Through the faculty of meditation man attains
to eternal life.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Blessed the distressed one who seeketh refuge beneath the shadow of My canopy.
Bahá’u’lláh
Let thine heart be patient, and be thou not dismayed. Follow not in the way of them that are sorely agitated.
Bahá’u’lláh
The greatest power in the realm and range of human existence is spirit—the divine breath which animates and pervades all things.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
May all our actions be spiritual, and all our interests and affections be centred in the Kingdom of Glory!
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Center your thoughts in the WellBeloved, rather than in your own selves.
Bahá’u’lláh
The teachings of God are the source of illumination to the people of the world.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
This is the time for growing; the season for joyous gathering!
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Equity is the most fundamental among human virtues. The evaluation of all things must needs depend upon it.
Bahá’u’lláh
O son of being! Love Me, that I may love thee.
Bahá’u’lláh
...it is clear that the honor and exaltation of man must be something more than material riches.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Blessed the wayfarer who directeth his steps towards the Tabernacle of My glory and majesty.
Bahá’u’lláh
If religion is opposed to reason and science, faith is impossible...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Education has a universal influence, and the differences caused by it are very great....
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Only by improving spiritually as well as materially can we make any real progress, and become perfect beings.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Let integrity and uprightness distinguish all thine acts.
Bahá’u’lláh
Strive as much as ye can to turn wholly toward the Kingdom, that ye may acquire innate courage and ideal power.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
BEAUTY MAY
18 15
The essence of abasement is to pass out from under the shadow of the Merciful and seek the shelter of the Evil One.
Bahá’u’lláh
BEAUTY MAY
19 16
Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner.
Bahá’u’lláh
GRANDEUR MAY
2 18
Encourage ye the school children, from their earliest years, to deliver speeches of high quality...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
GRANDEUR MAY
4 20
Spirit cannot be perceived by the material senses of the physical body, excepting as it is expressed in outward signs and works.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The essence of wisdom is the fear of God, the dread of His scourge and punishment, and the apprehension of His justice and decree.
Bahá’u’lláh
The companions of God are, in this day, the lump that must leaven the peoples of the world.
Bahá’u’lláh
Peruse ye every day the verses revealed by God. Blessed is the man who reciteth them and reflecteth upon them.
Bahá’u’lláh
...religion must conform to reason and be in accord with the conclusions of science.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The Prophets and Messengers of God have been sent down for the sole purpose of guiding mankind to the straight Path of Truth.
Bahá’u’lláh
The essence of detachment is for man to turn his face towards the courts of the Lord...
Bahá’u’lláh
The essence of wealth is love for Me; whoso loveth Me is the possessor of all things...
Bahá’u’lláh
All the Prophets have striven to make love manifest in the hearts of men.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Unto every father hath been enjoined the instruction of his son and daughter in the art of reading and writing and in all that hath been laid down in the Holy Tablet.
Bahá’u’lláh
When the friends do not endeavour to spread the message, they fail to remember God befittingly...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
GRANDEUR MAY
11 27
We have forbidden you dissension and conflict in My Books, and My Scriptures, and My Scrolls, and My Tablets...
Bahá’u’lláh
GRANDEUR MAY
13 29
The fear of God hath ever been a sure defence and a safe stronghold for all the peoples of the world.
Bahá’u’lláh
GRANDEUR MAY
15 31
The heaven of divine wisdom is illumined with the two luminaries of consultation and compassion…
Bahá’u’lláh
GRANDEUR JUNE
16 1
Persevere thou in helping His Cause through the strengthening power of the hosts of wisdom and utterance.
Bahá’u’lláh
This faculty of meditation frees man from the animal nature, discerns the reality of things, puts man in touch with God.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Be fair in thy judgment, and guarded in thy speech.
Bahá’u’lláh
Great indeed is the claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world.
Bahá’u’lláh
Just as reward and punishment…are the pillars upon which society rests, so mercy and justice may be considered as their counterpart in the world to come.
Shoghi Effendi
Bahá’u’lláh has declared that religion must be in accord with science and reason.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Blessed art thou and blessed is the mother that hath nursed thee.
Bahá’u’lláh
It is highly important for man to raise a family.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
...all the members of this endless universe are linked one to another.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
LIGHT JUNE
7 11
The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as doth the rebel for forgiveness and the sinful for mercy.
Bahá’u’lláh
LIGHT JUNE
9 13
Proclaim the Cause of thy Lord unto all who are in the heavens and on the earth.
Bahá’u’lláh
LIGHT JUNE
11 15
Well is it with those who have met their obligations in respect of the Right of God and observed that which is prescribed in the Book...
Bahá’u’lláh
LIGHT JUNE
6 10
Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind....
Bahá’u’lláh
The most burning fire is to question the signs of God, to dispute idly that which He hath revealed...
Bahá’u’lláh
No man of wisdom can demonstrate his knowledge save by means of words.
Bahá’u’lláh
The Heavenly Father gave the priceless gift of intelligence to man so that he might become a spiritual light...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
...the light of good character surpasses the light of the sun and its effulgence.
Bahá’u’lláh
True liberty consisteth in man's submission unto My commandments, little as ye know it.
Bahá’u’lláh
A chaste and holy life must be made the controlling principle in the behavior and conduct of all Bahá’ís...
Shoghi Effendi
Blessed the lifeless one who is quickened through My reviving breaths.
Bahá’u’lláh
The spirit that animateth the human heart is the knowledge of God...
Bahá’u’lláh
Were men to observe that which We have sent down unto them from the Heaven of Revelation, they would, of a certainty, attain unto perfect liberty.
