"Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit ..."

 

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O SON OF GLORY!

Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the heaven of communion with Me. Cleanse thy heart with the burnish of the spirit, and hasten to the court of the Most High.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #8 Persian)
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"Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!"

 

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O FLEETING SHADOW!

Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to the exalted heights of certainty. Open the eye of truth, that thou mayest behold the veilless Beauty and exclaim: Hallowed be the Lord, the most excellent of all creators!

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #9 Persian)
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"Never shall mortal eye recognize the everlasting Beauty, nor the lifeless heart delight in aught but in the withered bloom."

 

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O SON OF DESIRE!

Give ear unto this: Never shall mortal eye recognize the everlasting Beauty, nor the lifeless heart delight in aught but in the withered bloom. For like seeketh like, and taketh pleasure in the company of its kind.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #10 Persian)
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" ... empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge ..."

 

© Chuck egerton 2025

O SON OF DUST!

Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My beauty; stop thine ears, that thou mayest hearken unto the sweet melody of My voice; empty thyself of all learning, that thou mayest partake of My knowledge; and sanctify thyself from riches, that thou mayest obtain a lasting share from the ocean of My eternal wealth. Blind thine eyes, that is, to all save My beauty; stop thine ears to all save My word; empty thyself of all learning save the knowledge of Me; that with a clear vision, a pure heart and an attentive ear thou mayest enter the court of My holiness.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #11 Persian)
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"Close one eye and open the other."

 

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O MAN OF TWO VISIONS!

Close one eye and open the other. Close one to the world and all that is therein, and open the other to the hallowed beauty of the Beloved.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #12 Persian)
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"I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back ..."

 

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O MY CHILDREN!

I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #13 Persian)
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"Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

O FRIENDS!

Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty that must die, and set not your affections on this mortal world of dust.

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