Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláh
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Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh
Bahai Faith -- Doctrines
Whoso cleaveth to justice, can, under no circumstances, transgress the
limits of moderation. He discerneth the truth in all things, through the
guidance of Him Who is the All-Seeing. The civilization, so often vaunted
by the learned exponents of arts and sciences, will, if allowed to
overleap the bounds of moderation, bring great evil upon men. Thus warneth
you He Who is the All-Knowing. If carried to excess, civilization will
prove as prolific a source of evil as it had been of goodness when kept
within the restraints of moderation. Meditate on this, O people, and be
not of them that wander distraught in the wilderness of error. The day is
approaching when its flame will devour the cities, when the Tongue of
Grandeur will proclaim: “The Kingdom is God’s, the Almighty, the
All-Praised!”
All other things are subject to this same principle of moderation. Render
thanks unto thy Lord Who hath remembered thee in this wondrous Tablet.
All-Praise be to God, the Lord of the glorious throne.
Were any man to ponder in his heart that which the Pen of the Most High
hath revealed and to taste of its sweetness, he would, of a certainty,
find himself emptied and delivered from his own desires, and utterly
subservient to the Will of the Almighty. Happy is the man that hath
attained so high a station, and hath not deprived himself of so bountiful
a grace.
In this Day, We can neither approve the conduct of the fearful that
seeketh to dissemble his faith, nor sanction the behavior of the avowed
believer that clamorously asserteth his allegiance to this Cause. Both
should observe the dictates of wisdom, and strive diligently to serve the
best interests of the Faith.
Let every man observe and meditate on the conduct of this wronged One. We
have, ever since the dawn of this Revelation until the present time,
refused either to hide Ourself from Our enemies, or to withdraw from the
companionship of Our friends. Though encompassed with a myriad griefs and
afflictions, We have, with mighty confidence, summoned the peoples of the
earth to the Day Spring of Glory. The Pen of the Most High is disinclined
to recount, in this connection, the woes it hath suffered. To reveal them
would, no doubt, plunge into sorrow the favored among the faithful, they
that truly uphold the unity of God and are wholly devoted to His Cause.
He, verily, speaketh the truth, and is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.
Our life hath, for the most part, been spent in the midst of Our enemies.
Witness how We are, at present, living in a nest of serpents.
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