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”)