Verily I say, the human soul is, in its essence, one of the
signs of God, a mystery among His mysteries. It is one of the mighty signs of
the Almighty, the harbinger that proclaimeth the reality of all the worlds of
God. Within it lieth concealed that which the world is now utterly incapable of
apprehending. Ponder in thine heart the revelation of the Soul of God that
pervadeth all His Laws, and contrast it with that base and appetitive nature
that hath rebelled against Him, that forbiddeth men to turn unto the Lord of
Names, and impelleth them to walk after their lusts and wickedness. Such a soul
hath, in truth, wandered far in the path of error...
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings
from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
