Only when the lamp of
search, of
earnest striving, of
longing desire, of
passionate devotion, of
fervid love, of
rapture, and
ecstasy, is
kindled within the seeker's heart, and the breeze of
His loving-kindness is wafted upon his soul, will the
darkness of error be dispelled, the
mists of doubts and
misgivings be
dissipated, and the
lights of knowledge and
certitude envelop his being. At that hour will the Mystic Herald, bearing the joyful tidings of the Spirit, shine forth from the City of God resplendent as the morn, and, through the trumpet-blast of
knowledge, will awaken the
heart, the
soul, and the
spirit from the slumber of
heedlessness. Then will the manifold favors and outpouring grace of the
holy and everlasting Spirit confer such new life upon the seeker that he will find himself endowed with a
new eye, a new ear, a new heart, and a new mind. He will contemplate the
manifest signs of the universe, and will penetrate the
hidden mysteries of the soul.
Gazing with the eye of God, he will perceive
within every atom a door that leadeth him to the stations of
absolute certitude. He will discover in all things the
mysteries of Divine Revelation, and the
evidences of an everlasting Manifestation.
~
Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 266
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