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O My God, Let My Destiny

April 17, 2012 rbfblog2011 Bahai

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O my God, let my destiny, which is written by Thy Greatest Pen, be to obtain the blessings of the worlds to come and of the present one. I hereby bear witness that in Thy Hands are the reins of all things and that Thou changest them according to Thy Will, and that there is no God but Thee, for Thou art the One, the Almighty, the Faithful.

Thou art the One Who changest by His command the dishonoured to the highest state of honour, the weak to be strong, the failing to have power, the confused to be in peace and the doubting to have strong faith.

There is no God but Thee, Who art the Dearest and the Most Generous. The heavens of Thy Mercy and the oceans of Thy Bounty are so vast that Thou hast never disappointed those who begged of Thee, nor refused those who willed to come to Thee.

Thou art the Most Powerful, the Almighty! – Baha’u’llah

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The Seventh New Teaching of Baha’u’llah

January 12, 2012 rbfblog2011 Bahai

The seventh new Teaching of Baha’u’llah is that prejudice and fanaticism—be it religious, sectarian, sectional, denominational or patriotic—is destructive of the foundation of human solidarity; wherefore men should release themselves from such bonds in order that the oneness of the world of humanity may become manifest. –Abdul Baha

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The Oneness of the World of Humanity

January 7, 2012 rbfblog2011 Bahai

The oneness of the world of humanity is a Teaching of Baha’u’llah, for Baha’u’llah addresses Himself to mankind, saying: “Ye are all the leaves of one tree and the drops of one ocean.” That is, the world of human existence is no other than one tree, and the nations or peoples are like unto different branches thereof. Thus Baha’u’llah presented the fact of the oneness of the world of humanity, while in all the past religious books humanity has been divided into two parts, one part looked upon as belonging to the faithful, the other part as belonging to the irreligious and infidel; the first part consigned to the Mercy of their Creator, the second part considered as objects of the Creator’s Wrath. But His Holiness Baha’u’llah proclaimed the Oneness of the world of humanity, and this Teaching is unique to the Teachings of Baha’u’llah, for He submerged all mankind in the sea of Divine Generosity. At most, some of the people are asleep—they need to be awakened. Some are ill—they need to be healed. Some are children—they need to be trained.

A second Teaching newly revealed by Baha’u’llah is this: the injunction to investigate the Truth—that is, men are commanded not to follow blindly the ways of their ancestors. Nay, each must see with his own eyes, hear with his own ears, investigate the Truth for himself that he may attain the Truth by himself. – Abdul Baha

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Oh Ye People of the World!

December 7, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

Oh ye people of the world! The virtue of this Most Great Manifestation is that We have removed from the Book whatever was the cause of difference, corruption and discord, and recorded therein that which leads to unity, harmony and agreement. God manifested Himself to teach the people the truth, sincerity, religion, faith, submission, reconciliation, compassion, courtesy, piety; and to teach them how to adorn themselves with the garments of good qualities and holy deeds. -Baha’u’llah

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Consider How Great is the Value…

November 15, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

Consider how great is the value and how paramount the importance of the Revelations in which God hath completed His perfect argument, consummate proof, dominant power and penetrating will. To the people they are everlasting proof, fixed argument and shining light from the presence of that Ideal King. No excellence equals them and nothing precedes them. They are the firm thread, the strong rope, the most secure handle and the inextinguishable light. Through them flows the river of the Divine Knowledge, and bursts the fire of the consummate Wisdom of the Eternal. This is a fire from which two effects proceed at the same time: it creates the heat of love within the people of faith, and produces the cold of heedlessness within the people of hatred. The proof of the sun is its light which shines forth and encompasses the world; and the argument of the shower is its bounty which renews the world with a fresh mantle. Yea! The blind realize no effect in the sun but heat, and a barren soil knoweth no bounty from the vernal mercy. Dost thou think thy body a small thing when within it is enclosed the universe? -Baha’u’llah

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Whosoever Wisheth, Let Him Advance…

September 25, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

Whosoever wisheth, let him advance, and whosoever wisheth, let him deny; verily God is independent of him and of that which he may see and witness. – Baha’u'llah

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The Solution of the Economic Question

September 18, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

The Solution of the Economic Question

“No religious books of the past Prophets speak of the Economic question, while the economic problem has been thoroughly solved in the Teachings of Baha’u’llah. Certain regulations are revealed which insure the welfare and well being of all humanity. Just as the rich man enjoys his rest and his pleasures surrounded by luxuries, the poor man must likewise have a home, be provided with sustenance, and not be in want. Until this is effected happiness is impossible. All are equal in the estimation of God; their rights are one and there is no distinction for any soul ; all are protected beneath the justice of God.”

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Universal Peace

September 14, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

Universal Peace

“That all men and nations shall make peace; that there shall be Universal Peace amongst governments, Universal Peace amongst religions, Universal Peace amongst races, Universal Peace amongst the denizens of all regions. Today in the world of humanity the most important matter is the question of Universal Peace. The realization of this principle is the crying need of the time.”

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The Abolition of All Prejudices

September 13, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

The Abolition of All Prejudices of Whatever Nature

“It is established that all the prophets of God have come to unite the children of men and not to disperse them, and to put in action the law of love and not enmity. Consequently we must throw aside all these prejudices, the racial prejudice, the patriotic prejudice, the religious and political prejudices. We must become the cause of unity of the human race.”

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Religion must Be the Cause of Unity among Mankind

September 8, 2011 rbfblog2011 Bahai

Religion must Be the Cause of Unity among Mankind

“Every religion is the greatest divine effulgence, the cause of life amongst men, the cause of the honor of humanity, and is productive of the life everlasting amongst humankind. Religion is not for enmity or hatred. It is not for tyranny or injustice. If religion be the cause of enmity and rancor, if it should prove the cause of alienating men, assuredly non-religion would be better. For religion and the teachings which appertain to it are as a course of treatment. What is the object of any course of treatment? It is cure and healing. But if the outcome of a course of treatment should be productive of mere diagnosis and discussion of symptoms, the abolition of it is evidently preferable. In this sense, abandoning religion would be a step toward unity.”

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