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Directives From the Guardian
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115: MANIFESTATIONS (Significance of the Remains of the Prophets)
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"There is no special physical significance in the remains of
the Prophets or relics of Their Persons. But there is a profound
spiritual significance in the sense that Their dust was the
physical mirror of the greatness of God. In other words we
know God through His Prophets, Who have bodies; these
bodies--Their very dust--are precious through association. It
is natural for people to be touched by a lock of hair or some
token of one they loved; how much more should we treasure
and feel moved by a relic of the Beloved of God?
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"The Báb has told us to bury the dead in silk (if possible)
in coffins of crystal. Why? Because the body, though now dust,
was once exalted by the immortal soul of man! The portrait
of the Báb should be regarded as an inestimable privilege and
blessing to behold, as past generations were denied a glimpse
of the Face of the Manifestation, once He had passed on."
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"The atoms of the Prophets are just atoms, like all others,
but the association of this great spiritual power with them leaves
in the place they are laid to rest a spiritual atmosphere, if one
can use this expression. They are, no doubt, endowed with
a tremendous spiritual influence and far-reaching power. But
the physical character of their atoms are not different from
other people's, any more than their bodies and physical functions
are different."
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