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1. Prayer: bringing the whole of life before God288 quotations
2. Walking the spiritual path; spiritual wayfaring; the virtuous life300 out of 1133 quotations
3. Spiritual transformation300 out of 3497 quotations
4. Reading the signs: symbolism and meaning300 out of 330 quotations
5. Tests and trials; sacrifice and suffering300 out of 1861 quotations
6. Bahá’u’lláh: a life seen through its light22 quotations
7. Teaching the Cause: the call to every believer300 out of 3501 quotations
8. True believers: faith made visible300 out of 397 quotations
9. Christ and Christianity: the Word, spiritual life, and the fruits of love178 quotations
10. Learning across the ages: exploring progressive revelation300 out of 311 quotations
11. Station of the Manifestation of God: revelation, recognition and response300 out of 606 quotations
12. Unity and the oneness of humanity300 out of 1320 quotations
13. Spiritual prerequisites of teaching the Cause300 out of 972 quotations
14. Descent and ascent: the human being at the dawn41 quotations
15. Influence and centrality of the Word of God300 out of 3076 quotations
16. Religious renewal: returning to a living source140 quotations
17. The Bahá’í principles: a pattern for shared life46 quotations
18. Transcendence and the unknowability of God300 out of 2098 quotations
19. Detachment, severance, renunciation and patience300 out of 2878 quotations
20. Forgiveness, grace, bounty, mercy and compassion of God300 out of 1570 quotations
21. Prophecy and fulfillment: expectation, recognition and responsibility300 out of 617 quotations
22. Heedlessness: learning to notice, question and respond300 out of 630 quotations
23. One light, many histories: exploring the unity of religion300 out of 303 quotations
24. Predictions and prophecies: hope, warning and human responsibility300 out of 508 quotations
25. Service to others and to the Cause of God300 out of 1662 quotations
26. Spiritual gatherings: worship, welcome and a community’s life300 out of 793 quotations
27. The soul after death: hope, growth and enduring companionship300 out of 510 quotations
28. Expressions of grief, lamentation and sadness300 out of 1572 quotations
29. Knowledge and recognition of God300 out of 950 quotations
30. Literal and symbolic readings of scripture97 quotations
31. Rejection, opposition and persecution300 out of 2873 quotations
32. The mind’s power of discovery: bringing the hidden into view61 quotations
33. All things involved in all things: living through relationship89 quotations
34. Call to action300 out of 2081 quotations
35. Divine bounty: the gift that sustains existence300 out of 406 quotations
36. Friendship with all: kindness beyond the familiar circle189 quotations
37. Goodly deeds: when conviction becomes a gift to the world210 quotations
38. Greatness and influence of the Cause and of this Day300 out of 966 quotations
39. Love that makes unity possible300 out of 330 quotations
40. Love, unity and fellowship: becoming a friend in deed300 out of 684 quotations
41. Muhammad and Islam: recognition beyond inherited prejudice88 quotations
42. Reading the Bible: symbols, recognition, and a life of understanding106 quotations
43. The divine Educator: bringing hidden capacities into life80 quotations
44. The Holy Spirit: renewal, understanding and a shared life300 out of 459 quotations
45. The life of the spirit: becoming a source of life59 quotations
46. The soul as a mirror: inner treasure and reflected light184 quotations
47. The station of the Báb: recognition, revelation, and a promised dawn109 quotations
48. Universal peace: imagining and building a shared world277 quotations
49. Wisdom: listening, judgment and the care of hearts300 out of 775 quotations
50. A call to the world: hearing, fairness, and the promise of renewal191 out of 192 quotations
51. Consolation and comfort300 out of 1942 quotations
52. Covenant-breaking and Covenant-breakers300 out of 998 quotations
53. Divine love: the hidden treasure and the life of creation37 quotations
54. Evolution: change, continuity, and human possibility69 quotations
55. Love of God300 out of 1443 quotations
56. Mysteries and their discovery: learning to see anew300 out of 380 quotations
57. Qur’an and Hadith: listening for meanings that transform163 quotations
58. Signs of God in all things: learning to read creation104 quotations
59. Steadfastness, perseverance and faithfulness: firmly settled as the immovable mountain300 out of 4322 quotations
60. Stories and anecdotes: learning to see again300 out of 409 quotations
61. The forms of revelation: many voices, a living address48 quotations
62. The spirit of faith: light that changes a life48 quotations
63. Two worlds, two books: reading creation and the life of the spirit226 quotations
64. Addressing the rulers: power called to justice69 quotations
65. Breakdown and renewal: learning to give life294 quotations
66. Cycles: renewal through changing seasons66 quotations
67. Divine grace, bounty, confirmations and spiritual capacity300 out of 2881 quotations
68. Divine oneness: beyond number, likeness, and possession218 quotations
69. Exhortations and counsels: words that become a way of life300 out of 496 quotations
70. Higher and lower natures: the direction of a human life95 quotations
71. Independent investigation: seeing, reasoning, and seeking together135 quotations
72. Many meanings, one search for understanding97 quotations
73. Martyrs and martyrdom300 out of 1216 quotations
74. Material progress: what makes advancement humane?91 quotations
75. Proclamation to the people of the Bayán: promise, recognition, and response177 quotations
