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"The Baha'i youth... can contribute... decisively to the virility, the purity, and the driving force of the life of the Baha'i Community... Upon (them) must depend the future orientation of its destiny, and the complete unfoldment of the potentialities with which God has endowed it." (Adj 18) (103:2) "You see all around you proofs of the inadequacy of material things-- how joy, comfort, peace and consolation are not to be found in the transitory things of the world. Is it not then foolishness to refuse to seek these treasures where they may be found? The doors of the spiritual Kingdom are open to all, and without is absolute darkness." (Pt 111) (103:3) "A person thru his own actions and deeds makes himself loved or disliked by the people; or through his own unselfish conduct etc... suffer himself to become favored and beloved at the threshold of God." (SofW Vol 7 p168) (103:4) "A material man lets himself be worried and harassed by little things, but a spiritual man is always calm and serene under all circumstances." (SofW Vol 7 p154) (103:5) "Strive, therefore, with heart and soul, to follow the precepts of the Blessed Perfection, and rest assured that if ye succeed in living the life He marks out for you,... everlasting joy in the Heavenly Kingdom will by yours, and celestial sustenance will be sent to strengthen you all your days." (Pt 114) (103:6) "Attach thy heart entirely to the light of truth and... rise in the service of truth in the rose garden of God... (and) in the path of God... exert thyself exceedingly and thus... enjoy life." (Tab I 132) (103:7) "Is any larger bounty conceivable than this, that an individual, looking within himself, should find that by the confirming grace of God he has become the cause of peace and well- being, of happiness and advantage to this fellow- men? No, by the one true God, there is no greater bliss, no more complete delight." (Sdc 2- 3) (103:8) "The cause of peace is a very great cause; it is the Cause of God, and all the forces of the world are opposed to it... Therefore a power is needed... But knowledge of the need of this power is not sufficient... The attainment of any object is conditioned upon knowledge, volition and action...Through spiritual means and the divine power, it (peace) is possible and practicable." (Pup 151- 2) (103:9) "Exert yourselves so that this glorious teaching may encircle the globe, and that spirituality may be infused into the hearts of men." (Pt 167)
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