"How long art thou to slumber on thy bed?"

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O SON OF MAN!

Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou hast busied thyself with thy fancies and idle imaginings. How long art thou to slumber on thy bed? Lift up thy head from slumber, for the Sun hath risen to the zenith, haply it may shine upon thee with the light of beauty.

(Bahá'u'lláh,  The Hidden Words, #62 Arabic)
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"Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of the sacred Mount and the spirit of enlightenment hath breathed in the Sinai of thy heart. Wherefore, free thyself from the veils of idle fancies and enter into My court, that thou mayest be fit for everlasting life and worthy to meet Me. Thus may death not come upon thee, neither weariness nor trouble.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #63 Arabic)
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"My unity is My handiwork; I have wrought it for thee; clothe thyself therewith ..."

O SON OF MAN!

My eternity is My creation, I have created it for thee. Make it the garment of thy temple. My unity is My handiwork; I have wrought it for thee; clothe thyself therewith, that thou mayest be to all eternity the revelation of My everlasting being.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, # 64 Arabic)
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"That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur the token of My mercy unto thee. That which beseemeth Me none shall understand, nor can anyone recount. Verily, I have preserved it in My hidden storehouses and in the treasuries of My command, as a sign of My loving-kindness unto My servants and My mercy unto My people.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, # 65 Arabic)
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"Ye shall be hindered from loving Me ..."

 

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O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE!

Ye shall be hindered from loving Me and souls shall be perturbed as they make mention of Me. For minds cannot grasp Me nor hearts contain Me.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #66 Arabic)
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"All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2024

O SON OF BEAUTY!

By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and by My beauty! All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee with the pen of might, hath been in accordance with thy capacity and understanding, not with My state and the melody of My voice.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #67 Arabic)
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In memory of Dr. William “Smitty” Smith 

"Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other."

 

photo by Margarete P. 

O CHILDREN OF MEN!

Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory. 

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, # 68 Arabic)

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