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TALKS ‘ABDU’L-BAHÁ DELIVERED IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN 11 June 1912 |
It is my hope that the meetings of the Bahá’í Assembly in New
York shall become like meetings of the Supreme Concourse.
When you assemble, you must reflect the lights of the heavenly
Kingdom. Let your hearts be as mirrors in which the radiance of
the Sun of Reality is visible. Each bosom must be a telegraph
station—one terminus of the wire attached to the soul, the other
fixed in the Supreme Concourse—so that inspiration may descend
from the Kingdom of Abhá and questions of reality be discussed.
Then opinions will coincide with truth; day by day there will be
progression, and the meetings will become more radiant and
spiritual. This attainment is conditioned upon unity and agreement.
The more perfect the love and agreement, the more the divine
confirmations and assistance of the Blessed Perfection will
descend. May this prove to be a divine meeting, and may boundless
bestowals come down upon you. Strive with all your hearts
and with the very power of life that unity and love may continually
increase. In discussions look toward the reality without being
self-opinionated. Let no one assert and insist upon his own mere
opinion; nay, rather, let each investigate reality with the greatest
love and fellowship. Consult upon every matter, and when one
presents the point of view of reality itself, that shall be acceptable
to all. Then will spiritual unity increase among you, individual illumination
will be greater, happiness will be more abundant, and
you will draw nearer and nearer to the Kingdom of God.
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