The Worlds of God - U.S.Baha'i National Ref Library Committee
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"The heart which receives a portion of the bounty of the Spirit becomes... purified and sanctified from the impurities of the world of nature. These natural impurities are evil qualities: anger, passion, worldliness, pride, lying, hypocrisy, fraud, self- love, etc. Man cannot free himself from the rage of the carnal desires except by the help of the Holy Spirit." (Saq 105) (49:3)

"An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly- born... scholar without that inspiration. He who is educated by the Divine Spirit, can, in his time, lead others to receive the same Spirit." "Verily, I say unto thee, every soul which ariseth today to guide others..., the Holy Spirit will inspire them... with evidences, proofs and facts, and the lights will shine upon... from the Kingdom of God." (Pt 165; Bwf 369) (49:4)

"But on the other hand, when man does not open his mind and heart to the blessing of the Spirit... all his aspirations and desires being strengthened by the lower side of the soul's nature, he becomes more and more brutal, until his whole being is in no way superior to that of the beasts that perish." (Pt 97) (49:5)

"To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man." "They that follow their lusts and corrupt inclinations have erred and dissipated their efforts. They are indeed of the lost." "The pursuit of passion and desire will wrap the eyes in a thousand veils that rise out of the heart to blind the sight and... insight as well." (Bwf 114; Bwf 124; Sdc 64) (49:6)

"This physical world of man is subject to the power of the lusts, and sin is the consequence of this power of the lusts... The body of man is a captive of nature; it will act in accordance with whatever nature orders... A man who has not had a spiritual education is a brute." (Saq 135) (49:7)

"O Moving Form of Dust!... The sword of thy rebellion hath felled the tree of thy hope... Imperishable glory I have chosen for thee, yet boundless shame thou hast chosen for thyself." (Hwp 29) (49:8)

"Be ye the trustees of God amongst His creatures, and the emblems of His generosity amidst His people. They that follow their lusts and corrupt inclinations, have erred and dissipated their efforts. They, indeed, are of the lost." (Bwf 124) (49:9)

"Let God be all- sufficient for thee. Commune intimately with His Spirit." (Bwf 109) (49:10)

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