By Francisco Rendon When Furman University unveiled a bronze statue of Joseph Vaughn, its first Black student, it did more than celebrate one student, said Ed Good, chair of the university’s Board of Trustees. “It represents a turning point in civil rights and racial justice for Furman, for Greenville, the upstate and South Carolina,” he […]
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“My first counsel is this: possess a pure, kindly, and radiant heart... ”
“The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice...”
“So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.”
Service to Others Regard Thyself as Teachers Source: Tablets of the Divine Plan – to the North American Baha’is February 21, 1917 0 ye believers of God! Be not concerned with the smallness of your numbers, neither be oppressed by the multitude of an unbelieving world. Five grains of wheat will be endued with heavenly […]
Virtues | Happiness Trustworthiness Source: Compilation of Compilations, Volume 2 ‘Abdu’l-Baha Wrote in a Tablet about the importance of trustworthiness explaining: If a man were to perform every good work, yet fail in the least scruple to be entirely trustworthy and honest, his good works would become as dry tinder and his failure as a […]
Issues of Society Divine Renewal Source: The Diary of Mirza Mahmud-i-Zarqani Chronicling `Abdu’l-Baha’s Journey to America Thursday, October 3, 1912 [San Francisco] Many friends, both old and new, had the honor of visiting `Abdu’l-Baha and receiving enlightenment from Him. Some of His words to the gathering of the friends were these: As there are four […]
A year for profound reflection on the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the strength of the Covenant of which He was the Centre, as the community prepares to commemorate the centenary of His Ascension.
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