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“In the beginning of his human life man was embryonic in the world of the matrix. There he received capacity and endowment for the reality of human existence. The forces and powers necessary for this world were bestowed upon him in that limited condition. In this world he needed eyes; he received them potentially in the other. He needed ears; he obtained them there in readiness and preparation for his new existence. The powers requisite in this world were conferred upon him in the world of the matrix.”

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Abdu'l-Bahá

Abdu'l-Bahá, born on May 23, 1844, and died on November 28, 1921, was the second prophet of the Baha'i Faith. His full name was Muhammad 'Ali Muhammad and he was the son of Baha'u'llah. Abdu'l-Bahá played a crucial role in the Baha'i Faith, spreading the teachings of his father and promoting the religion globally. His teachings emphasized unity, peace, equality, and love. more

“Therefore, in this world he must prepare himself for the life beyond. That which he needs in the world of the Kingdom must be obtained here. Just as he prepared himself in the world of the matrix by acquiring forces necessary in this sphere of existence, so, likewise, the indispensable forces of the divine existence must be potentially attained in this world.”

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Author:Abdu'l-Bahá

“That world beyond is a world of sanctity and radiance; therefore, it is necessary that in this world he should acquire these divine attributes. In that world there is need of spirituality, faith, assurance, the knowledge and love of God. These he must attain in this world so that after his ascension from the earthly to the heavenly Kingdom he shall find all that is needful in that eternal life ready for him.”

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Author:Abdu'l-Bahá

“The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. ... so suffering and tribulation free man from the petty affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at a state of complete detachment.”

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Author:Abdu'l-Bahá

“Nature as a whole is a progressive realization of purpose strictly comparable to the realization of purpose in any single plant or animal.”

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Book:James and Dewey on Belief and Experience

Source: James and Dewey on Belief and Experience

“The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery.”

Book Facts Used Term Nature Environment Mystery Satisfied Charm Fairy Spells Describing Enchantment

Book:The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

Source: The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton

“Nature is a gentle guide, but not more sweet and gentle than prudent and just.”

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Book:Montaigne's Essays in Three Books: With Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator

Source: Montaigne's Essays in Three Books: With Notes and Quotations. And an Account of the Author's Life. With a Short Character of the Author and Translator

“Nature in denying us perennial youth has at least invited us to become unselfish and noble.”

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Book:Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana

Source: Little essays drawn from the writings of George Santayana

“It is interesting to contemplate an entangled bank clothed with many plants of many kinds with birds singing on the bushes, with various insects flitting about and with worms crawling through the damp earth and to reflect that these elaborately constructed forms so different from each other and dependent on each other and so complex a manner have all been produced by laws acting around us.”