76. Reading scripture: words, meanings, and the art of understanding254 quotations
77. Receiving and reflecting light: the Manifestation as sun300 out of 313 quotations
78. Spiritual emotions and susceptibilities300 out of 1771 quotations
79. Suffering and imprisonment300 out of 2889 quotations
80. The divine Physician: diagnosing the needs of an age66 quotations
81. The Kingdom of God: a life already opening258 quotations
82. The laws of God: love, protection, and the practice of faith103 quotations
83. The mystery of sacrifice: a life that gives life300 out of 424 quotations
84. Addressing Christians: the challenge of recognition22 quotations
85. Alchemy: the question of transformation57 quotations
86. Bearing fruit: what a life gives to others66 quotations
87. Being a Bahá’í: faith taking form in a life58 quotations
88. Calamities and war: warning, human responsibility, and the work of peace178 quotations
89. Change and transformation: what passes, what grows, what endures51 quotations
90. Creation continually renewed18 quotations
91. Critique of Western culture: measuring a civilization69 quotations
92. Cultivating character: effort, joy, and service73 quotations
93. Divine nearness and transcendence: finding signs without enclosing the mystery114 quotations
94. Education of children: discovering the treasures within300 out of 440 quotations
95. Future discovery: knowledge and the capacity to use it well70 quotations
96. God and the Manifestations: reflection, presence, and mystery73 quotations
97. Government and people: reciprocal trust and the common good62 quotations
98. Growth of the Cause: seeds, service and the fruit of love300 out of 733 quotations
99. Human distinction: powers that call for responsibility135 quotations
100. Judaism and the Torah: inheritance, interpretation, and universal hope99 quotations
101. Justice: from a searching eye to a society of mutual protection229 quotations
102. Language, meaning, and reality19 quotations
103. Living waters: thirst, renewal, and a spring within248 quotations
104. Love as fire: warmth, illumination, and transformation124 quotations
105. Material and spiritual life: influence in both directions61 quotations
106. Obedience and divine authority: love, recognition, and responsibility171 quotations
107. Reason: learning to examine what we believe30 quotations
108. Serving humanity: from compassion to collective progress300 out of 336 quotations
109. The capacity of every human being24 quotations
110. The creative Word: existence, understanding, and the renewal of hearts111 quotations
111. The divine Mirror: presence without confinement86 quotations
112. The human soul: identity, understanding, and the growth of a life109 quotations
113. The limits of reason: learning with humility67 quotations
114. The Primal Word: meaning before syllable or sound92 quotations
115. The purpose of religion: transformed lives and a more united world174 quotations
116. The reality of religion: light made visible in life82 quotations
117. Truthfulness and trust: becoming someone others can rely on235 quotations
118. Acquiring knowledge: discovery with a purpose57 quotations
119. Addressing Jews: covenant, promise, and recognition21 quotations
120. Addressing Muslims: scripture, fairness, and response20 quotations
121. A life remembered: ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s service, hardship, and affection163 quotations
122. A second birth: awakening to another life65 quotations
123. A source of light: wisdom made visible in service251 quotations
124. Christ’s suffering and rejection: recognition, humility, and forgiving love215 quotations
125. Degrees of spirit: one bounty, differing capacities118 quotations
126. Developing capacity: preparation, receptivity, and the gift of grace178 quotations
127. Divine justice: accountability, judgment, and mercy300 out of 349 quotations
128. Divine mediation: knowing through a living mirror104 quotations
129. Divine names: recognition, praise, and the life we lead44 quotations
130. Education and capacity: bringing hidden possibilities to life52 quotations
131. Eulogies and reminiscences: what a life leaves behind300 out of 547 quotations
132. Human capacity: difference, dignity, and development149 quotations
133. Iran: memory, suffering, and the work of renewal130 quotations
134. Knowledge and its limits: what can the mind encompass?47 quotations
135. Knowledge, authority, and the courage to recognize anew42 quotations
136. Letters and numbers: symbols, interpretation, and spiritual purpose104 quotations
137. Light and darkness: seeing, receiving, and illuminating a life208 quotations
138. Love at the foundation: creation, religion, and human fellowship128 quotations
139. Personal instructions: wisdom addressed to a life300 out of 684 quotations
140. Realms of being: widening the horizon of existence97 quotations
141. Science and religion: inquiry with the whole mind139 quotations
142. Soul and body: a connection beyond containment90 quotations
143. Spiritual baptism: a new life bearing new fruit45 quotations
144. Teaching as an art of attention, friendship, and service218 quotations
145. The divine gardener: patience, care, and the fruits of growth100 quotations
146. The divine Pen12 quotations
147. The elixir of spiritual transformation18 quotations
148. The four elements: from natural philosophy to qualities of the heart27 quotations
149. The golden rule: widening the circle of concern42 quotations
150. The limits of language23 quotations
151. Two civilizations: the lamp and its light73 quotations
152. Unceasing grace: living within an enduring bounty49 quotations
153. Wealth inequality: a common life with room for everyone63 quotations
