# Lights of Guidance: A Baha'i Reference File *Exported from [Holy-Writings.com](https://www.holy-writings.com/) on 2026-06-19 — 1 clipping.* --- > Source: Bahá'í Library Online (bahai-library.com), curated by Jonah Winters. Used by permission of the curator. Original citation: Bahá'u'lláh, Lights of Guidance: A Baha'i Reference File, bahai-library.com. > ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── > > Lights of Guidance: > > A Bahá'í Reference File > > Bahá'u'lláh > Abdu'l-Bahá > Shoghi Effendi > Universal House of Justice > > Helen Bassett Hornby, compiler > > 1988 > > single page > > chapter 1 > > Click here to jump to the Topical Contents: > Material, Human (Personal, Social), Spiritual (Beliefs, Practices) > > Click here to jump to the condensed Table of Contents > > Click here to jump to the extended Table of Contents > > Click here to jump to the fully extended Table of Contents > > Click here to jump to specific selection > > Click here to jump to a specific page > > or click here to view entire book. > > Click here to download PDF, exported from e-book > > Topical Contents > > [Ed. - The following topical listing has been added here for convenience--it can give a bird's eye view of the types of contents and allow topics to be found more independently of terminology; its listings are based on those of the print document (reordered and grouped strictly by topic), but this was added by us and was not part of the print document. The other (subsequent) content listings below, however, are to be found in the print copy of the book.] > > Physical/Material > XXIV. HEALTH, HEALING AND NUTRITION > > XXI. THE BAHÁ'Í FUND > > Human > Psychological > IV. BAHÁ'Í LIFE, EGO, SACRIFICE, SELF AND SERVICE > > XVIII. FEAR > > Difficulties > VI. CALAMITIES AND CRISES > > XXXIV. OPPOSITION > > XLIX. TESTS > > Educational > XIV. EDUCATION > > XXVIII. LANGUAGES > > XLVII. BAHÁ'Í SUMMER SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES > > Teaching (the Faith) > XLVIII. TEACHING > > XX. FIRESIDES > > Artistic/Media > III. BAHÁ'Í > > XXXII. MUSIC > > Social > Social Issues > XXXVII. PEACE > > Social Protagonists > XLIII. RACES > > XXXVI. ORIENTALS > > VIII. CHILDREN > > XVI. THE FAMILY > > LI. WOMEN > > LIII. YOUTH > > Community Gatherings > XIX. THE NINETEEN DAY FEAST > > XXV. HOLY DAYS > > VII. CEREMONIES > > L. THE TEMPLE-MASHRÍQU'L-ADHKÁR > > External Affairs > XXXV. ORGANIZATIONS, NON-BAHÁ'Í > > XXXIX. POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT > > IX. CHURCHES > > XXXI. MILITARY SERVICE > > Social and Economic Development > V. BEGGING, CHARITIES AND THE POOR > > XLVI. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT > > Spiritual/Mystical/Ethical/Religious > Theological Discussions > XLI. PROPHETS-MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD > > XLII. PSYCHIC PHENOMENA > > XLIV. REINCARNATION > > XIII. DEATH > > Writings > XXXVIII. PILGRIMS' NOTES > > Mystical/Symbolic Realities > XXII. GREATEST NAME OF GOD > > XXXIII. THE NUMBER NINE > > Covenant and Administration > XII. THE COVENANT > > I. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER > > XXVII. SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS > > XXVI. THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUQÚQU'LLÁH > > X. COMMITTEES > > XV. ENDOWMENTS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL > > XXIII. HAZÍRATU'L-QUDS > > XLVII. BAHÁ'Í SUMMER SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES > > XI. CONSULTATION > > XXIX. LAWS AND ORDINANCES > > Personal Spiritual Obligations > XL. PRAYER AND MEDITATION > > XVII. THE FAST > > XXI. THE BAHÁ'Í FUND > > LII. WORK > > Teaching (the Faith) > XLVIII. TEACHING > > XX. FIRESIDES > > Virtues/Vices > II. BACKBITING, CRITICISM, FAULT-FINDING, GOSSIP, LIES, SLANDER, ETC. > > XLV. REVERENCE AND SPIRITUALITY > > XXX. LOVE AND UNITY > > Condensed Table of Contents > > I.ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER > > II.BACKBITING, CRITICISM, FAULT-FINDING, GOSSIP, LIES, SLANDER, ETC. > > III.BAHÁ'Í > > IV.BAHÁ'Í LIFE, EGO, SACRIFICE, SELF AND SERVICE > > V.BEGGING, CHARITIES AND THE POOR > > VI.CALAMITIES AND CRISES > > VII.CEREMONIES > > VIII.CHILDREN > > IX.CHURCHES > > X.COMMITTEES > > XI.CONSULTATION > > XII.THE COVENANT > > XIII.DEATH > > XIV.EDUCATION > > XV.ENDOWMENTS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL > > XVI.THE FAMILY > > XVII.THE FAST > > XVIII.FEAR > > XIX.THE NINETEEN DAY FEAST > > XX.FIRESIDES > > XXI.THE BAHÁ'Í FUND > > XXII.GREATEST NAME OF GOD > > XXIII.HAZÍRATU'L-QUDS > > XXIV.HEALTH, HEALING AND NUTRITION > > XXV.HOLY DAYS > > XXVI.THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUQÚQU'LLÁH > > XXVII.SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS > > XXVIII.LANGUAGES > > XXIX.LAWS AND ORDINANCES > > XXX.LOVE AND UNITY > > XXXI.MILITARY SERVICE > > XXXII.MUSIC > > XXXIII.THE NUMBER NINE > > XXXIV.OPPOSITION > > XXXV.ORGANIZATIONS, NON-BAHÁ'Í > > XXXVI.ORIENTALS > > XXXVII.PEACE > > XXXVIII.PILGRIMS' NOTES > > XXXIX.POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT > > XL.PRAYER AND MEDITATION > > XLI.PROPHETS-MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD > > XLII.PSYCHIC PHENOMENA > > XLIII.RACES > > XLIV.REINCARNATION > > XLV.REVERENCE AND SPIRITUALITY > > XLVI.SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT > > XLVII.BAHÁ'Í SUMMER SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES > > XLVIII.TEACHING > > XLIX.TESTS > > L.THE TEMPLE-MASHRÍQU'L-ADHKÁR > > LI.WOMEN > > LII.WORK > > LIII.YOUTH > > Extended Table of Contents > > I. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER > > A. Administrative Order > > B. Bahá'í Administration > > C. Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assemblies > > D. Formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies > > E. Annual Conventions > > F. Instruction of Tellers, Priority of Minorities, Approval of Outgoing Assembly > > G. Officers of Local and National Assemblies > > H. Local and National Administrators > > I. Meetings of Bahá'í Assemblies, Attendance, Resignations > > J. Administrative Rights, Sanctions, Dissimulation > > K. Appeals > > L. By-Laws > > M. New Believers > > N. The Believers' Relationship with the Assemblies > > O. Inactive Believers > > II. BACKBITING, CRITICISM, FAULT-FINDING, GOSSIP, LIES, SLANDER, ETC. > > III. BAHÁ'Í > > A. Bahá'í Archives > > B. Bahá'í Arts and Drama* > > C. Bahá'í Authors/Writers > > D. Bahá'í Publication, Translation, Review and Copyright > > E. Miscellaneous Subjects > > IV. BAHÁ'Í LIFE, EGO, SACRIFICE, SELF AND SERVICE > A. Bahá'í Life > > B. Ego-Self > > C. Self-Defense > > D. Self-Sacrifice and Service > > V. BEGGING, CHARITIES AND THE POOR > A. Begging > > B. Charity > > C. The Poor > > VI. CALAMITIES AND CRISES > > VII. CEREMONIES > > VIII. CHILDREN > A. Adopted Children and Orphans > > B. Godparents or Co-Parenthood > > C. Education and Training of Children > > E. Registration of Children > > F. Miscellaneous Topics in Reference to Children > > IX. CHURCHES > > X. COMMITTEES > A. Appointing Committees > > B. Election of Committee Officers > > C. Structure and Function of National Committees > > D. Special Committees (Administrative, Ad Hoc, Emergency - National and Regional Teaching Committees) > > XI. CONSULTATION > > XII. THE COVENANT > A. Bahá'í Covenant > > B. Covenant Breakers-Expulsion > > C. Believers Forbidden to Associate with Covenant Breakers > > D. Expulsion and Reinstatement: Protection Responsibilities; Books written by Enemies of the Faith > > XIII. DEATH > A. Wills > > B. Burial Laws > > C. Bahá'í Cemeteries > > D. Funeral Services > > F. Suicide > > G. Life after Death; the Soul > > XIV. EDUCATION > A. Academic and Spiritual > > B. Universities and Colleges > > XV. ENDOWMENTS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL > > XVI. THE FAMILY > A. Family Relationships > > B. The Relationship Between Husband and Wife > > C. Ancestors and Descendants > > D. The Relationships Between Parents and Children > > XVII. THE FAST > > XVIII. FEAR > > XIX. THE NINETEEN DAY FEAST > A. Nature and Function > > B. Time for Holding Nineteen Day Feast > > C. Programme for the Nineteen Day Feast > > XX. FIRESIDES > > XXI. THE BAHÁ'Í FUND > A. Contributions-Responsibility of Bahá'ís > > B. Those Eligible to Contribute > > C. The Treasurer and the Spiritual Assembly > > D. Earmarked Funds > > XXII. GREATEST NAME OF GOD > A. The Greatest Name > > B. Ringstone Emblem and Jewellery > > XXIII. HAZÍRATU'L-QUDS > > XXIV. HEALTH, HEALING AND NUTRITION > A. Spiritual and Physical Healing > > B. Mental Illness > > C. Doctors > > D. Illnesses and Medical Practices > > E. Physical Education > > F. Diet and Nutrition > > XXV. HOLY DAYS > > XXVI. THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUQÚQU'LLÁH > > XXVII. SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS > A. Institutions Defined > > B. The Guardianship > > C. The Universal House of Justice > > D. Supreme Tribunal > > E. Hands of the Cause of God > > F. International Teaching Centre > > G. Continental Boards of Counsellors > > H. Auxiliary Boards for Protection and Propagation > > I. Auxiliary Board Member Assistants > > J. Relationships Between Counsellors, Auxiliary Board Members, Assistants, National and Local Assemblies and Committees > > XXVIII. LANGUAGES > > XXIX. LAWS AND ORDINANCES > A. Introduction > > B. Abortion > > C. Adultery > > D. Birth Control > > E. Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco > 1. Alcohol > > 2. Drugs > > 3. Tobacco > > F. Crime, Criminals and Prisoners > > G. Gambling > > H. Chastity and Sex Education > > I. Homosexuality > > J. Laws of Marriage > 1. Parental Consent > > 2. Bahá'í Engagement > > 3. Bahá'í Marriage > > K. Divorce > > XXX. LOVE AND UNITY > > XXXI. MILITARY SERVICE > > XXXII. MUSIC > > XXXIII. THE NUMBER NINE > > XXXIV. OPPOSITION > > XXXV. ORGANIZATIONS, NON-BAHÁ'Í > > XXXVI. ORIENTALS > > XXXVII. PEACE > > XXXVIII. PILGRIMS' NOTES > > XXXIX. POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT > A. Politics > > B. Governments and Civil Authorities > > C. Government Employees > > XL. PRAYER AND MEDITATION > A. Prayer and Meditation > > B. Obligatory Prayer > > XLI. PROPHETS-MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD > A. The Báb > > B. Bahá'u'lláh > > C. Explanation of Some Bahá'í Teachings > > D. 'Abdu'l-Bahá > > E. Hidden Words > > F. Christ > > G. Islám > > H. Israel > > I. Prophets and Prophecies of Various Religions > > XLII. PSYCHIC PHENOMENA > > XLIII. RACES > > XLIV. REINCARNATION > > XLV. REVERENCE AND SPIRITUALITY > A. Reverence > > B. Spirituality > > XLVI. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT > A. Guidelines > > B. Agriculture > > C. Economics > > D. Projects > > E. Objectives for Social and Economic Development > > F. Requisites for Success > > G. Tutorial Schools > > XLVII. BAHÁ'Í SUMMER SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES > A. Summer Schools > > B. Bahá'í Teaching Institutes > > XLVIII. TEACHING > A. Deepening > > B. Pioneers and Pioneering > > C. Proclamation > > D. Radio > > E. Teaching > > F. Mass Teaching > > XLIX. TESTS > > L. THE TEMPLE-MASHRÍQU'L-ADHKÁR > A. Founding of the Temple > > B. Worship in the Temple > > C. Temple Guiding and Other Activities > > LI. WOMEN > > LII. WORK > A. Work is Worship > > B. Trade Unions and Strikes > > LIII. YOUTH > > Fully Extended Table of Contents > > I. ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER > > A. Administrative Order > 1. Established First in America--Not American Production > > 2. Cannot Be Identified with Principles of Present-Day Democracies > B. Bahá'í Administration > > 3. The Ideal Instrument to Make Spiritual Laws Function Properly > > 4. Purpose of Administration > > 5. Social Order of Bahá'u'lláh > > 6. Relationship of the Cause to the Administration > > C. Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assemblies > 7. Assemblies Ordained by Bahá'u'lláh > > 8. Established in Every City--Counsellors to the Number of Baha (9) > > 9. Purpose of Spiritual Assemblies > > 10. Their Defender is Abdu'l-Bahá > > 11. Assemblies Styled Differently in Future > > 12. Assembly Operates at First Levels of Human Society > > 13. Strengthening of Local Spiritual Assemblies--Nerve Centres of Communities > > 14. Primary Purpose to Promote Teaching Work > > 15. Areas Under Jurisdiction of Local Spiritual Assemblies--National Spiritual Assembly Must Study > > 16. Local Spiritual Assemblies--Created by Bahá'u'lláh in His Kitab-i-Aqdas > > D. Formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies > 17. Forming Local Assemblies--Obligation to Establish > > 18. A Community of Nine Adult Believers Must Form an Assembly by Joint Declaration > > 19. Duty of Every Bahá'í to Take Part in Joint Declaration > > 20. Believer Must Be "a Resident" to Participate in the Formation of a Spiritual Assembly--Unusual Cases as Exceptions > > 21. Re-Formation by Election or Joint Declaration--Refusal of a Believer to Participate Does Not Prevent Re-Forming Assembly > > 22. Circumstances Under which an Assembly Should Not Be Immediately Dissolved > > 23. Members of Lapsed Assembly Are Responsible to Notify National Secretary > > 24. Spiritual Assembly Jurisdictions Changes As Civil Units Are Modified > > 25. Assemblies Cannot Be Formed in Prison > > 26. Qualifications of Assembly Members--Subject to Human Limitations > > 27. Qualifications Outlined Applicable to Anyone Elected > > 28. Auxiliary Board Members, Eligibility of > > 29. Board Members May Serve on Assembly Temporarily > > 30. Annual Elections Provide Opportunity to Remedy Defects the Assembly May Suffer > > 31. Absence of Nomination in Bahá'í Elections--A Distinguishing Feature > > 32. Bahá'í Electoral Procedures Develop Spirit of Responsibility > > 33. Freedom of Believers to Choose--Should Be Choicest, Most Varied Elements > > 34. Believers Should Become Intelligent, Well-Informed and Responsible Electors > > 35. Canvassing is Deprecated > > 36. Reference to Personalities Before Election > > 37. Avoid Intrigues > > 38. Election Day > > 39. Prayer and Reflection Before Voting > > 40. Procedure for Voting by Mail > > 41. No Quorum Required for Election of an Assembly > > 42. Bahá'í Elections for Spiritual Assemblies--Cast Nine Votes, Neither More nor Less > > 43. Believer Has Right to Vote for Himself > > 44. Votes Confidential > > 45. Secret Ballot > > 46. Results of Election Should Be Accepted > > 47. Breaking of Tie Votes > > 48. If Enrolled Believer Withdraws--Subsequently Elected to Spiritual Assembly > > 49. Mass Migrations > > 50. When Conditions Beyond Human Control Prevent Election of Assembly at Ridvan > > 51. Should Guide Believers During Year in Proper Administrative Procedures > > E. Annual Conventions > 52. The Functions of the National Convention > > 53. Election of Delegates to National Conventions > > 54. Area of Assembly Jurisdiction Not to be Subdivided for Electoral Districts > > 55. Delegates Assigned According to Numerical Strength > > 56. Inactivity Does Not Justify Removing Name from Voting List > > 57. Replacement of Delegates > > 58. National Spiritual Assembly Determines Timing in Respect to Unit Conventions > > 59. Consultation Between Delegates and the National Spiritual Assembly > > 60. Status of Members of the National Spiritual Assembly at the National Convention > > 61. Preferably Delegates Attend Convention in Person > > 62. If Delegate Cannot Pay Own Expenses > > 63. New Blood Adds to Energy of the Group > > 64. Election of New Members on the National Spiritual Assembly--Duty of Friends to Acquaint Themselves with Fellow Believers > > 65. Consultation Among Delegates of a Region Prior to Convention--No Objection, if the Bahá'ís Are Mature Enough > > 66. National Spiritual Assembly Present as an Institution at the National Convention > > 67. Only Delegates May Vote in the National Convention > > 68. Each Voter Must Vote for the Nine Best Suited for Election--Not Betray Sacred Trust > > 69. National Convention Must Be Convened During Ridvan > > 70. Election of National Spiritual Assembly to be Held at Midpoint in the Convention > > 71. National Teaching Conference and National Convention Should Not Be Held at the Same Time > > 72. Attendance Record of National Spiritual Assembly Members May Be Provided to Convention Delegates > > 73. Workshops During National Convention Not Suitable > > 74. Delegates Have Specific Administrative Duties > > 75. Non-Delegate Can Be Permitted to Address Convention--Permissiveness Not to be Abused > > 76. Auxiliary Board Members Present at National Convention > > 77. Desirable Auxiliary Board Members Be Left Free from Administrative Duties > > 78. Hands of the Cause and Counsellors' Participation in Conventions > > 79. Counsellors Ineligible for Membership on Administrative Bodies > > F. Instruction of Tellers, Priority of Minorities, Approval of Outgoing Assembly > 80. Tellers Should Be Given Guidelines--Recording of Identical Names > > 81. Convention Procedure in Connection with Tellers' Report > > 82. Under Certain Conditions One or More Names May Be Invalidated > > 83. Minority Accorded Priority Without Question > > 84. Definition of Minority and Majority at Discretion of the National Spiritual Assembly > > 85. Results Reported to National Assembly for Acceptance and Instruction to Tellers About Re-Voting > > 86. Only Names of Those Tied Appear on Subsequent Ballots > > 87. How to Report a Tie > > 88. First, New Assembly Must Consider Whether to Accept Resignation > > 89. By-Election Can Be Held During Convention Only if All Delegates Are Present > > 90. Tie for Ninth Member of the National Spiritual Assembly > > 91. Duty of Auxiliary Board Member to Advise Assembly, Not Delegates, that He Will Not Serve > > 92. Board Members Should Not Resign Before a Tie-Breaking Vote is Cast > > 93. Preservation of Ballots > > 94. Assembly Has Right to Examine Ballots > > 95. Delegates Should Be Given Opportunity to Report to the Community > > G. Officers of Local and National Assemblies > 96. If All Members Present, Permanent Officers Should Be Elected Immediately > > 97. Assembly or Committee Members May Excuse Themselves from Being Elected as Officers > > 98. It is Preferable that a Person Hold No More Than One Office > > 99. Complete Results of Each Vote Must Be Known to All Members of the Assembly Present > > 100. The Integrity of the Elector Must Be Relied Upon > > 101. Any Officer Elected Must Have Received at Least Five Votes > > 102. The Chairman of the Assembly > > 103. The Vice-Chairman > > 104. Duties of the National Secretary > > 105. The Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly is Its Chief Executive Officer > > 106. Full-Time Services of Secretary May Require Remuneration, about which the Agreement Should Be Duly Recorded > > 107. Secretary's Helper Can Be Non-Member of Assembly > > 108. Secretariat Should Be Situated in the Capital City > > 109. National Secretary Should Keep in Close Touch with Local Assemblies > > 110. Contents of Minutes > > 111. Secretary Should Be Careful to Convey Majority Decision > > 112. Treasurer of the Spiritual Assembly Receives All Donations and Contributions > > 113. Handling of Funds > > 114. Obligation of a Bahá'í Who is Elected to an Office which Requires Full-Time Service > > 115. Those Elected to an Assembly Should Consider It a Privilege and a Responsibility to Serve > > 116. Procedure for Assemblies When Dissatisfied with Officers > > H. Local and National Administrators > 117. Functions and Duties of Elected Representatives > > 118. They Must Uphold the Standard of Justice > > 119. Administrators of Faith Like Shepherds > > 120. The Ones in Real Authority Known by Humility and Self-Sacrifice > > 121. Keynote of Cause of God Not Dictatorial Authority > > 122. Assemblies Should Influence Believers to Confidently Present Their Problems > > 123. Breach of Trust by Assembly Members Will Destroy Confidence of Believers > > 124. Administrative Efficiency Should Be Accompanied by an Equal Amount of Love > > 125. Administrators Should Consider Themselves as Mere Channels Whereby God Protects and Guides His Faith > > 126. National Spiritual Assembly is Supreme Authority, Mainspring of Activities, Sole Link to the Universal House of Justice > > 127. Obedience to the National Spiritual Assembly is the Basis for Unity > > 128. The National Spiritual Assembly is the Head and the Local Spiritual Assemblies Are the Various Organs > > 129. Vital Function of National Spiritual Assembly > > 130. Authority and Influence of Assemblies Must Be Strengthened > > 131. A "Best" Assembly > > 132. Centralization of Authority Made Manifest in Master's Will > > 133. Fundamentals of Bahá'í Administration Must Be Adhered to > > 134. Tendency of All National Assemblies to Over-Administer > > 135. It is Not Necessary to Anticipate Situations > > 136. Over-Administration Worse than