16 Dec | a.m

Likewise, reflect upon the perfection of man's creation, and that all these planes and states are folded up and hidden away within him.

 

Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form

When within thee the universe is folded? [Ali]

 

- Baha'u'llah, The Seven Valleys, p. 32

Even as He hath revealed: "We will surely show them Our signs in the world and within themselves."[Qur'án 41:53] Again He saith: "And also in your own selves: will ye not then behold the signs of God?"[ Qur'án 51:21]

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 99

15 Dec | a.m

If the veil were lifted, and the full glory of the station of those that have turned wholly towards God, and have, in their love for Him, renounced the world, were made manifest, the entire creation would be dumbfounded.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 190

God has created such a conscious spirit within him [man] that he is the most wonderful of all contingent beings. In ignoring these virtues he descends to the material plane, considers matter the ruler of existence and denies that which lies beyond. Is this virtue?

- Abdu'l-Bahá, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Bahá Section, p. 237

14 Dec | p.m

[God]… revealeth: "And be ye not like those who forget God, and whom He hath therefore caused to forget their own selves."[ Qur'án 59:19] In this connection, He Who is the eternal King - may the souls of all that dwell within the mystic Tabernacle be a sacrifice unto Him - hath spoken: "He hath known God who hath known himself."

 

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 99

14 Dec | a.m

… Man should know his own self, and know those things which lead to loftiness or to baseness, to shame or to honor, to affluence or to poverty.

- Baha'u'llah, Compilations, Baha'i World Faith, p. 167

The object of God's teaching to man is that man may know himself in order to comprehend the greatness of God.

- Abdu'l-Bahá, Abdu'l-Bahá in London, p. 79

13 Dec | p.m

Great and blessed is this Day - the Day in which all that lay latent in man hath been and will be made manifest. Lofty is the station of man, were he to hold fast to righteousness and truth and to remain firm and steadfast in the Cause. In the eyes of the All-Merciful a true man appeareth even as a firmament; its sun and moon are his sight and hearing, and his shining and resplendent character its stars. His is the loftiest station, and his influence educateth the world of being.

 

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 219

13 Dec | a.m

Great is the station of man. Great must also be his endeavours for the rehabilitation of the world and the well-being of nations. I beseech the One true God to graciously confirm thee in that which beseemeth man's station.

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 174

We must strive unceasingly and without rest to accomplish the development of the spiritual nature in man, and endeavor with tireless energy to advance humanity toward the nobility of its true and intended station.

- Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 60

12 Dec | p.m

Consider, moreover, how frequently doth man become forgetful of his own self, whilst God remaineth, through His all-encompassing knowledge, aware of His creature, and continueth to shed upon him the manifest radiance of His glory. It is evident, therefore, that, in such circumstances, He is closer to him than his own self.

 

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 186

12 Dec | a.m

O servants! If ye be informed of the wonders of My generosity and grace which I have deposited in yourselves, ye will certainly be cut from all directions, and, seeking to know your own selves, which is identical with knowing Myself, will find yourselves independent of all else save Me, and will see the ocean of My providence and the deep of My beneficence in yourselves, with your outward and inward eye, as manifest and clear as the sun shining from the name of Abhá.

 

- Baha'u'llah, Compilations, Baha'i Scriptures, p. 222

11 Dec | p.m

How resplendent the luminaries of knowledge that shine in an atom, and how vast the oceans of wisdom that surge within a drop! To a supreme degree is this true of man, who, among all created things, hath been invested with the robe of such gifts, and hath been singled out for the glory of such distinction. For in him are potentially revealed all the attributes and names of God to a degree that no other created being hath excelled or surpassed.

 

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 100

11 Dec | a.m

The All-Merciful hath conferred upon man the faculty of vision, and endowed him with the power of hearing. Some have described him as the "lesser world," when, in reality, he should be regarded as the "greater world." The potentialities inherent in the station of man, the full measure of his destiny on earth, the innate excellence of his reality, must all be manifested in this promised Day of God.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 340

Praise be to God! man is always turned toward the heights, and his aspiration is lofty; he always desires to reach a greater world than the world in which he is, and to mount to a higher sphere than that in which he is. The love of exaltation is one of the characteristics of man.

- Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 188

15 October | p.m

O SON OF SPIRIT!

I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words

15 October | a.m

If the veil were lifted, and the full glory of the station of those that have turned wholly towards God, and have, in their love for Him, renounced the world, were made manifest, the entire creation would be dumbfounded.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 190

God has created such a conscious spirit within him [man] that he is the most wonderful of all contingent beings. In ignoring these virtues he descends to the material plane, considers matter the ruler of existence and denies that which lies beyond. Is this virtue?

- Abdu'l-Bahá, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Bahá Section, p. 237

14 October | p.m

[God]… revealeth: "And be ye not like those who forget God, and whom He hath therefore caused to forget their own selves."[ Qur'án 59:19] In this connection, He Who is the eternal King - may the souls of all that dwell within the mystic Tabernacle be a sacrifice unto Him - hath spoken: "He hath known God who hath known himself."

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 99

14 October | a.m

… Man should know his own self, and know those things which lead to loftiness or to baseness, to shame or to honor, to affluence or to poverty.

- Baha'u'llah, Compilations, Baha'i World Faith, p. 167

The object of God's teaching to man is that man may know himself in order to comprehend the greatness of God.

- Abdu'l-Bahá, Abdu'l-Bahá in London, p. 79

13 October | p.m

Great and blessed is this Day - the Day in which all that lay latent in man hath been and will be made manifest. Lofty is the station of man, were he to hold fast to righteousness and truth and to remain firm and steadfast in the Cause. In the eyes of the All-Merciful a true man appeareth even as a firmament; its sun and moon are his sight and hearing, and his shining and resplendent character its stars. His is the loftiest station, and his influence educateth the world of being.

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 219

13 October | a.m

Great is the station of man. Great must also be his endeavours for the rehabilitation of the world and the well-being of nations. I beseech the One true God to graciously confirm thee in that which beseemeth man's station.

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 174

We must strive unceasingly and without rest to accomplish the development of the spiritual nature in man, and endeavor with tireless energy to advance humanity toward the nobility of its true and intended station.

- Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 60

12 October | p.m

Consider, moreover, how frequently doth man become forgetful of his own self, whilst God remaineth, through His all-encompassing knowledge, aware of His creature, and continueth to shed upon him the manifest radiance of His glory. It is evident, therefore, that, in such circumstances, He is closer to him than his own self.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 186

12 October | a.m

O servants! If ye be informed of the wonders of My generosity and grace which I have deposited in yourselves, ye will certainly be cut from all directions, and, seeking to know your own selves, which is identical with knowing Myself, will find yourselves independent of all else save Me, and will see the ocean of My providence and the deep of My beneficence in yourselves, with your outward and inward eye, as manifest and clear as the sun shining from the name of Abhá.

- Baha'u'llah, Compilations, Baha'i Scriptures, p. 222

11 October | p.m

How resplendent the luminaries of knowledge that shine in an atom, and how vast the oceans of wisdom that surge within a drop! To a supreme degree is this true of man, who, among all created things, hath been invested with the robe of such gifts, and hath been singled out for the glory of such distinction. For in him are potentially revealed all the attributes and names of God to a degree that no other created being hath excelled or surpassed.

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 100

11 October | a.m

The All-Merciful hath conferred upon man the faculty of vision, and endowed him with the power of hearing. Some have described him as the "lesser world," when, in reality, he should be regarded as the "greater world." The potentialities inherent in the station of man, the full measure of his destiny on earth, the innate excellence of his reality, must all be manifested in this promised Day of God.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 340

Praise be to God! man is always turned toward the heights, and his aspiration is lofty; he always desires to reach a greater world than the world in which he is, and to mount to a higher sphere than that in which he is. The love of exaltation is one of the characteristics of man.

- Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, p. 188