action. No believer has
any right to criticize; his condition must be one of absolute submission,
for the Manifestation arises with perfect wisdom--so that whatever the
supreme Manifestation says and does is absolute wisdom, and is in
accordance with reality.

If some people do not understand the hidden secret of one of His commands
and actions, they ought not to oppose it, for the supreme Manifestation
does what He wishes. How often it has occurred, when an act has been
performed by a wise, perfect, intelligent man, that others incapable of
comprehending its wisdom have objected to it and been amazed that this
wise man could say or do such a thing. This opposition comes from their
ignorance, and the wisdom of the sage is pure and exempt from error. In
the same way, the skilled doctor in treating the patient does what he
wishes, and the patient has no right to object; whatever the doctor says
and does is right; all ought to consider him the manifestation of these
words, "He doeth whatsoever He willeth, and commandeth whatever He
desireth." It is certain that the doctor will use some medicine contrary
to the ideas of other people; now opposition is not permitted to those who
have not the advantage of science and the medical art. No, in the name of
God! on the contrary, all ought to be submissive and to perform whatever
the skilled doctor says. Therefore, the skilled doctor does what he
wishes, and the patients have no share in this right. The skill of the
doctor must be first ascertained; but when the skill of the doctor is once
established, he does what he wishes.

So also, when the head of the army is unrivaled in the art of war, in what
he says and commands he does what he wishes. When the captain of a ship is
proficient in the art of navigation, in whatever he says and commands he
does what he wishes. And as the real educator is the Perfect Man, in
whatever He says and commands He does what He wishes.

In short, the meaning of "He doeth whatsoever He willeth" is that if the
Manifestation says something, or gives a command, or performs an action,
and believers do not understand its wisdom, they still ought not to oppose
it by a single thought, seeking to know why He spoke so, or why He did
such a thing. The other souls who are under the shadow of the supreme
Manifestations are submissive to the commandments of the Law of God, and
are not to deviate as much as a hairsbreadth from it; they must conform
their acts and