ce can never be unfolded, and to
which not even the remotest allusions can be made! How manifold are the
truths which must remain unuttered until the appointed time is come! Even
as it hath been said: "Not everything that a man knoweth can be disclosed,
nor can everything that he can disclose be regarded as timely, nor can
every timely utterance be considered as suited to the capacity of those
who hear it."
Of these truths some can be disclosed only to the extent of the capacity
of the repositories of the light of Our knowledge, and the recipients of
Our hidden grace. We beseech God to strengthen thee with His power, and
enable thee to recognize Him Who is the Source of all knowledge, that thou
mayest detach thyself from all human learning, for, "what would it profit
any man to strive after learning when he hath already found and recognized
Him Who is the Object of all knowledge?" Cleave to the Root of Knowledge,
and to Him Who is the Fountain thereof, that thou mayest find thyself
independent of all who claim to be well versed in human learning, and
whose claim no clear proof, nor the testimony of any enlightening book,
can support.
XC: WHATEVER IS IN THE HEAVENS AND WHATEVER IS ON...
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is a direct
evidence of the revelation within it of the attributes and names of God,
inasmuch as within every atom are enshrined the signs that bear eloquent
testimony to the revelation of that Most Great Light. Methinks, but for
the potency of that revelation, no being could ever exist. How resplendent
the luminaries of knowledge that shine in an atom, and how vast the oceans
of wisdom that surge within a drop! To a supreme degree is this true of
man, who, among all created things, hath been invested with the robe of
such gifts, and hath been singled out for the glory of such distinction.
For in him are potentially revealed all the attributes and names of God to
a degree that no other created being hath excelled or surpassed. All these
names and attributes are applicable to him. Even as He hath said: "Man is
My mystery, and I am his mystery." Manifold are the verses that have been
repeatedly revealed in all the Heavenly Books and the Holy Scriptures,
expressive of this most subtle and lofty theme. Even as He hath revealed:
"We will surely show them Our signs in the world and within themselves."
Again He saith: "And also in your own selves: will ye not, then, behold
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