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"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)
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