Abdu’l-Bahá

According to the divine will and intention religion should be the cause of love and agreement, a bond to unify all mankind for it is a message of peace and good-will to man from God.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Fighting, and the employment of force, even for the right cause, will not bring about good results.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Material civilization is like a globe of glass. Divine civilization is the light itself, and the glass without the light is dark.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Man is, in reality, a spiritual being, and only when he lives in the spirit is he truly happy.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

The pure eye comprehendeth the sight and the meeting of God; the pure nostril inhaleth the perfumes of the rose-garden of bounty; the pure heart becometh the mirror of the beauty of truth.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

When man in all conditions is pure and immaculate, he will become the center of the reflection of the manifest Light.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Religions, races, and nations are all divisions of man’s making only, and are necessary only in his thought…God is God for all, and to Him all creation is one. We must obey God, and strive to follow Him by leaving all our prejudices and bringing about peace on earth.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

…religion must be the cause of fellowship and love. If it becomes the cause of estrangement, then it is not needed, for religion is like a remedy: if it aggravates the disease, then it becomes unnecessary.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

…religion must be the cause of fellowship and love. If it becomes the cause of estrangement, then it is not needed, for religion is like a remedy: if it aggravates the disease, then it becomes unnecessary.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Be kind to all around and serve one another; love to be just and true in all your dealings; pray always and so live your life that sorrow cannot touch you. Look upon the people of your own race and those of other races as members of one organism; sons of the same Father; let it be known by your behaviour that you are indeed the people of God. Then wars and disputes shall cease and over the world will spread the Most Great Peace.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Love is greater than peace, for peace is founded upon love. Love is the objective point of peace, and peace is an outcome of love. Until love is attained, peace cannot be…

— Abdu’l-Bahá

I charge you all that each one of you concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Pray to God that He may strengthen you in divine virtue, so that you may be as angels in the world, and beacons of light to disclose the mysteries of the Kingdom to those with understanding hearts.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

The Heavenly Books, the Bible, the Qur’án, and the other Holy Writings have been given by God as guides into the paths of Divine virtue, love, justice and peace.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Try with all your hearts to be willing channels for God’s Bounty. For I say unto you that He has chosen you to be His messengers of love throughout the world, to be His bearers of spiritual gifts to man, to be the means of spreading unity and concord on the earth.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

When a man turns his face to God he finds sunshine everywhere. All men are his brothers.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone, let your heart burn with loving kindness for all who may cross your path.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

The wrong in the world continues to exist just because people talk only of their ideals, and do not strive to put them into practice.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

If actions took the place of words, the world’s misery would very soon be changed into comfort.

— Abdu’l-Bahá

Strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards God, and seek always to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise the fallen, comfort the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, rescue the oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute!

— Abdu’l-Bahá