations
- Dreams and visions: images that invite reflection30 of 30 quotations
- Economic systems and moral purpose10 of 10 quotations
- Eternal archetypes: patterns, knowledge, and the limits of analogy29 of 29 quotations
- Ether: the unseen, its effects, and the language of explanation22 of 22 quotations
- Excellence: giving one’s best in service60 of 60 quotations
- Few receptive souls: patience, grace, and the work of seeking31 of 31 quotations
- Forgiveness and forbearance: seeing beyond the fault235 of 235 quotations
- Four ways of asking why7 of 7 quotations
- Gathering and preserving the sacred writings12 of 12 quotations
- Gradual growth: tending what is still becoming57 of 57 quotations
- Greed and envy: recovering the freedom to see47 of 47 quotations
- Guardianship: a charge of fidelity and defined authority36 of 36 quotations
- Hermes: learning the meanings of realities5 of 5 quotations
- Holy lives and human limitations15 of 15 quotations
- Human potential: bringing hidden gifts into life34 of 34 quotations
- Humor: affection, perspective, and the art of laughter116 of 116 quotations
- Inheritance: freedom, family, and a wider trust39 of 39 quotations
- Islamic practices: outward forms and living meanings43 of 43 quotations
- Judas and the vulnerability of faithfulness13 of 13 quotations
- Marriage: consent, commitment, and shared life64 of 64 quotations
- Marriage: helping one another grow54 of 54 quotations
- Mirza Yahya and the Azalis: rupture, testimony, and restraint108 of 108 quotations
- Moses: the hesitant speaker and the power to liberate52 of 52 quotations
- Noah: steadfastness, mercy, and a new beginning9 of 9 quotations
- Prayer for forgiveness: the courage to return300 of 394 quotations
- Prayer for healing: body, spirit, and the reach of mercy61 of 61 quotations
- Prayer for nearness to God: longing that changes a life300 of 419 quotations
- Prayer for spiritual recognition300 of 1104 quotations
- Prayers for children: tenderness, growth, and the capacity to serve62 of 62 quotations
- Prayers for detachment: freedom through love33 of 33 quotations
- Prayers for firmness: strength to serve and unite148 of 148 quotations
- Prayers for married couples: a shared life of growth29 of 29 quotations
- Prayers for pilgrimage20 of 20 quotations
- Prayers for women: dignity, steadfastness, and a life of service166 of 166 quotations
- Praying for justice: protection, accountability, and changed hearts23 of 23 quotations
- Praying for victory: steadfastness, justice, and transformed hearts94 of 94 quotations
- Publication and review: accuracy, encouragement, and responsibility223 of 223 quotations
- Pure intentions in teaching the Cause7 of 7 quotations
- Quddús: learning, witness, and recognition7 of 7 quotations
- Qur’anic imagery: thirst, renewal, and recognition34 of 34 quotations
- Recompense: the fruit of a life54 of 54 quotations
- Redeeming sacrifice: freedom, renewal, and the response of a life51 of 51 quotations
- Reincarnation and return: identity, renewal, and the soul’s journey26 of 26 quotations
- Religion and government: responsibilities and horizons13 of 13 quotations
- Religions of the East: love, recognition, and careful comparison21 of 21 quotations
- Religious forms and their living purpose12 of 12 quotations
- Religious office and the responsibility to serve19 of 19 quotations
- Remembrance and the Greatest Name8 of 8 quotations
- Resurrection: learning to recognize the Day53 of 53 quotations
- Seeking truth and testing God6 of 6 quotations
- Silence; fewness of words7 of 7 quotations
- Sinai and the sacred call: images that awaken recognition38 of 38 quotations
- Spiritual assemblies: authority expressed through service138 of 138 quotations
- Spiritual search: keeping desire and discernment alive54 of 54 quotations
- Spiritual wine: the exhilaration that awakens247 of 247 quotations
- Stars, signs, and superstition12 of 12 quotations
- Sulaymaniyyih: solitude, encounter, and return27 of 27 quotations
- Táhirih: learning, voice, and courage18 of 18 quotations
- Textual differences and the work of understanding10 of 10 quotations
- The arts: giving form to possibility33 of 33 quotations
- The Báb’s resting place: a trust carried through danger17 of 17 quotations