Bahá’u’lláh
LIGHT JUNE
18 22
Walk ye in the fear of God, and be ye of them that lead a godly life.
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JUNE
1 24
Each human creature has individual endowment, power and responsibility in the creative plan of God.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
MERCY JUNE
2 25
O ye rich ones on earth! If ye encounter one who is poor, treat him not disdainfully.
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JUNE
4 27
Walk ye in such wise that this fleeting world will change into a splendour and this dismal heap of dust become a palace of delights.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
The one true God...hath ever regarded...the hearts of men as His own, His exclusive possession.
Bahá’u’lláh
O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them Thy great purpose.
Bahá’u’lláh
Follow ye the path of Truth which indeed is a straight path.
Bahá’u’lláh
The body without spirit is not capable of real accomplishment.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Some men and women glory in their exalted thoughts, but if these thoughts never reach the plane of action they remain useless...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
MERCY JULY
9 2
Bahá’í marriage is the commitment of the two parties one to the other, and their mutual attachment of mind and heart.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
MERCY JULY
10 3
...only the light of the Divine Beauty can transport and move the spirits through the force of attraction.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
MERCY JULY
12 5
He that bringeth up his son or the son of another, it is as though he hath brought up a son of Mine...
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JULY
14 7
Good character is the means of guiding men to the right path and the great message.
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JULY
16 9
Know thou for a certainty that whoso disbelieveth in God is neither trustworthy nor truthful.
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JULY
11 4
The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow, whilst fellowship with the righteous cleanseth the rust from off the heart.
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JULY
13 6
The friends of God must so live and conduct themselves, and evince such excellence of character and conduct, as to make others astonished.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
MERCY JULY
15 8
Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?
The Báb
MERCY JULY
17 10
Arise, O people, and, by the power of God's might, resolve to gain the victory over your own selves...
Bahá’u’lláh
MERCY JULY
18 11
I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover.
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
1 13
The essential thing is firmness and steadfastness.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
3 15
God made religion and science to be the measure, as it were, of our understanding.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
5 17
...unless the moral character of a nation is educated, as well as its brain and its talents, civilization has no sure basis.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
MERCY JULY
19 12
Man is intelligent, instinctively and consciously intelligent; nature is not.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
2 14
...these fruitless strifes, these ruinous wars shall pass away, and the "Most Great Peace" shall come....
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
4 16
Consort with all men, O people of Bahá, in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
6 18
It is the bounden duty of parents to rear their children to be staunch in faith...
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
7 19
When love is realized and the ideal spiritual bonds unite the hearts of men, the whole human race will be uplifted...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
9 21
Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
11 23
In the conduct of life, man is actuated by two main motives: ‘The Hope for Reward’ and ‘The Fear of Punishment’.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
13 25
...I beg of Thee by the light of Thy countenance to bless my affairs, and redeem my debts, and satisfy my needs.
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
8 20
The teaching work should under all conditions be actively pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
10 22
Beware lest ye prefer your own selves before the mercy of God, and deprive not yourselves thereof!
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
12 24
...if you wish to give admonition or advice, let it be offered in such a way that it will not burden the bearer.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
14 26
Love is the very cause of life...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
15 27
The main thing is to remain staunch and firmly rooted, and persevere to the end.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
17 29
This intelligence of man is the intermediary between his body and his spirit.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
19 31
In the world of existence there is no more powerful magnet than the magnet of love.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
2 2
Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday.
Bahá’u’lláh
WORDS JULY
16 28
Turn all your thoughts toward bringing joy to hearts.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
WORDS JULY
18 30
With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingers of strength I created thee...
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
1 1
We cannot accomplish really great things through physical force alone; the spirit must fortify our bodily strength.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
3 3
If the heart is pure, white or black or any color makes no difference.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
4 4
Sow not, O people, the seeds of dissension amongst men, and contend not with your neighbor.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
6 6
This is the day whereon all peoples should shed the light of unity and concord.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
8 8
As to the education of children, exert every effort to further this; it is of the utmost importance.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
10 10
True reliance is for the servant to pursue his profession and calling in this world...
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
5 5
It is imperative to acquire the knowledge of divine proofs and evidences...
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
7 7
Religion impels men to achieve praiseworthy deeds.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
9 9
Be worthy of the trust of thy neighbor, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
11 11
Do not despair! Work steadily. Sincerity and love will conquer hate.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
12 12
The foundation of Bahá’u’lláh is love...You must have infinite love for each other, each preferring the other before himself.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
14 14
Beautify your tongues, O people, with
truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
16 16
Commit not that which defileth the limpid stream of love or destroyeth the sweet fragrance of friendship.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
18 18
You must ever press forward, never standing still; avoid stagnation, the first step to a backward movement, to decay.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
PERFECTION AUGUST
13 13
Conflict and contention are categorically forbidden in His Book.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
15 15
The settlement of debts is a most important command set forth in the Book.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
17 17
Courtesy is, in the primary station, the Lord of all virtues.
Bahá’u’lláh
PERFECTION AUGUST
19 19
At the outset of every endeavour, it is incumbent to look to the end of it.
Bahá’u’lláh
NAMES AUGUST
1 20
The Right of God is an obligation upon everyone.
Bahá’u’lláh
NAMES AUGUST
3 22
Without truthfulness, progress and success in all of the worlds of God are impossible for a soul.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
NAMES AUGUST
5 24
God is the Creator of mankind. He has endowed both sexes with perfections and intelligence...