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If a tiger kills and eats another animal , this is not evil , because it is an
expression of the tiger's natural instinct for ... or unhealthy way , then we may
distort our true nature and generate within ourselves new appetites incapable of
genuine ...
If a tiger kills and eats another animal , this is not evil , because it is an
expression of the tiger's natural instinct for ... or unhealthy way , then we may
distort our true nature and generate within ourselves new appetites incapable of
genuine ...
Page 119
They are , by their very nature , superior to those who do not possess a similar
capacity . It has been noted that human beings have a dual nature : the physical
body , which is composed of elements and which functions according to the same
...
They are , by their very nature , superior to those who do not possess a similar
capacity . It has been noted that human beings have a dual nature : the physical
body , which is composed of elements and which functions according to the same
...
Page 153
It is primarily the animal aspects of human nature that sound laws seek to
discipline . Earlier this subject was examined in some depth . It is necessary here
merely to note again the Bahá ' í belief that man ' s spiritual , intellectual , and
moral ...
It is primarily the animal aspects of human nature that sound laws seek to
discipline . Earlier this subject was examined in some depth . It is necessary here
merely to note again the Bahá ' í belief that man ' s spiritual , intellectual , and
moral ...
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Contents
The Bábí Faith | 6 |
Baháulláh | 28 |
The Succession to Leadership | 50 |
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| Title | The Bahá'í Faith: The Emerging Global Religion Reading rainbow book |
| Authors | William S. Hatcher, James Stevenson, James Douglas Martin |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 2 Jul 2009 |
| ISBN | 0060654414, 9780060654412 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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