Communing with Our Spirit

"Dost thou reckon thyself only a puny form when within thee the universe is folded?"-Baha’u’llah


  “There is a desire deep within the soul which drives man from the seen to the unseen, to philosophy and to the divine.”-‘Abdu’l-Baha  


“If the soul identifies itself with the material world it remains dark, for in the natural world there is corruption, aggression, struggles for existence, greed, darkness, transgression and vice.  If the soul remains in this station and moves along these paths it will be the recipient of this darkness; but if it becomes the recipient of the graces of the world of mind, its darkness will be transformed into light, its tyranny into justice, its ignorance into wisdom, its aggression into loving kindness; until it reach the apex. Then there will not remain any struggle for existence. Man will become free from egotism; he will be released from the material world; he will become the personification of justice and virtue, for a sanctified soul illumines humanity and is an honor to mankind, conferring life upon the children of men and suffering all nations to attain to the station of perfect unity. Therefore, we can apply the name ‘holy soul’ to such a one.”-‘Abdu’l-Baha



And a man said, "Speak to us of Self-Knowledge."And he answered, saying:Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.You would know in words that which you have always know in thought.You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams.And it is well you should.The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea;And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure;And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line.For self is a sea boundless and measureless.Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, "I have found a truth."Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path."For the soul walks upon all paths.The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.-K. Gibran


  “…in man there is a reality which is not the physical body. This other and inner reality is called the heavenly body, the ethereal form which corresponds to this body. This is the conscious reality which discovers the inner meaning of things. The inner ethereal reality grasps the mysteries of existence, discovers scientific truths and indicates their technical application.”-‘Abdu’l-Baha“It is the inner reality which comprehends things, throws light upon the mysteries of life and being, discovers the heavenly Kingdom, unseals the mysteries of God and differentiates man from the brute.”-‘Abdu’l-Baha


  “Listen to the wind, it talks. Listen to the silence, it speaks. Listen to your heart, it knows.”-The Buddha  
“Go to God first. Trust the voice of the Spirit first. Allow His wisdom to be the filter in which you view all else.”  
“Great Mystery, teach me how to trust my heart, my mind, my intuition, my inner knowing, the senses of my body, the blessings of my spirit. Teach me to trust these things so that I may enter my Sacred Space and love beyond my fear, and thus walk in balance with the passing of each glorious Sun.” – Native American prayers 


 “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.” – Rumi


“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” – Rumi


 “Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart.” – Baha’u’llah
  “Turn thy sight unto thyself that thou mayest find Me standing within thee mighty powerful and self-subsisting."-Baha'u'llah