154. Western values: inquiry, justice, and an unfinished promise63 quotations
155. Words and deeds: giving belief a visible life159 quotations
156. A single step toward recognition11 quotations
157. A warmth others can feel: enthusiasm and spiritual life42 quotations
158. Being and nonbeing: dependence, change, and reality43 quotations
159. Building civilization: the means and the people43 quotations
160. Chastisement and requital300 out of 1258 quotations
161. Christian teachings and practices: belief brought into life31 quotations
162. Cleanliness: care for the visible and invisible29 quotations
163. Community: learning to care, consult, and serve together86 quotations
164. Creation of the world: beginnings, dependence, and renewal110 quotations
165. Degrees of progress: endless growth and enduring identity43 quotations
166. East and West: learning to meet as one human family137 quotations
167. Education: opening every door, cultivating every capacity81 quotations
168. Evil as absence: recognizing harm and cultivating good33 quotations
169. Health and healing: skill, compassion, and care for the whole person187 quotations
170. Humility: dignity, learning and the courage to serve300 out of 511 quotations
171. Infinity and eternity: creation beyond our measures60 quotations
172. Life, death, and spiritual awakening24 quotations
173. Loving one’s enemies: changing the response to injury114 quotations
174. Many forms, one world: the necessity of diversity48 quotations
175. Material and spiritual civilization: what makes progress serve human life?115 quotations
176. Meditation27 quotations
177. Microcosm and macrocosm: the whole within the part69 quotations
178. Miracles: wonder, evidence, and the opening of insight41 quotations
179. Outward and inward meanings: reading with depth and fidelity91 quotations
180. Proclamation: hearing a call addressed to the world63 quotations
181. Purpose in creation: growth, potential, and the fruits of existence43 quotations
182. Reading the resurrection of Christ12 quotations
183. Religion and moral life: the roots of a just civilization49 quotations
184. Reward and punishment: justice, conscience, and love44 quotations
185. Servitude, submission to God, and repentance300 out of 810 quotations
186. Superstition and the search for causes18 quotations
187. The image of God: a dignity waiting to become visible64 quotations
188. The limits of comprehension and the possibility of discovery45 quotations
189. The mystery of suffering: compassion and the limits of explanation44 quotations
190. The origin of the Primal Will: beginning beyond a first moment87 quotations
191. The origin of the soul19 quotations
192. The perfect human being15 quotations
193. The power and sovereignty of God: He doeth whatsoever He willeth300 out of 3893 quotations
194. The soul as human reality: life beyond appearance28 quotations
195. The Word and the unfolding of meaning19 quotations
196. Tranquillity: a steady heart in a changing world50 quotations
197. Transience; worthlessness of the physical world300 out of 1254 quotations
198. Truth and perspective: learning to see in relation48 quotations
199. What animals reveal about human life10 quotations
200. A channel for the spirit: humility, speech, and service32 quotations
201. Adrianople: fellowship and proclamation in exile21 quotations
202. Approaching difficult sacred texts18 quotations
203. A pure heart: seeing clearly and serving freely296 quotations
204. A renewed humanity: character and civilization65 quotations
205. Art and science: gifts that become work54 quotations
206. Causes and consequences: learning to ask why48 quotations
207. Changing religious laws and an enduring purpose61 quotations
208. Compassion and kindness41 quotations
209. Contentment: a tranquil heart and an active life131 quotations
210. Creation: beginning, dependence, and renewal32 quotations
211. Creation in pairs: relationship, difference, and the creative word40 quotations
212. Critiquing Eastern societies: dignity, renewal, and mutual learning49 quotations
213. Diversity of thought and belief22 quotations
214. Divine attributes: endless bounty and the mystery of knowledge29 quotations
215. Divine outpouring and the signs of being14 quotations
216. Earlier scriptures: reading with recognition and respect67 quotations
217. Economic life: generosity and justice44 quotations
218. Emanation and manifestation19 quotations
219. Firmness in the Covenant300 out of 1226 quotations
220. Government authority: public trust, service, and conscience133 quotations
221. Happiness: gratitude, inward freedom, and the joy we give159 quotations
222. Heaven and hell: nearness, fulfilment, and mystery65 quotations
223. Humanity’s maturity: new capacities and responsibilities33 quotations
224. Intelligible and perceptible realities18 quotations
225. Intuition and inward perception25 quotations
226. Learning from history: memory, power, and the fruits of a life206 quotations
227. Life in ‘Akka: confinement, care, and widening horizons107 quotations
228. Living in the world with a free heart300 out of 326 quotations
229. Love beyond separation: praying for the departed300 out of 319 quotations
230. Matter’s journeys: continuity through changing forms33 quotations
231. Matter, substance, and form18 quotations
232. Mindfulness, concentration, and focus23 quotations
233. Moderation: making room for a generous life49 quotations
234. Motion and growth: what it means to advance74 quotations
235. Permission for pilgrimage: longing, wisdom and care300 out of 417 quotations
236. Power of prayer: communion, courage and action300 out of 516 quotations
237. Praise and encouragement300 out of 6144 quotations
