Fate
References[edit]
- Huwa'l-samí' al-basír
- Some Answered Questions, Chapters 35, 68
- Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, sec. 167
Souls do not evolve as a law; it is through Mercy of God[edit]
The soul does not evolve from degree to degree as a law--it only evolves nearer to God, by the Mercy and Bounty of God.
- ('Abdu'l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 66)
Illness or poverty may be irrevocable, or, as is often true, they may be avoided[edit]
"As to illness or poverty: Such calamities may be either irrevocable or, and it is often the case, they may be avoided."
- (From a letter written on behalf of the Guardian to an individual believer, July 17, 1937: Spiritualism, Reincarnation and Related Subjects, in Lights of Guidance, no. 1750)
Recovering a capacity for contentment does not mean fatalism[edit]
"All people will have sooner or later to recover, for example, the capacity for contentment, the welcoming of moral discipline, and the devotion to duty that, until relatively recently, were considered essential aspects of being human. Repeatedly throughout history, the teachings of the Founders of the great religions have been able to instill these qualities of character in the mass of people who responded to them. The qualities themselves are even more vital today, but their expression must now take a form consistent with humanity's coming-of-age. Here again, religion's challenge is to free itself from the obsessions of the past: contentment is not fatalism..."
- (Prosperity of Humankind, par. 51)
