The Bahá'í Faith is unique in many ways. Not only did the Prophet-Founder, Bahá'u'lláh, teach us to read Sacred Writings from ALL of the World Religions, He also revealed Sacred Scripture Himself, which adds up to over 100 volumes.
There are many books available, in libraries, bookstores, from the Bahá'í Publishing Trusts and from individuals, in many different languages - Bahá'í literature has been translated into over 800... Also, many books are available in a digital format over the Internet! The first places to look for links are these two massive sites:
A Bahá'í Faith
Page and Casper Voogt's Bahá'í Faith Index.
If you can't find what you're looking for, please let me
know, and I will try to help you.
Now, I would like to share some of the gems hidden in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh as well as in those of His son, 'Abdu'l-Bahá, with you. I call it
"Immerse yourselves in the ocean of My
words, that ye may unravel its secrets, and discover all the
pearls of wisdom that lie hid in its depths."
-Bahá'u'lláh- [from Gleanings, LXX, Page: 136]
| FROM THE WRITINGS OF
BAHÁ'U'LLÁH "I bear witness, O
my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee. I testify at thi
smoment to my powerlessness and to Thy Might, to my poverty and to Thy Wealth. There is no
other God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting." "I am the Sun of Wisdom and the Ocean of
Knowledge. I cheer the faint and revive the dead. I am the guiding Light that illumineth
the way. I am the royal Falcon on the arm of the Almighty. I unfold the drooping wings of
every broken bird and start it on its flight." "This is the Day whereon the Ocean of
God's mercy hath been manifested unto men, … the Day in which the clouds of His
bountiful favor have overshadowed the whole of mankind." "This most great, this fathomless and surging Ocean is
near, astonishingly near, unto you. Behold it is closer to you than your life-vein! Swift
as the twinkling of an eye ye can, if ye but wish it, reach and partake of this
imperishable favor, this God-given grace, this incorruptible gift, this most potent and
unspeakably glorious bounty." "O Son of Spirit! "Thou didst shed the splendor of the glory Thy
names upon all created things. Great is his blessedness whosoever hath set himself towards
Thee, and entered Thy presence, and caught the accents of Thy voice. I beseech Thee, O my
Lord, by the name of Him round Whom circleth in adoration the kingdom of Thy names, that
Thou wilt graciously assist them that are dear to Thee to glorify Thy word among Thy
servants, and to shed abroad Thy praise amidst Thy creatures, so that the ecstasies of Thy
revelation may fill the souls of all the dwellers of Thine earth." "A drop of the billowing ocean of His endless
mercy hath adorned all creation with the ornament of existence, and a breath wafted from
His peerless Paradise hath invested all beings with the robe of His sanctity and
glory. A sprinkling from the unfathomed deep of His sovereign and all-pervasive Will
hath, out of utter nothingness, called into being a creation which is infinite in its
range and deathless in its duration. The wonders of His bounty can never cease, and the
stream of His merciful grace can never be arrested. The process of His creation hath had
no beginning, and can have no end."
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| FROM THE WRITINGS OF
'ABDU'L-BAHÁ "It must not be
implied that one should give up avocation and attainment to livelihood. On the contrary,
in the Cause of "Although to acquire the sciences and arts is the
greatest glory of mankind, this is so only on condition that man's river flow into the
mighty sea, and draw from God's ancient source His inspiration. When this cometh to pass,
then every teacher is as a shoreless ocean, every pupil a prodigal fountain of knowledge.
If, then, the pursuit of knowledge lead to the beauty of Him Who is the Object of all
Knowledge, how excellent that goal..." O God! O God! Thou seest my weakness, lowliness and
humility amongst Thy creatures; nevertheless I have trusted on Thee and have arisen in the
promotion of Thy Teachings amongst Thy strong servants, relying on Thy power and might! |