The source of all knowledge is the knowledge of God. -Baha’U’llah
“Spiritual Education is the foundation of all learning.”
“Among the greatest of all services that can possible be rendered by man to Almighty God is the Education and training of children.”
“Children must be carefully trained to be most courteous and well – behaved.”
“When a man turns his face to God, he finds sunshines everywhere.”
Encourage the children from their earliest years to master every kind of learning, and make them eager to becomes skilled in every art.”
“These schools for academic studies must at the same time be training centres in behaviour and conduct, and they must favor character and conduct above the sciences and arts.
Good behaviour and high moral character must come first, for unless the character be trained, acquiring knowledge will only prove injurious .
Knowledge is praiseworthy when it is coupled with ethical conduct and virtuous character; otherwise it is a deadly poison, a frightful danger. A physician of evil character, and who betrayeth his trust, can bring on death, and become the source of numerous infirmities and diseases.”
“The parents must exert every effort to rear their offspring to be religious, for should the children not attain this greatest of adornments, they will not obey their parents, which in a certain sense means that they will not obey God. Indeed, such children will show no consideration to anyone, and will do exactly as they please.”
“If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual; but if enmity and hatred exist within it destruction and dispersion are inevitable.”
“… melodies though they are material, are connected with the spiritual, therefore, they produce a great effect. A certain kind of melody makes the spirit happy, another kind makes it sad, another excites it to action.”
“…the happinest and reatness, the rank and station, the pleasure and peace, of an individual have never consisted in his personal wealth, but rather in his excellent, his high resolve, the breadth of his learning, and his ability to solve difficult problems.”
“Be thou happy and well pleased and rise to offer thanks to God,in order that thanks giving may conduce to the increase of bounty.”
“He verily, shall increase the reward of them that endure eith patience.”
“Regard man as a min rich in gems of inesitmable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom.”
“In every aspect of life, purity and holiness, cleanliness and refinement, exalt the human condition and further the development of man’s inner reality. Even in the physical realm, cleanliness will conduce to to spirituality, as the Holy Writings clearly state.”
“Teach unto your children the words that have been sent down from God, that they may recite them in the sweetest tones.”
“We have decreed, O people, that the highest and last end of all learning be the recognition of Him who is the object of all knowledge…”
The Great Being with; Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, along, cause it to reveal its treasurer, and mankind to benefit there from.”
“The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and googly deeds, through commendable and seemly conduct.”
“Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory.”
“Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues.”
“Without truthfulness progress and success, in all the worlds of God, are impossible for any soul.
“Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty.”
“A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of light of wisdom and understanding…”
“… Backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul.”
“Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner.”
“Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thin own faults may not appear great…”
“O son of Being ! How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.”
“O Son of Light ! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.”
“Man is the supreme Talisman. Lack of a proper education hath, however, deprived him of that which he doth inherently possess…”
“Make my prayer, O my Lord, a fountain of living water whereby I may live as long as Thy sovereignty endureth, and may make mention of Thee in every word of Thy worlds.”
“There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer. Man must live in a state of prayer…”
O ye Sons of Spirit ! Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge.
I have perfected in every one of you My creation, so that the excellence of My handiwork may be fully revealed unto men.
Love is the light in whatsoever house it may shine and enmity is darkness in whatsoever abode it dwell.
Make me as a lamp shining throughout Thy lands that those in whose hearts the light of Thy knowledge gloweth and the yearning for Thy love lingereth may be guided by its radiance.
Intellect is, in truth, the most precious gift bestowed upon man by the Divine Bounty. Man alone, among created beings, has this wonderful power.
O Son of Man! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love is fortitude under My decree and patience under My trials.
O Lord! Make this youth radiant, and confer Thy bounty upon this poor creature. Bestow upon him knowledge, grant him added strength at the break of every morn and guard him within the shelter of Thy protection…
Ye are the saplings which the hand of Loving – kindness hath planted in the soil of mercy, and which the showers of bounty have made to flourish.
“…Let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.”
“God is the helper of those souls whose aim is to serve humanity and whose efforts and endeavours are devoted to the good and betterment of all mankind.”
“Make thou an effort that thou mayest take place under the sun and receive an abundant share of its dazzling light.”
“Protect yourselves with utmost vigilance, lest you be entrapped in the snare of deception and fraud.”
“Say Nature in its essence is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator.”
“Concern yourselves with the things that benefit mankind, and not with your corrupt and selfish desires.”
“The main thing is to remain staunch and firmly rooted and persevere to the end.”
“Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone; let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.”
“Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues. Without truthfulness progress and success, in all the worlds of God, are impossible for any soul.”
“So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”
This spirit has the power of discoveries; it encompasses all things. All these wonderful signs, these scientific discoveries, great enterprises and important historical events which you know are due to it.
“Ye were created to show love one to another…”
“But if he who has been struck pardons and forgives, he shows the greatest mercy. This is worthy of admiration.”
“No man shall attain the shores of the ocean of true understanding except he be detached from all that is in heaven and on earth.”
“One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race.”
“ Be ye on your guard and ever wakeful ! Quick – witted and keen of intellect are the faithful, and firm and steadfast are the assured.”
“In all matters moderation is desirable. If a thing is carried to excess, it will prove a source of evil.”
“Happy the soul that shall forget his own good, and like the chosen ones of God, vie with his fellows in service to the good of all.”
“Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto which thou wast created.”
“Shut your eyes to estrangement, then fix your gaze upon unity.”
“To express his gratitude for the favors of God man must show forth praiseworthy actions.”
