Re: Emphasis

[Gilberto Simpson]

Thanks for those passages. It really makes the point that there are
multiple values which are often talked about in superlative highly
exalted terms. I think you could find similar variety in Islam as
well.

-G

On 7/25/06, Brent Poirier Attorney at Law <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

The question was recently asked by Gilberto, what Baha'i teachings are
emphasized.  I have done a brief scan of Ocean and found these quotes; far
from a complete list.
Brent


The virtues and attributes pertaining unto God are all evident and manifest,
and have been mentioned and described in all the heavenly Books. Among them
are trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity of heart while communing with God,
forbearance, resignation to whatever the Almighty hath decreed, contentment
with the things His Will hath provided, patience, nay, thankfulness in the
midst of tribulation, and complete reliance, in all circumstances, upon Him.
These rank, according to the estimate of God, among the highest and most
laudable of all acts. All other acts are, and will ever remain, secondary
and subordinate unto them...
 (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 290)

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
The one true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth
of these words.
Exert yourselves that ye may attain this transcendent and most sublime
station, the station that can ensure the protection and security of all
mankind. This goal excelleth every other goal, and this aspiration is the
monarch of all aspirations.
 (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 288)

One righteous act is endowed with a potency that can so elevate the dust as
to cause it to pass beyond the heaven of heavens. It can tear every bond
asunder, and hath the power to restore the force that hath spent itself and
vanished...
 (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 286)

The first and foremost duty prescribed unto men, next to the recognition of
Him Who is the Eternal Truth, is the duty of steadfastness in His Cause.
Cleave thou unto it, and be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and
grounded in God. No act, however meritorious, did or can ever compare unto
it. It is the king of all acts, and to this thy Lord, the All-Highest, the
Most Powerful, will testify
 (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 289)

The spirit that animateth the human heart is the knowledge of God, and its
truest adorning is the recognition of the truth that "He doeth whatsoever He
willeth, and ordaineth that which He pleaseth." Its raiment is the fear of
God, and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith. Thus God instructeth
whosoever seeketh Him. He, verily, loveth the one that turneth towards Him.
 (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 291)

Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to
Almighty God is the education and training of children, young plants of the
Abha Paradise, so that these children, fostered by grace in the way of
salvation, growing like pearls of divine bounty in the shell of education,
will one day bejewel the crown of abiding glory.
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 133)

This divine image betokeneth all the qualities of perfection whose lights,
emanating from the Sun of Truth, illumine the realities of men. And among
the greatest of these attributes of perfection are wisdom and knowledge.
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 140)

Today the greatest of all affairs in the Cause is firmness and
steadfastness. A tree will not give fruit unless it be firmly rooted. A
foundation will not last unless it be firm. There is nothing in this world
of man greater than firmness. A soul who is firm will become a son of the
Kingdom of God and will be confirmed with the power of the Holy Spirit.
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v2, p. 343)

No attribute is more commendable than faithfulness. It is of the greatest of
the virtues in the world of humanity.
 (Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v3, p. 634)

O ye beloved of the Lord! The greatest of all things is the protection of
the True Faith of God, the preservation of His Law, the safeguarding of His
Cause and service unto His Word.
 (Abdu'l-Baha, The Will and Testament, p. 3)

In these days, the most important of all things is the guidance of the
nations and peoples of the world. Teaching the Cause is of utmost importance
for it is the head corner-stone of the foundation itself.
 (Abdu'l-Baha, The Will and Testament, p. 10)

They that have forsaken their country for the purpose of teaching Our
Cause -- these shall the Faithful Spirit strengthen through its power. A
company of Our chosen angels shall go forth with them, as bidden by Him Who
is the Almighty, the All-Wise. How great the blessedness that awaiteth him
that hath attained the honor of serving the Almighty! By My life! No act,
however grea

Emphasis

[Brent Poirier Attorney at Law]

The question was recently asked by Gilberto, what Baha'i teachings are 
emphasized.  I have done a brief scan of Ocean and found these quotes; far 
from a complete list.