238. Receiving revelation: the Spirit and its expression34 quotations
239. Sacred forms: circles, temples, and remembrance12 quotations
240. Spiritual struggle and constructive service13 quotations
241. Successive banishments: loss, companionship, and purpose25 quotations
242. Thankfulness and gratitude300 out of 891 quotations
243. The dignity of learning: knowledge that benefits the world68 quotations
244. The divine attributes: naming what exceeds our knowledge76 quotations
245. The divine encounter: presence, recognition, and nearness182 quotations
246. The enduring soul: identity, hope, and a life of growth38 quotations
247. The fruit of creation: dignity that calls for a response71 quotations
248. The Manifestation: the source and the reflection25 quotations
249. The pathways of love: receiving, returning, and sharing59 quotations
250. The power of words: speaking to the heart300 out of 357 quotations
251. The Primal Will: creation, revelation, and the light of the Word83 quotations
252. The purpose of creation: knowing, loving, and helping a world to grow111 quotations
253. The visible world as a reflection of spiritual reality96 quotations
254. The voice of Divinity: revelation, servitude and response300 out of 446 quotations
255. The Word and human limits: understanding, humility, and response188 quotations
256. Tree of life: shelter, revelation, and shared growth161 quotations
257. True liberty: freedom with a purpose33 quotations
258. Two kinds of knowledge: from information to insight119 quotations
259. Unity in diversity: the beauty and work of belonging259 quotations
260. Unity of existence: what does oneness mean?58 quotations
261. Unity of thought: deliberation, purpose, and common action76 quotations
262. Universal love: affinity, freedom, and responsibility59 quotations
263. Useful work: skill, dignity, and service45 quotations
264. War and peace: measuring victory by the life it preserves218 quotations
265. When the promise is tested: rejection and recognition300 out of 334 quotations
266. Ages of promise, renewal, and human maturity37 quotations
267. Apocalyptic imagery: upheaval, unveiling, and renewal76 quotations
268. Beyond discouragement: capacity, grace, and effort38 quotations
269. Beyond prejudice: fairness, fellowship, and the work of equality107 quotations
270. Candor, criticism, and the work of unity24 quotations
271. Comfort, effort, and a life of service14 quotations
272. Composition and decomposition: the changing forms of life76 quotations
273. Confidence in teaching and service14 quotations
274. Consultation: thinking together and acting in unity131 quotations
275. Contemplation: making room for understanding34 quotations
276. Courtesy: the dignity of everyday encounters63 quotations
277. Cultivating the soul: hidden capacities and the care that helps them grow112 quotations
278. Elections: freedom of conscience and responsibility for the whole50 quotations
279. Evanescence and enduring life: what remains when self recedes?96 quotations
280. Faith that deepens: conviction, assurance, and action43 quotations
281. Free will and fate: steering a life within conditions we did not choose115 quotations
282. Future revelation: an open horizon and a firm minimum62 quotations
283. Generosity19 quotations
284. Haifa and the Holy Land: a horizon of learning and service28 quotations
285. Holy places: memory, presence, and the work of reverence246 quotations
286. Hospitality26 quotations
287. House of Worship: a gathering place for prayer and service300 out of 345 quotations
288. Humanity between two worlds11 quotations
289. Imam Husayn: remembrance, fidelity, and the meaning of victory79 quotations
290. Infallibility: divine guidance and human understanding64 quotations
291. Interpretation: discovery without division27 quotations
292. Knowing God through divine attributes16 quotations
293. Knowing oneself: dignity, humility, and discovery68 quotations
294. Knowledge and revelation: insight in the service of humanity24 quotations
295. Labor, dignity, and shared prosperity24 quotations
296. Learning to become: why capacities need cultivation41 quotations
297. Mind and nature: discovery, power and responsibility55 quotations
298. Music and singing: a ladder for the soul, a language of fellowship190 quotations
299. Mystical themes: wonder, transformation, and the fruits of love163 quotations
300. Nature and God’s will21 quotations
301. Nature’s perfection and imperfection: learning to distinguish the questions53 quotations
302. Nearness and remoteness: the distances of the heart146 quotations
303. Obligatory prayer: the daily return to a beloved presence64 quotations
304. Occult practices: attention, discernment, and spiritual character18 quotations
305. Pantheism: unity, distinction, and divine transcendence12 quotations
306. Pilgrimage: the journey and its inward fruits91 quotations
307. Political unity: making a common world possible44 quotations
308. Prayer at the edge of understanding40 quotations
309. Prayer for others: remembrance, companionship and care300 out of 623 quotations
310. Prayers for the people of the Bayán13 quotations
311. Preserving the writings: care for the words entrusted to us94 quotations
312. Pride and vanity: when the self obscures the gift91 quotations
313. Recognizing a divine Educator: evidence and transformation294 quotations
314. Religion as a source and stimulus of knowledge and science12 quotations
315. Religion’s test: does it bring hearts together?49 quotations
316. Religious decline: unity, persecution, and self-examination163 quotations
317. Representative government: learning to deliberate33 quotations
