From this most august and exalted station, and from this
most sublime and glorious plane, [“the City of Absolute Nothingnes”] the seeker
entereth the City of Immortality, therein to abide forever. In this station he
beholdeth himself established upon the throne of independence and the seat of
exaltation. Then will he comprehend the meaning of that which hath been
revealed of old concerning the day “whereon God shall enrich all through His
abundance”. [Qur’án 4:130] Well is it with them that have attained unto this
station and drunk their fill from this snow-white chalice before this Crimson
Pillar.
Having, in this journey, immersed himself in the ocean of
immortality, rid his heart from attachment to aught save Him, and attained unto
the loftiest heights of everlasting life, the seeker will see no annihilation
either for himself or for any other soul. He will quaff from the cup of
immortality, tread in its land, soar in its atmosphere, consort with them that
are its embodiments, partake of the imperishable and incorruptible fruits of
the tree of eternity, and be forever accounted, in the lofty heights of
immortality, amongst the denizens of the everlasting realm.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gems of Divine Mysteries’)
