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Baha’u’llah and the New Era

CHAPTER 5: WHAT IS A BAHA'I
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On the other hand, a man may call himself a Baha'i for fifty years, and if he does not live the life he is not a Baha'i.

An ugly man may call himself handsome, but he deceives no one, and a black man may call himself white, yet he deceives no one, not even himself.
One who does not know God's Messengers, however, is like a plant growing in the shade.

Although it knows not the sun, it is, nevertheless, absolutely dependent on it.

The great Prophets are spirits suns, and Baha'u'llah is the sun of this "day" in which we live.

The suns of former days have warmed and vivified the world, and had those suns not shone, the earth would not be cold and dead, but it is the sunshine of today that alone can ripen the fruits which the suns of former days have kissed into life.
Devotion to God In order to attain to the Baha'i life in all its fullness, conscious and direct relations with Baha'u'llah are as necessary as is sunshine for the unfolding of the lily or the rose.


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