On liars and tyrants

...It is not advisable to show kindness to a person 
who is a tyrant, a traitor or a thief because kindness 
encourages him to become worse and does not 
awaken him. The more kindness you show to a liar 
the more he is apt to lie, for he thinks that you know 
not, while you do know, but extreme kindness keeps 
you from revealing your knowledge.
 
 
Abdu'l-Baha
  Baha'i World Faith
  p. 412

Riches

Par les explications que nous avons déjà données, nous avons voulu montrer que la gloire, le bonheur, l'honneur et la paix de l'homme ne consistent pas dans ses richesses personnelles mais plutôt dans la sublimation de son âme, la noblesse de ses intentions, l'étendue de son éducation et dans la solution qu'il adopte devant les problèmes de la vie.

En vérité c'est dans les âmes des hommes que se trouve leur seule gloire.

Baha'u'llah : L'Art divin de vivre

ALTHOUGH the Realm of Glory hath none of the vanities of the world, yet within the treasury of trust and resignation We have bequeathed to Our heirs an excellent and priceless Heritage. Earthly treasures We have not bequeathed, nor have We added such cares as they entail. By God! In earthly riches fear is hidden and peril is concealed. Consider ye and call to mind that which the All-Merciful hath revealed in the Qur’án: ‘Woe betide every slanderer and defamer, him that layeth up riches and counteth them.’ 1 Fleeting are the riches of the world; all that perisheth and changeth is not, and hath never been, worthy of attention, except to a recognized measure.

(Baha'u'llah, The Book of the Covenant, in Tablets Revealed After the Kitab-i-Aqdas, p 912)

Help the Cause, Aider la Cause de Dieu

Il incombe à tous de chercher avec soin le moyens d'aider la Cause de Dieu de facon compatible avec ce que Nous avons exposé. Ceci n'est q'une signe de sa grâce accordée spécialement à ses aimés afin que chacun d'eux parvienne au rang que se caracterise par ces mots: Quiconque vivifie une âme en verité vivifié l'humanité entière.

"O My Servant! Obey Me and I shall make thee like unto Myself."

The first is His statement: "O My Servant! Obey Me and I shall make thee like unto Myself. I say 'Be,' and it is, and thou shalt say 'Be,' and it shall be."
 
Baha'u'llah, The Four Valleys, p. 63

Sufferings

"All these sufferings are caused by man himself, it is quite clear therefore that certain sorrows are the result of our own deeds. Other sufferings there are, which come upon the Faithful of God. Consider the great sorrows endured by Christ and by His apostles! Those who suffer most, attain to the greatest perfection."

    (Abdu'l-Baha, Paris Talks, p. 49)

Incontrovertible

"The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. Ignorance may deride it. But in the end, there it is!"  Sir Winston Churchill

Wisdom

Beyond the acquisition of knowledge, however, wisdom is needed.
Bahá’u’lláh describes wisdom as “the greatest gift,” as humanity’s “unfail-
ing protector,” and as the “foremost teacher in the school of existence.”

(Bahá'u'lláh quoted in Creating a New Mind by Paul Lample)

Highlights this week:

First week back at work in the French School.
Friday: Celebrating end of Ramadan with Islamic community
Saturday:
Sunday: