Glory of the Father
by Kim Silen
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Some quotes from Baha'u'llah, The founder of Bahai
religion 1817-1892. He announced Himself as the
One promised by the Bßb. From Baghdad, Bahß'u'llßh
was sent to Constantinople, to Adrianople, and
finally to Acre(Israel), in the Holy Land, where
He arrived as a prisoner in 1868.
"These sanctified Mirrors...are, one and all, the
Exponents on earth of Him Who is the central Orb
of the universe, its Essence and ultimate Purpose.
From Him proceed their knowledge and power; from
Him is derived their sovereignty. The beauty of
their countenance is but a reflection of His
image, and their revelation a sign of His
deathless glory."
"These principles and laws, these
firmly-established and mighty systems, have
proceeded from one Source and are the rays of one
Light. That they differ one from another is to be
attributed to the varying requirements of the ages
in which they were promulgated."
"Thou hast come to see a prisoner and an exile....
We desire but the good of the world and the
happiness of the nations; yet they deem us a
stirrer-up of strife and sedition worthy of
bondage and banishment.... That all nations should
become one in faith and all men as brothers; that
the bonds of affection and unity between the sons
of men should be strengthened; that diversity of
religion should cease, and differences of race be
annulled -- what harm is there in this? ...Yet so
it shall be; these fruitless strifes, these
ruinous wars shall pass away, and the `Most Great
Peace' shall come..."
"55. O SON OF BEING!
Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We
test the gold and with gold We test Our servants."
"66. O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE
ESSENCE!
Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls
shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For
minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me."
"44. O COMPANION OF MY THRONE!
Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself,
neither sigh nor weep. Speak no evil, that thou
mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify
not the faults of others that thine own faults may
not appear great; and wish not the abasement of
anyone, that thine own abasement be not exposed.
Live then the days of thy life, that are less than
a fleeting moment, with thy mind stainless, thy
heart unsullied, thy thoughts pure, and thy nature
sanctified, so that, free and content, thou mayest
put away this mortal frame, and repair unto the
mystic paradise and abide in the eternal kingdom
for evermore."
"32 O SON OF THE SUPREME!
I have made death a messenger of joy to thee.
Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to
shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil
thyself therefrom?"
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