Thursday, 17 December 2015

He (The Blessed Beauty) admired fragrant roses and used attar of rose and rose water frequently


He (The Blessed Beauty) admired fragrant roses and used attar of rose and rose water frequently.

Bahai-Writings.com

Bahá'u'lláh was very moderate in food. He partook of Persian prepared food


Bahá'u'lláh was very moderate in food. He partook of Persian prepared food consisting of sweets, fruits, vegetables, and some meat. He drank tea, milk, fruit juice, and very little coffee.

...it were better to hide oneself in the lowest depths of the earth than to walk upon the earth


Should one become the cause of grief to any one heart, or of despondency to any one soul, it were better to hide oneself in the lowest depths of the earth than to walk upon the earth.

`Abdu'l-Bahá - Quoted by J. E. Esslemont in Bahaullah and the New Era

Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Thy wife is not in harmony with thee, but praise be to God, the Blessed Beauty is pleased with thee


Thy wife is not in harmony with thee, but praise be to God, the Blessed Beauty is pleased with thee and is conferring upon thee the utmost bounty and blessings. But still try to be patient with thy wife, perchance she may be transformed and her heart may be illumined...

Selections From the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá, p121

Verily, We have enjoined on every son to serve his father


"Verily, We have enjoined on every son to serve his father." Such is the decree which We have set forth in the Book

Bahá'u'lláh in The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 820

The glory of man is in his service and perfection,and not in decoration, wealth, or money


The glory of man is in his service and perfection,and not in decoration, wealth, or money.

Bahá'u'lláh in Lawh-i-Hikmat (“Tablet of Wisdom”)

Sunday, 6 December 2015

...the glory is not to him who loveth his native land, but to him who loveth the world


...the glory is not to him who loveth his native land, but to him who loveth the world.

Bahá'u'lláh in Lawh-i-Hikmat (“Tablet of Wisdom”)

...if he give you a deadly poison, bestow ye an all-healing antidote


...If a soul is seeking to quarrel, ask ye for reconciliation; if he blame you, praise (him); if he give you a deadly poison, bestow ye an all-healing antidote; if he createth death, administer ye eternal life; if he becometh a thorn, change ye into roses and hyacinths.

Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá, Vol. III (Chicago: Bahai Publishing Society, 1909 edition), pp. 503-504

Thursday, 3 December 2015

Act in such a way that your heart may be free from hatred


Act in such a way that your heart may be free from hatred. Let notyour heart be offended with anyone. If some one commits an error and wrong toward you, you must instantly forgive him. Do not complain of others. Refrain from reprimanding them, and if you wish to give admonition or advice, let it be offered in such a way that it will not burden the bearer.

`Abdu'l-Bahá - Talk given in New York City, December 2,1912. Published in The Promulgation of Universal Peace

...such a man is assuredly a lying impostor


Whoso layeth claim to a Revelation direct from God, ere the expiration of a full thousand years, such a man is assuredly a lying impostor.

Bahá'u'lláh in Kitab-i-Aqdas, paragraph 37

Tuesday, 1 December 2015

It is decreed unto you to pray singly, whereas the congregational prayer is abolished


It is decreed unto you to pray singly, whereas the congregational prayer is abolished, save the prayer for the burial of the dead. Verily, He is the Commander, the Wise.

Bahá'u'lláh in Kitab-i-Aqdas (“Most Holy Book”)

Whosoever teacheth contrary to what was revealed in My tablets is not of Me


Whosoever teacheth contrary to what was revealed in My tablets is not of Me.

Bahá'u'lláh in Kitab-i-Aqdas (“Most Holy Book”)