"The superiority of man over the rest of the created world is seen... in this, that man has a soul in which dwells the divine spirit; the souls of the lower creatures are inferior in their essence. There is no doubt then, that of all created beings man is the nearest to the nature of God, and therefore receives a greater gift of the Divine Bounty." Paris Talks Page 25 (34:7)

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The Worlds of God
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