The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global ReligionBahá'í Pub. Trust, 1998 - 253 pages |
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Page 109
... nature , we can be taken over and dominated by physical pas- sions . We can become slaves to one or another of our appetites and thereby lose much of our capacity to act in accordance with our spiri- tual nature . For example , a person ...
... nature , we can be taken over and dominated by physical pas- sions . We can become slaves to one or another of our appetites and thereby lose much of our capacity to act in accordance with our spiri- tual nature . For example , a person ...
Page 112
... nature and creation . The answer to this is that greed , which is to ask for something more , is a praise- worthy quality provided that it is used suitably . So , if a man is greedy to acquire science and knowledge , or to become ...
... nature and creation . The answer to this is that greed , which is to ask for something more , is a praise- worthy quality provided that it is used suitably . So , if a man is greedy to acquire science and knowledge , or to become ...
Page 113
... nature and generate within ourselves new appetites in- capable of genuine satisfaction : capacity is of two kinds : natural capacity and acquired capac- ity . The first , which is the creation of God , is purely good — in the creation ...
... nature and generate within ourselves new appetites in- capable of genuine satisfaction : capacity is of two kinds : natural capacity and acquired capac- ity . The first , which is the creation of God , is purely good — in the creation ...
Contents
The Challenges of Success | 213 |
Edward Granville Browne | 233 |
Bibliography | 239 |
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