318. Satan and the insistent self: vigilance without enmity37 quotations
319. Spiritual knowledge: what learning becomes in a human life64 quotations
320. Spiritual springtime: renewal and the work of responding81 quotations
321. The Covenant: sustaining unity through difference65 quotations
322. The crucifixion and ascension: sacrifice and enduring life40 quotations
323. The House of Justice: consultation, care, and continuity174 quotations
324. The influence of one soul: faith shared through a life62 quotations
325. The Manifestations: one light, distinct missions30 quotations
326. The mind: a light for discovery and understanding29 quotations
327. The needs of the time: wisdom that finds a way to act27 quotations
328. The power of faith: courage that serves67 quotations
329. The power of the Covenant: a bond that gives life300 out of 687 quotations
330. The relationships within reality15 quotations
331. The return of the Manifestations: recognizing a familiar light53 quotations
332. The revealed Word: learning to examine our standards47 quotations
333. The soul beyond place: signs of an inward reality42 quotations
334. The state of prayer: attention, communion, and action59 quotations
335. The stations of the Manifestation: one voice, several perspectives37 quotations
336. The timeless Word of God22 quotations
337. The uncompounded reality15 quotations
338. The unknowability of God11 quotations
339. Things are known by their opposites14 quotations
340. Thought, intention, and imagination21 quotations
341. Transformation and the persistence of matter23 quotations
342. Trust in God: wholehearted effort and an open future300 out of 631 quotations
343. Victory through words, deeds, and reconciliation39 quotations
344. Wealth and poverty: what we possess and what we become128 quotations
345. Women’s roles: education, courage, and the common good149 quotations
346. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: authority, example, and the meaning of service275 quotations
347. Abraham: hospitality, exile, and the offering of the self40 quotations
348. Angels: assistance, sacred symbolism, and the life of service52 quotations
349. A personal God?10 quotations
350. A shared language: understanding across borders65 quotations
351. Assisting God: the victory that begins within the heart114 quotations
352. Astronomy: wonder in an open universe58 quotations
353. Baghdad: exile, hospitality, and renewal43 quotations
354. Balance, moderation, and equilibrium23 quotations
355. Being known by God16 quotations
356. Belief and denial: hearing a call and learning to recognize it113 quotations
357. Beyond blind imitation: learning to see with one’s own eyes65 quotations
358. Beyond party conflict: service, impartiality, and public responsibility150 quotations
359. Bringing oneself to account each day12 quotations
360. Business and finance: making trust visible23 quotations
361. Called and chosen: invitation, grace, and a life of response51 quotations
362. Caring for vulnerable people: dignity made practical68 quotations
363. Connections of the heart: presence across distance300 out of 339 quotations
364. Defending the Faith: evidence, courtesy, and the care of a community115 quotations
365. Detachment in teaching and service15 quotations
366. Devotion in teaching: the gift of a life28 quotations
367. Different functions and equal human regard22 quotations
368. Different understandings: moving beyond quarrels17 quotations
369. Divine freedom: independence, generosity, and the limits of understanding102 quotations
370. Divine self-remembrance: praise at the edge of speech25 quotations
371. Divine unity: beyond number, toward a life of oneness269 quotations
372. Dreams and visions: wonder guided by discernment38 quotations
373. Empty learning: when words must become life120 quotations
374. Fairmindedness and the independent eye31 quotations
375. False claims to religious authority: discernment and humility77 quotations
376. Fasting: an outward rhythm and an inward awakening82 quotations
377. Fire, light, and water: reading the transformations of a symbol63 quotations
378. Four methods of acquiring knowledge17 quotations
379. Freedom of conscience: inquiry, expression, and shared responsibility82 quotations
380. Genuine love and affection in teaching the Cause11 quotations
381. Heat and motion20 quotations
382. Holy days: remembrance becoming a shared way of life88 quotations
383. Idolatry: when an image takes the place of truth74 quotations
384. Interconnectedness of the teachings13 quotations
385. Interpreting dreams: symbols, context, and patient understanding79 quotations
386. Intoxication: clarity, compassion, and the preservation of life45 quotations
387. Justice and mercy: protecting rights, opening a future55 quotations
388. Kindness to animals24 quotations
389. Kingship: justice, shared responsibility, and lasting sovereignty81 quotations
390. Knowing God: the unseen and the encounter with revelation40 quotations
391. Mind, soul, and body: one life, several languages56 quotations
392. Mount Carmel: landscape and recognition17 quotations
393. Murder and physical harm: the worth of a single life19 quotations
394. Necessary and contingent being15 quotations
395. Need for cooperation; solitary existence not possible18 quotations
396. One light, successive horizons: the unity of the Manifestations83 quotations
397. Original sin: responsibility, inheritance, and release7 quotations
398. Parents and children: care, gratitude, and growing responsibility61 quotations
399. Philosophy that becomes a way of life43 quotations
400. Piety: reverence that becomes trustworthy conduct118 quotations
401. Pre-existence and the language of the eternal11 quotations
