…in him [a human being] are potentially revealed all the
attributes and names of God to a degree that no other created being hath
excelled or surpassed… Even as He hath said: “Man is My mystery, and I am his
mystery.” Manifold are the verses that have been repeatedly revealed in all the
Heavenly Books and the Holy Scriptures, expressive of this most subtle and
lofty theme. Even as He hath revealed: “We will surely show them Our signs in
the world and within themselves.” Again He saith: “And also in your own selves:
will ye not, then, behold the signs of God?” And yet again He revealeth: “And
be ye not like those who forget God, and whom He hath therefore caused to
forget their own selves.” In this connection, He Who is the eternal King—may
the souls of all that dwell within the mystic Tabernacle be a sacrifice unto
Him—hath spoken: “He hath known God who hath known himself.”
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