Under-Administration > > 137. National Spiritual Assemblies Should Be Uncompromising in Principle But Flexible in Procedures > > 138. National Assembly is Guardian of the Welfare of the Faith > > 139. Tendency of Late-Comers to Belittle Work Done > > 140. Each Believer Should Have Access to Communications from World Centre of His Faith > > 141. Legal Standing for Spiritual Assemblies > > 142. Local Assemblies Should Give Teachers Every Encouragement > > 143. Class Consciousness Contrary to Actual Teachings of Faith > > 144. Extension Teaching Goals, Local Assemblies Should Assume Responsibility for > > 145. Plans of the Assemblies Should Be Known to Counsellors and Auxiliary Board Members > > 146. Local Spiritual Assemblies' Relations with Auxiliary Board > > 147. All Local Spiritual Assemblies Should Collaborate with Auxiliary Board Members and Their Assistants > > 148. When Local Spiritual Assemblies Are Truly Effective > > 149. A Functioning Local Spiritual Assembly--Salient Objectives to be Attained > > 150. Prominent People, Foster Cordial Relations with > > 151. Public Figures > > 152. Individual Members of the Local Spiritual Assembly Should Deepen > > 153. Members of Spiritual Assembly Must Face Responsibilities > > I. Meetings of Bahá'í Assemblies, Attendance, Resignations > 154. Obligation of Assembly Members to Meet and Discharge Sacred Responsibilities > > 155. Membership in Bahá'í Assembly or Committee is a Sacred Obligation-- Should Endeavor to Attend All Meetings > > 156. Teaching Must Be Accorded Precedence When in Session > > 157. All Meetings Must Revolve Around One Focal Center--Teach > > 158. Principle on which to Conduct the Work of an Assembly > > 159. Why Some Local Assemblies Do Not Meet > > 160. How Often to Meet--The Spiritual Assembly Must Decide > > 161. Bahá'u'lláh's Promise > > 162. Not Possible to Have Non-Assembly Member in National Spiritual Assembly Meeting > > 163. Distribution of Minutes of Meetings > > 164. Access to Records of the Spiritual Assembly > > 165. Business Can Be Conducted with a Quorum > > 166. Assembly Quorum > > 167. Duties of Assembly Members > > 168. Abstaining Does Not Arise in Bahá'í Voting > > 169. Bahá'ís Not Required to Vote Against Consciences > > 170. Only Under Special Circumstances is It Permissible to Resign from the Spiritual Assembly > > 171. Differences of Opinion Should Not Deter One from Performing His Bahá'í Activities > > 172. There Should Be a Valid Reason for Resignation > > 173. Should National Assembly Members Be Relieved of Local Assembly Service? > > 174. Not Appropriate to Elect a Temporary Assembly Member > > 175. Non-Attendance of Assembly Members--No Time Limit Fixed > > 176. Repeated, Unjustified Absence Cause for Suspension of Voting Rights > > 177. Criticism, Opposition, Confusion Do Not Provide Grounds for Resignation --Sanction May Be Necessary > > J. Administrative Rights, Sanctions, Dissimulation > 178. Basis for Deprivation of Voting Rights > > 179. Assembly Should Not Deprive Believer of Rights Unless the Matter is Very Grave > > 180. No Bahá'í Can Swear to Bring Up His Children in Another Religion nor be Married in Church as a Christian > > 181. Alcoholic Beverages--Those Who Continue to Drink > > 182. Divorce > > 183. Ecclesiastical and Political Associations > > 184. Politics, Participation in > > 185. Homosexual Acts Condemned by Bahá'u'lláh > > 186. Immorality, Blatant Acts of > > 187. Criminal Offences, Believers Charged with > > 188. Should Be Given Chance to Improve--A Lesser Sanction May Be Applied > > 189. One Offence of Immorality Not Enough to Incur Heavy Penalty > > 190. Civil Marriage Ceremony Only > > 191. Parents' Voting Rights Can Be Suspended if Consent is Given Contrary to Bahá'í Law > > 192. Bahá'í Membership in Masonic, Theosophical, Rosicrucian, and Similar Societies > > 193. Mental Illness > > 194. Mental Unfitness > > 195. Withdrawal of Administrative Rights from One Mentally Ill is Not a Sanction > > 196. National Assembly Can Debar an Individual from Serving on a Local Assembly Without Removing Voting Rights > > 197. Voting Rights, Only National Assembly Can Deprive Believers of > > 198. Status of Those Who Lose Voting Rights > > 199. No Bahá'í Marriage if One is Deprived of Voting Rights--A Bahá'í in Good Standing Cannot Marry One So Deprived > > 200. Heaviest Sanction We Possess--Deprivation of Voting Rights > > 201. Before Anyone Deprived of Voting Rights Must Be Given Repeated Warnings > > 202. No Justification Suspension of Voting Rights Pending Investigation > > 203. Believer Cannot Escape Expulsion by Resignation in Order to Break Law with Impunity > > 204. Dissimulation is Not Withdrawal > > 205. Ignorance of the Law > > 206. Child Out of Wedlock > > 207. Loss of Voting Rights--Is to be Administratively Expelled > > 208. Cases Involving Only Civil Ceremony > > 209. Voting Rights Removed Mistakenly or Justifiably > > 210. Youth, Disciplinary Action Against > > 211. If Acts of Immorality Are Not Generally Known--Gossip > > 212. Community Attitude Toward Those Who Are Deprived of Voting Rights > > 213. The Assemblies Should Be Like the Master and the "Good Shepherd" > > 214. The Believer So Deprived Who Makes an Effort to Mend His Ways Should Be Helped > > 215. Bahá'ís Must Not Dissimulate Their Faith Under Any Circumstances > > 216. Summary of the Extent of Deprivation of Voting Rights > > 217. Summary of the Rights and Privileges Not Deprived > > K. Appeals > 218. Right to and Procedure for Appeal > > 219. Appeal from Local Assembly's Decision to the National Assembly > > 220. Infringement of Bahá'í Rights > > 221. Every Bahá'í May Write Directly to the Universal House of Justice, But Appeals Should Be Submitted Through the National Spiritual Assembly > > 222. The Appellant's Request for Referral of Appeal to the Universal House of Justice Cannot Be Refused > > 223. Committees Should Take Up Their Problems with the National Spiritual Assembly > > L. By-Laws > 224. Purpose of By-Laws > > 225. A Baby Can Be Considered a Bahá'í--Declaration Age 15 for Protection > > 226. New York Version of By-Laws More Correct > > 227. Matter of Belief in Bahá'u'lláh Not of Availability for Participation > > 228. The National Spiritual Assembly Must Defend and Uphold Provisions of By-Laws and Declaration of Trust > > 229. International Uniformity in the Essentials is to be Maintained--The Local By-Laws > > 230. Decisions of Local and National Assemblies Subject to Review by Higher Body--No Contradiction in By-Laws > > 231. Incorporation is Not Necessarily Lost by the Temporary Dissolution of the Local Spiritual Assembly > > M. New Believers > 232. The Cause of God Has Room for All > > 233. Abdu'l-Bahá's Example--Nurse New Believer Patiently > > 234. The Two Extremes in Bringing in New Bahá'ís > > 235. No Obstacles Should Be Placed Before Any Soul > > 236. Enrollments, New--Those Responsible for > > 237. The Process of Becoming a Bahá'í is an Evolutionary One > > 238. Admittance Into the Faith--Essential Prerequisites > > 239. On Becoming a Bahá'í > > 240. Warning to Every Beginner in the Faith > > 241. Not Sufficient to Accept Some Aspects of Teachings and Reject Others > > 242. When Enrolling New Believers, Must Be Wise and Gentle > > 243. If Requirements to Enroll Made Too Rigorous, Will Cool Off Initial Enthusiasm > > 244. A Bahá'í Must Be Wholly a Bahá'í; Must Not Be Insular > > 245. A True Bahá'í Should Justify His Claim to be a Bahá'í > > 246. The Primary Reason for Becoming a Bahá'í > > 247. Ploughing Up the Soil of the Heart > > 248. New Believers Must Not Be Left to Their Own Devices > > 249. Deepening the Spiritual Life of the Individual Believers > > 250. Assemblies and Committees Must Enable Believers to Carry Forth Message of God > > 251. If One Desires to Become a Bahá'í, His Past Should Not Be Held Against Him > > 252. Convert Advised Not to Become Alienated from Parents > > 253. Assembly Should Not Prevent Enrollment of Persons With Questionable Morals--When Accepted New Enrollees Should Henceforth Conduct Themselves As Bahá'ís > > 254. May Be Occasions When Enrollment Must Be Postponed > > 255. Qualifications of a Believer > > 256. The Process of Acceptance Varies--Stage of Conviction Important > > 257. Declarants Need Not Know All the Proofs--Spark of Faith > > 258. Acceptance of New Believers Left to Discretion of Assembly > > 259. Mental Instability Has No Bearing Upon Acceptance of an Enrollment > > 260. In These Special Cases, Steps Should Be Taken to Deepen Their Understanding > > 261. Declaration of Faith Normally Accepted from Those Living in Immoral Situation or from Member of an Organization Not Permissible--To Be Given Time to Rectify Situation > > 262. Children Are Accepted as Bahá'ís Regardless of Age > > 263. Prisoners, Declarations from > > 264. Signature on Card is to Satisfy Administrative Requirements--There is a Difference Between Character and Faith > > 265. Enrolment Card--Not a Universal Requirement > > 266. Duty of Assembly to Newly Enrolled Believer > > N. The Believers' Relationship with the Assemblies > 267. Being a Bahá'í Essentially an Inner Thing > > 268. Should Have Respect for National and Local Assemblies > > 269. This Great Prize, This Gift of God--Local Spiritual Assembly > > 270. Assembly is a Nascent House of Justice--Individuals Toward Each Other Governed by Love, Unity, etc. > > 271. Two Kinds of Bahá'ís > > 272. Spiritual Children Should Not Cling to Misconceptions of Their Teachers > > 273. Assemblies Should Inspire Confidence in Individual Believers > > 274. Buckets-Full of Administrative Information: Putting Out the First Sparks > > 275. Look to the Teachings > > 276. Two Principles to Follow: Doctrinal and Administrative Unity > > 277. Bahá'í Administration--Instrument of Spirit of the Faith > > 278. Bahá'í World Community Develops New Cells, New Organs > > 279. Believers Should Turn to Assemblies for Advice and Help > > 280. Mission of Bahá'u'lláh, Friends Are Trustees of > > 281. Believers Should Have Confidence in Assembly > > 282. If Assembly Makes Ill-Advised Decision It Must Be Upheld > > 283. If Assembly Makes a Mistake--God Will Right the Wrongs Done > > 284. Obedience, Patience and Restraint > > 285. Criticism to Assemblies--Bahá'ís Can Freely Air Their Views > > 286. No Protection for Faith Unless Friends Submit to Administrative Bodies > > 287. If Bahá'ís Undermine Leaders > > 288. Believers Have the Right to Express Their Criticism Action of Assembly, But Not in a Way to Undermine Its Authority > > 289. Obedience to the Decisions of the Local Assembly Should Be Unqualified and Whole-Hearted > > 290. Local Assembly Should Not Criticize Policy of National Assembly > > 291. Only One Remedy--Study the Administration > > 292. On Individual Believer Depends Fate of Community > > O. Inactive Believers > 293. Voting List, Names Should Not Be Removed from > > 294. Removal of Names from Voting List > > 295. Inactive and Unresponsive Believers Often Need Encouragement > > 296. Inactive Believers--Names Removed Only When Clearly Stated No Longer Believe in Bahá'u'lláh > > 297. Reasons for Inactivity Should Be Ascertained > > 298. Meetings Should Be Made So Interesting as to Attract the Old Believers > > 299. Must Aid Those with Unbecoming Conduct to Mend Their Ways > > 300. If Person Does Not Wish to be Considered Member > > 301. The Personal Situation of a Bahá'í May Preclude Activity > > 302. Those Who No Longer Believe in Bahá'u'lláh... > > 303. Believers Whose Whereabouts Are Unknown > > II. BACKBITING, CRITICISM, FAULT-FINDING, GOSSIP, LIES, SLANDER, ETC. > 304. The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh > > 305. Backbiting Defined > > 306. Abstain from Fault-Finding and Backbiting > > 307. Jealousy or Petty Attitudes Can Only Be Overcome by Love and Tact > > 308. Dealing with Bahá'ís Who Act in Ways Detrimental to the Cause > > 309. Learning Not to Concern Ourselves with the Faults of Others > > 310. The Believers Need More Peace-Makers Circulating Among Them--A Function of the Older and the More Mature Bahá'ís > > 311. To Be Forbearing, Patient, Merciful, Rather Than Succumbing to Backbiting and Criticism > > 312. Backbiting--The Most Great Sin > > 313. Backbiting "Quencheth the Light of the Heart" > > 314. Criticism a Calamity > > 315. Suppress Every Critical Thought and Every Harsh Word > > 316. An Unwise Act or Statement > > 317. Personal Differences and Petty Pre-Occupations > > 318. Like Ploughmen Each Has His Team to Manage > > 319. Be a Friend to the Whole Human Race > > 320. Bahá'ís Must Be Distinguished > > 321. Believers Should Draw on Each Other's Love > > 322. Worst Enemies of the Cause Are in the Cause > > 323. Backbiting is Divisive > > 324. When Criticism and Harsh Words Arise > > 325. If We Listen, We Are Guilty of Complicity > > III. BAHÁ'Í > > A. Bahá'í Archives > 326. Bahá'u'lláh Admonishes Care in Preservation of the Tablets > > 327. Tablets and Verses to be Gathered into the Archives > > 328. Bahá'í Archives, Institution of > > 329. Future Generations Will Appreciate Archives > > 330. All Assembly Members Should Have Access to the Files--Certain Items Can Be Listed as "Confidential" > > 331. Every Believer Has Responsibility to Assist with Preservation of Sacred Relics > > 332. Bahá'í Archives to be Established in Each Bahá'í Administrative Centre > > 333. Documents of Historical Value Should Not Be Destroyed > > B. Bahá'í Arts and Drama* > 334. Three Central Figures Cannot Be Portrayed > > 335. Dramatic Works > > 336. Dancers Must Be Decently Clad > > 337. The Artistic Presentation of the Faith Will Attract a Certain Type of Individual > > 338. Art Can Better Awaken Noble Sentiments > > 339. Taking Part in Dramas--Dancing > > 340. Film Companies > > 341. Movies > > 342. Dramatizing Historic Episodes of the Faith > > 343. If Light Suggests Personification of the Manifestation, It Should Not Be Used > > 344. Prohibition on Representing Manifestations of God in Paintings or Drawings Applies to All Manifestations > > 345. Need for Skill to Produce an Effective Film about History of the Faith > *(See also: Chapter, Music) > > C. Bahá'í Authors/Writers > 346. Bahá'í Authors Should Write in Such Manner as to Attract the Souls > > 347. Bahá'í Writers Should Have Their Works Approved for Publication by National Assembly of Country Where Published > > 348. Bahá'í Authors/Writers Should Welcome Review of Their Works > > 349. Review of Magazine Articles Written by Individual Believers > > 350. The Reviewing Committee > > 351. Obligation of Bahá'ís to Present the Faith in Dignified Manner > > 352. The Function and Purpose of Reviewing > > 353. Purpose of Review > > 354. No Objection to Bahá'ís Writing Novels Portraying Historical Events > > 355. Journalists > > 356. Sciences that Begin and End with Words--Bahá'u'lláh Never Meant to Include Story Writing Under this Category > > 357. The Faith Needs Bahá'í Authors > > 358. Doctoral Theses and Similar Treatises > > 359. No Publisher Has the Right to Alter Author's Manuscript > > D. Bahá'í Publication, Translation, Review and Copyright > 360. Bahá'í Newsletters and Bulletins--Why Circulation is Restricted to "Bahá'ís Only" > > 361. Usage in Spanish Texts of Accents on Persian and Arabic Words > > 362. Publications from World Centre--No Restriction on Use of Quotations > > 363. Copyright Clearance on Sacred Writings Not Necessary for Assemblies and Bahá'í Believers > > 364. Capitalizing Pronouns in English > > 365. Capitalizing Pronouns in Other Languages > > 366. Quotation Marks--Must Uphold Rigid Standard Inculcated by the Cause > > 367. National Spiritual Assembly Authorizes Translations Through a Committee of Bahá'í Translators--The Guardian's Method of Transliteration Should Be Used > > 368. Guidelines for the Translation of Bahá'í Sacred Writings > > 369. An Individual Can Be Commissioned to Make Translations--Translations Become Property of the Assembly > > 370. Translation of Bahá'í Literature into Everyday Language-- Simplifications and Paraphrasing Not to be Published as Scripture > > 371. Translators Should Utilize Most Recent Editions of Books > > E. Miscellaneous Subjects > 372. Friday is Day of Rest in Bahá'í Calendar > > 373. Use of Bahá'í Dates > > 374. Bahá'í Faith, Designation of > > 375. Symbol of Bahá'í Faith--Five-Pointed Star > > IV. BAHÁ'Í LIFE, EGO, SACRIFICE, SELF AND SERVICE > A. Bahá'í Life > 376. The Great Thing is to "Live the Life" > > 377. If Health is Spent in Sensual Desires, Death Preferable to Such a Life > > 378. To Attract the Hearts of Others It is Necessary to Live Up to the Teachings > > 379. Bahá'ís Must Cling to Their Faith and to Each Other > > 380. The Advertisements for the Faith Are Love, Hospitality, Understanding and the Will to Help > > 381. How to Acquire Peace of Mind > > 382. One Should Not Give the Impression of Being Fanatic--Seek to be Many-Sided, Normal and Well-Balanced > > 383. The Inner Life of the Spirit is What Counts > > 384. Through Deep Study and Living the Life to Become Like Firm Rocks > > 385. Evolution of the Soul > > B. Ego-Self > 386. The Meaning of Self > > 387. The Ego is the Animal Within Us > > 388. Life is a Constant Struggle Against Forces Around Us and Our Own "Egos" > > 389. The Prophets Are the Only Ones Free of the "Dross of Self" > > 390. Self Mastery, Key to > > 391. Through the Search for God, We Become Acquainted with Ourselves > > 392. Becoming Conscious of Self is a Gradual Process > > 393. Man's Evolution is Both Individual and Collective > > 394. The Cause Has the Spiritual Power to Re-Create Us > > 395. Our Thoughts Should Be Turned Determinedly, Intelligently and Unemotionally to God > > 396. We Should Focus on the Glory of the Cause and Not on Our Failures > > 397. Do Not Dwell on Others' Thoughts and Attitudes > > C. Self-Defense > 398. Bahá'í Justified in Defending His Life in Emergency > > 399. Self-Defense > > 400. Pioneer Living in a Remote Area Lacking Protection: Circumstances Under which a Bahá'í is Justified in Defending Self > > D. Self-Sacrifice and Service > 401. The Mystery of Sacrifice > > 402. Self-Sacrifice, Meaning of > > 403. To What Extent Should We Sacrifice Our Lives for the Interest of the Cause? > > 404. Accepting to Suffer for Each Other's Sake > > 405. Service as Magnet for Divine Confirmation > > 406. Assistance of Hosts of Divine Concourse > > 407. An Irresistible Urge to Serve--Do Not Look at Your Shortcomings > > 408. There is No Rule or Standard Requiring a Believer to Serve in One Field at the Exclusion of Others > > V. BEGGING, CHARITIES AND THE POOR > A. Begging > 409. Begging is Forbidden--House of Justice to Provide for Disabled > > 410. Beggars--Most Despised of Men in the Sight of God > > B. Charity > 411. Charity is the Very Essence of the Teachings > > 412. Contributions to Charity by Assemblies and Individuals > > 413. Surest Way of Lifting Once and for All Burden of Hunger and Misery > > 414. There Are Many Ways that Help Can Be Rendered to Suffering Fellow-Men > > 415. Bahá'ís Have the Divinely-Given Remedy for the Ills of Mankind > > 416. When a Bahá'í Finds It Essential to Seek the Help of Others > > 417. Local Spiritual Assembly Should Extend Helping Hand to the Poor > > 418. How a Bahá'í May Help His Fellow-Believer Through the Institutions > > C. The Poor > 419. Those Possessed of Riches Must Have the Utmost Regard for the Poor > > 420. The Greatest Gift We Can Give to the Poor > > 421. Do Not Grieve for Being Poor--Some Great Souls Were of the Poorest in the World > > VI. CALAMITIES AND CRISES > 422. The World is in Travail > > 423. Powerful Forces Are Operating to Bring to a Climax this Portentous Century > > 424. The People of Baha Are Assured of Divine Guidance > > 425. If Bahá'ís Fail They Are Partly Responsible for Agony of Mankind > > 426. The World Will Experience Travails and Testing as Never Before > > 427. Calamities Will Continue Until Mankind is Chastened Sufficiently... > > 428. Bahá'ís Should Not Waste Time Speculating on the Coming Calamity > > 429. It is Important that Bahá'ís Have Correct Attitude Regarding Pending Catastrophe > > 430. Should Bahá'ís Be Cut Off from World Centre or from One Another, They Will Be Guided by Spiritual Assemblies, Led by Counsellors, Auxiliary Board Members > > 431. Bahá'ís Can Help to Mitigate Suffering of Mankind > > 432. The People of Today Are Suffering for Their Own Sins of Omission and Commission > > 433. We Must Put the Faith First for Our Eternal Security and Happiness > > 434. We Do Not Know How Far-Reaching the Catastrophe Will Be > > 435. The Unification of Mankind > > 436. The Crisis is Serving a Great Purpose > > 437. The Guardian Does Not Think that God Will Permit Man to Annihilate Himself... > > 438. Hardship and Privation, Frustration and Despair Shall Encompass the People... > > 439. Apocalyptic Upheaval > > 440. World Condition Bringing Many Issues to a Head > > 441. Calamities and Crises > > 442. Internal Disintegration and External Chaos Being Accelerated > > 443. Worsening World Situation--Many Stand Aside and Wring Their Hands > > 444. A Yawning Gulf Threatens > > 445. Forces of a World Catastrophe--The Fire of Ordeal > > 446. When Crisis Sweeps Over the World, Bahá'ís Should Not Let Hardships Weaken Their Hope in the Future > > 447. Stage of Purgation is Indispensable--Bahá'ís Should Not Hope to Remain Unaffected > > 448. Dangers Facing America > > 449. Man's Outlook on Life Too Crude and Materialistic > > 450. Mental Tests to be Suffered by Believers in the West > > 451. A Civilization Torn by Strife > > 452. Fierce and Manifold Will Be Assaults Faith to Suffer > > 453. Our Duty to Redeem Fellow Men > > 454. Bahá'ís Are the Leaven of God, the Chosen People of God > > 455. Eyes of the World Focussed on Us > > 456. Bahá'ís Have Task of Cleansing Humanity by Precept and Example > > 457. Chosen Ones of God Should Not Be Content with Relative Distinction and Excellence > > 458. Obstacles that Stand in the Path > > 459. Civilization Undergoing Severe and Unparalleled Tests > > VII. CEREMONIES > 460. Not Accurate to State that Bahá'í Faith Has No Ceremonies > > 461. Naming Ceremonies > > 462. Spiritual Baptism of Children > > 463. Baptism of Child > > 464. Bahá'ís May and Should Participate in Harmless Cultural, Traditional Observances > > 465. There Are Some Religious Ceremonies in which Bahá'ís Should Not Participate > > 466. Bahá'í Parent May Attend Baptismal Ceremony, but Cannot Make Any Commitment or Vow > > VIII. CHILDREN > A. Adopted Children and Orphans > 467. "He that Bringeth Up His Son or the Son of Another..." > > 468. Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá Laud Those Who Adopt Children > > 469. Adopted Child and Its Natural Parents > > 470. A Bahá'í Cannot Take Vow to Educate Adopted Child in Another Religion > > 471. A Bahá'í Who Swears to Rear His Children in Another Faith is Subject to Administrative Sanction > > 472. Duty Towards Orphans > > B. Godparents or Co-Parenthood > 473. Bahá'ís Serving as Godparents > > 474. Bahá'í Couple Should Not Have Their Child Baptized > > 475. A Bahá'í May Become Godparent of a Non-Bahá'í Child if Conditions Are Clear > > 476. Those Who Took Vows as Godparents Prior to Becoming Bahá'ís > > 477. Non-Bahá'í Godparents of Bahá'í Children > > 478. Two Bahá'ís May Enter into a Co-Parental Agreement > > C. Education and Training of Children > 479. Must First Train Children in Principles of Religion > > 480. Encourage the Children from Early Childhood > > 481. Incumbent Upon Bahá'í Children to Surpass Other Children > > 482. Parents Held Responsible to God for Education of Children > > 483. Teachers of Children Serving Bahá'u'lláh > > 484. Failure to Educate Child is an Unpardonable Sin > > 485. Child Left in Natural State Grows Up in Ignorance... > > 486. If Babe Did Not Live at All, Better Than to Grow Ignorant > > 487. Training in Morals and Good Conduct is Far More Important Than Book Learning > > 488. Pupil Must Be Encouraged > > 489. Station of Those Who Serve and Teach Children > > 490. Methods of Teaching Children > > 491. A Wise Schoolmaster > > 492. Curriculum of Study: Must Follow Same Curriculum for Daughters and Sons > > 493. Beginning of Formal Education > > 494. Subjects to be Taught in Children's Classes > > 495. Formal Education Must Begin at the Age of Five > > 496. Nothing in Teachings States Child Must Not Be Separated from Parents for First Five Years > > 497. Mother Has Chief Responsibility for Bringing Up Child > > 498. Mothers Ordained Primary Trainers of Children and Infants > > 499. Training of Children in Case One of Parents is Non-Bahá'í > > 500. Greatest of All Services Rendered by Man to Almighty God--Teach Children to Deliver Speeches of High Quality > > 501. Preferable that Child Should Receive First Training at Home Under Mother Instead of in the Nursery > > 502. Spiritual Assemblies Should Provide Mothers with Well-Planned Programme > > 503. Difficult to Teach and Refine Character Once Puberty is Passed > > 504. Should Train Children to Memorize Prayers and Tablets > > 505. Sacred Duty of Children Towards Their Parents > > 506. Children Should Be Trained to Understand Spiritual Significance of Bahá'í Meetings > > 507. Few Children Are Really Bad > > 508. Children Fighting > > 509. Physical Punishment > > 510. Problem Child: Discipline of Some Sort Indispensable > > 511. It is Not Permissible to Strike a Child > > E. Registration of Children > 512. Bahá'í Children Do Not Automatically Inherit Faith of Parents > > 513. Children Whose Parents Become Bahá'ís > > 514. Status of Children Under the Age of 15 > > 515. Age 15 Relates to Spiritual Functions and Obligations > > 516. Children Under 15 Cannot Marry > > 517. Children Are of Age at 15 as Far as Keeping Laws of Aqdas > > 518. Children of Bahá'í Parents Considered as Bahá'ís > > 519. Registering Children Upon Attaining Age 15 > > 520. Upon Attainment of Age 15 Child Must Reaffirm His Faith > > 521. Registration of Children of Bahá'í Parents > > 522. May Be Circumstances in which Children Should Not Be Registered > > F. Miscellaneous Topics in Reference to Children > 523. Children Should Be Free to Choose Their Own Religion > > 524. Teach Child to Say Greatest Name in Moments of Crisis > > 525. Criticizing the Faith in Front of Children > > 526. The Real Object of Life--The Guardian Prays for Children > > 527. Teach Children to be Kind to Animals > > 528. Bahá'í Children Can Give to the Fund--Non-Bahá'í Children, No Ruling Made; Teacher to Solve Problem > > 529. The Universal House of Justice Responds to Children's Questions Regarding the Catastrophe > > IX. CHURCHES > 530. Bahá'ís Must Have No Affiliation with Churches > > 531. We Must Have the Courage of Our Convictions > > 532. On Becoming a Bahá'í Should Withdraw from Church > > 533. Bahá'ís Are Ardent Believers in Christ > > 534. Ministers Who Consider Themselves Bahá'ís Should Withdraw from Church Membership > > 535. Membership in Jewish Synagogue > > 536. Withdrawal of Bahá'í Youth from Church Membership > > 537. For Sake of Family Unity Concession Made for Youth > > 538. Bahá'í Attitude Toward the Church > > 539. On Being Expelled from Church > > 540. Paying Church Tax > > 541. Contributions to a Church > > 542. History of the Early Church > > X. COMMITTEES > A. Appointing Committees > 543. Freedom to Appoint Any Bahá'í Qualified for the Work > > 544. Continuity of Committee Personnel > > 545. Preferable Some Qualified Native Believers Serve on Committee > > 546. Desirability of Easy Meeting of National Teaching Committee--If Possible, Not to be Burdened with Other Duties > > 547. Committees Can Be Constituted with Eye for Improvement and Change > > 548. Assembly Should Use Discretion When Appointing Committee Members-- Incompatible Personalities on Committees > > 549. National Committees Ordinarily Appointed by and Responsible to the National Spiritual Assembly > > 550. Non-Members of Assemblies Should Be Given the Opportunity to Develop Administrative Skills > > 551. Not Necessary that Committee Appointments Expire at Ridvan > > B. Election of Committee Officers > 552. All Committee Members Must Be Given Opportunity to Cast Ballot-- Election of Officers by Majority, Not Plurality > > 553. If Member Has a Good Reason, He is Free to Suggest He Should Not Be Elected to Office > > C. Structure and Function of National Committees > 554. An Efficient Teaching Structure Must Be Adopted by the National Spiritual Assembly > > 555. Function of the National Teaching Committee > > 556. National Committees Constituted to Serve Needs of Local Assemblies > > 557. National Assembly Should Issue Instructions to National Teaching Committee to Avoid Confusion > > 558. Some Committees Need Larger Membership > > D. Special Committees (Administrative, Ad Hoc, Emergency - National and Regional Teaching Committees) > 559. Administrative Committees Have Authority Only as Given Them by National Spiritual Assembly > > 560. Ad Hoc Committees Can Be Appointed to Deal with Personal Problems > > 561. When an Assembly Lapses, Administrative Committee Can Be Named from Adult Believers of Community > > 562. Scope of the Functions of the Emergency Committee > > 563. Latitude of Actions that May Be Taken by an Emergency Committee > > 564. National Assembly Defines Limits Placed on Emergency Committee-- Decisions of Committee Are Subject to Subsequent Approval of Assembly as a Whole > > 565. Quorum of Emergency Committee Members > > 566. Special Committee Can Be Named to Assume Responsibility for Consolidation > > 567. Not Necessary for National Committees to be Centred at National Headquarters > > 568. Regional Committees--Sub-Committees of National Teaching Committee > > 569. Too Many Committees Confuse Rather Than Clarify the Work > > 570. Relationship of National Teaching Committee to Regional Teaching Committees > > 571. Auxiliary Board Member Can Serve on Certain Special Committees > > 572. Collaboration Between Auxiliary Board Members and National and Regional Teaching Committees > > 573. National Youth Committee > > 574. Young Bahá'ís Under 21 May Serve on Committees > > 575. Local Committees > > 576. Structure of National and Regional Teaching Committees > > XI. CONSULTATION > 577. No Welfare, Well-Being Can Be Attained Except Through Consultation > > 578. Consultation and Compassion > > 579. Consultation, Frank and Unfettered > > 580. The Purpose of Consultation--Should the People of a Village Consult One Another... > > 581. Each Bosom Must Be a Telegraph Station > > 582. Any Person Can Refer a Matter to the Assembly > > 583. Every Member to Express Freely and Openly His Views > > 584. Abstaining Does Not Arise in Bahá'í Voting > > 585. Majority Decisions--Instances When Assembly May Decide that All Nine Members Must Be Present > > 586. No Dissenting Votes in the Cause > > 587. Suspend Consultation when Enmity and Threats Occur > > 588. Take No Important Step in Personal Affairs Without Consultation > > 589. When a Believer Has a Problem Several Courses Open to Him > > 590. Assembly Cannot Require a Member to Absent Himself from Consultation > > 591. A Member May Wish to Absent Himself While Own Situation Being Discussed > > 592. Frank, Full, Unprejudiced Consultation Must Govern Work > > XII. THE COVENANT > A. Bahá'í Covenant > 593. The Bahá'í Covenant > > 594. Firmness in the Covenant--"Be He an Insignificant Ant..." > > 595. The Crimson Book > > 596. Regarding Covenant Entered into on Mount Paran > > 597. To Withstand Tests Believers Need to be Deepened in the Covenant > > 598. The Will and Testament of Abdu'l-Bahá--Needs a Century to Comprehend > > 599. The Will and Testament Safeguards the Unity of the Cause > > 600. Speaking Against the Covenant > > B. Covenant Breakers-Expulsion > 601. Covenant-Breakers, Defined > > 602. Covenant-Breaking is a Spiritual Disease > > 603. Covenant-Breaking Like Contagious Consumption and Cancer > > 604. Afflicted with Contagious Spiritual Disease > > 605. Association with Non-Bahá'ís Who Are in Association with Covenant-Breakers > > 606. Enemies of the Faith > > C. Believers Forbidden to Associate with Covenant Breakers > 607. Ex-Communication > > 608. No One Has the Right to See Covenant-Breakers Without Permission > > 609. Bahá'ís Cannot Associate with Those Who Have Left the Cause and Are Associating with Covenant-Breakers > > 610. Bahá'í May Remain at Non-Bahá'í Meeting if Covenant-Breaker Appears > > 611. Personal Relations with Covenant-Breakers > > 612. All Covenant-Breakers Regardless of Nature of Disobedience Must Be Treated in Exactly the Same Manner > > 613. Opposition Due to Ignorance or Lack of Proper Training is Not Covenant-Breaking > > 614. Role of Auxiliary Board Member for Protection > > 615. God's Mercy Exceeds His Justice > > 616. To Be the Enemy of the Enemies of God is Good Characteristic > > 617. It is Better to be Too Vigilant Than to be Too Lax > > 618. Possibly No Group Have Softer Tongues Than the Covenant-Breakers > > 619. National Assembly Should Consider Itself as Committee of Vigilance > > 620. Bahá'ís Need More Than Anything Else in the World Deeper Understanding Covenants of Bahá'u'lláh and Master > > D. Expulsion and Reinstatement: Protection Responsibilities; Books written by Enemies of the Faith > 621. Expulsion of Covenant-Breakers > > 622. Protection Specific Function of the Hands of the Cause > > 623. Expulsion and Reinstatement > > 624. Accomplishments to be Attained with the Covenant of the Everlasting Father > > 625. Course on Covenant-Breaking Should Be Included in Summer School Curriculum > > 626. Should Not Accept Contributions from Those Who Lose Voting Rights: They Can Be Buried in Bahá'í Cemetery, Receive Charity > > 627. Literature Written by Enemies of the Faith > > 628. Books by Unenlightened Enemies of the Cause > > 629. Obedience to the Center of the Covenant > > XIII. DEATH > A. Wills > 630. Every Bahá'í is Encouraged to Make a Will and Testament > > 631. By Preparing a Legal Will, the Believer Can Dispose of His Estate as He Chooses, Within Limits of Law > > 632. Neither National nor Local Assembly Should Be Named Executor, if the Institution So Prefers > > 633. Bahá'ís Should Make Their Will Specifying the Desire for a Bahá'í Funeral--Should Inform the Assembly and the Non-Bahá'í Relatives > > 634. The Spiritual Assembly Must Carefully Consider Bequest of the Testator-- Unreasonable Demands May Be Refused > > 635. A Provision in the Will Contrary to Bahá'í Law Should Be Declared Null and Void by the Assembly > > 636. Bahá'ís Are Free to Formulate Provisions of Their Wills--We Are Not Permitted to Challenge Provisions of Another's Will > > B. Burial Laws > 637. Forbidden to Carry Body More Than an Hour's Distance > > 638. Burial Law Binding on Believers in the West > > 639. Preparation for Burial--Embalming Not Permitted > > 640. Bahá'í Burial Law--Coffin Should Be of Crystal, Stone or Wood > > 641. Foetus to be Treated With Respect, No Matter How Young > > 642. Cremation is Contrary to Bahá'í Law--Bahá'í Relatives and the Spiritual Assembly Are Responsible > > 643. In Case of Death at Sea, Maritime Law is Applicable--Burial on Land is Preferable > > 644. Believer Should Ensure that He Will Be Buried According to Bahá'í Law > > 645. Enfolding the Body of the Deceased > > 646. Face of the Dead Should Be Turned Toward the Qiblih > > 647. Hour's Journey May Be Calculated from City Limits > > 648. Graveyard More Than an Hour on Foot from a Village > > 649. The Burial Stone > > 650. Bury the Dead in Silk > > 651. Should Advise Bahá'ís in Military Service of Burial Laws > > C. Bahá'í Cemeteries > 652. Bahá'ís Are Permitted to Accept Land from the Government for Cemetery > > 653. Disinterment > > 654. At Present No Definite Regulations for Bahá'í Cemeteries > > 655. Should Not Refuse to Bury Bahá'í Who Lost Voting Rights--Assembly May Permit Burial of Non-Bahá'ís > > 656. The Most Great Name or Ringstone Symbol Not Appropriate on Gravestones > > D. Funeral Services > 657. Official Bahá'í Funeral Service for Believers Only > > 658. Utmost Simplicity and Flexibility Should Be Observed... > > 659. No Objection to Bahá'ís Attending Non-Bahá'í Funeral of Bahá'ís > > 660. Obligatory Prayer for the Dead--Permissible to Change Gender > > 661. Prayer for the Dead to be Recited by One Believer > > 662. Non-Bahá'ís Can Be Present When Long Prayer for the Dead is Read > > 663. Prayer for the Dead--Special Conditions > > 664. Any Prayer May Be Said for a Woman--Text Must Not Change > > 665. Memorial Gatherings > > E. Cremation > 666. Cremation > > 667. Body Can Be Left to Medical Science, Remains Not to be Cremated > > 668. The Inner Temple Beholdeth Its Physical Frame > > 669. Body Formed Gradually, Must Decompose Gradually > > 670. Spiritual Assembly Cannot Arrange for the Cremation of the Remains of a Bahá'í > > 671. Word "Bahá'í" in Centre of Nine-Pointed Star Can Be Used > > 672. Can Use Quotations from the Teachings on Tombstones > > 673. Possible that Non-Bahá'í Relatives Can Be Buried in Bahá'í Cemetery > > F. Suicide > 674. Suicide Strongly Condemned in the Teachings > > 675. The Light Manifested by Bahá'u'lláh Can Ease Despair of Young People > > 676. Bahá'ís Are Free to Pray for the Dead > > 677. One Should Put All Thought of Suicide and Death Out of Mind > > 678. Consolation for the Bereaved Parent > > G. Life after Death; the Soul > 679. Gifts and Good Deeds in Memory of Those Passed On > > 680. Man is Destined by God to Develop Spiritually Through Eternity > > 681. Regarding Non-Bahá'í Traditions > > 682. The Soul Will Continue to Ascend Through Many Worlds > > 683. We Can Help Every Soul Attain High Station > > 684. Intercession in the Other World > > 685. Bequests to the Poor > > 686. The Nature of the Soul After Death Can Never Be Described > > 687. There Are No Earth-Bound Souls > > 688. There is No Power Exercised Over People by Evil Souls that Have Passed Away > > 689. Soul Mates > > 690. Influence of Holy and Spiritual Souls > > 691. The Soul Acts > > 692. The Other World is Within This World > > 693. The Soul of a Murderer > > 694. Union in the Next World > > 695. Death Can Lose Its Sting > > 696. With Vision to See Blessings of Other World, No One Would Care to Remain in This World > > 697. Good Souls Enter a State of Being Far Nobler and More Beautiful... > > 698. The Nature of the Soul > > 699. All Souls Progress Spiritually in the Next World--Relatives of the Believers Will at Least Partially Attain Kingdom > > 700. Certain Things Remain a Mystery to Us in Our Present Stage of Development > > 701. The Prophets Never Revealed What Happens to Us After Death--Belief in God and His Prophet Elicits Spiritual Growth > > 702. Our Speculations on the Nature of Life After Death Have Little Validity > > 703. God Can Be Known Only Through His Prophets--Heaven and Hell Are Conditions Within Our Own Beings > > 704. The Journey of Spiritual Progress is Endless > > 705. How to "Get to Heaven"--Is Dependent on Two Things > > XIV. EDUCATION > A. Academic and Spiritual > 706. Education of Man > > 707. Education of the Physical and Intellectual, Spiritual and Ethical Aspects of Man > > 708. Man Said to be Greatest Representative of God > > 709. Modern Education Lacking in Ability to Produce a Mature Mind > > 710. Each Should Be Educated According to His Needs and Deserts > > 711. Education Extended to Prisoners > > 712. Humankind Are as Children in School, and Prophets Are Their Teachers > > 713. Learning is the Greatest Bestowal of God > > B. Universities and Colleges > 714. The Academic Life > > 715. There is No Bahá'í Curriculum as Yet > > 716. Three Cardinal Principles > > 717. Characteristics of Bahá'í College Students > > 718. Abdu'l-Bahá Enjoins Bahá'ís to Excel All Other Students--Emphasis on Truthfulness > > 719. Challenge to Persian Students > > 720. Teaching in Universities and Colleges > > 721. When Studying at School or University > > XV. ENDOWMENTS, LOCAL AND NATIONAL > 722. Endowment Land Used for Site of Haziratu'l-Quds Ceases to be Endowment in the Bahá'í Sense > > 723. National Endowments > > 724. Local Endowments > > 725. Endowment Land--There is No Objection to Raising a Temporary Structure > > 726. Endowment Land to be Regarded as an Investment for Local Assemblies > > 727. Endowment Property May Be Used for Sports Facilities or to Produce Income for the Work of the Faith > > 728. Summary of Principles which Should Govern Acceptance of Free Land for Bahá'í Use > > XVI. THE FAMILY > A. Family Relationships > 729. Family Ties > > 730. The Family: A Special Kind of Community--Each Member Has Rights and Responsibilities > > 731. The Family Progresses When There is Unity > > 732. Bahá'u'lláh Provides Way to Remove Hostility and Dissension from the World > > 733. It is Important for Man to Raise a Family > > 734. Keys to Strengthening of Family > > 735. Mother-in-Law Problem > > 736. A Truly Bahá'í Home--A Fortress Upon which the Cause Can Rely > > 737. The Home is an Institution Bahá'u'lláh Has Come to Strengthen and Not to Weaken > > 738. Preserve Bahá'í Families: Harmony, Unity and Love Highest Ideals in Human Relationships > > 739. Rights and Prerogatives of Each Member of the Family > > 740. Violence in the Home > > 741. Love Can Change Vile, Mean Person into Heavenly Soul > > 742. Believer Must Be Patient with Non-Bahá'í Spouse, Attract with Loving Kindness, Wisdom, Tact > > 743. Teaching Relatives > > 744. Earn Right to Plead on Behalf of Family > > 745. One Should Not Be Deceptive with Non-Bahá'í Spouse or Parents > > 746. Duty of Believer to Endeavour to Lead Family to the Faith > > 747. If Family Members Are Hostile, Avoid Antagonizing Them, Leave Them to Themselves > > B. The Relationship Between Husband and Wife > 748. Keys to Strengthening of Family > > 749. Honour and Privilege Ordained for Women: Obedience to Husbands > > 750. Domination by Husband or Wife Not