The Worlds of God - U.S.Baha'i National Ref Library Committee
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"The Holy Spirit is the Bounty of God, and the luminous rays which emanate from the Manifestations." "The spirit of Christ is a heavenly grace which descends from heaven; whosoever receives light from that Spirit,.. the heavenly teachings, finds everlasting life." (Saq 124; Saq 113) (39:5)

"As the sun is to the body of man, so is the Sun of Truth to his soul." "The love of God... means life to our souls... There is nothing greater or more blessed than the love of God!" (Pt 31; Pt 82) (39:6)

"The fifth" (highest) degree of "spirit is the Holy Spirit... (which is the Mediator between God and His creatures." "The fourth degree of spirit is... the spirit of faith...; it comes from the breath of the Holy Spirit, and by the divine power it becomes the cause of eternal life. It is the power which makes earthly man heavenly, and the imperfect man perfect;... it makes the ignorant wise." "The human spirit, unless assisted by the spirit of faith, does not become acquainted with the divine secrets and the heavenly realities." (Saq 163; Saq 165; Bwf 317) (39:7)

"When we speak of the soul we mean the motive power of... (the) physical body... If the soul identifies itself with the material world it remains dark...; but if it becomes the recipient of the graces of the world of mind, its darkness will be transformed into light,... its ignorance into wisdom, its aggression into loving kindness." (RofM 16 '56 Ed) (39:8)

"Spirit cannot be perceived by the material senses of the physical body, excepting as it is expressed in outward signs and works. The human body is visible, the soul is invisible. It is the soul nevertheless that directs a man's faculties, that governs his humanity." (Pt 86) (39:9)

"In the world of existence there is nothing so important as spirit: nothing so essential as the spirit of man. The spirit of man is the most noble of phenomena. The spirit of man is the meeting between man and God. The spirit of man is the animus of human life and the collective center of all human virtues. The spirit of man is... the illumination of this world." (Pup 234) (39:10)

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