Brent


The virtues and attributes pertaining unto God are all evident and manifest, 
and have been mentioned and described in all the heavenly Books. Among them 
are trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity of heart while communing with God, 
forbearance, resignation to whatever the Almighty hath decreed, contentment 
with the things His Will hath provided, patience, nay, thankfulness in the 
midst of tribulation, and complete reliance, in all circumstances, upon Him. 
These rank, according to the estimate of God, among the highest and most 
laudable of all acts. All other acts are, and will ever remain, secondary 
and subordinate unto them...

(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 290)

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. 
The one true God, He Who knoweth all things, Himself testifieth to the truth 
of these words.
Exert yourselves that ye may attain this transcendent and most sublime 
station, the station that can ensure the protection and security of all 
mankind. This goal excelleth every other goal, and this aspiration is the 
monarch of all aspirations.

(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 288)

One righteous act is endowed with a potency that can so elevate the dust as 
to cause it to pass beyond the heaven of heavens. It can tear every bond 
asunder, and hath the power to restore the force that hath spent itself and 
vanished...

(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 286)

The first and foremost duty prescribed unto men, next to the recognition of 
Him Who is the Eternal Truth, is the duty of steadfastness in His Cause. 
Cleave thou unto it, and be of them whose minds are firmly fixed and 
grounded in God. No act, however meritorious, did or can ever compare unto 
it. It is the king of all acts, and to this thy Lord, the All-Highest, the 
Most Powerful, will testify

(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 289)

The spirit that animateth the human heart is the knowledge of God, and its 
truest adorning is the recognition of the truth that "He doeth whatsoever He 
willeth, and ordaineth that which He pleaseth." Its raiment is the fear of 
God, and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith. Thus God instructeth 
whosoever seeketh Him. He, verily, loveth the one that turneth towards Him.

(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 291)

Among the greatest of all services that can possibly be rendered by man to 
Almighty God is the education and training of children, young plants of the 
Abha Paradise, so that these children, fostered by grace in the way of 
salvation, growing like pearls of divine bounty in the shell of education, 
will one day bejewel the crown of abiding glory.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 133)

This divine image betokeneth all the qualities of perfection whose lights, 
emanating from the Sun of Truth, illumine the realities of men. And among 
the greatest of these attributes of perfection are wisdom and knowledge.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 140)

Today the greatest of all affairs in the Cause is firmness and 
steadfastness. A tree will not give fruit unless it be firmly rooted. A 
foundation will not last unless it be firm. There is nothing in this world 
of man greater than firmness. A soul who is firm will become a son of the 
Kingdom of God and will be confirmed with the power of the Holy Spirit.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v2, p. 343)

No attribute is more commendable than faithfulness. It is of the greatest of 
the virtues in the world of humanity.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Tablets of Abdu'l-Baha v3, p. 634)

O ye beloved of the Lord! The greatest of all things is the protection of 
the True Faith of God, the preservation of His Law, the safeguarding of His 
Cause and service unto His Word.

(Abdu'l-Baha, The Will and Testament, p. 3)

In these days, the most important of all things is the guidance of the 
nations and peoples of the world. Teaching the Cause is of utmost importance 
for it is the head corner-stone of the foundation itself.

(Abdu'l-Baha, The Will and Testament, p. 10)

They that have forsaken their country for the purpose of teaching Our 
Cause -- these shall the Faithful Spirit strengthen through its power. A 
company of Our chosen angels shall go forth with them, as bidden by Him Who 
is the Almighty, the All-Wise. How great the blessedness that awaiteth him 
that hath attained the honor of serving the Almighty! By My life! No act, 
however great, can compare with it, except such deeds as have been ordained 
by God, the All-Powerful, the Most Mighty. Such a service is, indeed, the 
prince of all goodly deeds, and the ornament of every goodly act. Thus hath 
it been ordained b