the heaven and earth! Blessed thou
art, for thou hast inhaled the fragrances of life from the garden of the
Kingdom of El-Baha before thine ears had heard the call!

As to ......... whom thou hast mentioned, it behooveth him to seek only
the divine bounties and subjects which lead to the real knowledge of the
invisible (world of god), through the mediation of the Holy spirit. Then
he will perceive the reality of the triune powers in man, through his
innate perception. For, verily, the sign of these triune powers which
exist in mankind are spirit, mind and soul. The spirit is the power of
life, the mind is the power which apprehendeth the reality of things, and
the soul is an intermediary between the Supreme Concourse (or Spiritual
World) and the lower concourse (or material world). It, i.e., the soul,
hath two phases: The higher aspireth to the Kingdom of El-Baha, and the
lights of the mind shine forth from that horizon (or kingdom) unto its
higher sphere; the other phase inclineth to the lower concourse of the
material world and its lowest sphere is enveloped in the darkness of
ignorance. But when light is poured upon this phase, and if this phase of
the soul is capable of receiving it, then "truth hath come and falsehood
vanisheth, for falsehood is of short duration"--otherwise, darkness will
surround it from all directions and it will be deprived of association
with the Supreme Concourse and will remain in the lowest depths.

As to the "voice:" There are two kinds of voices. One is the physical
voice and it is expressed by atmospheric vibrations which affect the
nerves of the ear; the other is the breath of the Merciful, and this is a
call which is continually heard from the Supreme Concourse and cheereth
the pure and holy souls. May it be beneficial to those who have heard the
Call!

Know thou that the Ancient Light and the Manifest Beauty (God) hath sown
seeds in the soil of existence and hath irrigated it through His spiritual
bounties. This soil will surely bring forth good plants of divine gifts;
the leaves of this growth are love and union, its stem is the teachings of
the True One and His supreme laws, and the grain pods are the heavenly
blessings which giveth life to the souls. Depend thou on these! Depend
thou on these! Depend thou on this, and abandon every imagination and be
attracted to the light of reality and discover both the divine truths and
physical truths!

also, know thou that the greatest spir