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Baha'u'llah's room in His house
in Takur, Mazindaran |
…render thanks to God, for your spirits are gladdened with
the glad tidings of God. Be forgetful of all other thoughts. Be filled with the
Spirit of Baha’u’llah. Your thoughts must be of Baha’u’llah. Your mention must
be of Baha’u’llah. Your life must he devoted to Baha’u’llah. Your firmness must
be evident in Baha’u’llah, for Baha’u’llah has endured for your sake infinite
vicissitudes. All His life He was subject to persecutions. During the nights,
He was not at rest. He did not sleep in peace for one night, not one. Never did
He find peace and composure. All His life He was subject to persecution. All
His life He was exiled. All His life He was imprisoned. Therefore we must be
loyal to Him; turn our faces to Him; praise His mention in this world; expound
His teachings; quicken people with His Spirit, so that His Heavenly Image may
descend and His Heavenly Power affect the hearts.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a
talk, June 10, 1912, Philadelphia, USA, ‘Star of the West, vol. V, no. 6, 13 June 24, 1914)
