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... a compliment to the Baha'i Writings Service initiative started in 1997 by Denny and Marsha Rule of Sylvania, OH, and Auntie Mame of Toronto.
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Man must now become imbued with new virtues and powers, new moralities, new capacities…. The gifts and graces of the period of youth, although timely and sufficient during the adolescence of the world of mankind, are now incapable of meeting the requirements of its maturity.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá
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November 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Arise, and proclaim unto the entire creation the tidings that He Who is the All-Merciful hath directed His steps towards the Riḍván and entered it. Guide, then, the people unto the garden of delight which God hath made the Throne of His Paradise…

Bahá’u’lláh
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November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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The testament of Bahá’u’lláh is
a Rain of Goodness,
a Sun of Truth,
Water of Life,
the Holy Spirit.
Thus open your hearts to receive the full power of His Beauty, and I will pray for you all that this joy may be yours.

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
Paris Talks
www.bahai.org/r/171936205
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November 16, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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The only real difference that exists between people is that they are at various stages of development. Some are imperfect—these must be brought to perfection. Some are asleep—they must be awakened; … but one and all are the children of God.

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
www.bahai.org/r/568565770
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November 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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… Now is the dawn of universal peace; my hope is that its morn will fully break, converting the gloom of war, of strife and of wrangling among men into the light of union, of harmony and of affection.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá
www.bahai.org/r/944757519
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November 14, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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First and foremost, one should use every possible means to purge one’s heart and motives, otherwise, engaging in any form of enterprise would be futile.

Shoghi Effendi
Compilation for the 2018 Counsellors’ Conference, no. 5.
www.bahai.org/r/951784220
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November 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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In this Revelation the hosts which can render it victorious are the hosts of praiseworthy deeds and upright character. The leader and commander of these hosts hath ever been the fear of God, a fear that encompasseth all things, and reigneth over all things.

Bahá’u’lláh
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November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land. Earth can never cloud its splendor, nor water quench its flame. All the peoples of the world are powerless to resist its force.
…

Bahá'u'lláh
Baha'i Prayers, p. 50
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November 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
Paris Talks
www.bahai.org/r/089115387
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November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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... until material achievements, physical accomplishments and human virtues are reinforced by spiritual perfections, luminous qualities and characteristics of mercy, no fruit or result shall issue therefrom, …

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
www.bahai.org/r/036590639
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November 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Wherever a Bahá’í community exists, whether large or small, let it be distinguished for its abiding sense of security and faith, its high standard of rectitude, its complete freedom from all forms of prejudice…

The Universal House of Justice
www.bahai.org/r/592073033
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November 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Pray to God day and night and beg forgiveness and pardon. The omnipotence of God shall solve every difficulty.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, no. 82.
www.bahai.org/r/200892311
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November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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… “The kingdom of peace, salvation, uprightness, and reconciliation is founded in the invisible world, and it will by degrees become manifest and apparent through the power of the Word of God!”

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

www.bahai.org/r/975935253
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November 6, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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To attain eternal happiness one must suffer. He who has reached the state of self-sacrifice has true joy. Temporal joy will vanish.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Paris Talks, p. 178
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November 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Whenever you recognize the fault of another, think of yourself! What are my imperfections? -- and try to remove them. Do this whenever you are tried through the words or deeds of others. ...

‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Star of the West', Volume 8, No. 10, p 138
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November 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Now is the time for the lovers of God to raise high the banners of unity, to intone, in the assemblages of the world, the verses of friendship and love and to demonstrate to all that the grace of God is one.

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
www.bahai.org/r/153662448
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November 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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The true lovers of the Abhá Beauty, and they that have quaffed the Cup of the Covenant fear no calamity, nor feel depressed in the hour of trial.

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá

www.bahai.org/r/921560218
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November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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As the spirit of man lives forever after casting off this elemental frame, it is, like all existing things, undoubtedly capable of progress, and thus one may pray for a departed soul to advance…

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
www.bahai.org/r/799280882
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November 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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The lowliest and most abject of all things holdeth sway over thee, and that is none other than self and passion, which have ever been reprehensible.

Bahá’u’lláh
(from Tablet addressing ‘Álí Páshá, the Ottoman Prime Minister)
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October 31, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Human frailties and peculiarities can be a great test. But the only way, or perhaps I should say the first and best way, to remedy such situations, is to oneself do what is right. One soul can be the cause of the spiritual illumination of a continent.

Shoghi Effendi
www.bahai.org/r/835134757
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October 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Indeed through the power of good words, the righteous have always succeeded in winning command over the meads of the hearts of men. …

Bahaʹuʹllah
Tablets of Bahaʹuʹllah, p. 84
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October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Arise for the triumph of My Cause, and, through the power of thine utterance, subdue the hearts of men. Thou must show forth that which will ensure the peace and the well-being of the miserable and the downtrodden.

Bahá’u’lláh
Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 84
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October 28, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Beware lest ye offend any heart, lest ye speak against anyone in his absence, lest ye estrange yourselves from the servants of God. …
Be a helper to every helpless one, and manifest kindness to your fellow creatures ...

‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
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October 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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The Blessed Perfection…hath promised: "Verily I behold
you from the Horizon of ABHA
and will make victorious
whomsoever will arise in the
service of my cause with the
hosts of the Supreme Concourse
and the cohorts of the favored
angels!"

‘Abdu'l-Baha
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October 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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"... when we put our trust in Him,
Bahá'u'lláh solves our problems
and opens the way."

Shoghi Effendi
From a letter dated October 12, 1949 to an individual believer
published in Compilation of Compilations
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October 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM