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“Were any man to taste the sweetness of the words which the lips of the All-Merciful have willed to utter, he would, though the treasures of the earth be in his possession, renounce them one and all, that he might vindicate the truth of even one of His commandments, shining above the Dayspring of His bountiful care and loving-kindness.“ ~ Bahá'u'lláh

Book 1 - Reflections on the Life of the Spirit

This book covers three main areas of study from the Bahá'í Writings:

Understanding the Bahá'í Writings

Purpose - To develop the capacity to read the Sacred Texts and meditate on their meaning to advance our spiritual understanding for the progress of our spiritual understanding for the progress of our physical and spiritual life.

Book One - Reflections of the Life of the Spirit
A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men.
~ Baha'u'llah (p. 13)

Prayer

Purpose - To gain an understanding of the meaning of prayer and its capacity to further spiritual development.

Prayer is conversation with God ... It creates spirituality, creates mindfulness and celestial feelings, begets new attractions of the Kingdom ... ~ Abdu'l-Baha (p. 24)

Life and Death

Purpose - To understand the nature of the soul and life after death. To understand that life is not the changes and chances of world, and its true significance is found in the development of the soul.

Know thou of a truth that the soul, after its separation from the body, will continue to progress until it attaineth the presence of God, in a state and condition which neither the revolution of ages and centuries, nor the changes and chances of this world, can alter. It will endure as long as the Kingdom of God, His sovereignty, His dominion and power will endure. It will manifest the signs of God and His attributes, and will reveal His loving kindness and bounty. ~ Baha'u'llah (p. 37)