"Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another?"

 

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O SON OF SPIRIT!

I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abase thyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being, why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me? Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busy thyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful and self-subsisting.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words. #13 Arabic)
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"Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest find Me in the realm of glory.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #14 Arabic)

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"Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me .."

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O SON OF UTTERANCE!

Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save Me; for My sovereignty endureth and My dominion perisheth not. If thou seekest another than Me, yea, if thou searchest the universe forevermore, thy quest will be in vain.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #15 Arabic)
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"Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit."

 

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O SON OF LIGHT!

Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit. This is of the essence of My command, therefore turn unto it.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #16 Arabic)
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"Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

Be thou content with Me and seek no other helper. For none but Me can ever suffice thee.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #17 Arabic)
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" ... be content with what We have ordained for thy sake ..."

 

O SON OF SPIRIT!

Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee, then be content with what We have ordained for thy sake, for this is that which profiteth thee, if therewith thou dost content thyself.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #18 Arabic)
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"I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit ..."

 

O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION!

I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a beloved other than Me?

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #19 Arabic)
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