The Lesser and Greater Peace
The Lesser Peace — political order among nations — will be followed by the Most Great Peace, characterized by spiritual unity.
Bahá'u'lláh distinguished two stages of world peace: the Lesser Peace — political arrangements among nations eliminating war — and the Most Great Peace — a world civilization characterized by spiritual unity, justice, and universal flourishing. The Lesser Peace can be achieved by political means; the Most Great Peace requires spiritual transformation.
The Most Great Peace is what the Prophets of God and His chosen ones and sincere ones longed to witness.
The two-stage peace framework provides a realistic pathway that acknowledges the distinction between political and spiritual transformation.
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh