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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 102-103
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"O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God!..."
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O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God!
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I have considered thy writing, which indicates
brightness of heart and the love of God. Blessed art
thou for having been thus favored and for having attained
to guidance.
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You have asked me two questions: "That if the
same spirit is manifest in all the Manifestations and
Prophets, then what is the distinction or difference
between Christ (or rather Jesus) and the other
Prophets; also [what is the difference] between Father
and Son?"
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Know that the human spirit is one, but it manifests
itself in various members of the body in a certain
(measure or) form. The human spirit is existent in the
sight (eyes); it is also existent in the brain, which is
the location of great functions and powers; it is also
existent in the heart, which organ is largely connected
with the brain or the center of the mind, and the heart,
or that center which is connection with the brain, has a
distinct and separate function, effect and appearance.
In this connection, the hair and nails have no command
(nor direct feeling).
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Figuratively speaking, the Father is the center of the
brain and the Son is the center of the heart; the rest
of the Prophets are members and parts. Fatherhood
and Prophethood, in this case, are two expressions of
the same thing, as man and creature are two names of
the same reality. The word "man," however, is greater
than the word "creature" because it bears a weightier
meaning than the name "creature"; both are the same.
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O maid-servant of God! I pray God to confirm thee
forever anew. Give greeting to thy dear mother.
Superstition hath somewhat overcome her. When the
imagined Satan overpowers, let her say: "O Baha-el-ABHA!"
She should then turn to the highest Kingdom.
Thus will the imagined Satan leave her. [She] has a
form of obsession; therefore, you may not heed her
sayings.
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Cultivate the land and thus, through its fruits, you
will obtain benefits. God will relieve you from care
(on account) of your mother.
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Give your good husband my spiritual greeting. I
pray that he may be made a recipient of the divine
bounties and attain to the grace of God.
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