Thursday, November 13, 2008

The Purpose of Life

"The whole duty of man in this Day is to attain that share of the flood of grace which God poureth forth for him. Let none, therefore, consider the largeness or smallness of the receptacle. The portion of some might lie in the palm of a man's hand, the portion of others might fill a cup, and of others even a gallon-measure."
-Bahá'u'lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Is it really this simple? Yet, why is it so hard for most of us? Each one of us, according to our capacity...

Bahá'u'lláh also writes that God says, "Thy heart is My home; purify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation."


3 comments:

8&20 said...

each one of us to our own capacity is true. this is also true of the "middle way" as advocated by the buddha. i have to share with you a story that i just read... in due time and not in comment form :).

p.s. don't stop blogging bb, i would lose out majorly if you did!

Bright Butterfly said...

I look forward to the story and to hearing more about your thoughts re: the "middle way". thanks for the encouragement dear bff!

Adu said...

hey hey, left u a comment on ur comment to aa about music :) just fyi.