Right > > 751. Time When Wife Should Defer to Husband and Time When Husband Should Defer to Wife > > 752. In Tablet of the World Women and Men Envisaged as Breadwinners > > 753. Love Between Husband and Wife > > 754. The Institution of Marriage > > 755. Husband and Wife as a Single Soul > > 756. Wife Should Treat Husband with Kindness > > 757. Tolerate Cruel Actions, Ill Treatment, Demonstrate Loving Kindness > > 758. Pray to Bahá'u'lláh for Help, Think of Abdu'l-Bahá as Perfect Example > > 759. Bahá'ís Should Make Almost a Superhuman Effort to Avoid Divorce > > C. Ancestors and Descendants > 760. Faith of Believer Attracts God's Mercy to Souls of Parents > > 761. True Believer in Better Position to Intercede for Ancestors > > D. The Relationships Between Parents and Children > 762. The Most Important of All Duties After the Recognition of God--Due Regard for Rights of Parents > > 763. If Children Do Not Obey Parents--They Will Not Obey God > > 764. The Son Must Serve His Father > > 765. Consultation Between Father and Son > > 766. Father Must Give Son Advice--Son Must Obey Father > > 767. Parents Must Be Respected--Should Not Keep Child Back from Serving the Cause > > 768. If One Must Make Choice Between Service to Bahá'u'lláh or Service to Parents > > 769. It is a Privilege to Look After Parents > > 770. Pray for Parents > > 771. Father Who Fails to Educate His Children Forfeits Rights of Fatherhood > > 772. Mothers Are Not Necessarily Confined to the Home > > 773. Underage Child Needs Parental Consent to Pioneer > > 774. Parents and Children in the Pioneering Field > > XVII. THE FAST > 775. Fasting--Spiritual in Character > > 776. Observance of the Fast is a Universal Obligation--Bahá'u'lláh Permits Certain Exceptions to Fasting > > 777. Fasting has a Salutary Effect Both Physically and Spiritually > > 778. The Doctor's Advice Should Be Sought if There is a Health Problem > > 779. The Divine Wisdom in Fasting > > 780. Travellers Are Exempt from Fasting--If One Eats Unconsciously, Fast is Not Broken > > 781. Fasting in High Latitudes > > 782. Smoking is a Form of Drinking > > 783. Observance of Fast When Attending Military School > > 784. Prayer for the Fast > > XVIII. FEAR > 785. Fear of God and Sense of Shame Protect Man from Unseemly Conduct > > 786. Teach Children the Fear of God Through Concept of Oneness and the Laws > > 787. The Knowledge which Will Largely Eliminate Fear > > 788. Lack of Faith in Immortality is a Cause of Fear, Weakened Will Power and Human Degradation > > 789. Meaning of the Term "Fear of God" > > 790. Explaining Fear of God to Children > > 791. Fear Does Not Solve Problems > > 792. Overcoming Fear > > 793. Forget Fears, Teach and Serve the Faith > > 794. Fear of God--Human Beings Need Element of Fear > > XIX. THE NINETEEN DAY FEAST > A. Nature and Function > 795. Purpose of the Nineteen Day Feast > > 796. The Lord's Supper--The Nineteen Day Feast > > 797. Abdu'l-Bahá is Present in Heart and Soul > > 798. Attendance at Nineteen Day Feasts Not Obligatory > > 799. If Feasts Be Held in Proper Fashion... > > 800. Prophecies About Feasts > > 801. Visitors Can Take Part in Consultation, They Cannot Vote > > 802. Omit Consultative Part of Feast if Non-Bahá'í Appears > > 803. Voting Rights Cannot Be Removed for Failure to Attend Feast > > 804. Non-Bahá'í Attendance at Nineteen Day Feast > > 805. The Nineteen Day Feast for Bahá'ís Exclusively--No Variation from this Principle Permitted > > 806. Bahá'í Groups, Isolated Believers and Friends Should Observe the Nineteen Day Feast > > 807. Where Nineteen Day Feast Should Be Held > > 808. The Owner of the House Must Personally Serve > > 809. Children Up to Age Fifteen Permitted to Attend Feasts > > 810. District Nineteen Day Feasts > > B. Time for Holding Nineteen Day Feast > 811. Time for Holding the Nineteen Day Feast > > 812. If Feast Clashes with Regular Day for Public Meeting > > 813. Feast Should Be Held on Prescribed Day Before Sunset > > 814. Feast Can Be Celebrated During Intercalary Days, Also Month of Fasting > > 815. In High Latitudes Permissible to Go by the Clock > > 816. "Most Suitable" Day for Celebrations of the Nineteen Day Feast > > C. Programme for the Nineteen Day Feast > 817. Devotional Part of Feast > > 818. Programme for Devotions Outlined > > 819. Writings which Can Be Read in Spiritual Part of Feast > > 820. Reading from Writings of the Guardian at Feast in Persia > > 821. Advisable to Read from Our Own Holy Writings > > 822. Music at Bahá'í Feasts > > 823. Advisable Believers Make Use of Hymns, Poems and Chants > > 824. Instrumental Music May Be Used at Feasts > > 825. Shoghi Effendi Provided for the Period of Consultation > > 826. Consultation in the Nineteen Day Feast > > 827. Selling of Items at the Nineteen Day Feast > > XX. FIRESIDES > 828. Firesides More Effective Than Publicity > > 829. Must Hold Fireside in Home Once in 19 Days > > 830. Service Once Rendered by Priest is the Service a Bahá'í is Expected to Render Individually to His Religion > > 831. That Home is a Garden of God > > 832. Fireside in Home is Example of Individual Goal > > 833. Must Aid New Believers to Become "True Bahá'ís"--Then Introduce Them to the Community > > 834. The Holy Spirit Quickens Friends--Must Become Channels for Its Diffusion > > XXI. THE BAHÁ'Í FUND > A. Contributions-Responsibility of Bahá'ís > 835. To Give and to be Generous > > 836. God Does Not Ask from Any Soul Except According to His Ability > > 837. Responsibility of Every Bahá'í > > 838. There Can Be No Limit to One's Contributions > > 839. Service Every Believer Can Render > > 840. Commerce, Agriculture and Industries Blessed Many Times > > 841. Believers Alone Have Bounty of Contributing > > 842. Should Not Incur Debts for Purpose of Contributing to Fund > > B. Those Eligible to Contribute > 843. Distinguishing Features of the Cause of God > > 844. Giving to the Fund is a Spiritual Privilege > > 845. When a Soul Accepts Bahá'u'lláh He Becomes a Co-Worker in the Cause of God > > 846. Those Who Openly Proclaim Recognition of Bahá'u'lláh Permitted to Contribute > > 847. They Must Create a Sense of Belonging > > 848. Contributions from Children of Non-Bahá'ís or in Case One Parent is Bahá'í > > 849. Selling Items for the Benefit of the Bahá'í Fund > > 850. It is Not Proper for a Bahá'í Institution to Sponsor a Fund-Raising Sale Open to Public > > 851. Auctions Among Bahá'ís--Contributing to the Fund is a Spiritual Responsibility > > 852. Holding of Raffles > > 853. Guidelines Towards Establishing a Business Venture Owned by Bahá'ís > > 854. Reasons for Not Accepting Donations from Non-Bahá'ís for Administration of the Faith > > 855. Guidelines for Accepting Funds from Governmental and Other Non-Bahá'í Sources > > 856. Should Recipient of Public Charity Contribute to the Bahá'í Fund? > > C. The Treasurer and the Spiritual Assembly > 857. Trustworthiness--A Prime Requisite for Those Responsible for the Funds > > 858. Great Responsibility of Members of the National Spiritual Assembly-- Should Require Two Signatures for Withdrawal of Funds > > 859. The Treasurer of an Assembly Should Never Commingle His Own Funds and Those of the Faith > > 860. Local Assembly of a Large Community Might Appoint a Committee to Assist Treasurer > > 861. Treasury Committees, Functions of > > 862. National Treasury Committee > > 863. The Treasurer is Officer in Charge, but All National Spiritual Assembly Members Are Responsible > > 864. Teach Trustworthiness Through Writings--Explain to Individuals that They Will Be Held Responsible for Money They Handle > > 865. The National Spiritual Assembly Should Require Annual Audit of Treasuer's Accounts > > 866. Some Guidelines for Treasurers > > 867. Desirable for Assembly to Maintain Financial Reserve > > 868. Duty of the National Assembly Not to Allow National Interests to be Jeopardized by Individual Considerations > > 869. Assembly Should Neither Feel Embarrassed nor Ashamed in Turning to the Friends > > 870. The General and National Interests of the Cause Take Precedence Over the Local Ones--But It May Be Expedient to Develop Local Fund First > > 871. Assembly Obligated to Advise Believers of All Funds--International, Continental, National and Local > > 872. Contributions Can Be Sent Direct to Haifa > > 873. Continental Fund > > 874. Pledges Can Be a Useful Means of Encouraging Contributions > > 875. Friends in Mass Teaching Areas Should Know Their Blessings and Responsibilities > > 876. "Bring and Buy" Meetings > > 877. Assembly May Sell Contributions in Kind Through a Professional Auctioneer > > 878. It is Not Permissible to Impose a Tax or an Assessment on Local Spiritual Assemblies > > 879. Local Spiritual Assembly Decides for Itself How to Use Funds--National Spiritual Assembly Can Only Make a Suggestion > > 880. Soliciting Funds from Other Countries > > 881. Individual Bahá'ís Free to Contribute to Projects in Any Country They Wish > > D. Earmarked Funds > 882. Purpose of Earmarking Funds Should Not Be Defeated > > 883. Earmarked Funds for Specific Purchases or Projects > > 884. When Earmarked Contribution is Impractical or Unwise... > > 885. Proceeds from Sale of Property Purchased with Earmarked Funds Retain Same Earmarking > > 886. The Proper Accounting for Earmarked Funds is Very Important > > 887. Donor Has No Right to Change Earmarked Purpose Unless the Assembly Accepts the Request to Do So > > 888. The Assembly Should Try to Preserve Real Value of Funds in Its Care-- Especially True of Earmarked Funds > > 889. Often It is Better that the Friends Do Not Restrict Funds > > 890. Care to be Taken Not to Violate Right of Earmarking--Earmarked Contribution Should Be Over and Above Assembly's Allocation to a Fund > > 891. Confidentiality of Believers' Contributions, Earmarked or Otherwise, Must Be Respected > > XXII. GREATEST NAME OF GOD > A. The Greatest Name > 892. The Greatest Name is the Name of Comfort, Protection, etc. > > 893. Bahá'ís May Greet Each Other with "Allah-u-Abha" > > 894. The Greatest Name is the Name of Bahá'u'lláh > > 895. The Greatest Name is an Invocation and a Symbol of Our Faith > > 896. Use of Greatest Name Symbol--Not Appropriate on Articles Put to Common Use > > 897. Guidelines on the Use of the Symbols of the Greatest Name on Stationery and in Paintings > > 898. Stickers, Use of Not Encouraged > > 899. Tombstones Please Refer to No. 672. > > 900. Emblems > > 901. Believer Can Manufacture and Sell Items Using the Greatest Name > > 902. No Prohibition Against Use of Greatest Name, Names of the Manifestations or Names of Central Figures in Songs > > 903. Reproducing Greatest Names on Jewellery Commercially > > 904. Picture of the Greatest Name May Be Destroyed, if Necessary > > 905. Reciting the Greatest Name 95 Times Daily > > 906. The Greatest Name or Picture of Abdu'l-Bahá Should Be Placed in a Dignified Position > > B. Ringstone Emblem and Jewellery > 907. Ringstone Emblem is Form of the Greatest Name--Use of on Jewelry > > 908. Bahá'ís Not Required to Wear Ringstone > > 909. Ringstone Inscription Explained > > 910. The Significance of the Stars > > 911. Greatest Name--An Invocation > > XXIII. HAZÍRATU'L-QUDS > 912. Haziratu'l-Quds--Its Main Function > > 913. Dancing Not Appropriate in Haziratu'l-Quds > > 914. Local and National Haziratu'l-Quds > > 915. Principles that Govern Acceptance of Gifts of Land > > 916. National Spiritual Assembly Should Budget Annually for Maintenance of Properties > > 917. Responsibility of National Spiritual Assembly to Maintain and Improve Properties--Individual Bahá'ís Can Help in Many Ways > > 918. Purchase and Sale of Haziratu'l-Quds > > 919. National Haziratu'l-Quds Need Not Serve Needs of Local Spiritual Assembly--Preferable that National Secretary Live in Haziratu'l-Quds > > 920. The National Spiritual Assembly Must Operate from the National Haziratu'l-Quds--Eventually, Full Time Service Will Be Required of the National Secretary > > 921. Preferable Arrangement and Bahá'í Norm that the National Secretary Live in the Haziratu'l-Quds--Not to be Considered a "Right of Office" > > 922. A District Haziratu'l-Quds Serves the Local Community as a Gathering Place for Bahá'ís of Wider Area > > XXIV. HEALTH, HEALING AND NUTRITION > A. Spiritual and Physical Healing > 923. Consult Competent Physicians When Ill > > 924. Prayers for Spiritual and Material Healing > > 925. The Greatest Name Influences Both Spiritual and Physical Matters > > 926. Two Ways of Healing Sickness > > 927. Two Processes of Healing--Prayer Alone Not Sufficient > > 928. Spiritual and Material Healing Essential and Complementary > > 929. Physical Healing Must Be Reinforced by Spiritual Healing > > 930. Healing of Illness--There is No Such Thing as "Bahá'í Healers" > > 931. To Associate Such Things with the Cause Ultimately Injures It > > 932. Not a Unique Phenomenon > > 933. To Be Able to Help Another Soul Who is Suffering > > 934. Try Not to Have the Faith Identified with Such Things > > 935. Should Not Become Healer > > 936. Healing by the Holy Spirit > > 937. Visiting the Sick > > 938. However Critical and Hopeless Consult and Follow Treatment of Competent Physician > > 939. Both Spiritual and Physical Forces Needed to Secure Speedy Recovery > > 940. Physical Ailments Have No Effect on the Soul > > 941. Bahá'ís Must Avoid Depleting Their Forces and Suffering Breakdowns > > 942. The Supreme Need of the World Today is for Spiritual Healing--Bahá'ís Are the Leaven that Must Leaven the Lump > > 943. Some Illnesses Have to Do with the Spiritual Development of the One Affected or of the Loved Ones > > 944. Physical Pain is Necessary to Existence and is Unavoidable--In Every Suffering One Can Find a Meaning and a Wisdom > > 945. Decree of Bahá'u'lláh Consult Competent Doctor > > 946. It is the Responsibility of the Believers to Look After the Sick > > B. Mental Illness > 947. Little is Known About the Mind and Its Workings > > 948. Mental Illness Does Not Affect Our Spirit or Our Inner Relation to God > > 949. Disease of Two Kinds--Madness Can Be Cured Through Prayer > > 950. Some Serious Deficiencies, Physical or Mental, Can Incapacitate One to Contract Marriage > > 951. No Objection to One Seeing a Psychiatrist > > 952. Bahá'ís Should Not Become Healers > > 953. The Mind Can Be Helped by Professionals, but the Soul is Not Aided by Psychotherapy > > 954. The Science of the Mind is in Its Relative Infancy--Therapy of Mental Disorders is Advancing > > 955. Mental Illness is Not Spiritual > > 956. Bahá'ís Should Not Take a Defeatist Attitude Toward Mental Illnesses > > 957. Psychiatry > > C. Doctors > 958. Physician is Blessed Who Heals in the Name of God > > 959. To Seek Medical Treatment and Obey the Doctor is a Divine Ordinance > > 960. One Must Obey Command of God and Submit to Medical Opinion > > 961. The Science of Medicine is Extremely Useful > > 962. The Sick Must Refer to a Skilled Doctor > > 963. The Physician Has Two Powers > > 964. When Giving Treatment, Turn to the Blessed Beauty, Bahá'u'lláh > > 965. It is Imperative to Consult a Doctor Even if One is an Eminent Physician > > 966. God Alone Has the Power to Give True Healing--Many Men Have Died of the Very Disease of Their Specialty > > 967. Service is Prayer > > 968. Doctors Versed in Medical Science Can Treat Case Better Than Loving Mothers > > 969. Powers Released by Bahá'u'lláh Destined to Reveal Themselves Through Instrumentality of His Followers > > 970. Doctors Should Not Work on 9 Holy Days > > 971. Corrupt Practices > > D. Illnesses and Medical Practices > 972. Medical Science Will Greatly Improve with the Spiritual Awakening of Man > > 973. Surrogate Mothers and Artificial Insemination > > 974. Artificial Production of Life > > 975. Conception Without Male Sperm > > 976. Hypnotism > > 977. Auto-Suggestion or Hypnotism > > 978. Cancer > > 979. Cancer--Not Stated It is a Spiritual Disease > > 980. Chiropractic > > 981. Circumcision > > 982. Reference to Certain Aspects of Medical Profession Not Found in Sacred Writings > > 983. Heart/Kidney Transplant > > 984. Organ Donor for Parts of the Body Including the Eyes > > 985. Euthanasia (Mercy Killing) > > 986. When Dissecting Human Body, It Must Be Treated with Respect > > 987. Life Support > > 988. Telepathy > > 989. Before Serious Operation Consult More Than One Physician > > 990. Protect Your Health by Sleeping Enough > > 991. Take Care of Health as a Necessary Means of Serving the Cause > > 992. Vaccination > > 993. Vivisection > > 994. Torture of Animals--When the Hearts of Men Change Medical Research Will Eliminate as Much Suffering of Animals as Possible > > 995. During Vivisection Animal Must Be Well Anaesthetized > > 996. Sins Are Potent Cause of Physical Ailments > > E. Physical Education > 997. Material Education > > 998. The Essentiality of Taking Proper Care of Child from the Early Days of His Life > > 999. Give Them Advantage of Every Useful Kind of Knowledge > > 1000. Training and Development of Physical Body Ensures Strength and Growth > > 1001. There Should Be a Program for the Development of Youth All Over the World > > 1002. Playing Games > > F. Diet and Nutrition > 1003. Treat Disease Through Diet, but Do Not Neglect Medical Care > > 1004. One Course Meal More Pleasing in the Sight of God > > 1005. Mother's Milk Normally is Best for the Child > > 1006. Abstinence from Eating Animal Flesh > > 1007. The Four Canine Teeth in Man > > 1008. The Bab Has Said that Bahá'ís Must Develop Medical Science So that Illness May Be Healed by Foods > > 1009. Medical Science is Only in Its Infancy > > 1010. Should One Kill Animals for Food? > > 1011. Many Ailments that Affect Man Also Afflict Animals--Animals Heal Themselves with Food and Aliments > > 1012. Eating of Pork is Not Forbidden > > 1013. The Body is Like a Horse that Carries the Personality and Spirit > > 1014. The Prophets of God Are Not Immune from Things which Men Suffer > > 1015. No Specific School of Nutrition or Medicine Has Been Associated with the Bahá'í Teachings > > 1016. We Have Guidelines, Indications and Principles which Experts Will Carefully Study in the Future > > 1017. Believers Should Seek Help and Advice of Experts--The Teachings Say Nothing About Eating Meat or Fish > > XXV. HOLY DAYS > 1018. Two Holy Days When Work is Not Prohibited--The Significance of the Day of the Covenant Explained > > 1019. Suspension of Bahá'í Administrative Activities on Bahá'í Holy Days > > 1020. Bahá'í Radio Should Refrain from Work on Nine Holy Days--Volunteers May Present Special Programs > > 1021. Business Places Owned by Bahá'ís Must Close During the Nine Holy Days --In the Bahá'í Temple Minimal Essential Services May Be Provided > > 1022. Exceptions Can Be Made When Contract Demands Service > > 1023. Gift Giving is Not an Integral Part of Any of the Bahá'í Holy Days-- nor is There a Prohibition > > 1024. Proper Time to Hold Meetings of Commemoration > > 1025. Naw-Ruz > > 1026. Naw-Ruz Has Nothing to Do with the Nineteen Day Feast > > 1027. Naw-Ruz Should Be Celebrated According to the Vernal Equinox > > 1028. Naw-Ruz Cards > > 1029. Celebration of the Christian Holidays Among the Bahá'ís Should Be Discontinued > > 1030. Holy Days Are Appropriate Occasions to Found Institutions and Projects for Social and Economic Development > > XXVI. THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUQÚQU'LLÁH > 1031. Payment of Huququ'llah Purifies One's Property, Attracts Prosperity and Blessings > > 1032. A Bounty which Shall Remain with Every Soul in Every World of God > > 1033. Moderation Versus Extravagance > > 1034. Solicitation of the Huququ'llah is Not Permitted > > 1035. Trustworthiness in Huququ'llah--On Acquiring 100 Mithqals of Gold, 19 Belong Unto God > > 1036. Huququ'llah Designated as an Institution of the Cause--Calculation of Equivalent of One Mithqal of Gold > > 1037. Promulgation of the Huququ'llah a Responsibility of the Spiritual Assemblies--The Universal House of Justice Determines How Huququ'llah Can Be Used > > 1038. Personal Accounting Should Separate Huququ'llah from Contributions-- Huququ'llah Comes First > > 1039. As a Token of Mercy, Cost of Burial and Debts Take Precedence Over Huququ'llah > > 1040. The Trusteeship of the Huququ'llah--Cannot Be Turned Over to Every Person > > 1041. The Huquq is Not Payable on Entire Possessions Each Year > > 1042. Huquq is Not Payable on Agricultural Tools and Equipment > > 1043. Value of Residence, Furniture and Tools of Trade Exempt from Huququ'llah of Heir > > 1044. Payment of the Huququ'llah is a Binding Spiritual Obligation--Conduces to Prosperity and Honour, Ensures Attainment of True Happiness > > XXVII. SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS > A. Institutions Defined > 1045. Definition of Institution > > 1046. Clarification of the Institutions Attendant to the Guardianship > > B. The Guardianship > 1047. The Guardianship--Acceptance of--Day that Will Not Be Followed by Night > > 1048. The Word "Guardianship" Used with Various Meanings > > 1049. Prerogatives and Duties Invested in the Guardian Are of Three Kinds > > 1050. Infallibility of the Guardian is Not for Individual Believers to Limit or to Judge > > 1051. Authoritative Interpretation of the Teachings is the Exclusive Right of the Guardian After Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1052. The Distinction Between Authoritative Interpretation and Individual Understanding > > 1053. God Ordained, in This Day, that Guidance Has Been Vouchsafed to Man Through Institutions > > 1054. Future Guardians > > 1055. The Guardian is Assured the Guidance of Both Bahá'u'lláh and the Bab > > 1056. He is the Interpreter of the Word: Divine Truth is Relative > > 1057. Guardianship Does Not Lose Significance nor Position Because There is No Living Guardian > > 1058. Station of Guardianship Cannot Be Claimed Ere the Expiration of 1000 Years > > C. The Universal House of Justice > 1059. The Universal House of Justice Called into Being by the Author of the Faith > > 1060. Apex of Bahá'u'lláh's World Order > > 1061. Legislative Functions > > 1062. Process of Legislating > > 1063. Has General Functions of Protecting and Administering the Cause > > 1064. Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice is Not Dependent on the Presence of the Guardian > > 1065. The Universal House of Justice Has Conferred Infallibility > > 1066. The Process of Deducing Subsidiary Laws from the Original Text is the Right of the House of Justice > > 1067. In the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh Certain Functions Are Reserved to Certain Institutions > > 1068. The Decisions and Laws Made by the Universal House of Justice Are Inspired and Confirmed by the Holy Spirit--This Exclusive Authority Will Preclude Errors of Past Dispensations > > 1069. The Strong Cord to which All Must Cling is the Covenant > > 1070. The Universal House of Justice is the "Last Refuge of a Tottering Civilization" > > 1071. The Chosen Successors of Bahá'u'lláh and Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1072. The Universal House of Justice Bears Responsibility for Executive and Judicial Functions as Well as Legislative > > 1073. Appointment of a Successor to Shoghi Effendi or More Hands of the Cause Not Possible > > D. Supreme Tribunal > 1074. Factor in Establishing the Lesser Peace > > 1075. The Supreme Tribunal Will Fulfil Task of Establishing Universal Peace > > 1076. The Mission of the Supreme Tribunal is to Prevent War > > 1077. International Executive--A Step Leading to Bahá'í World Government > > E. Hands of the Cause of God > 1078. The Institution of "The Learned" > > 1079. The Hands of the Cause Not Heirs of Any Name or Title > > 1080. Tablet Revealed for the Hands of the Cause > > 1081. Auxiliary Institution of Guardianship > > 1082. Functions of the Hands of the Cause > > 1083. The Authority of Expulsion and Reinstatement Exercised by the Hands of the Cause > > 1084. Prerogative and Obligation of the Hands of the Cause to Consult with Boards of Counsellors and National Assemblies > > 1085. Inappropriate for Them to Serve on Administrative Institutions > > 1086. The Rank and Position of the Hands of the Cause of God > > F. International Teaching Centre > 1087. The International Teaching Centre Establishment and Duties > > G. Continental Boards of Counsellors > 1088. Duties of Continental Boards of Counsellors > > 1089. Terms of Office of the Continental Counsellors > > 1090. Relationship of Counsellors to National Spiritual Assemblies > > 1091. Relationship Between Boards of Counsellors and National Spiritual Assemblies > > 1092. The Counsellors and Auxiliary Board Members Are Free from Administrative Responsibilities > > 1093. The Counsellors and the National Spiritual Assemblies Have One Common Objective > > 1094. The Counsellors Follow in the Footsteps of the Hands of the Cause > > 1095. The Functions of the Counsellors and the Spiritual Assemblies Are Complementary > > 1096. The Proper Functioning of Society Requires Preservation of Ranks and Classes > > 1097. Pride and Self-Aggrandisement Are Among the Most Deadly of Sins > > 1098. Differentials of Rank Meant to Canalize, Not Obstruct the Work of the Cause > > 1099. Counsellors Should Give Wide Latitude to Auxiliary Board Members in Carrying Out Their Work > > 1100. Assemblies Plan and Direct the Work--The Plans Should Be Well Known to Counsellors and Auxiliary Board Members > > 1101. The Counsellors May Report Misconduct of Individuals to the National Spiritual Assembly Through Board Member > > 1102. Every Institution of This Divinely Created Order is One More Refuge for a Tottering Society > > H. Auxiliary Boards for Protection and Propagation > 1103. Two Auxiliary Boards with Distinct But Complementary Functions Established by the Guardian > > 1104. Areas for the Protection Board and Propagation Board Are Not Necessarily the Same > > 1105. In Exceptional Circumstances One Board Member Might Cover an Area > > 1106. Advisable that Auxiliary Board Member Reside in Area which He Serves > > 1107. Many of the Functions of Members of the Two Boards and Assemblies Are Held in Common > > 1108. The Members of the Boards Should Encourage the Friends and Assemblies to be Unified > > 1109. Auxiliary Boards Will Stimulate and Help Teaching Work > > 1110. Auxiliary Board Members Free to Have Direct Contact with Individuals and Local Assemblies > > 1111. The Friends Should Feel Free to Refer to Either Auxiliary Board Member > > 1112. Protection Board Members' Responsibilities > > 1113. Moral Problems Should Be Dealt with Only When They Arise > > 1114. Propagation Board Members' Responsibilities > > 1115. Members of Auxiliary Boards Should Be Freed from Administrative Responsibilities > > 1116. Auxiliary Board Member Must Decide What to Report to the Local Spiritual Assembly--Generally, the More Freely Information is Shared Between Institutions, the Better > > 1117. Board Member Should Feel Responsible Before God in the Discharge of His Responsibilities > > I. Auxiliary Board Member Assistants > 1118. Appointment of Auxiliary Board Members' Assistants > > 1119. Primary Aim of Assistants is to Stimulate and Assist the Believers > > 1120. An Assistant May Serve Two Board Members > > 1121. The House of Justice Prefers that Assistants Not Retire from Administrative Work > > 1122. Assistant Functions Individually, Does Not Function in Relation to National Assembly, Should Foster Warm Relationship Between Local Assembly and Board Member > > 1123. Principle of Confidentiality Applies to Assistant Who is Assembly Member --Most Subjects Dealt with Are Not Confidential > > J. Relationships Between Counsellors, Auxiliary Board Members, Assistants, National and Local Assemblies and Committees > 1124. Authority and Direction Flow from the Assemblies--Counsellors, Auxiliary Board Members and Assistants Advise, Stimulate and Assist > > 1125. Auxiliary Board Member May Meet with Local Spiritual Assembly Occasionally > > 1126. Relationship Between Auxiliary Board Members and Local Assemblies Should Not Be Hampered by Regulations > > 1127. Problems with Board Members to be Reported to Counsellors > > 1128. Counsellors Need Not Consult with National Spiritual Assembly About Appointments > > 1129. Gatherings of Counsellors, Board Members, National Assembly Members and Committee Members Encouraged > > 1130. Auxiliary Board Members and Committees Should Exchange Information > > 1131. Board Member Reports and Recommendations Are Sent to Counsellors, Not to National Assembly or Committees > > 1132. National Spiritual Assemblies Should Refer to Protection Board Member for Protection Matters > > 1133. Administrative Institutions May Request Auxiliary Board Member to Perform Certain Tasks > > 1134. Auxiliary Board Members Teach, Advise on, Observe and Report on Administration > > 1135. It is Not Necessary to Inform National Assembly When Board Members Are Working with a Local Spiritual Assembly > > 1136. National Assemblies Should Avail Themselves of Services of Auxiliary Board Members and Their Assistants > > XXVIII. LANGUAGES > 1137. Leave Granted to be Instructed in Divers Tongues > > 1138. The Utmost Importance of an Auxiliary Language > > 1139. Man's Speech is the Revealer of His Heart > > 1140. Esperanto > > 1141. The Present Need of an Auxiliary Language > > 1142. Esperanto Will Spread to a Certain Degree > > 1143. The Persian Tongue > > XXIX. LAWS AND ORDINANCES > A. Introduction > 1144. Obedience to the Laws of Bahá'u'lláh Will Impose Hardships and Tests in Individual Cases > > 1145. Certain Laws Are Universally and Vitally Applicable at the Present Time > > 1146. Laws Governing Physical and Spiritual Lives > > 1147. It is Difficult to Follow the Laws of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1148. Punishments Decided by the House of Justice > > 1149. Laws Should Be Obeyed But Not Through Fear of Punishment > > 1150. We Must Obey Ordinances, Even Though at First We See No Need for Them > > 1151. One Cannot Continue Drinking As a Bahá'í--Should Be Made Aware Gradually > > 1152. Unfair to Require New Applicants for Membership to First Accept All Laws of the Faith > > 1153. Difference Between Advice (Exhortation, Counsel) and a Binding Command > > B. Abortion > 1154. Abortion Merely to Prevent the Birth of an Unwanted Child is Strictly Forbidden in the Cause > > 1155. Surgical Operation and Abortion--The Soul Appears at Conception > > C. Adultery > 1156. Faith Recognizes Sex Impulse But Condemns Its Illegitimate Expression > > 1157. Sex Relationships Outside of Marriage Not Permissible > > 1158. Sexual Intercourse Permissible Only Between Man and Wife > > 1159. Adultery Retards Progress of the Soul > > D. Birth Control > 1160. Question of Birth Control Not Specifically Answered in Writings > > 1161. Population Explosion, No Reference in Writings: Time of Appearance of Human Soul, etc. > > 1162. When Exercised to Prevent Procreation of Any Children > > 1163. Husband and Wife to Decide How Many Children to Have > > 1164. Vasectomy to Avoid Having Unwanted Children Not Permitted if It Results in Permanent Sterility > > 1165. Tubal Ligation > > 1166. Should Take into Consideration Availability, Reliability and Reversibility of Operation > > 1167. No Reference in Writings Regarding Contraception to Prevent Transmission of Undesirable Traits > > 1168. In-Vitro Fertilization and Surrogate Mothers > > 1169. Individuals Must Decide Hazards of Contraceptive Agents at Present: Permanent Sterilization > > 1170. Letter to a Physician Specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology > > E. Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco > 1. Alcohol > 1171. Both Light and Strong Drinks Prohibited Unless Prescribed by a Doctor > > 1172. In the Kitab-i-Aqdas It is Forbidden to Take Anything that Deranges the Mind > > 1173. Drinking Forbidden, No Excuse to Touch It Even in Plum Pudding > > 1174. Cake Flavours and Extracts > > 1175. Strictly Prohibited Foods Flavoured with Alcoholic Liquors > > 1176. Alcohol for Home Remedies, No Instruction Allowing Its Use > > 1177. The Serving of Alcoholic Drinks by Bahá'ís and Bahá'í Institutions > > 1178. A Business Partnership Between a Bahá'í and Non-Bahá'ís > > 1179. Assembly's Role Toward Those Who Continue to Drink > > 1180. Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous > > 1181. Bahá'í Advertising Agent Should Use Wisdom in Avoiding the Promotion of Intoxicating Drinks > > 1182. The Right of the Non-Bahá'í Parent--The Serving of Champagne > > 2. Drugs > 1183. Hallucinogens, a Form of Intoxication > > 1184. The Use of Marijuana, LSD and Other Psychedelic Products > > 1185. Peyote > > 1186. Opium Destroys the Conscience, the Mind and the Perceptions > > 1187. Dealing in Heroin and Other Narcotics Forbidden > > 1188. The Renouncing of Tobacco, Alcohol and Opium--Purity and Sanctity Should Distinguish the People of Baha > > 3. Tobacco > 1189. Smoking is Discouraged, But Not Forbidden > > 1190. Smoking Has Nothing to Do with Firmness in the Covenant > > 1191. To New Bahá'ís, We Should Not Stress Giving Up Smoking > > 1192. Smoking by Degrees Injurious > > 1193. Guidelines for Individuals and Assemblies About Tobacco Smoking > > F. Crime, Criminals and Prisoners > 1194. Believers Charged with Criminal Offences > > 1195. Bahá'í Institutions Cannot Enforce Criminal Laws at Present--Such Cases Are Handled in Civil Court > > 1196. Rehabilitation of Criminals Left to Experts in that Field > > 1197. Administrative Action in Cases Involving Disobedience to Civil Law > > 1198. Penalty for Arson--Laws for a More Evolved Society > > 1199. Capital Punishment and the Criminally Insane > > 1200. Suicide is Forbidden in the Cause > > G. Gambling > 1201. The Sale or Purchasing of Lottery Tickets > > 1202. Horse Racing, Betting and Raffles > > 1203. Betting on Football Games, Bingo and the Like > > 1204. Bingo and Other Games of Chance for the Fund > > H. Chastity and Sex Education > 1205. Sex Education Requires Wisdom and Good Judgment on the Part of Parents > > 1206. Bahá'í Youth Should Stand Out Against the Laxity and Depravity of a Permissive Society > > 1207. The Individual Believer in Accordance with His Prayerful Understanding of the Writings Should Determine His Course of Conduct > > 1208. Bahá'ís Should Not Hesitate to Seek Advice from Assemblies When They Feel the Need and Must Learn Through Study and Prayer to Obtain a Clearer Vision of Their Mission > > 1209. One Must Learn to Control Animal Impulses, Not Be a Slave to Them > > 1210. Kissing in Modern Society is Detrimental to Morals > > 1211. Bahá'ís Must Set the Example and Lead the Way to a True Human Standard of Life > > 1212. Chastity Implies Before Marriage Absolutely Chaste, After Marriage Absolutely Faithful to One's Chosen Companion > > 1213. Bahá'í Youth Should Study the Teachings on Chastity for Guidance in Deciding which Intimacies Are Permissible and which Are Not > > 1214. Youth Should Be Taught Self-Control > > 1215. Chastity Should Be Strictly Practiced by Both Sexes > > 1216. Chastity is One of the Most Challenging Concepts in This Permissive Age > > 1217. Children Out of Wedlock > > 1218. In Sexual Morality People Often Stumble and Fall Short of the Ideal-- The Spiritual Assembly Should Act as a Loving Father Rather Than a Judge > > 1219. The Institutions Should Adopt Such Programs as Will Deepen the Believers in Their Understanding as to How to Attain to the High Standards of Spotless Chastity Inculcated by Bahá'u'lláh > > 1220. Masturbation > > I. Homosexuality > 1221. Acts of Immorality > > 1222. Homosexuality and Transsexuality > > 1223. Through Advice, Help of Doctors, and Prayer, Can Overcome This Handicap > > 1224. Bahá'í Law Protects and Strengthens Marriage > > 1225. The Question Should Not Be if a Practicing Homosexual Can Be a Bahá'í, But as Such Can He Overcome His Problem Through the Teachings > > 1226. Recognizing the Divine Origin of the Sex Impulse in Man, Religion Teaches It Must Be Controlled > > 1227. We Are Assured of the Guidance of God When We Make an Effort to Obey Him > > 1228. One Must Make an Effort to Resist Wayward Impulses When They Arise by Turning to the Sacred Writings to Divert One's Thoughts > > 1229. A Homosexual Relationship Subverts the Purpose of Human Life > > 1230. Homosexuality, Immorality and Adultery Are Forbidden in the Faith > > J. Laws of Marriage > 1. Parental Consent > 1231. Knowledge of Character Responsibility of Two Parties and Parents > > 1232. Must Become Thoroughly Acquainted with Characters of Each Other > > 1233. Law Requiring Parental Consent Should Encourage Young People to Consider Marriage Seriously > > 1234. Consent Required of Parents for Adults, for Second Marriages, for Bahá'ís or Non-Bahá'ís > > 1235. The Law of Parental Consent is to Strengthen Family Relationships > > 1236. Consent of Parents Law of Great Importance Affecting the Foundation of Human Society > > 1237. Consent of All Living Parents Places a Grave Responsibility on Each Parent > > 1238. Parents May Seek Advice of Spiritual Assembly, But Decision Rests with the Parents > > 1239. The Opposition of Family Members Other Than Parents Does Not Affect Validity of the Marriage > > 1240. Marriage to Non-Bahá'í, Consent of Parents of Both Parties Required > > 1241. The Child May Ask Parents to Reconsider--May Request Assistance of Assembly > > 1242. Consent of Parents Often Withheld for Reasons of Bigotry > > 1243. If Parents Are Alive, Consent Must Be Obtained > > 1244. Circumstances Under which Parental Consent for Bahá'í Marriage Not Required > > 1245. Withdrawal from the Faith in Order to Evade Law of Bahá'u'lláh is Not Possible for True Believer > > 1246. Parents Give Consent to Marriage, Not to a Bahá'í Religious Ceremony > > 1247. Every Reasonable Avenue of Search Must Be Exhausted to Find Parent-- The Responsible Assembly Must Be Satisfied This Has Been Done > > 1248. One May Ask Others to Approach Parent on His or Her Behalf > > 1249. Marriages Are Supposed to Promote Unity and Harmony--Alienated Parent and Child Might Be Brought Together > > 1250. Summary of Requirements for Adopted Children in Respect to Consent > > 1251. Adopted Children and the Special Significance of Their Relationship with the Natural Parents > > 1252. Uniform Adoption Law > > 1253. Duty of Assembly to Ascertain if Consent is Freely Given. It is Desirable to Have Signed Consent, is Not Requirement Under Law > > 1254. If Parents Do Not Name Future Spouse in Letter of Consent > > 2. Bahá'í Engagement > 1255. First You Must Select One > > 1256. Period of Engagement and Announcement of Engagement > > 1257. If Both Parties Are Persian Engagement Should Not Exceed 95 Days > > 1258. The Ninety-Five Days Should Commence When the Two Parties Have Been Betrothed > > 1259. The Breaking of an Engagement Does Not Violate Bahá'í Law > > 1260. It is Unlawful to Announce a Marriage Earlier Than 95 Days Before Wedding > > 1261. It is Unlawful to Become Engaged to a Girl Before She Attains Maturity > > 3. Bahá'í Marriage > 1262. The Bahá'í Teachings Raise Marriage to the Status of a Divine Institution; However, There is a Small Section of Humanity Who Should Not Marry... > > 1263. The Institution of Marriage as Conceived and Established by Bahá'u'lláh Constitutes the Foundation of Social Life > > 1264. The Physical Aspect of Marital Union is Subordinate to the Moral and Spiritual Purposes and Functions > > 1265. Marriage Between Two Bahá'ís Can Be a Potent Force in the Lives of Others > > 1266. Bahá'í Union Must Be a True Relationship that Will Endure > > 1267. Moral Duty to Marry But Marriage is Not an Obligation > > 1268. Bahá'u'lláh Has Urged Marriage as the Natural and Rightful Way of Life > > 1269. The Bahá'í Faith Does Not Contemplate Any Form of "Trial Marriage" > > 1270. Regarding Couples Living Together Without Being Married > > 1271. The Basic Difference Between the Two Categories of Relationships > > 1272. Faith Accepts in Certain Cases Unions which Are "Immoral But Accepted" by Society in which the People Live > > 1273. Legalizing Existing Situation Does Not Require Bahá'í Marriage > > 1274. Difference Between Companionate Marriage and Common Law Marriage > > 1275. Companionate Marriage and Flagrantly Immoral Relationships > > 1276. Violation of Marriage Law, Ascertain if Bahá'í Informed of Requirements > > 1277. Incorrect Information Given by Assembly > > 1278. Bahá'ís Ignorant of Law in a Different Category Altogether > > 1279. Be Patient and Forbearing in Application of Laws to Indigenous People: Must Not Pry into People's Personal Lives > > 1280. Bigamy Not Permitted > > 1281. Summary of Bahá'í Requirements Concerning Marriages with Followers of Other Religions > > 1282. Mixed Marriages (i.e., Bahá'í and Non-Bahá'í) > > 1283. Roman Catholic Marriage Requirements with Non-Catholics > > 1284. In Reality No Individual Performs the Marriage Ceremony and if for Any Reason Non-Bahá'í Refuses to Recite Verse, Bahá'í Cannot Marry that Person > > 1285. Marriage of Bahá'í to Atheist > > 1286. Marriage by Proxy > > 1287. Hindu Ceremony is Possible for Bahá'í, Provided... > > 1288. Inter-Racial Marriage > > 1289. Marriage Between Relatives > > 1290. Marriage Ceremony for Two Non-Bahá'ís > > 1291. The "So-Called" Marriage Tablet > > 1292. Wedding Plans Should Be Left Entirely in the Hands of the Bride and Groom > > 1293. Believers Should Not Attend Weddings of Bahá'ís Marrying Contrary to Bahá'í Law > > 1294. The Compulsory Part of a Bahá'í Wedding is the Pledge of Marriage in the Presence of Two Assembly Witnesses > > 1295. When a Bahá'í Marries a Non-Bahá'í Both Ceremonies Can Be Held in the Place of Worship of Another Religion, if Requested, and Provided that... > > 1296. Witnesses Can Be Any Two Trustworthy People Acceptable to Assembly: Makes Possible for Lone Pioneer to Have Bahá'í Marriage in a Remote Post > > 1297. Two Essential Obligations