Love and compassion
Oct
31
2016
“It is better to guide one soul than to possess all that is on earth… The path to guidance is one of love and compassion, not of force and coercion.” – The Báb
“It is better to guide one soul than to possess all that is on earth… The path to guidance is one of love and compassion, not of force and coercion.” – The Báb
“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” – Rumi
“We all spend our twenties and thirties trying so hard to be perfect, because we’re so worried about what people will think of us. Then we get into our forties and fifties, and we finally start to be free, because we decide that we don’t give a damn what anyone thinks of us. But you won’t be completely free until you reach your sixties and seventies, when you finally realize this liberating truth—nobody was ever thinking about you, anyhow.” – Elizabeth Gilbert: Big magic
When facing challenges, one often feels very small, weak and vulnerable. Fearing defeat we tend to think that we are not good enough and never will be. But growth takes time, patience, faith and love of self❤️ “One would well remember the story of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who when approached by a believer in the depths of discouragement despairing of ever acquiring the qualities and virtues that Bahá’ís are required to possess, replied with the greatest compassion and encouragement, ‘little by little; day by day’.”(‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Bahá’í World, 12: 704)
“Once there was a young warrior. Her teacher told her that she had to do battle with fear. She didn’t want to do that. It seemed too aggressive; it was scary; it seemed unfriendly. But the teacher said she had to do it and gave her the instructions for the battle. The day arrived. The student warrior stood on one side, and fear stood on the other. The warrior was feeling very small, and fear was looking big and wrathful. They both had their weapons. The young warrior roused herself and went toward fear, prostrated three times, and asked, “May […]
“Shine your soul with the same egoless humility as the rainbow and no matter where you go in this world or the next, love will find you, attend you, and bless you.” – Aberjhani
“And the fierce love in the heart, The savage love that cries Hidden Thou art yet there! Veil Thy face and mute Thy tongue yet I see and hear Thee, Love, Beat me down to the bare earth, Yet I rise and love Thee, Love ! This is Faith.” – Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum
Today I found myself on the grounds of the All England Tennis Club. Wow, what a pleasant surprise! But how can it be Wimbledon? I’m still in San Sebastian…
I am officially COOL now, having purchased my first hat?
“To say: ‘God, I believe’ when others deny, ‘I hear’ when there is no answer, “’I see’ though naught is seen- This is Faith.” – Amatu’l-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum
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