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February 18, 2011

Question: What Divine wisdom is there in fasting?

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February 1907 Answer: The Divine wisdom in fasting is manifold. Among them is this: As during those days (i.e. the period of fasting which...
February 7, 2011

Baha’u’llah compares humanity to the leaves of one tree and not two

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Paris 1913 From the beginning the followers of all religions have believed in two seas, — one salt and one fresh; in two trees — the tree ...
January 22, 2011

“There are no whites and blacks before God. All colors are one, and that is the color of servitude to God.”

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23 April 1912 Talk at Howard University Washington, D.C. Translated by Amin Banani Today I am most happy, for I see here a gathering of...
January 9, 2011

Baha’u’llah brought new teachings not found in previous sacred books

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Paris 1913 This is my second visit to Paris and I meet you with great joy. On a third visit to Europe I hope to see a brilliant flame — th...
January 3, 2011

The Universal Language of the Spirit – the last public talk given by ‘Abdu’l-Baha at His home in Haifa, November 19, 1921

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A talk given by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in his home at Haifa, Palestine, November 19, 1921 at the regular six o'clock evening meeting called "...
December 26, 2010

“Behold how the power of Bahá'u'lláh has brought the East and West together.”

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22 April 1912 Talk at Home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Parsons 1700 Eighteenth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Notes by Joseph H. Hannen See...
December 20, 2010

All the “meanings, perfection, and qualities” of previous Manifestations of God are now manifested in Baha’u’llah

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“In the Book of the Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrians are awaiting the Coming of two Manifestations. Also, in the Old Testament Scriptures there ...
December 6, 2010

Voice and Music

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Voice is the vibration of the air, and is like the waves of the sea. The voice is produced through the instrumentality of the lips, throat, ...
November 26, 2010

Prejudices “arising from adherence to religious forms and imitation of ancestral beliefs have hindered the progress of humanity thousands of years.”

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21 April 1912 Talk at Universalist Church Thirteenth and L Streets, Washington, D.C. Notes by Joseph H. Hannen The doctrines and creed...
November 24, 2010

The “love which has blended the Orient and Occident” is “through the power of the Holy Spirit” brought to humanity by Baha’u’llah. It will gradually “enchain the world” causing an “evolution in civilization unparalleled in the history of the world”

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21 April 1912 Talk at Studio Hall 1219 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. Notes by Joseph H. Hannen I have come here to visit you. W...
November 7, 2010

“The West has always received spiritual enlightenment from the East”

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October 23rd, 1912, Paris When a man has found the joy of life in one place, he returns to that same spot to find more joy. When a man has...
November 5, 2010

“Music … has a great effect upon the human spirit.”

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Music is one of the important arts. It has a great effect upon the human spirit. Musical melodies are a certain something which prove to be ...
October 28, 2010

Interviews with ‘Abdu’l-Baha in Haifa

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Some Questions and Answers. Written shortly after the interviews with ‘Abdu'l-Baha, from notes taken at the time, by Charles Mason Remey...
October 24, 2010

Mount Carmel was physically visited by “all the prophets” – many times by Elijah and Christ, twice by Muhammad.

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"The gathering of the friends is very good. In one month's time it will be very fresh and green here. This wilderness is where Baha...
October 11, 2010

May “American and Persian nations …be conjoined and united in reciprocal love”

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20 April 1912 Talk at Orient-Occident-Unity Conference Public Library Hall, Washington, D.C. Notes by Joseph H. Hannen Tonight I am mo...
October 7, 2010

‘Abdu’l-Baha counsels Baha’is of Chicago before He left their city

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Sunday, May 5, 1912 As it was the last day of the Master’s stay [in Chicago], there was much commotion among the friends visiting the Mast...
September 27, 2010

The station of the poor

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19 April 1912 Talk at Bowery Mission 227 Bowery, New York (From Stenographic Notes) Tonight I am very happy, for I have come here to ...
September 6, 2010

"Our desire is for spirituality and for union with God"; We must "give to all hearts the love of God"

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         September 13th, 1911 Discourse at Mrs. Thornburgh-Cropper's, London, England Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It...
September 2, 2010

Human beings are “the highest specialized organism of visible creation”; scientific knowledge and attainment are the “most noble and praiseworthy accomplishment of man”; the “faculty of intellectual investigation” is conferred by God to every human being; the “most important principle of divine philosophy is the oneness of the world of humanity”

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      19 April 1912 Talk at Earl Hall Columbia University, New York (From Stenographic Notes) If we look with a perceiving eye upon ...