Intellect hath various degrees. As a discussion of the
pronouncements made by the philosophers in this connection would pass beyond
the scope of our discourse, we have refrained from mentioning them. It is
nonetheless indisputably clear and evident that the minds of men have never
been, nor shall they ever be, of equal capacity. The Perfect Intellect alone
can provide true guidance and direction. Thus were these sublime words revealed
by the Pen of the Most High, exalted be His glory, in response to this
question: “The Tongue of Wisdom proclaimeth: He that hath Me not is bereft of
all things. Turn ye away from all that is on earth and seek none else but Me. I
am the Sun of Wisdom and the Ocean of Knowledge. I cheer the faint and revive
the dead. I am the guiding Light that illumineth the way. I am the royal Falcon
on the arm of the Almighty. I unfold the drooping wings of every broken bird
and start it on its flight.” (Baha’u’llah, ‘The Tabernacle of Unity,
Bahá’u’lláh’s Responses to Mánikchí Sáhib and Other Writings’)
