Happiness dependeth
Dec
03
2019
“The happiness of man is dependent upon the susceptibilities of the heart and the attitude of the mind.” – ‘Abdu’l- Baha
“The happiness of man is dependent upon the susceptibilities of the heart and the attitude of the mind.” – ‘Abdu’l- Baha
Upon hearing the Message of the Báb, Mullá Husayn said: “This Message, which was given to me so suddenly and without any preparation, came like a clap of thunder. For a while I could neither see, nor feel, nor hear. It was too great to be true. I could not realize what had happened. I became excited and happy. Before, I had been weak and powerless. I became glad and strong. I felt that I had so much courage and power that, even if all the world were to rise up against me, I would be able to meet any […]
“Force, the old standard, is losing its dominance, and intuition, insight, glimpses of cosmic consciousness and the spiritual qualities of love and service in which woman is strong are gaining ascendancy. And you see that this new epoch is an age in which masculine and feminine elements of civilisation are becoming more evenly adjusted. Man and woman are as the two wings of the bird of humanity and this bird cannot attain its highest flight until these two wings are equally strong and equally poised. One of the important teachings of the Baha’i Faith is that women should be regarded […]
So they say that the winged lion statues of the Fonte dos Leões may have provided the inspiration to J.K. Rowling for the Gryffindor house symbol. What do you think? Beautiful beasts, right?
“To be an artist is to believe in life.” – Henry Moore
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” – Sharon Salzberg
“I don’t believe in aging. I believe in forever altering one’s aspect to the sun.” – Virginia Woolf
“Let them at all times concern themselves with doing a kindly thing for one of their fellows, offering to someone love, consideration, thoughtful help. Let them see no one as their enemy, or as wishing them ill, but think of all humankind as their friends; regarding the alien as an intimate, the stranger as a companion, staying free of prejudice, drawing no lines.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
“Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope!” – Bahá’u’lláh
“…in the world of humanity the greatest king and sovereign is love. If love were extinguished, the power of attraction dispelled, the affinity of human hearts destroyed, the phenomena of human life would disappear.”
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