I saw these in Star of the West
"There is a power in this Cause, a mysterious power, far, far, far away
from the ken of men and angels. That invisible power is the cause of all
these outward activities. It moves the hearts. It rends the mountains. It
administers the complicated affairs of the Cause. It inspires the friends.
It dashes into a thousand pieces all the forces of opposition. It creates
new spiritual worlds.
This is a mystery of the Kingdom of Abha." Abdul Baha.
- SW, Vol. 7, p. 34
Men and women who are devoting their lives to the work of the National
League for Justice to American Indians were there and others devoted to the
welfare of all races. A Filipino from the island of Luzon; other Indians of
worth and distinction were there too, like Walking Eagle, research worker,
and Sunflower his wife.
But the dinner at last had to come to an end and so must this inadequate
report which when all is said
falls short of fully portraying the spirit of these gatherings. Perhaps it
will be best understood by these words from the Teachings of
'Abdu'l Baha:
"There is a Power in this Cause, a mysterious Power, far, far away from the
pen of men and angels.
That invisible Power is the source of all these outward activities. It
moves the hearts. It inspires the friends. It dashes into a thousand pieces
all the forces of opposition.
It creates new spiritual worlds.
This is a Mystery of the Kingdom of Abha."
- SW, Vol. 23, p. 51
PORTALS TO FREEDOM
, He held my hand in His or rested it lightly upon my knee.
There flowed from Him to me during that marvelous contact a
constant stream of power. The
has brought to me through the
years, at higher moments of insight, thoughts difficult to etore s s.
"Words cannot step into that
Court." When 'Abdu'l Baha says that "there is a Power in this Cause far
transcending that of men and angels," what does He mean in
terms applicable to our everyday human experience, if not that the World of
Reality is a World of such Power as this world has never
known? When mankind learns how to become a channel for that Power as He
always was and is, instead of attempting to mop it up for one's own use,
then indeed "this world will become a garden and a paradise."
Certainly I felt that transcendent power flowing from Him to
me; and Mr. Mountfort Mills once told me that he had the same experience
when sitting close to
Abdu'l Baha during an automobile ride. He said it was like being charged by
a divine battery.
- SW, Vol. 25, p. 389
No testimony to the truth and the strength of the Cause could have been
greater than the triumphal conclusion of the Guardian's World Crusade which
the believers achieved. It had been a hard, an overwhelming task to begin
with. That the Bahá'ís achieved it, that for over five years they worked and
sacrificed to a greater degree than ever before in their history without his
leadership, without those appeals, those reports, those marvellous
word-pictures he painted for them in his messages, without the knowledge
that he was there at the helm, their so dearly-loved captain steering them
to victory and safety, is little short of a miracle and testifies not only
to how well he builded, but to those words of the Master: "there is a
mysterious power in the Cause, far, far above the ken of men and angels."
(Ruhiyyih Khanum, The Priceless Pearl, p. 444)
The phenomenal progress made and the extraordinary victories won during the
last five years, have demonstrated to us all, not only the immense power of
the Cause of God -- a power which the Master said was mysterious and far
above the understanding of men and of angels -- but have shown us that
through the canalization of this force by the Guardian into the mighty
blueprint of the Divine Plan conceived by 'Abdu'l-Bahá, an immensely potent
instrument has been devised in the form of this World Crusade which
constitutes a step in the spiritual conquest of the entire planet. The
pattern has been clearly defined, the design of God we see distinctly
emerging before our eyes. Every act of obedience to the instructions of the
Guardian, every fulfilment of a goal set by him, every execution of a phase
of his plan, brings victory, breeds strength, creates new spiritual life. He
himself was immensely heartened and pleased over the victories won during
the first half of this Holy Crusade, and characterized this five year period
as one of marvellous progress achieved in so vast a field in so short a time
by a small band of heroic souls
(Custodians, Ministry of the Custodians, p. 93)
"There is a power in this Cause, a mysterious power, far, far beyond the ken
of men and angels..." This passage is from Ahmad Sohrab's diary and should
be considered as interesting material, but not as scripture.
(The Universal House of Justice, 1992 Sept 27, Authenticity of Some
Well-known Prayers)
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