The Worlds of God - U.S.Baha'i National Ref Library Committee
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"Nature is subjected to an absolute organization, to determined laws, to a complete order and finished design, from which it will never depart... Thus it is clear that the natural movements of all things are compelled... Nature is in the grasp of Almighty God Who is the Ruler of the world of Nature: whatever He wishes He causes Nature to manifest." (Saq 3- 4) (41:2)

"The animal possesses no power of ideation or conscious intelligence; it is a captive of the senses... But that which is beyond the range of the senses, that realm of phenomena through which the conscious pathway to the kingdom of God leads, the world of spiritual susceptibilities and divine religion-- of these the animal is completely unaware." (Bwf 235) (41:3)

"The physical sensibilities and instincts are common to animal and man. (Bwf 373) (41:4)

"The power of the understanding (Knowing power) differs in degree in the various kingdoms of creation. The mineral, vegetable, and animal realms are each incapable of understanding any creation beyond their own... The animal cannot realize the intelligence of the human being, he only knows that which is perceived by his animal senses, he cannot imagine anything in the abstract... All superior kingdoms are incomprehensible to the inferior." (Pt 24) (41:5)

"Man is not man simply because of bodily attributes. The standard of divine measure and judgment is his intelligence and spirit." "To man is given the special gift of the intellect by which he is able to receive a larger share of the light Divine. The Perfect Man is as a polished mirror reflecting the Sun of Truth, manifesting the attributes of God." (Pt 67; Pt 25) (41:6)

"The animal... is a captive of the senses and deprived of that which lies beyond them. It is subject to what the eyes see, the ear hears, the nostrils sense, the taste detects and touch reveals. These sensations are acceptable and sufficient for the animal." But in man "mind is the perfection of the spirit, and is its essential quality." (Bwf 235; Bwf 317) (41:7)

"Yea, these mentionings that have been made of the grades of knowledge relate to the knowledge of the Manifestations of that Sun of Reality, which casteth Its light upon the Mirrors. And the splendor of that light is in the hearts, yet it is hidden under the veilings of sense and the conditions of this earth, even as a candle within a lantern of iron, and only when the lantern is removed doth the light of the candle shine out." (7Val 23- 4) (41:8)

"Every one who partakes of this bounty and receives these perfections... will be freed from the darkness of error, and will be illuminated by the light of His guidance." "The foundation of success and salvation is the knowledge of God, and... the results of the knowledge of God are the good actions which are the fruits of faith. If man has not this knowledge, he will be separated from God, and when this separation exists, good actions have not complete effect." (Saq 138; Saq 275) (41:9)

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