"To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye."

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O SON OF MAN!

Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven thou mayest draw from stores of unfading splendor and treasures of imperishable glory. But by My life! To offer up thy soul is a more glorious thing couldst thou but see with Mine eye.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, # 57 Arabic)
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"The temple of being is My throne ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of all things, that there I may be established and there I may abide.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #58 Arabic)
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" ...Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation."

 

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O SON OF BEING!

Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent. Thy spirit is My place of revelation; cleanse it for My manifestation.

( Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #59, Arabic)
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"Put thy hand into My bosom ..."

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O SON OF MAN!

Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above thee, radiant and resplendent.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #60 Arabic)

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"Ascend unto My heaven ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain the joy of reunion, and from the chalice of imperishable glory quaff the peerless wine.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Arabic #61)
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"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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