402. Presence and reunion: the distance the heart can cross265 quotations
403. Preserving the writings: fidelity in human hands61 quotations
404. Prophetic awareness: the light before its public dawning22 quotations
405. Racial unity: making human equality visible97 quotations
406. Radiance: the fragrance of a life55 quotations
407. Reading faithfully: words, meanings, and the reader’s desires140 quotations
408. Reading the sacred writings: words that become a life75 quotations
409. Receptivity: the art of offering and listening43 quotations
410. Recognition and action: faith becoming a way of life37 quotations
411. Recognition, expectation, and the life of faith19 quotations
412. Religious truth and the capacity to receive it18 quotations
413. Remembering early Islam: fellowship, trial, and division37 quotations
414. Sacrifice and steadfast love10 quotations
415. Speaking of others: attention, trust, and the life of a community50 quotations
416. Spirit and form: institutions that sustain living communities68 quotations
417. Striving: discovering a path and walking it92 quotations
418. Study and deepening: from the page into a life50 quotations
419. Teaching and confirmation: effort, humility, and unseen help127 quotations
420. Teaching oneself: becoming answerable to one’s words54 quotations
421. The Ascension of Baha’u’llah: grief and continuing presence42 quotations
422. The believer’s station: dignity expressed through service272 quotations
423. The call to unity: making reconciliation a form of service63 quotations
424. The Concourse on High: companionship, witness, and service127 quotations
425. The Constitutional Revolution: reform and reconciliation43 quotations
426. The early years: generosity, insight, and a gathering purpose27 quotations
427. The family of Muhammad: remembrance, devotion, and spiritual kinship64 quotations
428. The first and the last12 quotations
429. The Greatest Name: remembrance, recognition, and renewal136 quotations
430. The human body23 quotations
431. The Imamate and the Caliphate: authority, interpretation, and remembrance52 quotations
432. The importance of prayer: attention, dependence, and action79 quotations
433. The inmost heart21 quotations
434. The life of the Báb: remembrance and a new beginning24 quotations
435. The martyrdom of the Báb: grief, fidelity, and fellowship35 quotations
436. The mission of the Manifestation: educating hearts and renewing the world115 quotations
437. The Nineteen Day Feast21 quotations
438. The power of example16 quotations
439. The power of love: what brings hearts together70 quotations
440. The power of the Manifestation: a world made new300 out of 419 quotations
441. The primordial covenant: remembering an answer26 quotations
442. The Promised One: when expectation becomes encounter93 quotations
443. The reed and the breath: revelation and the divine will17 quotations
444. The return of Christ: expectation and recognition24 quotations
445. The stages of creation: from possibility to fulfilment37 quotations
446. The Supreme Tribunal: making peace answerable to justice30 quotations
447. The Word of God: recognition, meaning, and transforming power98 quotations
448. The world of similitudes11 quotations
449. Transcending material limitations: freedom expressed in life106 quotations
450. Translating sacred writings: fidelity, access and living meaning54 quotations
451. Unseen powers and the freedom from fear13 quotations
452. What lasts: love, service, and the passing world41 quotations
453. Zoroaster and spiritual renewal: recognition across traditions39 quotations
454. ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá’s Western journeys: distance overcome by love220 quotations
455. Acknowledgment of gifts and monetary contributions300 out of 1269 quotations
456. Adam and Eve: reading the garden within40 quotations
457. Badasht and the demands of renewal12 quotations
458. Beauty, grace, and aesthetics14 quotations
459. Beyond a human image of God14 quotations
460. Beyond selfishness: widening the circle of concern53 quotations
461. Burial: honoring the body and remembering the soul29 quotations
462. Business and property: the people behind the accounts300 out of 426 quotations
463. Charitable associations: making care dependable56 quotations
464. Chastity: integrity, strength, and tenderness36 quotations
465. Christian ministry and the example of Christ18 quotations
466. Colour and light: learning to see through symbols36 quotations
467. Commerce and the prosperity of all15 quotations
468. Competition, cooperation, and human possibility19 quotations
469. Concealment and disclosure: learning to recognize67 quotations
470. Courage12 quotations
471. Discerning companionship: care, influence, and protective boundaries64 quotations
472. Divine good pleasure: grace and the life of deeds74 quotations
473. Drawing near to God21 quotations
474. Dreams and visions: images that invite reflection31 quotations
475. Economic systems and moral purpose13 quotations
476. Eternal archetypes: patterns, knowledge, and the limits of analogy30 quotations
477. Ether: the unseen, its effects, and the language of explanation23 quotations
478. Excellence: giving one’s best in service61 quotations
479. Few receptive souls: patience, grace, and the work of seeking32 quotations
480. Forgiveness and forbearance: seeing beyond the fault236 quotations
481. Four ways of asking why7 quotations
482. Gathering and preserving the sacred writings14 quotations
483. Gradual growth: tending what is still becoming58 quotations
484. Greed and envy: recovering the freedom to see48 quotations
485. Guardianship: a charge of fidelity and defined authority37 quotations
