and
verdant and form into heaps on heaps of harvest."

Send my greeting to ........ and say unto her: "The sun is in the utmost
effulgence but the surface turned toward it must be a mirror; the clearer
and purer it is, the more lights shall be reflected therein."

Send my loving greeting to his honor ........ and say unto him: "Do not
miss the opportunity. Now in the springtime and the bounty of heaven is
pouring on earth and the fields and rose-gardens are in growth and
development. Exert thyself as much as thou canst, in order that through
this everlasting bounty and the sprinklings of the clouds of the divine
gift, thou mayest grow and thrive like unto a fruitful tree, with the
utmost freshness and purity."

That matter (or substance) which is the cause of the moderation and
perfection of the body is that perfect moderate temperament which is
produced by the organization and admixture of constituent elements; that
matter (or substance) is material (or physical) not spiritual. But reason,
which comprehends (or detects) the realities of things, is a spiritual
reality, not physical (or material). Therefore the animal is deprived of
reason, and it (reason) is specialized to mankind. The animal feeleth
realities which are perceptible to the senses, but man perceiveth
intellectual realities (or things perceptible to reason). Consequently, it
hath become evident that reason is a spiritual faculty, not physical (or
material).

The Holy Land is not tranquil in these days(101). Consequently, let thy
presence (or coming) in the Holy Land depend on some other time. Endeavor
night and day in serving the Cause of God; this service is real visit, and
this is meeting, itself.

Deliver my greeting to each one of the friends of God and maid-servants of
the Merciful with the utmost love.

That blessed name which thou hast asked to remain with thee forever and
become the cause of spiritual progress--the name is "Aseyeh," which is the
name of the mother of Abdul-Baha. I give the blessed name to thee. Be
therefore in the utmost joy and happiness, and be engaged in all gladness
and attraction (or ecstasy) for thou hast become the object of such a
favor.

"O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!..."

O thou who art attracted to the Fragrances of God!

I know how great a love thou hast! Thou art like unto a blooming rose in
the rose-garden of the love of God and thou art like unto a fruitful tree
on the bank of