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Feeling Quiet
A Quote Reveals an Unspoken Thought
Abdu'l-Baha noticed a good deal about the United States during his visit. He even seems to have picked-up on the thoughts of the Native Americans. Study these two quotes, and you will see why I have made that statement:
O army of God! Beware lest ye harm any
soul, or make any heart to sorrow; lest ye
wound any man with your words, be he
known to you or a stranger, be he friend or
foe. Pray ye for all; ask ye that all be
blessed, all be forgiven. Beware, beware,
lest any of you seek vengeance, even
against one who is thirsting for your blood.
Beware, beware, lest ye offend the feelings
of another, even though he be an evil-doer,
and he wish you ill.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
~ Abdu'l-Baha,
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 73
...and from Native American teachings:
"If those bad words come, I let them
come in one ear and go out the other.
I never let them come out of my mouth.
If a bad word comes in your ear and then
comes out of your mouth, it will go
someplace and hurt somebody. If I did
that, that hurt would come back twice as
hard on me."
~ Wallace Black Elk, LAKOTA
"Great Spirit, today, let no words come from my lips
that would hurt another."
~ from White Bison's Elder Meditations
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