Thornburgh-Cropper's-
Discourse at Mrs. Thornburgh- Cropper's September 13th, 1911.
'Abdu'L- BAHA said: - Thanks be to God, this is a good meeting. It is very enlightened, it is spiritual. (29:2)

As a Persian Poet has written: - "The Celestial Universe is so formed that the under world reflects the upper world." That is to say whatever exists in heaven is reflected in this phenomenal world. Now, praise be to God, this meeting of ours is a reflection of the heavenly concourse; it is as though we had taken a mirror and had gazed into it. This reflection from the heavenly concourse we know as love. (29:3)

As heavenly love exists in the supreme concourse even so it is reflected here. The supreme concourse is filled with the desire for God - thank God, this desire is also here. (29:4)

Therefore if we say that this meeting is heavenly, it is true. Why? Because we have no other desire except for that which comes from God. We have no other object save the commemoration of God. (29:5)

Some of the people of the earth desire conquest over others: some of them are longing for rest and ease; others desire a high position; some desire to become famous: - thank God our desire is for spirituality and for union with God. (29:6)

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