"O SON OF EARTH!"

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O Son OF EARTH! 

Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant of envy yet lingereth, shall never attain My everlasting dominion, nor inhale the sweet savors of holiness breathing from My kingdom of sanctity.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #6 Persian)
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"Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm and enter the pavilion of eternity."

 

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O SON OF LOVE!

Thou art but one step away from the glorious heights above and from the celestial tree of love. Take thou one pace and with the next advance into the immortal realm and enter the pavilion of eternity. Give ear then to that which hath been revealed by the Pen of Glory.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #7 Persian)
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"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 ..."

 

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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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