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Selections From the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá
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Pages 223-224
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189: Today, every wise, vigilant and foresighted person ...
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Today, every wise, vigilant and foresighted person is awakened, and to him are unveiled the mysteries of
the future which show that nothing save the power of the
Covenant is able to stir and move the heart of humanity,
just as the New and Old Testaments propounded throughout
all regions the Cause of Christ and were the pulsating
power in the body of the human world. A tree that hath a
root shall bear fruit, while the tree that hath none, no
matter how high and hardy it may be, will eventually
wither, perish and become but a log fit for the fire.
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The Covenant of God is like unto a vast and fathomless
ocean. A billow shall rise and surge therefrom and shall cast
ashore all accumulated foam.
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Praise be to God that the highest wish entertained by
heedful souls is the exaltation of the Word of God and the
propagation of divine fragrances. This is, verily, the secure
and firm foundation.
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Now, like unto the morn, the light of the Sun of Truth
hath been shed abroad. Effort must be made that slumbering
souls may be awakened, the heedless become vigilant, and
that the divine teachings, which constitute the spirit of this
age, may reach the ears of the people of the world, may be
propagated in the press and set forth with brilliance and
eloquence in the assemblages of men.
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One's conduct must be like the conduct of Paul, and one's
faith similar to that of Peter. This musk-scented breeze shall
perfume the nostrils of the people of the world, and this
spirit shall resuscitate the dead.
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The offensive odour of violation hath temporarily arrested
the onward movement of the Cause, for otherwise the
divine teachings, like unto the rays of the sun, would immediately
spread and permeate all regions.
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Thou intendest to print and publish the addresses of
`Abdu'l-Bahá which thou hast compiled. This is indeed very
advisable. This service shall cause thee to acquire an effulgent
face in the Abhá Kingdom, and shall make thee the
object of the praise and gratitude of the friends in the East as
well as in the West. But it is to be undertaken with the
utmost care, so that the exact text may be reproduced and
will exclude all deviations and corruptions committed by
former translators.
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