Thou hast, moreover, asked Me concerning the state of the
soul after its separation from the body. Know thou, of a truth, that if the
soul of man hath walked in the ways of God, it will, assuredly, return and be
gathered to the glory of the Beloved. By the righteousness of God! It shall
attain a station such as no pen can depict, or tongue describe. The soul that
hath remained faithful to the Cause of God, and stood unwaveringly firm in His
Path shall, after his ascension, be possessed of such power that all the worlds
which the Almighty hath created can benefit through him. Such a soul provideth,
at the bidding of the Ideal King and Divine Educator, the pure leaven that
leaveneth the world of being, and furnisheth the power through which the arts
and wonders of the world are made manifest. Consider how meal needeth leaven to
be leavened with. Those souls that are the symbols of detachment are the leaven
of the world. Meditate on this, and be of the thankful.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
