To be a Baha'i simply means to love all the world; to love humanity and try to serve it; to work for universal peace and universal brotherhood. Abdu'l-Bahá More Quotes by Abdu'l-Bahá More Quotes From Abdu'l-Bahá Behold a candle, how it gives its light. It weeps its life away drop by drop in order to give forth its flame of light. Abdu'l-Bahá flames light order An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration. He who is educated by the Divine Spirit can, in his time, lead others to receive the same Spirit. Abdu'l-Bahá powerful inspiration humble The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman by reason of his more forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind. But the balance is already shifting—force is losing its weight and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy. Hence the new age will be an age less masculine, and more permeated with the feminine ideals—or, to speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced. Abdu'l-Bahá strong spiritual past If love and agreement are manifest in a single family, that family will advance, become illumined and spiritual. Abdu'l-Bahá manifest agreement spiritual May you become as the waves of one sea, stars of the same heaven, fruits adorning the same tree, roses of one garden in order that through you the oneness of humanity may establish its temple in the world of mankind, for you are the ones who are called to uplift the cause of unity among the nations of the earth. Abdu'l-Bahá stars uplifting commitment Service to humanity is service to God. Let the love and light of the Kingdom radiate through you until all who look upon you shall be illumined by its reflection. Be as stars, brilliant and sparkling in the loftiness of their heavenly station. Abdu'l-Bahá stars light reflection Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds. Abdu'l-Bahá baha deeds race Love everybody, serve everybody. Abdu'l-Bahá Joy gives us wings! In times of joy our strength is more vital, our intellect keener, and our understanding less clouded. We seem better able to cope with the world and to find our sphere of influence. Abdu'l-Bahá wings joy giving Divine things are too deep to be expressed by common words. The heavenly teachings are expressed in parable in order to be understood and preserved for ages to come. When the spiritually minded dive deeply into the ocean of their meaning they bring to the surface the pearls of their inner significance. There is no greater pleasure than to study God’s Word with a spiritual mind. Abdu'l-Bahá ocean teaching spiritual