To Succeed in Our Search After Truth

If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past. He must so cleanse his heart that no remnant of either love or hate may linger therein, lest that love blindly incline him to error, or that hate repel him away from truth.

— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks https://oceanlibrary.com/paris-talks_abdul-baha/

The search fails when the heart is already decided. What inherited certainty are you still unwilling to set down? 

From the Bahá’í Writings.

The All-Knowing Physician

The All-Knowing Physician hath His finger on the pulse of mankind. He perceiveth the disease, and prescribeth, in His unerring wisdom, the remedy. Every age hath its own problem, and every soul its particular aspiration. Be anxiously concerned with the needs of the age ye live in, and centre your deliberations on its exigencies and requirements.
— Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings CVI / Lawḥ-i-Mánikchí-Ṣáḥib
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The world is not without a Physician. The question is whether we take the remedy.
What problem of this age are you still treating with yesterday’s medicine?

From the Bahá’í Writings.

The most vital duty, in this day

The most vital duty, in this day, is to purify your characters, to correct your manners, and improve your conduct.
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, no. 2

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The first work is not argument. It is the refinement of the self.
Which manner or habit is asking to be corrected first?

From the Bahá’í Writings.

Leading us all to knowledge…

The Lord of celestial wisdom saith: A harsh word is even as a sword thrust; a gentle word as milk. The latter leadeth the children of men unto knowledge and conferreth upon them true distinction.

— Bahá’u’lláh, Lawḥ-i-Mánikchí-Ṣáḥib, Tabernacle of Unity

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The same tongue can wound or nourish. Distinction is given to the gentle word.

Which kind of word left your mouth last?

From the Bahá’í Writings.

Same Source, Many Lights

Blessed souls whether Moses, Jesus, Zoroaster, Krishna, Buddha, Confucius, or Muḥammad were the cause of the illumination of the world of humanity. How can we deny such irrefutable proof? How can we be blind to such light?
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, from a Tablet, Buddha, Krishna, Zoroaster and Related Subjects

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The light has many dawns. The sun is one.
Which of these names have you been taught to love — and which have you been taught to look past?
From the Bahá’í Writings.

Nature is God’s Will and…

Say: Nature in its essence is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator. … Nature is God’s Will and is its expression in and through the contingent world. It is a dispensation of Providence ordained by the Ordainer, the All-Wise. … Indeed a man of insight can perceive naught therein save the effulgent splendor of Our Name, the Creator.
— Bahá’u’lláh, Lawḥ-i-Ḥikmat, Fountain of Wisdom

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Nature is not a backdrop. It is the Will of the Creator made visible. What would change if you walked outside today as a reader of that Book?

From the Bahá’í Writings.

This is the kick-off for a new weekly series, based off an event that has been happening weekly at the Baha'i Center of Clearwater on Sundays at 11AM. A Baha'i Point Group is sharing this content because we believe in expanding our frontiers of learning. This is one of the gems produced from efforts from around the world, showcased here for the mutual advancement of the content-creators and viewers like you. We hope that you can bring your questions and ideas to guide where this initiative can go next!

The video of the introductory presentation on March 29, 2020 is posted online for those who missed this event:

• Discovery of Reality - Introduction (Click here to view video)

Discovery of Reality - Introduction

• Discovery of Reality - Tools to Describe Reality (click here to view video)

Discovery of Reality - Tools to Describe Reality

More information:

• https://clearwaterbahais.org/events/sunday-adult-learning-classes