Regarding Education of Children > > 1298. Bahá'í Ceremony Should Be as Simple as Possible, No Rituals > > 1299. Meaning of Consummation of Marriage > > 1300. Consummation of Marriage Must Take Place Within Twenty-Four Hours of Bahá'í Marriage Ceremony > > 1301. Reporting Bahá'í Marriage: Individual Only Acts for Assembly > > K. Divorce > 1302. Attitude of Present-Day Society Towards Divorce > > 1303. There Are No Grounds for Divorce in the Faith--Divorce Should Only Be Considered if There is a Strong "Aversion" to One's Partner > > 1304. Youth Should Be So Deepened in the Teachings that the Thought of Divorce Will Be Abhorrent to Them > > 1305. The Party Who is the Cause of Divorce Will Become Victim of Formidable Calamities > > 1306. The Friends Must Strictly Refrain from Divorce > > 1307. Divorce is Conditional Upon the Approval and Permission of the Spiritual Assembly > > 1308. Should Think of Future of Children > > 1309. Divorce Concerns Children's Entire Future and Their Attitude Towards Marriage > > 1310. One May Discover He Has Not Purchased Either Freedom or Happiness > > 1311. Cannot Use the Cause or Service to It as Reason for Divorce > > 1312. Every Effort Should Be Made to Salvage Marriage--In Case of Pioneers, It is Even More Important > > 1313. Bahá'í Family Should Be Preserved > > 1314. One Year of Waiting Whether Bahá'í When Married or Not > > 1315. If Divorce is Illegal Within a Country, Bahá'ís Are Bound by Law of the Country > > 1316. If One Party is Mentally Ill > > 1317. Bahá'ís Who Intend to Divorce Must Consult with Local or National Assembly > > 1318. The Believers Should Know that Although Divorce is Permitted in Bahá'í Law, It is Condemned > > 1319. The Assembly Should Determine that Irreconcilable Antipathy Exists Before Setting the Date of the Beginning of the Year of Waiting > > 1320. Procedure for an Assembly When Application for Divorce is Received > > 1321. The Setting of the Date of the Beginning of the Year of Patience is Not Automatic > > 1322. Beginning of the Year of Patience Normally Commences When Parties Notify Assembly of their Separation with Intent to Divorce > > 1323. Duties of Assembly or Committee on Divorce Procedures > > 1324. Dating During the Year of Patience > > 1325. Summary--Relating to the Fixing of the Date of Separation > > 1326. It is Not Possible to Shorten the Period of Waiting > > 1327. The Assembly is Obliged to Consider Application for a Year of Waiting > > 1328. During Period of Legal Separation Dating in the Spirit of Courtship is Outside Bounds of Propriety > > 1329. Parties May Withdraw Their Application for Divorce at Any Time During the Year of Waiting > > 1330. Assembly Should Not Interfere into Marital Affairs Until Believers Bring Their Problems to the Assembly > > 1331. There is No Law to Remove Voting Rights for Obtaining Civil Divorce Before the Year of Waiting Terminates > > 1332. Annulment or Divorce > > 1333. Refund of Marriage Expenses > > 1334. Not Wise to Announce New Marriage Plans Before Divorce is Final > > 1335. Guidance Regarding Financial Support in Divorce Cases > > 1336. It is Preferable that Couple Should Amicably Agree on the Custody of the Children--The Husband is Obligated to Support Wife and Children Until Divorce is Granted and He Has Continuing Obligation to Support His Children > > 1337. Wife Support During Year of Patience and After Divorce--Assembly Should Encourage Husband to Honor His Responsibilities in Paying Required Support Money > > 1338. No Husband Should Batter His Wife > > XXX. LOVE AND UNITY > 1339. The Best Remedy for Hate is Love, as Hate is the Absence of Love > > 1340. The Standard which Must Govern the Conduct of Believers Toward Each Other is Love > > 1341. We Must Love God and Thus Love for All Men Becomes Possible > > 1342. The Kind of Love Every Believer Should Cultivate > > 1343. Abdu'l-Bahá Explained the Meaning of Bahá'u'lláh's Words Regarding Love of Humanity > > 1344. Spiritual Relationships Are Far More Important Than Rules and Regulations > > 1345. The People of the World Need to See the Love Engendered by the Faith in the Hearts of the Believers > > 1346. The Morbid and Turbulent Influence of the Dark Forces of the World is Felt by All > > 1347. We Must Pray to be Protected from the Contamination of Society > > 1348. Heroism is Needed by the Believers > > 1349. God's Ways Do Not Necessarily Coincide with Human Devices and Policies > > 1350. If Divided, Both Sides to a Difference Are Wrong; If United, They Are Both Right > > XXXI. MILITARY SERVICE > 1351. Bahá'ís Cannot Voluntarily Enlist Where Subject to Taking Human Life > > 1352. Bahá'ís Are Not Conscientious Objectors > > 1353. There Are Many Avenues Through which the Believers Can Assist in Time of War > > 1354. Bahá'ís Recognize the Right and Duty of Governments to Protect Their People > > 1355. It is Their Duty as Loyal and Devoted Citizens to Offer Their Services to Their Country > > 1356. "Specifically Aggressive or Directly Military" Activities Are to be Avoided > > 1357. A Bahá'í May Enlist in the Armed Forces if Not Made Liable for Combatant Service > > 1358. National Service Through Professions Useful to Mankind--National Spiritual Assembly Has Responsibility to Counsel Youth > > 1359. Bahá'ís Are Not Asking to be Given a Safe Berth During Hours of National Crisis > > XXXII. MUSIC > 1360. Music is a Ladder by which Souls May Ascend > > 1361. Music is an Important Means to the Education and Development of Humanity > > 1362. It is Necessary that the Schools Teach Music > > 1363. Music as a Praiseworthy Science > > 1364. Music as One of the Arts > > 1365. Prayers Set to Music > > 1366. Singing and Chanting Prayers in Unison > > 1367. Not Appropriate to Set Obligatory Prayers to Music > > 1368. Standing on the Threshold of Bahá'í Culture, We Cannot Foresee Forms and Characteristics of the Future Arts > > 1369. The Greatest Name and the Names of the Manifestations of God or the Central Figures Should Be Used with Respect > > 1370. Music More Helpful Before a Talk > > 1371. Music Helps to Communicate with the Soul > > XXXIII. THE NUMBER NINE > 1372. The Number Nine is Reverenced for Two Reasons by Bahá'ís > > 1373. The Number Nine is Considered by Bahá'ís as Sacred > > 1374. The Number Nine Symbolizes the Nine Great World Religions and Perfection and is the Numerical Value of Baha > > 1375. Nine as the Highest Digit Symbolizes Comprehensiveness, Culmination > > 1376. The Bab Utilized the Numerical Value of Words to Symbolize Spiritual Concepts > > 1377. Superstition Concerning the Number 13 > > XXXIV. OPPOSITION > 1378. No Need to Fear Opposition if the Inner Life Be Sound and Vigorous > > 1379. Refuting Attacks and Criticisms Against the Cause Devolve Upon the National Spiritual Assembly to Consider > > 1380. The Cause Cannot Be Effectively Established Unless It Encounters and Triumphs Over the Forces of Opposition > > 1381. Bahá'í Wife Should Show Utmost Love and Kindness to Husband in Spite of His Opposition to Faith > > 1382. How to Rehabilitate Our Perturbed Society and Eliminate War > > 1383. The Church and the Clergy Often Are the Most Bitter Opponents of the Cause > > XXXV. ORGANIZATIONS, NON-BAHÁ'Í > 1384. Affiliation with Faith Alone is Insufficient > > 1385. Affiliation with Non-Bahá'í Organizations > > 1386. Association and Affiliation Defined for Bahá'í Purposes > > 1387. Bahá'ís Belonging to Churches, Synagogues, Freemasonry and the Like > > 1388. Bahá'ís Requested to Withdraw from Masonic and Other Secret Societies > > 1389. Why Bahá'ís Are Requested to Withdraw from Membership in the Church, Synagogue, etc. > > 1390. Resignation from the Masonic Order > > 1391. The Believers Should Dissociate Themselves from Secret Organizations > > 1392. Theosophists: One Cannot Be Bahá'í and Theosophist at the Same Time > > 1393. World Government Organization--Should Be Non-Partisan and Non-Discriminatory > > 1394. New History Society--Avowed Enemies of the Faith > > 1395. Social Organizations, Relief Work--The Believers Are Building a Refuge for Mankind > > 1396. Membership in Non-Bahá'í Religious Organizations > > 1397. Teaching in a Mission School > > 1398. Bahá'ís Should Not Attack the Church > > 1399. A Bahá'í Cannot Be a Spiritist > > 1400. Relationship of Bahá'í Community to the United Nations > > 1401. All Social Movements Have Some Spark of Truth > > 1402. A Bahá'í Should Not Seek Financial Help from a Religious Organization as a Bahá'í > > 1403. Membership in Trade Unions--Election Procedures > > 1404. As to Participation in Strikes > > XXXVI. ORIENTALS > 1405. Warning Concerning Oriental Moslems > > 1406. The Mere Name of Bahá'í Does Not Constitute a Bahá'í > > 1407. Avoid Making Any Effort to Convert Orientals to the Faith--i.e., Muslims from the Middle East, Pakistan and India > > 1408. Iranian Bahá'ís Need Not Avoid All Contact with Iranian Muslims--However, They Should Not Seek Them Out for Friendly Contacts nor for Teaching > > 1409. In Certain Cases Iranian Muslims Could Be Considered for Enrolment--Each Instance to be Referred to the Universal House of Justice for Approval > > 1410. Bahá'í Professionals Should Not Refuse to Make Themselves Available Professionally to Iranian Muslims > > XXXVII. PEACE > 1411. The Ministers of the House of Justice to Promote Peace > > 1412. The Time and Means Through which the Lesser and the Most Great Peace Will Be Established > > 1413. Unless the Message of Bahá'u'lláh Reaches into the Hearts of Men and Transforms Them, There Can Be No Peace > > 1414. Predictions of Peace, Prophecy of Daniel--1335 Days > > 1415. Prerequisite to Peace > > 1416. Radiation of Thought Will Not Bring Peace > > 1417. No Greater Bliss Than to Find One Has Become the Cause of Peace > > 1418. Volition and Action Are Necessary Before International Peace Can Be Established. > > 1419. Every Means that Produces War Must Be Checked > > 1420. Every Century Holds the Solution of One Predominating Problem > > 1421. Do Not Rest Until the Peace Foretold by the Prophets is Permanently Established > > 1422. To Disregard the Bahá'í Solution for Peace is to Build on Foundations of Sand > > 1423. The Unification of Mankind is Assured by Bahá'u'lláh and No Power Can Prevent It > > 1424. Bahá'u'lláh's Teachings Will Establish a Universal Consciousness and a Universal Way of Life > > 1425. Peace Will Come > > 1426. The Aims and Purpose of the Faith Are to Eliminate War and Establish Peace and Unity > > 1427. Nuclear Disarmament > > 1428. The Transition from the Present System of National Sovereignty to a System of World Government > > 1429. Bahá'ís Are Not Pacifists > > 1430. The Lesser Peace Will Initially Be a Political Unity > > XXXVIII. PILGRIMS' NOTES > 1431. Any Narrative Not Authenticated by a Text Should Not Be Trusted > > 1432. Privilege of Friends to Share Results of These Visits > > 1433. Pilgrims' Notes Are Hearsay and Cannot Claim the Authority of the Sacred Text > > 1434. The Notes of Pilgrims Are for Their Own Use > > 1435. The Difference Between Talks and Tablets > > 1436. Stories Told About Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1437. Only Signed or Sealed Tablets Are Considered Authentic > > 1438. Pilgrim's Notes Reporting the Master's Words on Embracing and Kissing > > 1439. Haifa Notes Collected by Mrs. Maxwell > > XXXIX. POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT > A. Politics > 1440. Political Figures > > 1441. Politicians: Non-Political Government Jobs > > 1442. No Bahá'í Can Be Regarded as Republican or Democrat > > 1443. Voting in Civil Elections > > 1444. Avoid Identification with Political Parties > > 1445. For Bahá'ís Living in Countries Where the Political Structure is Based on a One-Party System > > 1446. No Loyal Believer Should Commit Himself to a Political Program > > 1447. Bahá'ís Should Refrain from Voting, if They Must Identify with a Political Party or Doctrine > > 1448. Enrolment When Political Affiliation or Activities Are Involved > > 1449. Membership in Any Political Party Entails Repudiation of Principles of Peace and Unity > > 1450. Regarding a Bahá'í Producing Television Advertising for a Political Campaign > > 1451. Bahá'ís Can Neither Campaign for Office nor Undertake Partisan Political Activities--They May Hold Appointive Posts which Are Not Political > > 1452. No Objection to a Bahá'í Being Elected as a Neighbourhood Captain or Serving on a Neighbourhood Council, Provided... > > B. Governments and Civil Authorities > 1453. Shun Politics Like the Plague and be Obedient to the Government in Power > > 1454. The Bahá'í Cause is Above Political Parties, But the Believers Are Obliged to Whole-Heartedly Obey Existing Political Regime > > 1455. The Bahá'ís Should Obey the Government Even at Risk of Sacrificing Administrative Affairs--In Matters of Faith No Compromise Allowed, Even Though Outcome is Death > > 1456. Principle of Obedience to Government Does Not Oblige Bahá'í Teachings to be Identified with Political Program > > 1457. Employment with the Foreign Service > > 1458. Bahá'ís Must Be Loyal to Their Spiritual Assembly and at the Same Time to Civil Government, Whether Tribal Council, a Cacique or a Municipal Authority > > 1459. Elective or Appointive Posts in Government Should Be Accepted Only if They Do Not Contravene Given Guidelines > > 1460. The Faith is Not Opposed to True Interests of Any Nation > > 1461. Not Our Purpose to Violate Any Country's Constitution > > 1462. Bahá'ís Obey the Law, Federal or State > > 1463. Obedience to Just Governments--What It Means > > 1464. Taking of Oaths > > 1465. Implicit Obedience to Administrative Regulations > > 1466. There is No Objection to Taking Case to Civil Court if Assembly and Bahá'ís Are Unable to Negotiate a Settlement of a Dispute > > 1467. Let the World Know the Real Aim of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1468. Non-Interference in Political Affairs--We Must Shun Pronouncements About Systems of Politics and Not Write About Current Political Affairs > > 1469. One Method by which One Can Criticize the Present Day Socio-Political Order > > 1470. Kingship in the Future > > 1471. President Wilson and Dr. Jordan > > C. Government Employees > 1472. Those Engaged in Government Service Should Perform Their Duties with Utmost Fidelity, Trustworthiness... > > 1473. Government Employees Should Perform Deeds and Actions of the Highest Degree of Rectitude and Honesty > > 1474. Those Who Are Selected to Serve the Public Should Perform Their Duties in a Spirit of the True Servitude > > 1475. Those Who Enter Service of the Government Should Shun All Forms of Venality and Corruption > > 1476. If One Abuses His Position with the Government Through Corrupt or Mercenary Behavior... > > 1477. If a Man Deals Faithlessly with a Just Government, He Deals Faithlessly with God > > 1478. Content with Wages Received, They Should Not Stain Their Character Through Acts of Bribery and Fraud nor Misappropriate a Single Penny > > XL. PRAYER AND MEDITATION > A. Prayer and Meditation > 1479. A Prayerful Condition is the Best of Conditions, Especially in Private and at Midnight > > 1480. The Reason for Privacy When Communing with God > > 1481. The More Detached and Pure the Prayer the More Acceptable to God > > 1482. The Inspiration Received Through Meditation > > 1483. With Prayer and Meditation Must Go Action and Example > > 1484. The Importance and Power of Meditation > > 1485. Every Day Upon Arising One Should Compare Today with Yesterday and Pray... > > 1486. How to Pray--One Must Start Out with the Right Concept of God > > 1487. Wiser to Use Meditations Given by Bahá'u'lláh--Not Set Form Recommended by Someone Else > > 1488. Turn to Manifestation > > 1489. Praying to Bahá'u'lláh > > 1490. Praying to Bahá'u'lláh--As the Door > > 1491. We May Turn to the Guardian in Prayer, But Should Not Confuse His Station with that of a Prophet > > 1492. Turning Toward the Shrine of Bahá'u'lláh in Prayer > > 1493. Through Abdu'l-Bahá One Can Address Bahá'u'lláh > > 1494. People Who Desire to Meet and Pray > > 1495. Prayers Should Be Read as Printed > > 1496. Strictly Adhere to the Text of the Holy Writings > > 1497. In Quoting Prayers > > 1498. Specific Time for Remembrance of God > > 1499. Dawn Prayers > > 1500. Morning Prayers > > 1501. We Should Not Make a Practice of Saying Grace or of Teaching It to Our Children > > 1502. Congregational Prayer Only for the Dead > > 1503. Prayers May Be Recited in Unison > > 1504. One Person Should Read the Funeral Prayer > > 1505. Recital or Chanting of Prayers--Prayer is Essentially Communion Between God and Man > > 1506. Healing Prayer and Prayers for the Fast > > 1507. Effectiveness of Healing Prayer > > 1508. Prayers Answered Through Action > > 1509. Pray to be Protected from Contamination of Society > > 1510. Five Steps of Prayer > > 1511. Reciting Any Prayer Nine Times Not Obligatory > > 1512. The Spiritual Man Prays Only for Love of God > > 1513. Prayer Beads, Chanting, Congregational Prayer, etc. > > 1514. Reading Prayers on the Radio > > 1515. Bahá'í Children, Communes and Prayers > > 1516. Mothers or Others Delegated Should Choose Excerpts from the Sacred Word for Children to Memorize > > 1517. There Are No Special Instructions for Repeating Prayers of the Bab > > 1518. Community Prayer Sessions > > 1519. Bahá'ís Should Be Taught to Meditate, But Also to Guard Against Superstitious Practices > > 1520. "O Subduer of Winds", an Invocation for Moments of Danger > > B. Obligatory Prayer > 1521. There Are Mysteries and a Wisdom in Every Word and Movement of the Obligatory Prayers > > 1522. Obligatory Prayers > > 1523. Turning Towards Akka in Prayer is a Physical Symbol of an Inner Reality --One Who Does Not Understand the Acts Accompanying the Long Prayer Can Use the Short > > 1524. If a Believer is Ill or Physically Unable to Perform Genuflexions > > 1525. The Medium Prayer--Repeating the Greatest Name 95 times > > 1526. Physical Gestures and Washing Hands and Face in Connection with Obligatory Prayers Are Laws of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1527. Each One Must Say His Obligatory Prayer by Himself > > 1528. Regarding Reading the Bab's Prayer 500 Times > > 1529. The Medium Prayer to be Recited Morning, Noon and Evening--Three Times a Day > > 1530. Definition of "Morning", "Noon" and "Evening" > > 1531. In High Latitudes the National Spiritual Assembly May Fix Hours of Prayer and Fasting by the Clock. > > 1532. Based on Texts in the "Kitab-i-Aqdas" and "Questions and Answers"--The Universal House of Justice Permits Use of Clock > > 1533. "Allah-u-Abha" is the Form of the Greatest Name to be Used in the Long Obligatory Prayer > > 1534. Instructions in the Long Obligatory Prayer > > 1535. Instructions for the Medium Obligatory Prayer > > 1536. The Correct Position for "Sitting" During Obligatory Prayers > > 1537. Ablutions and Movements to Accompany the Recitation of the Long Obligatory Prayer > > 1538. Ablutions Before Obligatory Prayers and Repetition of the Greatest Name > > 1539. The Verse to be Recited When There is No Water > > XLI. PROPHETS-MANIFESTATIONS OF GOD > A. The Báb > 1540. Duration of the Bab's Dispensation > > 1541. Declaration of the Bab > > 1542. The Declaration of the Bab and the Birthday of Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1543. The Bayan > > 1544. The Iqan and the Bayan > > 1545. Reason for Severe Laws Revealed by the Bab > > 1546. Portrait of the Bab > > 1547. Hour of Birth of the Bab > > 1548. The Term "Afnan" Refers to Relatives of the Bab > > 1549. The Sacrifice of 19 Lambs by the Bab Was Prior to His Revelation > > B. Bahá'u'lláh > 1550. No Prophet in Same Category as Bahá'u'lláh > > 1551. Bahá'u'lláh Has Appeared in God's Greatest Name > > 1552. Bahá'u'lláh Conversed with Moses in the Burning Bush > > 1553. Bahá'u'lláh is Not God--But Through Him We Can Know God > > 1554. Why He Uses the Pronoun "We" > > 1555. There is No Record of a Prophet Similar in Station to Bahá'u'lláh > > 1556. Hour of Bahá'u'lláh's Birth > > 1557. The Dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, Certain Passages Clarified > > 1558. Reckoning of Days Mentioned in the "Dispensation" > > 1559. Bahá'u'lláh Was a Descendent of Abraham Through Both Katurah and Sarah--Jesse, Son of Sarah, Was the Father of David and Ancestor of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1560. As the Return of Christ > > 1561. Appearance of Later Prophets > > 1562. Fears for Next Manifestation > > 1563. He Does Not Ask Us to Follow Him Blindly > > 1564. Christ and Bahá'u'lláh > > 1565. Duration of the Bahá'í Cycle and Dispensation > > 1566. No Explanation Given for 500,000 Year Period of Bahá'í Cycle > > 1567. Identifies Himself with Other Prophets > > 1568. Bahá'u'lláh Did Not Name "Letters of the Living" for Himself > > 1569. The "Trustees" of Knowledge > > 1570. The Bahá'í Faith is a Way of Life Not a Mere Philosophical or Social Doctrine > > 1571. The Teachings Should Be Conceived of as One Great Whole with Many Facets > > 1572. The Whole Theory of Divine Revelation Rests on the Infallibility of the Prophets > > 1573. There Are a Minimum of Rituals in the Bahá'í Faith and No Man-Made Dogmas > > C. Explanation of Some Bahá'í Teachings > 1574. What is Meant by a Personal God--God is Not Anthropomorphic > > 1575. Man Lives in a Three Dimensional Plane of Consciousness > > 1576. Possibly Indians of America Were Influenced by Prophets in Asia > > 1577. Mustaghath > > 1578. Reference in Gospel of St. John to Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1579. "Lord" and "God" Refer to the Creator in Bahá'í Writings > > 1580. Copper Can Be Transmuted into Gold > > 1581. Creatures Are to be Found on Every Planet > > 1582. "Dayspring" Defined > > 1583. Absolute Being Can Be Attributed Only to God--His Creation Has Relative Existence, a Separate Reality > > 1584. Meaning of "Sciences that Begin and End in Words" > > 1585. Atomic Energy--"A Strange and Wonderful Instrument" > > 1586. Bahá'u'lláh Exhorts Man to Try to Develop His Dormant Qualities > > 1587. The "Veils" Are Very Thin at the Time of the Manifestation > > 1588. Today It is a Greater Responsibility to Reject the Manifestation > > 1589. Cornerstone of All the Teachings--Oneness of Humanity > > 1590. "He Who Loves His Kind" > > 1591. "From It (Earth) We Have Created You" > > 1592. Second Time--Means the Spiritual Resurrection of Man > > 1593. The Day of Resurrection, of Judgement, and the Tomb > > 1594. Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh Primarily for This Planet > > 1595. Abha Kingdom > > 1596. "Singled Out" > > 1597. Evolution of the Soul > > 1598. "Perishing" > > 1599. "No Man Attaineth Everlasting Life" > > 1600. Differences of Station and Classes in Society > > 1601. "Hidden Words" > > 1602. Iqan, Kitab-I-Iqan--"City of God", Meaning of > > 1603. "Who Out of Utter Nothingness" > > 1604. "Hosts of His Testament" and "Cord" > > 1605. Sura of the Sun, Explanation of > > 1606. Intercession > > 1607. "Knowledge Consists of Twenty-Seven Letters..." > > 1608. Tablet of Ahmad--The Word "Ungodly" > > 1609. The Tablet of the Holy Mariner > > 1610. Tablet to the Presidents of the Republics of the Americas > > 1611. Tablet of Joseph > > 1612. Meaning of "Verities of the Faith" > > 1613. Meaning of the Word "Patron" in Seven Valleys > > D. 'Abdu'l-Bahá > 1614. Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1615. All Thy Doings Recorded > > 1616. Chief Objectives of Abdu'l-Bahá's Ministry > > 1617. Experiences with Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1618. Stories About Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1619. Day of the Covenant, Day of the Ascension > > 1620. When the Interpreter of the Writings Says Nothing on a Subject Then the Individual is Free to Accept or Refute > > 1621. Praying to Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1622. Through Him One Can Address Bahá'u'lláh > > 1623. Photographs of Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1624. Photograph Placed in a Dignified Position > > 1625. Preservation of Relics > > 1626. Ages of the Faith and Epochs of the Ages > > 1627. The Divine Plan > > 1628. The Tablets of the Divine Plan Are the Charter for Teaching > > 1629. Apostolic and Heroic Age of the Faith > > 1630. The Application of the Term "Iron Age" > > E. Hidden Words > 1631. The "Hidden Words"--A Collection of Gem-Like Utterances > > 1632. The Meaning of the Name "Hidden Words" > > 1633. The Hidden Words Have No Sequence > > 1634. Passages in which Bahá'u'lláh Refers to Man as "Son of Spirit" > > 1635. Hidden Words (Arabic) No. 13 Explained > > F. Christ > 1636. Date of Birth of Jesus Christ > > 1637. Christ, Virgin Birth of > > 1638. Miracles Are Always Possible > > 1639. Bahá'í Teachings in Agreement with Doctrines of Catholic Church Concerning the Virgin Birth > > 1640. Christ's Brothers and Sisters Were Born in the Natural Way > > 1641. High Station of Mary--False Accusations > > 1642. "Dove" Simply a Metaphor > > 1643. The Bahá'í Faith Recognizes the Divine Origin of Christianity and the Immaculacy of the Virgin Mary > > 1644. Regarding the Station of Jesus--All Prophets Can Be Regarded as Sons of God for They All Reflect His Light > > 1645. According to the Gospel Jesus Gave Only Two Material Ordinances > > 1646. The Crucifixion as Recorded in the New Testament is Correct > > 1647. The Father Himself Has Come and Fulfilled the Mission of Christ the Son > > 1648. Bahá'ís Do Not Believe in a Bodily Resurrection After the Crucifixion > > 1649. Bahá'ís Should Try to Find a Spiritual Meaning to the So-Called Miraculous Events Recorded in the Gospel > > 1650. Jesus Christ Established Beyond a Doubt the Primacy of Peter > > 1651. Regarding the Signs that Would Herald the Advent of the New Manifestation > > 1652. The Qur'an Concerning Christ > > 1653. The Reformation Was a Challenge to Man-Made Organization of the Church > > 1654. The Period of Turmoil which Accompanies a New Manifestation > > 1655. Ecclesiastics 12:6--Man's Neglect of God > > 1656. There is a Spark of Divinity in Man > > 1657. Reference to Bahá'u'lláh in St. John > > 1658. We Do Not Believe in Genesis Literally--The World Was Not Created in Seven Days > > 1659. The Years of Noah Are Not Years as We Count Them and We Cannot Substantiate Stories of the Old Testament > > 1660. When Abdu'l-Bahá States that We Believe What is in the Bible, He Means in Substance > > G. Islám > 1661. The Date of Birth of Muhammad is Unknown > > 1662. Biblical References to Muhammad and Ali > > 1663. Islam > > 1664. Muhammad's Teachings Heightened and Guarded the Cause of Human Development > > 1665. Clarification of Certain Issues Regarding Islam, the Imam Husayn, the Imamate, etc. > > 1666. How to Study the Qur'an > > 1667. Meaning of "Jin" or "Genii" > > 1668. Caliphate and Imamate > > 1669. Muhammad Says that the Jews Did Not Crucify Christ > > 1670. Muhammadanism is a Fuller Revelation Than Any One Preceding It > > 1671. Muhammad's Teachings Fostered the National State > > 1672. The Plurality of Wives in Muslim Countries Does Not Conform with the Teachings of Muhammad > > 1673. Imam Husayn > > H. Israel > 1674. Israel > > 1675. Position of Jerusalem > > 1676. All Palestine to Become Home > > 1677. Gathering of Israel > > 1678. Journey of the Israelites > > 1679. Erroneous Belief > > 1680. Ten Tribes of Israel > > 1681. The Jews Have a Great Spiritual Destiny and Will Enter the Faith in Large Groups > > 1682. Greek Philosophers Visited Israel's Scholars and Religious Leaders > > I. Prophets and Prophecies of Various Religions > 1683. Bahá'u'lláh is the Culmination of the Adamic Cycle and the Inaugurator of the Bahá'í Cycle > > 1684. Buddha Was a Manifestation Like Christ > > 1685. Confucius Was Not a Prophet But a Great Reformer > > 1686. Daniel, Prophecies of > > 1687. King David > > 1688. Genesis 22:9--Sacrifice of Ishmael > > 1689. Lot > > 1690. Zoroaster--Was Not Abraham > > 1691. Beginning of Zoroastrian Era > > 1692. Hindu Religion > > 1693. Sabeanism > > 1694. Lao-Tse and the Sabeans > > 1695. There Were No Followers of the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh from the Far East During Their Ministry > > 1696. Hinduism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism (Following are some quotations taken from a compilation of extracts from letters written on behalf of the Guardian on these and related subjects, enclosed with a letter to an individual believer on November 30, 1980 from the Universal House of Justice) > > 1697. Existence is of Two Kinds > > 1698. Manifestations Had Some Consciousness of Their Station > > 1699. The Souls of the Prophets Are Pre-Existent > > 1700. Hadrat--His Holiness > > 1701. Fundamental Purpose of All Religions > > 1702. Fundamentals of Religions > > 1703. Cosmic Religion > > 1704. Core of Religious Faith > > 1705. Oneness of Mankind Cornerstone of Teachings > > 1706. Primary Importance of the Cause Among Existing Religions > > 1707. Meaning of "Mysterious Power that Creates New Spiritual Worlds" > > 1708. Meaning of Personal God: Value of Religion Please refer to No. 1574 > > 1709. Religion Should Change Our Acts as Well as Our Thoughts > > 1710. World Religion Day, Purpose of > > 1711. Significance of Remains of the Prophets > > 1712. The Atoms of the Prophets Are Just Atoms > > 1713. The Four and Twenty Elders > > 1714. Perfection of God Found in His Prophets > > 1715. References to Bahá'u'lláh > > 1716. The Ark and the Flood > > 1717. Generation, the Word Has Different Meanings > > 1718. The Cross--This Figure Exists in All Things > > 1719. The Teachings of Swedenborg and Emerson Should Be Considered as Advanced Stirrings of the Time > > 1720. Emanuel Swedenborg > > 1721. Abdu'l-Bahá Praised Emanual Swedenborg for His Efforts for Social and Religious Reconstruction > > 1722. Because of the Progressiveness of the Teachings of Swedenborg He Can Be Considered a Herald of This Day > > 1723. People Like Emerson Were No Doubt Inspired by God > > 1724. The Difference Between the Gnostics and the Religionists > > 1725. Christ Referred to the World of the Prophets as the "Word", Abdu'l-Bahá Calls It the "Will" > > 1726. God Will Continue to Send His Prophets that Man May Obtain His Highest Goal > > 1727. Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon > > 1728. Status of Joseph Smith > > 1729. The Mormons Have High Principles and Ideals > > XLII. PSYCHIC PHENOMENA > 1730. Source of Evil Thoughts > > 1731. Evil Spirits > > 1732. Influence of Evil Spirits > > 1733. Evil Spirits Refer to Lower Nature of Man > > 1734. Evil Exists > > 1735. Psychic Powers in Children--Dangerous to Cultivate > > 1736. The Fourth Dimension > > 1737. Avoid Psychic Phenomena > > 1738. Possession > > 1739. Should Strive to Have Pure Thoughts and Dreams > > 1740. Difficult to Distinguish Truth from Imagination > > 1741. Difference Between Divine Revelation and Personal Experience > > 1742. True Mystical Experiences Rare > > 1743. No Need for Individual Revelations > > 1744. Let the Future Take Care of Itself > > 1745. Development of Psychic Faculties Weakens Spiritual Capacities > > 1746. Astronomy is a Science, Astrology is Not > > 1747. Non-Sensical Pseudo-Science > > 1748. Horoscopes > > 1749. Fruitless Sciences > > 1750. Influence of the Stars and Planets > > 1751. Numerology > > 1752. Neither Numerology nor Astrology Needed by the Believers > > 1753. Automatic Writing > > 1754. World's Greatest Writers and Painters Have Not Been Under Psychic Influence > > 1755. Table Writing > > 1756. Spiritualism and Psychic Phenomena > > 1757. Numerology, Physiognomy--Too Much Exaggerated > > 1758. Telepathy > > 1759. Be Not Afraid Anyone Can Affect Your Mind > > 1760. Spiritualists > > 1761. Mesmerism or Trumpet Communications > > 1762. Materialization of Spirits Through Mediums > > 1763. "Masters" Behind the Scenes > > 1764. Pyramids > > 1765. Pyramid of Cheops > > 1766. Protection of the Holy Spirit > > 1767. Heaven and Hell Conditions Within Our Own Beings--The Prophets Know God... > > 1768. Psychic Arts--The Influence of Such Arts is Dependent on Conviction of the Person Affected > > 1769. Bahá'ís Recognize that Evil is Negative and Can Take Control of Our Life But We Have the Power to Become Free of Such Forces > > 1770. Evil Souls Who Have Passed Away Can Exercise No Power Over the People > > 1771. The Solution to Such Beliefs and Problems Involves a Process of Educating the Friends in the Teachings > > 1772. What is Commonly Called Evil Spirits is Normally an Imaginary Creation But Evil Influences Both in This World and the Next > > 1773. Occult Practices of Certain Hindus Introduced in the States Are Completely Contrary to the Teachings and Should Be Avoided by the Friends > > 1774. Spiritual Experiences Can Have Great Influence On Us But the Call Today is to Try to Save the Human Race--This is the Duty of Every Soul > > XLIII. RACES > 1775. Aboriginal Inhabitants--Downtrodden People > > 1776. Tablets of the Divine Plan--Natives of America May Become Great Standard Bearers of the Faith > > 1777. Prejudice and Condescension--Contact with City Indians > > 1778. Afro-Americans and Amerindians > > 1779. First Member of His Race to Embrace the Cause > > 1780. Service of the Negro > > 1781. Guardian's Appeal to Negro Race > > 1782. Concentrate on Teaching the Negroes > > 1783. Compared with Pupil of the Eye > > 1784. Work of Negro Has Been of Greatest Help > > 1785. The Negroes Have a Contribution to Make to Bahá'u'lláh's World Order > > 1786. Pure-Hearted, Spiritually Receptive Negro Race > > 1787. Faces Are as Pupil of the Eye > > 1788. The Principle of the Oneness of Mankind Precludes Possibility of Considering Race as a Bar to Social Interaction > > 1789. The Guardian Addresses the Negro > > 1790. Addressed to Members of the White Race > > 1791. Let the White Make a Supreme Effort > > 1792. Unity in Diversity > > 1793. The Guardian Addresses Both Races--Neither Race Can Claim to be Absolved from Obligation > > 1794. God Makes No Distinction > > 1795. Prejudice Destroys Edifice of Humanity > > 1796. Object of Inter-Racial Work--Japanese, Americans, Mexicans, Chinese, Negroes > > 1797. Just Interest of Minorities > > 1798. The Coloured Friends Need the Faith--Have Suffered and Been Downtrodden > > 1799. Guilty Before God to Allow Prejudice to Manifest Itself > > 1800. To Be a Bahá'í is to be Different > > 1801. Bahá'ís Are Not Perfect > > 1802. Abdu'l-Bahá Foretold for the Indians of America a Great Future if They Accepted the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1803. Bahá'ís Approve of Inter-Racial Unions > > 1804. Campus Protest Against Racial Prejudice > > 1805. The Bahá'í Must Scrupulously Avoid Involvement in Political Issues Therefore Cannot Participate in Anti-Apartheid Demonstrations > > 1806. Teaching Multi-Racial Students in the Universities and Other Minority Groups in America, Such as Czechs, Poles, Russians... > > 1807. Racial Prejudice is Simply a Negation of Faith > > 1808. It is the Responsibility of the Believers to Combat and Uproot Racial Prejudice in Their Midst > > 1809. God Has Richly Endowed the Negro Race > > 1810. The Negro Race and the White Race Must Do All in Their Power to Destroy the Prejudice which Exists on Both Sides > > 1811. The Negro Bahá'ís Have a Great Responsibility Towards Their Own Race and Fellow Believers > > 1812. Principle of the Oneness of Mankind--Incompatible with Racial Prejudices > > 1813. The Evil Forces of Prejudice > > 1814. The Negroes Should Be Proud and Happy in the Praises which Bahá'u'lláh Bestowed Upon Them and Other Downtrodden Races > > 1815. The Guardian Encourages Participation with Non-Political Progressive Groups > > 1816. The Whites Should Welcome Negroes in Their Homes and Even Marry Them if They Wish--Both Sides Have Prejudice to Overcome > > 1817. The Sufferings and Tribulations of the Jews Will Terminate During the Bahá'í Era > > 1818. The Glorious Destiny of the Jews > > 1819. Believers of Jewish Descent Should Call Themselves Bahá'ís > > XLIV. REINCARNATION > 1820. Bahá'í Position on Reincarnation > > 1821. Everybody is Entitled to Their Own Opinion > > 1822. Learning Can Be the Veil Between the Soul of Man and Truth > > 1823. Have Not Had Time to Evolve Bahá'í Scholars Who Can Deal with These Subjects > > 1824. Unlikely You Will Be Able to Convert People Who Study These Topics > > 1825. What Bahá'u'lláh Means by Faculty of Sight and Hearing > > 1826. Reincarnation Does Not Exist > > 1827. We Must Use Writings of the Prophets as Our Measurement > > XLV. REVERENCE AND SPIRITUALITY > A. Reverence > 1828. Reverence and Respect Toward the Holy Places > > 1829. The Record of Abdu'l-Bahá's Voice Should Be Listened to with the Utmost Reverence > > 1830. Viewing the Film of Abdu'l-Bahá > > 1831. Portrayal of Any of the Manifestations of God Forbidden > > 1832. Showing Reverence Differs from Culture to Culture > > 1833. Photograph of Bahá'u'lláh > > B. Spirituality > 1834. Man is at the Beginning of Spirituality > > 1835. Requisites for Spiritual Growth > > 1836. Points Towards the Attainment of True Spirituality--Spiritual Exercises of Prayer and Meditation > > 1837. Bahá'u'lláh Specified No Procedure to be Followed in Meditation and No Method Should Be Taught in Summer Schools > > 1838. For Private Meditation, Believer May Desire to Use the Greatest Name > > 1839. Cleanliness Contributes to Spirituality > > 1840. The Obligatory Prayers and Reading Sacred Scriptures Every Morning and Evening Nourish Growth of Spirituality > > 1841. The Foundation of Spirituality is Steadfastness in the Covenant > > 1842. People Are So Markedly Lacking in Spirituality These Days > > 1843. There is a Need for a True Spiritual Awareness > > 1844. Spiritual Education and Progress Depend on Recognition of the Infallibility of the Manifestation of God > > 1845. Prayer Absolutely Indispensable--To Attain Spirituality > > XLVI. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT > A. Guidelines > 1846. A Wider Horizon is Opening Before Us > > 1847. The Concept of Social and Economic Development is Enshrined in the Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1848. His Teachings Emphasize Bringing into Being a World Unified in All Essential Aspects of Life > > 1849. Steps to be Taken to Attain This Goal Must Begin in the Bahá'í Community > > 1850. Establishment of Office of Social and Economic Development in the World Centre > > 1851. The Powers Released by Bahá'u'lláh Match the Needs of the Time > > 1852. Progress in Development Field Depends on Stirrings at the Grass Roots > > 1853. The Major Tasks of National Spiritual Assemblies > > 1854. Applying Systematically Principles of the Faith to Upraising Quality of Human Life > > 1855. Universal House of Justice Calls Individual to Action > > 1856. The Nature and Extent of Believers' Involvement Must Vary from Country to Country > > B. Agriculture > 1857. Strive to Become Proficient in the Science of Agriculture > > 1858. Solution to Economic Problem Should Begin with the Farmer > > 1859. A General Warehouse Will Be Founded which Will Have Seven Revenues > > C. Economics > 1860. Bahá'í System Prevents Extremes of Wealth and Poverty > > 1861. Should Not Confuse Methods Explained by Abdu'l-Bahá with Present Day Systems > > 1862. Regarding Problems of Ownership, Control and Distribution of Capital > > 1863. Voluntary Sharing > > 1864. Spirit that Permeates Economic Life Will Crystallize into Definite Institutions > > 1865. Social Inequality > > 1866. "Equality is a Chimera!" > > 1867. Wages > > 1868. Application of Spiritual Principles to Economic System > > 1869. Profit Sharing Recommended to Solve One Form of Economic Problems > > 1870. Man Will Always Have to Toil to Earn His Living > > 1871. Religion Alone Can Enable Man to Adjust the Economic Relationships of Society > > 1872. A New Universal Attitude Needs to be Fostered--Based on Spiritual Verities > > D. Projects > 1873. Participation in Projects Depends Largely on Certain Conditions in the Community > > 1874. The Primary Objective of Such Projects Should Be Service to the Community, Not as a Business > > 1875. Social and Economic Development Projects Should Meet Needs and Aspirations of Local Believers > > 1876. Two Fundamental Principles > > 1877. Social and Economic Development Must Be Placed on a Spiritual Basis to Prove Productive > > 1878. Suggestions for Projects Are Welcome > > 1879. Projects May Receive Help in Finances and Manpower from Bahá'í Sources > > E. Objectives for Social and Economic Development > 1880. The Preservation of Cultural Identities and Customs > > 1881. Arts, Crafts and Sciences > > 1882. Wealth is Praiseworthy--If Acquired by Efforts and Grace of God, and if Expended for Philanthropic Purposes > > 1883. The Promotion of Education > > F. Requisites for Success > 1884. The Mashriqu'l-Adhkar--The Spiritual Precedes the Material > > 1885. The Spiritual Principle Induces an Attitude, a Dynamic, a Will, an Aspiration > > G. Tutorial Schools > 1886. The Importance of Establishing Tutorial Schools > > 1887. Bahá'í Youth and Young Adults Should Be Willing to Become Teachers > > 1888. School Should Be Planned by Bahá'ís in Consultation with Non-Bahá'ís > > 1889. A Privately Owned Kindergarten Could Be Considered a Social and Economic Activity for Statistics > > 1890. Contributions from Non-Bahá'ís for Maintenance of Tutorial Schools > > XLVII. BAHÁ'Í SUMMER SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTES > A. Summer Schools > 1891. Purpose of Summer Schools > > 1892. Undue Time Should Not Be Spent on Philosophic and Esoteric Subjects > > 1893. Summer Schools Can Attract Many Souls > > 1894. Lecture Method Not Sufficient > > 1895. Supervised by National Assembly > > 1896. Summer Schools Inseparable Part of Teaching Campaign > > 1897. Introduce Bahá'í Atmosphere > > 1898. Dancing, Nothing in Teachings