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"These human conditions may be likened to the matrix of the mother from which a child is born into the spacious outer world." (Pup 44) (68:1)

"If we do not strive and sanctify ourselves from the defects and evil qualities of human nature we will not partake of the bestowals of God." (Pup 190) (68:2)

"Self- desire... is the dust which prevents reflection of the rays of the Sun of Reality... The natural emotions are blameworthy and are like rust which deprives the heart of the bounties of God." (Pup 239) (68:3)

"If the heart turns away from the blessings God offers, how can it hope for happiness?" (Pt 105) (68:4)

"Just as human intellects have revealed the secrets of matter... may minds and spirits likewise come into the knowledge of the verities of God, and the realities of the Kingdom be made manifest in... hearts." (Pup 36) (68:5)

"For the life of the flesh is common to both men and animals, whereas the life of the spirit is possessed only by the pure in heart who have quaffed from the ocean of faith and partaken of the fruit of certitude." (Iqan 120) (68:6)

"The third element of the utterance under discussion is, 'opposes his passions.' How wonderful are the implications of this deceptively easy, all- inclusive phrase... (68:7)

"For desire is a flame that has reduced to ashes uncounted lifetime harvests of the learned, a devouring fire that even the vast sea of their accumulated knowledge could never quench. How often has it happened that an individual who was graced with every attribute of humanity and wore the jewel of true understanding, nevertheless followed after his passions until his excellent qualities passed beyond moderation and he was forced into excess. His pure intentions changed to evil ones, his attributes were no longer put to uses worthy of them and the power of his desires turned him aside from righteousness and its rewards into ways that were dangerous and dark." (Sdc 59- 60) (68:8)

"'All human attainment moveth upon a lame ass, whilst Truth, riding upon the wind, darteth across space.'" "The end of every work is without result because it is perishable an inconstant." (Iqan 187; bsc 484) (68:9)

"A material man lets himself be worried and harassed by little things, but a spiritual man is always calm and serene under all circumstances." (SofW Vol 7 p154) (68:10)

"Let your vision be world- embracing rather than confined to your own self." (Gl 94) (68:11)

"Arise, O people, and, by the power of God's might, resolve to gain the victory over your own selves, that haply the whole earth may be freed and sanctified from its servitude to the gods of its idle fancies." (Bwf 139) (68:12)

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