Selections from “The Hidden Words” by Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian) – From the Persian, Passages 56–71, Part 2 of 2

Passage 57 “O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek not fellowship with him, for such companionship turns the radiance of the heart into infernal fire.”

Passage 60 “O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within your hearts is to Us open and manifest as the day; but that it is hidden is of Our grace and favor, and not of your deserving.” […]

Passage 64 “O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have pledged Myself not to forgive any man’s injustice. This is My covenant which I have irrevocably decreed in the preserved tablet and sealed with My seal of glory.”

Passage 69 “O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the Heaven of celestial glory. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory; for before long the assayers of mankind shall, in the holy presence of the Adored One, accept naught but absolute virtue and deeds of stainless purity. This is the daystar of wisdom and of divine mystery that has shone above the horizon of the divine will. Blessed are they that turn thereunto.”