- The Bayan: promise, fulfilment, and changing law34 of 34 quotations
- The birth of Christ: mystery, recognition, and divine perfections46 of 46 quotations
- The cloud of unknowing: hiddenness and disclosure25 of 25 quotations
- The commissions of inquiry: justice under pressure27 of 27 quotations
- The Crimson Ark: belonging, guidance, and steadfastness62 of 62 quotations
- The energy of devoted service16 of 16 quotations
- The journey to Constantinople: exile, service, and unexpected openings50 of 50 quotations
- The Letters of the Living: recognition and responsibility20 of 20 quotations
- The living waters of the Word11 of 11 quotations
- The rejection of Muhammad: learning to recognize the light70 of 70 quotations
- The Seal of the Prophets: finality and fulfillment24 of 24 quotations
- The soul’s immortality: arguments, images, and the limits of sight129 of 129 quotations
- The stages of peace: agreement and transformation35 of 35 quotations
- Those who awaken understanding19 of 19 quotations
- Thoughtful action: order, care, and flexibility48 of 48 quotations
- When the last become the first8 of 8 quotations
- A community of love and service10 of 10 quotations
- ‘Alí: truthfulness, trust, and spiritual authority12 of 13 quotations
- A universe abundant with life: wonder and the limits of knowledge40 of 40 quotations
- Beyond self-doubt: capacity discovered through service33 of 33 quotations
- Birth control: parenthood, conscience, and interpretation6 of 6 quotations
- Civil courts and the realization of rights7 of 7 quotations
- Concealment, candor, and the protection of life11 of 11 quotations
- Consent and the growth of a world order25 of 25 quotations
- Creativity in art9 of 9 quotations
- Cultivating the land and a common life16 of 16 quotations
- Desire and discernment: recovering the freedom to choose43 of 43 quotations
- Different kinds of prophets10 of 10 quotations
- Divine freedom and changed expectations11 of 11 quotations
- Divorce: reconciliation, dignity, and the limits of a bond17 of 17 quotations
- Eastern cultures: inheritance and renewal28 of 28 quotations
- Equality of women and men: the flight of a shared humanity149 of 149 quotations
- Exalting the Word: roots in the heart, fruit in the life27 of 27 quotations
- Food and diet: gratitude at the table22 of 22 quotations
- Four pillars and sacred patterns8 of 8 quotations
- From decision to action: executive power17 of 17 quotations
- Gambling and recreation: looking beyond the first moment4 of 4 quotations
- Giving teaching its due place9 of 9 quotations
- Greek philosophy: wisdom across cultures34 of 34 quotations
- Guarding the Covenant: separation and restraint70 of 70 quotations
- Humility in teaching12 of 12 quotations
- Ḥuqúqu’lláh: generosity, conscience, and trust65 of 65 quotations
- Integrity, gifts, and public trust14 of 14 quotations
- Interpretation and legislation: the twin pillars14 of 14 quotations
- Jábulqá and Jábarsá: cities of expectation9 of 9 quotations
- John the Baptist: preparing the way20 of 20 quotations
- Letters, language, and the life of meaning18 of 18 quotations
- Love and longing: the ache of nearness72 of 72 quotations
- Love of country and the wider homeland38 of 38 quotations
- Mary Magdalene: the courage that strengthens others30 of 30 quotations
- Metals and spiritual transformation17 of 17 quotations
- Monasticism and asceticism: a life turned toward others35 of 35 quotations
- Persecution of Christians: faith, power, and endurance25 of 25 quotations
- Petitions: making suffering heard and seeking justice90 of 90 quotations
- Pilgrimage, longing, and recognition14 of 14 quotations
- Poetry and quoted verse: longing, consolation, and the life of words194 of 194 quotations
- Prayer for martyrs: remembrance, mercy, and those who remain60 of 60 quotations
- Prayer for prosperity: the good of this world and the next60 of 60 quotations
- Prayer for protection: refuge, courage and care300 of 513 quotations
- Prayer for service: making the whole person available53 of 53 quotations
- Prayer for steadfastness: love, obedience and enduring service300 of 487 quotations
- Prayer for the spiritual progress of others: a widening circle of care300 of 365 quotations
