Diffusing the Divine Fragrances/Text

DIVINE PLAN

PRAYEKS AND

EXCERPTS FROM THE

| TABLETS OF THE

he Tablets of the Divine Plan are fourteen in number and were revealed at two separate times: eight of them in 1916 and six in 1917.

With authorization from the Universal House of Justice, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’fs of the United States has established four Regional Bahai Councils, to function within the regions defined by ‘Abdu'l-Baha in the Tablets of the Divine Plan.

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United States. Other

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s you are no doubt aware, the Tablets of the Divine Plan, which were revealed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahda during the First World

War, are the Charter for the Teaching of the Faith. All the teszcfions plans launched by the beloved Guardian, as well as those sub-

sequently directed by the Universal House of Justice, are stages in the

implementation of this master plan conceived by the Centre of the Covenant for the diffusion of the Message of Baha'u'llah.

—From a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an indwvioual believer, Lights of Guidance [Page 2]

he promulgation of the Divine Plan, unveiled by our departed Master in the Bm darkest days of one of the severest ordeals which humanity has ever experienced, is the Key which Providence has placed in the hands of the American believers whereby to unlock the doors leading them to fulfill their unimaginably glorious Destiny. As the proclama- tion of the Message reverberates throughout the land, as its resistless march gathers momentum, as the field of its operation widens and the numbers of its upholders and champions multiply, its potentialities will correspondingly unfold, exert- ing a most beneficent influence, not only on every community throughout the Baha’f world, but on

the immediate fortunes of a travailing society.

—Shoghi Effendt, Messages to America, p. 8 [Page 3]

‘Abdu’l-Baha

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REVEALED FOR THE BAHA'IS OF THE

NORTHEASTERN STATES

The following supplication ts to be read by the teachers and friends daily:

Thou kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast shown us the highway of guidance, opened the doors of the kingdom " and manifested Thyself through the Sun of Reality. To the blind Thou hast given sight; to the deaf Thou hast granted hearing; Thou hast resuscitated the dead; Thou hast enriched the poor; Thou hast shown the way to those who have gone astray; Thou hast led those with parched lips to the fountain of guidance; Thou hast suffered the thirsty fish to reach the ocean of reality; and Thou hast invited the wandering birds to the rose garden of grace.

O Thou Almighty! We are Thy servants and Thy poor ones; we are remote and yearn for Thy presence, are athirst for the water of Thy foun- tain, are ill, longing for Thy healing. We are walking in Thy path and have no aim or hope save the diffusion of Thy fragrance, so that all souls may raise the cry: “O God, Guide us to the straight path.” May their eyes be opened to behold the light, and may they be freed from the darkness of ignorance. May they gather around the lamp of Thy guidance. May every portionless one receive a share. May the deprived ones become the confidants of Thy mysteries.

O Almighty! Look upon us with the glance of mercifulness. Grant us heavenly confirmation. Bestow upon us the breath of the Holy Spirit, so that we may be assisted in Thy service and, like unto brilliant stars, shine in these regions with the light of Thy guidance.

Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Wise and the Seeing. [Page 5]states ‘Abdu'l- from place to f the heavenly most of these fice and opened

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ablet revealed for the on February 2, 1917

MAINE

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MASSACHUSETTS

RHODE ISLAND —

VEKMONT

PENNSYLVANIA

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK [Page 6]

REVEALED FOR THE BAHA'IS OF THE

SOUTHEKN STATES

Every soul who travels through the cities, villages and hamlets of these states ano ts engaged in the diffusion of the fragrances of God, should

peruse this commune every morning:

. my God! O my God! Thou seest me in my lowliness and weakness, occupied with the greatest undertaking, deter- mined to raise Thy word among the masses and to spread Thy feackings among Thy peoples. How can I succeed unless Thou assist me with the breath of the Holy Spirit, help me to triumph by the hosts of Thy glorious kingdom, and shower upon me Thy confirmations, which alone can change a gnat into an eagle, a drop of water into rivers and seas, and an atom into lights and suns? O my Lord! Assist me with Thy triumphant and effective might, so that my tongue may utter Thy praises and attributes among all people and my soul overflow with the wine of Thy love and knowledge. Thou art the Omnipotent and the Doer of whatsoever Thou willest. [Page 7]thern States of the ated in the temper-

have been fully f the weather, the ographical config-

on and experience. ause they are con- r climate being in nquestionably the hemselves with a ‘of the Holy Spirit rensity, the ocean of 1 with higher waves, f the divine love be nd the fragrances of ess and rapidity. 1 the confirmations . nce of the Most rbove and purified tants thereof; suffer the good of all; cut . and like unto the e light and delicate. a a pure heart, a mt tongue, engage of the divine princi- world of humanity t pex of America and id may follow the divine divine policy is jus-

rankind.

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States on February 5, 1917

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DELAWARE

MARYLAND

OLCOTT EAN

WEST VIRGINIA

NORTH CAROLINA

SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGIA

FLORIDA

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KENTUCKY

LOUISIANA

ARKANSAS

OKLAHOMA

TEXAS

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REVEALED FOR THE BAHA'IS OF THE

CENTKAL STATES

Let the spreaders of the fragrances of God recite this prayer every morning:

Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for Thou hast guided me to the highway of the kingdom, suf- ® fered me to walk in this straight and far-stretching path, illumined my eye by beholding the splendors of Thy light, inclined my ear to the melodies of the birds of holiness from the kingdom of myster- ies and attracted my heart with Thy love among the righteous.

O Lord! Confirm me with the Holy Spirit, so that I may call in Thy Name amongst the nations, and give the glad tidings of the manifestation of Thy kingdom amongst mankind.

O Lord! I am weak, strengthen me with Thy power and potency. My tongue falters, suffer me to utter Thy commemoration and praise. | am lowly, honor me through admitting me into Thy kingdom. I am remote, cause me to approach the threshold of Thy mercifulness. O Lord! Make me a brilliant lamp, a shining star and a blessed tree, adorned with fruit, its branches overshadowing all these regions. Verily, Thou art the

Mighty, the Powerful and Unconstrained.

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son February 8, 1917

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KANSAS [Page 10]

REVEALED FOR THE BAHA'IS OF THE

WESTEKN STATES

The following commune ts to be read by them every day:

God! O God! This is a broken-winged bird and his flight is very slow ~assist him so that he may fly toward the apex of prosperity and salvation, wing his way with the utmost joy and happiness throughout the illimitable space, raise his melody in Thy Supreme Name in all the regions, exhilarate the ears with this call, and brighten the eyes by beholding the signs of guidance.

O Lord! I am single, alone and lowly. For me there is no support save Thee, no helper except Thee and no sustainer beside Thee. Confirm me in Thy service, assist me with the cohorts of Thine angels, make me vic- torious in the promotion of Thy Word and suffer me to speak out Thy wisdom amongst Thy creatures. Verily, Thou art the helper of the weak and the defender of the little ones, and verily Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty and the Unconstrained. [Page 11]

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desire for you eternal success

and prosperity and beg perfect confirmation for each one in the divine world. My hope for you is that each one may shine forth like oo F the morning star from the world and in this ¢ become a bless« Aad eat eles i

~‘Abdu'l-Baha

Excerpt from the Tablet revealed on April 8, 1916, in the garden outside the Shrine of Baha‘u'‘llah, and addressed to the

Baha'is of the United States and Canada ~ �