MANA: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit

Track 1    THE BETTERMENT

Holy words and pure and goodly deeds, holy words and pure and goodly deeds
Beware, O people of Baha, lest ye walk in the ways of them whose words differ
whose words differ whose words differ from their deeds.
The betterment of the world can be accomplished through pure and goodly deeds,
	through commendable and seemly conduct  X2

Beware, O people of Baha, lest ye walk in the ways of them whose words differ from 
	Their deeds  X  2

Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend unto the heaven of celestial glory  X  2

O Son of Being! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art summoned to a reckoning  
O Son of Being! …

Track 2    TRUTHFULNESS

Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues  X 4

Without truthfulness progress and success, in all the worlds of God,
Are impossible for any soul
Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the   ornament of honesty 
Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues  X  4
Let your eye be chaste, your hand faithful, your tongue truthful, and your heart enlightened X  2

Truthfulness is the foundation of all human virtues  X  4

They who dwell within the Tabernacle of God, and are established upon the seats of everlasting glory, will refuse, though they be dying of hunger to stretch their hands and seize unlawfully the property of their neighbor, however vile and worthless he may be
However vile and worthless he may be.

Without truthfulness…

Beautify your tongues…

Track 3    A KINDLY TONGUE

A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men.  It is the bread of the spirit,
It clotheth the words with meaning.  It is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding.

O ye beloved of the Lord!  In this sacred Dispensation, conflict and contention are in no wise permitted.  Every aggressor deprives himself of God’s grace, of God’s grace

Nothing whatever can, in this Day, inflict a greater harm on this Cause than dissension and strife, contention, estrangement and apathy, among the loved ones of God.

O ye beloved of the Lord!…

Do not be content with showing friendship in words alone; let your heart burn with loving-kindness for all who may cross your path.

When a thought of war comes oppose it by a stronger thought of peace.  A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of  love.
O ye beloved of the Lord!…

Track 4    BACKBITING

High tee my, high tee my, ye pith a my ye teeyo lo tsung a ta , high tee my

Hooya!  Neya ta lugi go le tungah ta, (Hooya!) le toa oa no we (He he hooya!), 
nete tung no ete o le tung ah ta (Hooya!) O Son of Being!  (He he hooya!)   X  2

…backbiting quencheth the light of the heart, and extinguisheth the life of the soul  X 2

Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner   X  2

Speak no evil, that thou mayest not hear it spoken unto thee, and magnify not the faults of others that thine own faults may not appear      G-r-e-a-t

O Son of Being!  How couldst thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others?  O Son of Being!  Whoso doeth this is accursed of Me.

Neya ta lugi….

Track 5      NOTHING SWEETER

Cho co di,  kaw they

It creates spirituality,   it creates mindfulness and celestial feelings, (oo ya o ya oo ya)
It begets new attractions of the Kingdom and engenders the susceptibilities 
of the higher intelligence.  X  2

There is nothing sweeter, sweeter in the world of existence than prayer  X  2

Man must live in a state of prayer.  The most blessed condition is the condition of prayer and supplication.  X  2

P-R-A-Y-E-R is conversation with God, conversation with God.  X  2

The greatest attainment or the sweetest state is none other than conversation with God, 
Conversation with God  X  2

It creates….

Track 6    INTONE

Intone, O My servant, the verses of God that have been received by thee, as intoned by them who have drawn nigh unto Him, that the sweetness of thy melody may kindle thine own soul, and attract the hearts of all men.   

Sweetness oh sweetness

Whoso reciteth, in the privacy of his chamber, the verses revealed by God, the scattering angels of the Almighty shall scatter abroad the fragrance of the words uttered by his mouth, and shall cause the heart of every righteous man to throb.  Though he may, 
at first, remain unaware of its effect, yet the virtue of the grace vouchsafed unto him must needs sooner or later exercise its influence upon his soul.  Thus have the mysteries of the Revelation of God been decreed by virtue of the Will of Him Who is the Source of power and wisdom.  X 2

Thus have the mysteries…

Track 7   IN THE HIGHEST PRAYER

Tonee ma ta tonee me chua choo choo

Allah’u’Abha  ….(huh)

In the highest prayer, men pray only for the love of God  (huh)   X  4

Not because they fear Him or hell, or hope for bounty or heaven,  I say

In the highest prayer, men pray only for the love of God,  I say

In the highest prayer, men pray only for the love of God

When a man falls in love with a human being, it is impossible for him to keep from mentioning the name of his beloved.  How much more difficult is it , I say, 
the name of his beloved, how much more difficult is it,

to keep from mentioning the Name of God when one has come to love Him…

The spiritual man finds no delight in anything save in commemoration of God

In the highest prayer, men prayer for the love of God…

If one friend loves another, if one friend loves another, is it not natural that he should  wish to say so? 
Though he knows that that friend is aware of his love, does he still not wish to tell him of it?..   X  2
It is true that God knows the wishes of all hearts;    but the impulse to pray is a natural one, a natural one, springing from man’s love to God.

In the highest prayer….

Allah’u’Abha  (God is Most Glorious)   (Huh)

Track  8    O GOD MY GOD

O God, my God!  Look not upon my hopes and my doings, nay rather look upon Thy will that hath encompassed the heavens and the earth.  X  2

By Thy Most Great Name, O Thou Lord of all nations!  I have desired only what Thou didst desire and love only what Thou dost love.

Make my prayer, O my Lord, a fountain of living waters whereby I may live as long as Thy sovereignty endureth, and may make mention of Thee I every world of Thy worlds.

Too high art Thou for the praise of those who are nigh unto Thee to ascend unto the heaven of Thy nearness, or for the birds of the hearts of them who are devoted to Thee to attain to the door of Thy gate.  

I testify that Thou hast been sanctified above all attributes and holy above all names.  No God is there but Thee, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious.
Too high art Thou ….

Track 9    O SON OF LIGHT

O Son of Light!  Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit.  
This is the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.   X  2

Depend thou upon God. Forsake thine own will and cling to His, 
Set aside thine own desires and lay hold of His…   X  2

Spirit has influence; prayer has spiritual effect.  Therefore, we pray, 
“O God!  Heal this sick one!  Heal this sick one!” Perchance God will answer.
Does it matter who prays?  God will answer the prayer of every servant if that prayer is urgent. His mercy is vast, illimitable, illimitable. He answers the prayers of all His servants.  He answers the prayer of this plant.  
Spirit has influence…
The plant prays potentially, “O God!  Send me rain!’  God answers the prayer, and the plant grows, and the plant grows. God will answer anyone. God will answer anyone.  X 2

Track 10    I BESEECH THEE

I beseech Thee … to make of my prayer a fire that will burn away  X 2
The veils which have shut me out from Thy beauty, and a light that will lead me unto the ocean of Thy Presence…