O Pen of the Most High!
Recount unto him who hath turned unto Thy Lord, the All-Glorious, that
which shall enable him to dispense with the sayings of men. Say: Spirit, mind, soul, and the powers of sight
and hearing are but one single reality which hath manifold expressions owing to
the diversity of its instruments. As thou dost observe, man’s power to
comprehend, move, speak, hear, and see all derive from this sign of his Lord
within him. It is single in its essence, yet manifold through the diversity of
its instruments. This, verily, is a
certain truth. For example, if it directeth its attention to the means of
hearing, then hearing and its attributes become manifest. Likewise, if it
directeth itself to the means of vision, a different effect and attribute
appear. Reflect upon this subject that thou mayest comprehend the true meaning
of what hath been intended, find thyself independent of the sayings of the
people, and be of them that are well assured. In like manner, when this sign of
God turneth towards the brain, the head, and such means, the powers of the mind
and the soul are manifested. Thy Lord, verily, is potent to do whatsoever He
pleaseth.
- Baha’u’llah (‘The Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
