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2. The Sanctuary of the Beloved

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THE PATH OF SEARCH, Chapter 2. The month of Jamál  (Beauty) 176 BE Memorising the 2 nd  Paragraph of  The Tablet of the True Seeker This image from  a beautiful arrangement, with the 361 Days of the  Badí' Calendar  and the  19 days of each month arranged into a hexagram by New York Bahá’í friend Leland Wright, and  available online as a pdf or hard copy decorative wall calendar…   That seeker must, at all times, put his trust in God, must renounce the peoples of the earth, must detach himself from the world of dust, and cleave unto Him Who is the Lord of Lords. He must never seek to exalt himself above any one, must wash away from the tablet of his heart every trace of pride and vain-glory, must cling unto patience and resignation, observe silence and refrain from idle talk. For the tongue is a smoldering fire, and excess of speech a deadly poison. Material fire consumeth the body, whereas the fire of the tongue devou...