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This is one of the most profound looks at government, leadership, and just society. AMAZING!
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The Secret of Divine Civilization
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Written in the late 19th century as a letter to the rulers and people of Persia, it provides the view of the Baha'i Faith on the true nature of civilization. It contains an appealing and universal message inspiring world-mindedness and eliciting the highest human motives and attributes for the establishment of a spiritual society.
126 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,1970
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126 pages, Paperback
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January 1, 1990 by Bahá'i Pub. Trust
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9780877432197
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0877432198
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English
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Interesting to read a book written in 1875 about the importance of education.
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Filled with such gems as " The principal reason for the decline and fall of peoples is ignorance," this short and sweet Baha'i book explores education, selflessness and the importance of honor. Though written in 1875, many of the lessons and quotes can be applied to modern civilization and the conditions of the world currently. A recommendation for Baha'is or anyone interested in the Baha'i Faith.
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How such a profound piece of sociological, technological, political, historical and deeply spiritual treatise was written by a 29 year old Persian exile in 1875 is a mystery to me. I am confounded yet again by the potency and timeless applicability of Abdu’l-Baha’s writings.
I could not recommend this book enough. It quite frankly tied together so many disparate threads of my understanding of True Religion into one cohesive whole. This work is the truest elucidation of what real material and spiritual prosperity looks like, what the role of religion in society really is (driving force of human happiness), and how we should behave as HUMAN beings.
“Happy the soul that shall forget his own good”
I could not recommend this book enough. It quite frankly tied together so many disparate threads of my understanding of True Religion into one cohesive whole. This work is the truest elucidation of what real material and spiritual prosperity looks like, what the role of religion in society really is (driving force of human happiness), and how we should behave as HUMAN beings.
“Happy the soul that shall forget his own good”
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This is a great book talking about how leaders of the world should treat the people they govern so civilization will be better.
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Amazing; i took a course on this and other Writings of Abdu'l-Baha' this book Charter for world civilization, offered to the Iranian society, originally published without name of author.
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Read with a group which helped with understanding the book.
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To quote from the introduction, "'The Secret of Divine Civilization' is...submitted to the student of society as a treatise which fills the wide gap separating technical politics and technical economics from the very purpose of man's creation, the establishment of righteousness on earth." It is the most extraordinary work on the spiritual character of true civilization that I have ever read.
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