486. Hermes: learning the meanings of realities5 quotations
487. Holy lives and human limitations16 quotations
488. Human potential: bringing hidden gifts into life35 quotations
489. Humor: affection, perspective, and the art of laughter117 quotations
490. Inheritance: freedom, family, and a wider trust40 quotations
491. Judas and the vulnerability of faithfulness15 quotations
492. Marriage: consent, commitment, and shared life66 quotations
493. Marriage: helping one another grow55 quotations
494. Mirza Yahya and the Azalis: rupture, testimony, and restraint109 quotations
495. Moses: the hesitant speaker and the power to liberate53 quotations
496. Noah: steadfastness, mercy, and a new beginning12 quotations
497. Prayer for forgiveness: the courage to return300 out of 395 quotations
498. Prayer for healing: body, spirit, and the reach of mercy62 quotations
499. Prayer for nearness to God: longing that changes a life300 out of 420 quotations
500. Prayer for spiritual recognition300 out of 1105 quotations
501. Prayers for children: tenderness, growth, and the capacity to serve63 quotations
502. Prayers for detachment: freedom through love34 quotations
503. Prayers for firmness: strength to serve and unite149 quotations
504. Prayers for married couples: a shared life of growth29 quotations
505. Prayers for pilgrimage21 quotations
506. Prayers for women: dignity, steadfastness, and a life of service167 quotations
507. Praying for justice: protection, accountability, and changed hearts24 quotations
508. Praying for victory: steadfastness, justice, and transformed hearts95 quotations
509. Publication and review: accuracy, encouragement, and responsibility224 quotations
510. Pure intentions in teaching the Cause11 quotations
511. Quddús: learning, witness, and recognition10 quotations
512. Qur’anic imagery: thirst, renewal, and recognition35 quotations
513. Recompense: the fruit of a life55 quotations
514. Redeeming sacrifice: freedom, renewal, and the response of a life52 quotations
515. Reincarnation and return: identity, renewal, and the soul’s journey27 quotations
516. Religion and government: responsibilities and horizons15 quotations
517. Religions of the East: love, recognition, and careful comparison22 quotations
518. Religious forms and their living purpose14 quotations
519. Religious office and the responsibility to serve20 quotations
520. Remembrance and the Greatest Name11 quotations
521. Resurrection: learning to recognize the Day54 quotations
522. Seeking truth and testing God9 quotations
523. Silence; fewness of words11 quotations
524. Sinai and the sacred call: images that awaken recognition39 quotations
525. Spiritual assemblies: authority expressed through service139 quotations
526. Spiritual search: keeping desire and discernment alive55 quotations
527. Spiritual wine: the exhilaration that awakens248 quotations
528. Stars, signs, and superstition14 quotations
529. Sulaymaniyyih: solitude, encounter, and return28 quotations
530. Táhirih: learning, voice, and courage19 quotations
531. Textual differences and the work of understanding13 quotations
532. The arts: giving form to possibility34 quotations
533. The Báb’s resting place: a trust carried through danger18 quotations
534. The Bayan: promise, fulfilment, and changing law35 quotations
535. The birth of Christ: mystery, recognition, and divine perfections47 quotations
536. The cloud of unknowing: hiddenness and disclosure26 quotations
537. The commissions of inquiry: justice under pressure28 quotations
538. The Crimson Ark: belonging, guidance, and steadfastness63 quotations
539. The energy of devoted service18 quotations
540. The journey to Constantinople: exile, service, and unexpected openings51 quotations
541. The Letters of the Living: recognition and responsibility21 quotations
542. The living waters of the Word14 quotations
543. The rejection of Muhammad: learning to recognize the light71 quotations
544. The Seal of the Prophets: finality and fulfillment25 quotations
545. The soul’s immortality: arguments, images, and the limits of sight130 quotations
546. The stages of peace: agreement and transformation36 quotations
547. Those who awaken understanding20 quotations
548. Thoughtful action: order, care, and flexibility49 quotations
549. When the last become the first8 quotations
550. A community of love and service13 quotations
551. ‘Alí: truthfulness, trust, and spiritual authority14 out of 15 quotations
552. A universe abundant with life: wonder and the limits of knowledge41 quotations
553. Beyond self-doubt: capacity discovered through service34 quotations
554. Birth control: parenthood, conscience, and interpretation6 quotations
555. Civil courts and the realization of rights7 quotations
556. Concealment, candor, and the protection of life13 quotations
557. Consent and the growth of a world order26 quotations
558. Creativity in art11 quotations
559. Cultivating the land and a common life17 quotations
560. Desire and discernment: recovering the freedom to choose44 quotations
561. Different kinds of prophets12 quotations
562. Divine freedom and changed expectations13 quotations
563. Divorce: reconciliation, dignity, and the limits of a bond18 quotations
564. Eastern cultures: inheritance and renewal29 quotations
565. Equality of women and men: the flight of a shared humanity150 quotations
566. Exalting the Word: roots in the heart, fruit in the life28 quotations
567. Food and diet: gratitude at the table23 quotations
568. Four pillars and sacred patterns11 quotations
569. From decision to action: executive power17 quotations
570. Gambling and recreation: looking beyond the first moment4 quotations
571. Giving teaching its due place12 quotations
