Collection 1

• Abdu'l-Baha's First Public Talk in the West
• 'Abdu'l-Baha's longing to meet the friends of God in America
• At a Memorable Feast Hosted by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in West Englewood, New Jersey, USA
• Baha’u’llah and the history of the Baha’i Revelation
• Divine Prophets are Manifestations of Truth
• Divinity, the Divine Sovereignty, the Manifestations of God & Our very dependence on the Manifestations of God
• Existing criteria or avenues of human knowledge are not sufficient. They are faulty and unreliable. The reality of knowledge can be attained by the breaths and promptings of the Holy Spirit.
• God Comprehends All, He Cannot be Comprehended
• God is the Great Compassionate Physician Who Alone Gives Healing
• Holy Spirit is the intermediary that brings God to man
• Individuality and Personality
• Love is the First Principle of Divine Teaching
• Man vs. Nature
• Material vs. Spiritual Civilizations
• Mission of Christ & Acquiring Spiritual Qualities
• Proofs of the Immortality of the Soul
• Reality of Divinity
• Religion is the “greatest bestowal of God in the world of humanity”
• Short Summary of the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh
• Spiritual World is the Counterpart of Physical World; Appearance of Manifestations of God is Like the Renewal of Springtime
• The Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers and Foreigners
• The East and the West must unite to give to each other what is lacking
• The Flag of Divinity has been raised
• The great spiritual lights have always appeared in the East; We must endeavor to increase our capacity daily
• The Holiest Mashriqu'l-Adhkar of the Bahá'í world (Shoghi Effendi, ‘Messages to the Baha'i World, 1950-1957’)
• The Oneness of the World of Humanity
• The Pathway of the Disciples of Christ – it should inspire us in our humble services to Baha’u’llah
• The Pitiful Causes of War and the Duty of Everyone to Strive for Peace
• The Power and Value of True Thought Depend Upon Its Manifestation in Action
• Unity of East & West, Future World, and the Role of America
• Whenever this world becomes dark and divided, God sends one of His Holy Messengers