The Worlds of God - U.S.Baha'i National Ref Library Committee
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"The spirit may be likened to the light within the lantern. The body is simply the outer lantern... The human soul by means of this body can perform its operations, and without the body it can likewise have its control... This human body is purely animal in type and, like the animal, it is subject only to the grosser sensibilities." "It is divinely intended that the spiritual susceptibilities of man should gain precedence and over- rule his physical forces. In this way he becomes fitted to dominate the human world by his nobility and stand forth fearless and free, endowed with the attributes of eternal life." (Pup 411; Pup 258) (47:6)

The soul is "an attractable body, to be drawn to the Magnet of the Kingdom of God." (Bwf 366) (47:7)

"If it (the soul) be faithful to God, it will reflect His light, and will, eventually, return unto Him. If it fail, however in its allegiance to its Creator, it will become a victim to self and passion, and will, in the end, sink in their depths." (Bwf 121) (47:8)

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