572. Greek philosophy: wisdom across cultures35 quotations
573. Guarding the Covenant: separation and restraint71 quotations
574. Humility in teaching14 quotations
575. Ḥuqúqu’lláh: generosity, conscience, and trust66 quotations
576. Integrity, gifts, and public trust15 quotations
577. Interpretation and legislation: the twin pillars15 quotations
578. Islamic practices: outward forms and living meanings44 quotations
579. Jábulqá and Jábarsá: cities of expectation10 quotations
580. John the Baptist: preparing the way21 quotations
581. Letters, language, and the life of meaning19 quotations
582. Love and longing: the ache of nearness73 quotations
583. Love of country and the wider homeland39 quotations
584. Mary Magdalene: the courage that strengthens others31 quotations
585. Metals and spiritual transformation17 quotations
586. Monasticism and asceticism: a life turned toward others36 quotations
587. Persecution of Christians: faith, power, and endurance26 quotations
588. Petitions: making suffering heard and seeking justice91 quotations
589. Pilgrimage, longing, and recognition16 quotations
590. Poetry and quoted verse: longing, consolation, and the life of words195 quotations
591. Prayer for martyrs: remembrance, mercy, and those who remain61 quotations
592. Prayer for prosperity: the good of this world and the next61 quotations
593. Prayer for protection: refuge, courage and care300 out of 514 quotations
594. Prayer for service: making the whole person available54 quotations
595. Prayer for steadfastness: love, obedience and enduring service300 out of 488 quotations
596. Prayer for the spiritual progress of others: a widening circle of care300 out of 366 quotations
597. Prayers for gatherings21 quotations
598. Prayers for parents: gratitude across generations27 quotations
599. Prayers for purity: renewing the heart24 quotations
600. Prayers for teaching: finding strength, wisdom, and a listening heart100 quotations
601. Prayers for the fast17 quotations
602. Prayers for travelers and those far from home11 quotations
603. Prayers of praise and gratitude: remembrance that becomes service170 quotations
604. Praying for assistance: receiving strength to serve72 quotations
605. Praying for peace: learning to hold the whole world in care27 quotations
606. Praying for rulers: justice, protection, and humility49 quotations
607. Praying for those who cause harm16 quotations
608. Praying for unity: learning to become companions44 quotations
609. Praying through difficulty: honesty, relief, and endurance34 quotations
610. Reasoning toward God: evidence, causation, and the limits of knowing52 quotations
611. Reform, restraint, and the common good11 quotations
612. Religious law and the purposes of understanding12 quotations
613. Repentance and human dignity7 quotations
614. Saddening another soul11 quotations
615. Sexual ethics: conduct, conscience, and human dignity12 quotations
616. Smoking: encouragement, freedom, and the care of the body11 quotations
617. Suicide: protecting life and sustaining hope9 quotations
618. The apostles: ordinary lives and an enduring influence51 quotations
619. The Declaration of Baha’u’llah: a garden open to all41 quotations
620. The Declaration of the Bab: recognition and a new dawn47 quotations
621. The eldest son: inheritance and interpretation9 quotations
622. The fire of religious fanaticism12 quotations
623. The possibilities of a small beginning25 quotations
624. The press: a mirror with responsibilities72 quotations
625. The Qá’im: expectation and the question of recognition21 quotations
626. The ringstone symbol: a reminder that opens into meaning4 quotations
627. The Síyáh-Chál: suffering and renewal14 quotations
628. The spirit of the age22 quotations
629. The twin Manifestations: recognition and relationship55 quotations
630. The unschooled Manifestation: knowledge and its source54 quotations
631. Traveling and settling to serve15 quotations
632. Universality: a concern wide enough for everyone98 quotations
633. Useful work and the duty to support others16 quotations
634. Veiling: inward freedom, learning, and circumstance14 quotations
635. Visitation: remembrance as a meeting of hearts64 quotations
636. Welcoming many: growth through fellowship and service35 quotations
637. What should education cultivate?21 quotations
638. When appearance and intention divide18 quotations
639. Work as worship: the spirit within the task99 quotations
640. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s childhood and youth13 quotations
641. A name and its bearer: remembrance, hope, and character93 quotations
642. Books, learning, and freedom from destruction8 quotations
643. Contention and conflict: speaking truth without estrangement175 quotations
644. Day of rest8 quotations
645. Egypt: journeys, recovery, and companionship40 quotations
646. Gratitude at the table5 quotations
647. Hands of the Cause: distinction expressed through service88 quotations
648. Peter and Paul: failure, renewal, and steadfast service53 quotations
649. Photographs, remembrance, and reverence11 quotations
650. Prayer at the beginning of the day10 quotations
651. Prayer for strength15 quotations
652. Prayer in the evening and night10 quotations
653. Property, restraint, and the claims of others9 quotations
654. Slavery: no servant of God is a commodity4 quotations
655. Spiritual depth without an inner circle12 quotations
656. The cross and the Trinity: unity, image, and encounter13 quotations
657. Theosophy: friendship, inquiry, and the work of discernment19 quotations
658. The Shaykhí teachers and the work of preparation14 quotations
659. Truthfulness in difficult circumstances11 quotations