- Prayers for gatherings20 of 20 quotations
- Prayers for parents: gratitude across generations26 of 26 quotations
- Prayers for purity: renewing the heart23 of 23 quotations
- Prayers for teaching: finding strength, wisdom, and a listening heart99 of 99 quotations
- Prayers for the fast16 of 16 quotations
- Prayers for travelers and those far from home9 of 9 quotations
- Prayers of praise and gratitude: remembrance that becomes service169 of 169 quotations
- Praying for assistance: receiving strength to serve71 of 71 quotations
- Praying for peace: learning to hold the whole world in care26 of 26 quotations
- Praying for rulers: justice, protection, and humility48 of 48 quotations
- Praying for those who cause harm14 of 14 quotations
- Praying for unity: learning to become companions43 of 43 quotations
- Praying through difficulty: honesty, relief, and endurance33 of 33 quotations
- Reasoning toward God: evidence, causation, and the limits of knowing52 of 52 quotations
- Reform, restraint, and the common good7 of 7 quotations
- Religious law and the purposes of understanding10 of 10 quotations
- Repentance and human dignity7 of 7 quotations
- Saddening another soul6 of 6 quotations
- Sexual ethics: conduct, conscience, and human dignity10 of 10 quotations
- Smoking: encouragement, freedom, and the care of the body8 of 8 quotations
- Suicide: protecting life and sustaining hope8 of 8 quotations
- The apostles: ordinary lives and an enduring influence50 of 50 quotations
- The Declaration of Baha’u’llah: a garden open to all40 of 40 quotations
- The Declaration of the Bab: recognition and a new dawn46 of 46 quotations
- The eldest son: inheritance and interpretation9 of 9 quotations
- The fire of religious fanaticism9 of 9 quotations
- The possibilities of a small beginning25 of 25 quotations
- The press: a mirror with responsibilities71 of 71 quotations
- The Qá’im: expectation and the question of recognition20 of 20 quotations
- The ringstone symbol: a reminder that opens into meaning4 of 4 quotations
- The Síyáh-Chál: suffering and renewal13 of 13 quotations
- The spirit of the age21 of 21 quotations
- The twin Manifestations: recognition and relationship54 of 54 quotations
- The unschooled Manifestation: knowledge and its source53 of 53 quotations
- Traveling and settling to serve13 of 13 quotations
- Universality: a concern wide enough for everyone98 of 98 quotations
- Useful work and the duty to support others15 of 15 quotations
- Veiling: inward freedom, learning, and circumstance12 of 12 quotations
- Visitation: remembrance as a meeting of hearts63 of 63 quotations
- Welcoming many: growth through fellowship and service34 of 34 quotations
- What should education cultivate?20 of 20 quotations
- When appearance and intention divide16 of 16 quotations
- Work as worship: the spirit within the task98 of 98 quotations
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s childhood and youth11 of 11 quotations
- A name and its bearer: remembrance, hope, and character92 of 92 quotations
- Books, learning, and freedom from destruction8 of 8 quotations
- Contention and conflict: speaking truth without estrangement174 of 174 quotations
- Day of rest8 of 8 quotations
- Egypt: journeys, recovery, and companionship39 of 39 quotations
- Gratitude at the table5 of 5 quotations
- Hands of the Cause: distinction expressed through service87 of 87 quotations
- Peter and Paul: failure, renewal, and steadfast service52 of 52 quotations
- Photographs, remembrance, and reverence7 of 7 quotations
- Prayer at the beginning of the day8 of 8 quotations
- Prayer for strength15 of 15 quotations
- Prayer in the evening and night10 of 10 quotations
- Property, restraint, and the claims of others9 of 9 quotations
- Slavery: no servant of God is a commodity4 of 4 quotations
- Spiritual depth without an inner circle9 of 9 quotations
- The cross and the Trinity: unity, image, and encounter12 of 12 quotations
- The Night of Power9 of 9 quotations
- Theosophy: friendship, inquiry, and the work of discernment18 of 18 quotations
- The Shaykhí teachers and the work of preparation12 of 12 quotations
- Truthfulness in difficult circumstances11 of 11 quotations
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