Against > > 1899. Topics to be Discussed > > 1900. The Summer School Curriculum Should Concentrate on Deepening the Student's Grasp of the Teachings > > 1901. It is Important that Courses on Covenant-Breaking Be Included in the Summer School Curriculum > > 1902. Indispensable for Students to Study the Pattern of the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1903. The Importance of the Study of Islam--Need Competent Lecturers and Writers, Not Necessarily Bahá'ís > > 1904. Teaching of the Qur'an is Absolutely Indispensable > > 1905. Character Building and Ethics > > 1906. Few Days Not Sufficient to Learn Everything > > 1907. Bahá'í Youth Attendant at Louhelen Shoulder Responsibility in Connection with Development of the Bahá'í University > > B. Bahá'í Teaching Institutes > 1908. Teaching Institutes > > 1909. Institute Should Be Centre of Complex Activities > > 1910. Subjects to be Taught > > 1911. Issuing Diplomas Discouraged--Sometimes They Are Misused > > 1912. A Teaching Institute at Present is a Function and Not Necessarily a Building > > XLVIII. TEACHING > A. Deepening > 1913. Incumbent on Believers to Read Sacred Writings Daily > > 1914. Deepening--What It Means--No Limit to the Study of the Cause > > 1915. Deepening Generates Stimulus > > 1916. Study with Others > > 1917. Study Classes--Little Knowledge is Dangerous--Quote from the Tablets > > 1918. Deepen Their Knowledge > > 1919. Understanding the Import of His Teachings Motivates New Believers to Dedicate Their Lives to His Service > > 1920. Study and Application > > 1921. Spiritual Teachings of Faith--Will and Testament, Firm Grounding Needed > > 1922. Presenting the Master's Will to Newcomers > > 1923. The Cause Needs People Whose Faith Stands on a Rock, No Trial Can Move > > 1924. Education of New Believers > > 1925. Regarding Spiritual Children, Each Soul Receives Gift of Faith for Himself, Independent of Teachers > > 1926. One Cannot Catch the Spirit of the Cause Through the Reading of Books Alone > > 1927. Imperative Need to Deepen in the Cause--God's Purpose for Man > > 1928. The Study of Dawn-Breakers Will Arouse the Friends to Renewed Zeal > > 1929. Theme Pursued in Effort to Deepen--What is God's Purpose for the Human Race? > > 1930. Presenting Greatest Name Prematurely > > 1931. One Must Deepen His Knowledge of the Literature in Order to Teach Others and Render Service to the Faith > > 1932. The Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh Deal with Many Aspects of Man's Inner and Communal Life > > 1933. Progress of Cause Now to be Characterized by Increasing Relationship with Non-Bahá'í World--Our Preparation Must Be Continual Deepening > > B. Pioneers and Pioneering > 1934. Pioneers--Homeless and Wanderers in the Path of God > > 1935. Not for a Moment Are Ye Alone > > 1936. Flee Their Homelands > > 1937. House of Justice Defines "Pioneer" and "Pioneering"--There Can Be No Question of "Recalling" a Pioneer from His Field of Service > > 1938. Pioneer Status Clarified: Who is a Pioneer? > > 1939. Every Bahá'í, Especially Those Who Leave Their Homes to Serve in Foreign Lands, Should Turn Their Gaze to Marion Jack > > 1940. A Self-Supporting Pioneer Cannot Be Required to Settle in Any Given Locality > > 1941. Only if Especially Required for a Specific Locality Can a Pioneer Be Required to Settle There > > 1942. The Guardian's Exhortations to Bahá'ís to Leave Centres Where Large Numbers Had Congregated Were to Disperse Them to Needy Goals--The Spiritual Importance of Remaining at Their Posts > > 1943. All Bahá'ís Have the Duty to Teach and Serve; Some Who Settle for Personal Purposes May Fill Pioneer Goals > > 1944. Iranians Who Settle in the Americas > > 1945. Persians Can Render Utmost Service to the Teaching Work, But They Must Settle as Pioneers and be in the Minority > > 1946. Whether Youth and Children Should Be Listed as Pioneers > > 1947. The Native Believers Should Be Encouraged to Become the Pivot of the Teaching Activities > > 1948. Pioneering is the Highest Form of Bahá'í Cooperation in Marriage > > 1949. Neither Persian nor American Pioneers Should Congregate in a Few Chosen Places > > 1950. Pioneer Should Not Leave Post Until There is Nothing Else to Do--They Should Confirm Native People Like Enoch Olinga Who Will Ignite the Flame of Faith in Others > > 1951. Initial Obscurity Surrounding Work of Pioneer--Protection to Faith > > 1952. The Purpose of Dispersal > > 1953. Pioneers Entering Pioneer Field Should Realize They Go as National Spiritual Assembly Representatives--To Represent the Cause > > 1954. The Work of the Pioneer is the Most Important Task an Individual Can Perform; Its Blessings Are Great > > 1955. When an Administrative Body is Established, the Pioneer Ceases to Have a Unique Status > > 1956. Pioneers Enhance Prestige of Faith > > 1957. Perseverance of Pioneers Assured Reward in Both Worlds > > 1958. Isolated Pioneers Are Like a Lighthouse of Bahá'u'lláh > > 1959. Struggles of a Pioneer--God Will Assist All Those Who Arise to Serve Him > > 1960. Even if Bereft of Every Human Knowledge, Everyone Who with a Pure, Detached Heart Arises to Serve His Cause is Promised Bahá'u'lláh's Divine Assistance > > 1961. Bahá'u'lláh is Always on the Watch, Ready to Come to Our Assistance > > 1962. In the Best and Highest Sense of the Term "Missionary" It Can Be Applied to Our Teachers--There is No Objection to the Word Appearing on Passports > > 1963. Assembly Should Arrange to Replace Pioneer Before He Leaves Post > > 1964. No Service in Entire Bahá'í World as Important as Pioneering Work in Virgin Areas > > 1965. Pioneers in Virgin Areas Cannot Vote in National Elections > > 1966. Pioneers Should Work in Close Harmony with Local Believers > > C. Proclamation > 1967. Youth Should Not Be Stultified > > 1968. Mass Distribution of Reply Paid Inquiry Cards > > 1969. Importance of Reaching Distinguished Persons with the Teachings > > 1970. Eminent Men Are Often Captives of Their Cherished Ideas, But When the Pendulum Starts to Swing... > > 1971. Proclaiming the Faith to Modern Thinkers and Leaders of Society > > D. Radio > 1972. Power of Radio for Proclamation > > 1973. Historic Forward Step in Proclamation > > 1974. Bring to Attention of the Public the Fact that the Faith Exists > > 1975. Examples of Prudence to be Exercised in Presenting History and Teachings of the Faith > > 1976. Voluntary Contributions May Be Accepted--However, Fund-Raising Activities Should Not Be Carried Out by Bahá'í Radio > > E. Teaching > 1977. Arise to Serve His Cause > > 1978. Teaching Enjoined on Believers in Aqdas > > 1979. Meditate on Methods of Teaching > > 1980. The Teachings Are Not Given to Us to Treasure and Hide > > 1981. Abdu'l-Bahá Teaches How to Teach > > 1982. Recompense of Martyr Assuredly Recorded > > 1983. Teaching Not Conditioned by Occupation > > 1984. Intensive Work is of More Lasting Nature > > 1985. Teachers Must Be Satisfied with Little Food > > 1986. Develop a System of Travelling Teacher Circuits > > 1987. Travelling Teachers Reinforce Work of Pioneers > > 1988. What Visiting Teachers Are Supposed to Do > > 1989. Travelling Teachers Have No Special Status > > 1990. Travelling Expenses of Teachers > > 1991. No Bahá'í Teachers Permanently Employed by Faith > > 1992. Travelling Teachers Should Be Assisted Financially to Carry Out Assigned Projects > > 1993. We Have No One in the Faith Whose Position is Comparable to Professional Clergymen or Priests > > 1994. Support by the Fund Only Temporary > > 1995. Travelling Teachers and Believers Who Travel Frequently > > 1996. Spiritual Maturing is a Slow Process > > 1997. Each One of the Believers is Like an Ark of Salvation > > 1998. First Condition of a Religious Teacher > > 1999. Importance of Teaching--Terrible Problems Confronting Humanity > > 2000. Need Teachers of Spiritual Capacity, Knowledge of Covenant > > 2001. Everyone is a Potential Teacher > > F. Mass Teaching > 2002. Distribution of Bahá'í Material in Mail Boxes of Homes and Apartments > > 2003. Great Care Should Be Exercised in Selecting Teachers to Teach > > 2004. Exercise Care in Presenting Cause to Avoid Misconceptions > > 2005. Mankind Has the Right to Hear the Message of Bahá'u'lláh > > 2006. The Purpose of Consolidation > > 2007. True Consolidation > > 2008. Proclamation, Expansion and Consolidation > > 2009. Consolidation is that Aspect of Teaching which Assists Believers to Deepen Their Knowledge of the Teachings... > > 2010. Consolidation is an Essential and Inseparable Element of Teaching > > 2011. Expansion and Consolidation Are Co-Equal > > 2012. The Purpose of Teaching is Not Complete with a Declaration of Faith > > 2013. Qualities Necessary--Pure Spirit and Love--Illiterates Cannot Read for Themselves > > 2014. Simplicity in Giving the Message--The Unsophisticated People Form Majority > > 2015. Poorer Classes Should Be Taught--Confirm People > > 2016. Teaching Campaigns > > 2017. Aim of All Bahá'í Institutions and Teachers > > 2018. Challenge to Every Believer and Institution > > 2019. Challenge to Local and National Administrative Institutions > > 2020. Challenge to the Individual Bahá'í > > 2021. How Can True Believer Remain Silent > > 2022. Charitable and Humanitarian Aspects of Faith--Be Careful Not to Emphasize > > 2023. Honoraria or Expenses for Talking on the Faith at Non-Bahá'í Events > > 2024. Teachers as Administrators > > 2025. Bahá'ís Should Be Aware that Opening a New Territory or Town is Only the First Move > > 2026. The Basic Objective of Teaching > > 2027. The Guardian Encouraged Early Enrollment of New Believers > > 2028. Indirect Teaching: What It Constitutes > > 2029. The Teaching of the Indians in America > > 2030. Teaching the Muslims > > 2031. It is the Holy Spirit that Confirms and the Individual Should Become as a Reed Through which the Spirit May Descend > > 2032. Many People Are Ready for and Longing to Find These Teachings > > 2033. The Teacher Should Use Whatever Method of Expression that Will Attract the Listener > > 2034. Audacity in Teaching is Essential, But with Tact, Wisdom and Consideration > > 2035. Regarding Those Who Are Enrolled, But Do Not Consider Themselves Bahá'ís > > 2036. The Most Successful Way for the Individual to Carry on the Teaching Work > > XLIX. TESTS > 2037. Bahá'ís Often Each Other's Greatest Test > > 2038. Growing Pains Every Bahá'í Community Experiences > > 2039. Failures, Tests and Trials Are Means of Purifying Our Spirits > > 2040. God Sometimes Causes Us to Suffer Much that We May Become Strong in His Cause > > 2041. A Man May Forget God While Happy > > 2042. Difficulties Are Means for the Spirit to Grow > > 2043. Is It Right to Tell Untruth to Save Another? > > 2044. No Comfort in This World--Some Under Pressure Commit Suicide > > 2045. We Can Turn Our Stumbling Blocks Into Stepping Stones > > 2046. Life Afflicts Us with Very Severe Trials which We Must Accept Patiently > > 2047. Many Tests Are Due to Our Own Nature > > 2048. Only Through Suffering Can Nobility of Character Be Made Manifest--The Energy We Spend Enduring the Intolerance of Others is Not Lost > > 2049. Suffering Seems to be Part of the Polish God Employs to Enable Us to Reflect More of His Attributes > > 2050. Sometimes Things which Seem Difficult to Understand Have a Simple, Reasonable Explanation > > L. THE TEMPLE-MASHRÍQU'L-ADHKÁR > A. Founding of the Temple > 2051. Founding of Temple Marks Inception Kingdom of God on Earth > > 2052. Temple Ordained to be Ark to Ride Tidal Wave > > 2053. First Institute by the Disciples Was a Temple > > 2054. Effect on Those Who Build It--Arise for the Service of Temple > > 2055. Accessories to the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar > > 2056. One of the Most Vital Institutions in the World is the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar > > 2057. The Relationship of an Administrative Building to the Temple is Worship and Service > > B. Worship in the Temple > 2058. The Reason for a Place of Worship > > 2059. The Character of Meetings in the Auditorium > > 2060. Non-Bahá'í Public Welcome > > 2061. Worship in Temple > > 2062. Talking in the Temple > > 2063. Scriptures of Other Religions, Readers, Music in the House of Worship > > 2064. The Auditorium May Be Used for Special Prayers by Visiting Groups, Bahá'í or Non-Bahá'í > > 2065. The Chanting of Tablets in the Temple > > 2066. Questions and Answers Concerning Services in the House of Worship > > C. Temple Guiding and Other Activities > 2067. The Temple Guide Has a Very Sacred Obligation > > 2068. Bahá'í Guides Should Be Well Informed > > 2069. The Essential Requisites for Guides > > 2070. Work at the Temple on Holy Days > > 2071. Land Grant from Government Not Acceptable for Temple Site > > LI. WOMEN > 2072. Both Women and Men Have Been Created in the Image of God > > 2073. Clarification Exclusion of Women on House of Justice > > 2074. The Membership of the Universal House of Justice is Confined to Men; This is Not a Function Designated for Women > > 2075. Women Are Destined to Attain to the Very Highest Station of the World of Humanity--Bahá'u'lláh Has Willed It So! > > 2076. Reference to the "Men of Justice" Cited in the Kitab-i-Aqdas is Based on a Certain Principle Deriving from Bahá'u'lláh > > 2077. All Mankind Are the Creatures of One God--"Man" is a Generic Term Applying to All Humanity > > 2078. Bahá'u'lláh Made Women Respected by Proclaiming that All Women Be Educated--In Some Societies It was Preferable that She Should Not Know Reading and Writing > > 2079. The New Age Will Be an Age Less Masculine; the Feminine and Masculine Elements Will Be More Evenly Balanced > > 2080. Woman Would Be the Peer of Men if Equal Opportunity Were Granted > > 2081. With the Same Educational Advantages Women Will Show Equal Capacity for Scholarship > > 2082. She is the Coadjutor of Man > > 2083. The Need to Educate and Guide Women in Their Primary Responsibility as Mothers > > 2084. No Nation Can Achieve Success Unless Education is Accorded to All Its Citizens > > 2085. If Mother is Educated Then Her Children Will Be Well Taught > > 2086. The Assumption of Superiority by Men Will Continue to be Depressing to the Ambition of Women > > 2087. The Boldness which the Women Who Enlisted in the Ranks of the Faith Have Evinced is One of the Miracles which Distinguish This Sacred Dispensation > > 2088. The Women's Liberation Movement > > 2089. What Abdu'l-Bahá Meant by Women Arising for Peace > > 2090. The Emancipation of Women and the Achievement of Full Equality is One of the Most Important Prerequisites for Peace > > 2091. The Hearts of Women Are More Tender and Susceptible Than the Hearts of Men and They Are More Philanthropic and Responsive Toward the Needy and Suffering > > 2092. Woman by Nature is Opposed to War > > 2093. The Woman Has Greater Moral Courage Than Man and is of the Greater Importance to the Race > > 2094. The Duty of Women in Being the First Educators of Mankind > > 2095. At Present the Equality of Men and Women is Not Universally Applied > > 2096. One of the Factors in Bringing About International Peace is Woman's Suffrage > > 2097. Equality of Men and Women is Conducive to the Abolition of Warfare > > 2098. The Principle of Equality Can Be Effectively and Universally Established When Pursued in Conjunction with All Other Aspects of Bahá'í Life > > 2099. God Does Not Inquire, "Art Thou Woman or Art Thou Man?" > > 2100. Woman Must Study the Industrial and Agricultural Sciences in Order to Assist Mankind in that which is Most Needful > > 2101. When Woman Receives Education and Full Rights to the Prerogatives of Man, She Will Refuse to Send Her Sons to the Battlefield and She Will Abolish Warfare Among Mankind > > 2102. Abdu'l-Bahá Regards Such Inequalities as Remain Between the Sexes in This Age as Being "Negligible" > > 2103. The World of Humanity Consists of Two Complementary Parts: Male and Female. If One is Defective the Other Will Necessarily Be Incomplete > > 2104. Universal Peace is Impossible Without Universal Suffrage: It is Historically True that Every Influential Undertaking in the World Where Woman Was a Participant Has Attained Importance > > LII. WORK > A. Work is Worship > 2105. Work is Worship > > 2106. Idle People Have No Place in the World Order > > 2107. Abdu'l-Bahá Advocates the Need for a Profession--He Said His Was Mat-Making > > 2108. Bahá'u'lláh Commands that Everyone Should Engage in Some Sort of Profession > > 2109. Division of Time > > 2110. Art is Worship > > 2111. Working for the Cause Does Not Constitute Professional Activity > > 2112. Practice Economy > > 2113. All Humanity Must Obtain a Livelihood > > 2114. Retirement from Work > > 2115. Work in the Cause at Whatever Age > > 2116. "Occupy Yourselves with that which Profiteth Yourselves and Others" > > 2117. Must a Wife and Mother Work for Her Livelihood as Her Husband Does? > > 2118. The Man Has Primary Responsibility for the Financial Support of the Family and the Woman is the Chief and Primary Educator of the Children > > 2119. Concerning the Amount of Time a Mother May Spend Outside the Home > > 2120. The Importance of the Mother's Role Derives from the Fact that She is the First Educator of the Child > > B. Trade Unions and Strikes > 2121. Guidelines in Respect to Membership in Trade Unions and Participation in Strikes > > LIII. YOUTH > 2122. Our Expectant Eyes Are Fixed on Bahá'í Youth! > > 2123. Teenagers > > 2124. Special Message and Mission for Youth > > 2125. Youth Should Open Their Eyes to Existing Situation of World Conditions and Inquire About What the Future is Going to Bring > > 2126. To Make Their Views Known to Others the Young People Should Keep in Touch with Local Youth Activities > > 2127. Youth Should Be Scholars of the Faith--Material Training and Material Progress Are Insufficient > > 2128. Saints, Heroes, Martyrs and Administrators > > 2129. Cause Doomed to Stagnation if Youth Fail > > 2130. The Responsibility for Teaching is Placed on the Shoulders of the Bahá'í Youth > > 2131. Youth Will Inherit the Work of the Older Bahá'ís > > 2132. The Need of Modern Youth for a Type of Ethics Founded on Pure Religious Faith > > 2133. Associate in a Friendly Spirit with Others > > 2134. From Beginning Bahá'í Era Youth Played Vital Part > > 2135. We May Well Emulate the Youth > > 2136. Upsurge of Bahá'í Youth > > 2137. Youth Should Be Encouraged to Think of Their Studies > > 2138. Youth Will Arise for the Sake of God > > 2139. The House of Justice Calls on the Bahá'í Youth as "Legatees of the Heroic Early Believers" to Redouble Their Efforts in Spreading the Divine Message > > 2140. Youth Should Not Indict Non-Bahá'í Friends for They Only See a World Crumbling But We See a New World Being Built Up > > 2141. Education, One of the Most Fundamental Factors of True Civilization > > 2142. Future Peace--Great Responsibility Borne by Youth > > 2143. The Universal House of Justice Calls on Bahá'í Youth to Rededicate Themselves to the Urgent Needs of the Cause > > 2144. The Bahá'í Youth of Today Have the Distinction of Seeing the Establishment of the Lesser Peace and the Reconciliation of Society > > 2145. The Key to Success is to Deepen Your Understanding of the Teachings and be Able to Explain Them to Your Peers > > 2146. Youth and Fellow Believers Exhorted to Arise and Revolutionize the Progress of the Cause > > 2147. Courses of Study that One Can Pursue to Acquire Skills Needed to Assist the Developing Countries > > 2148. Simultaneously with the Proclamation Engendered by the Persecutions in Iran, More People Are Seeking Their True Identity > > 2149. Persevere in Your Individual Efforts to Teach the Faith, Study the Writings, Serve Mankind, Volunteer for Projects > > 2150. The Assembly Should Encourage the Invaluable Aid of Youth as Travelling Teachers, to Hold Youth Class, Etc. > > 2151. Youth Must Be Encouraged to Devise and Execute Their Own Teaching Plans > > 2152. The House of Justice Applauds Efforts of Youth to Acquire Spiritual Qualities > > 2153. The Youth Have the Inescapable Duty of Reflecting the Transforming Power of the Faith to Society > > 2154. The Youth Must Aspire to Excellence, Move Towards Front Ranks of Professions, Trades, Arts and Crafts > > 2155. The Youth Must Constantly Strive to Exemplify a Bahá'í Life which is the Opposite of the Moral Decay of Society > > 2156. Contact with Racial Minorities in a Country with Such a Large Element of Prejudice is Important > > 2157. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion that Belongs to the Youth > > 2158. Second Declaration: No Such Thing > > 2159. The Solution to Difficulties which Stand in the Way of Co-Operation Between Young and Old Believers > > 2160. Laws and Precepts which Some Young Believers Are Inclined to Resent > > 2161. After Each Prayer Supplicate God to Bestow Mercy and Forgiveness Upon Your Parents > > 2162. Reaching the Age of Nineteen > > 2163. 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