After passing through the Valley of Knowledge, which is the
last station of limitation, the wayfarer cometh to THE FIRST STATION OF UNITY
and drinketh from the cup of oneness, and gazeth upon the manifestations of
singleness. In this station he pierceth the veils of plurality, fleeth the
realms of the flesh, and ascendeth unto the heaven of unity. With the ear of
God he heareth; with the eye of God he beholdeth the mysteries of divine
creation. He steppeth into the inner sanctuary of the Friend and, as an intimate, shareth the pavilion of the
Well-Beloved. He stretcheth forth the hand of truth from the sleeve of the
Absolute and revealeth the mysteries of divine power. He seeth in himself
neither name nor fame nor rank, but findeth his own praise in the praise of
God, and in the name of God beholdeth his own. To him “all songs are from that
sovereign King” and every melody from Him. He sitteth on the throne of “Say,
all things are of God” [1] and reclineth upon the seat of “There is no power
nor strength but in God alone.” [2] He looketh upon all things with the eye of
Unity, and seeth the effulgent rays of the Sun of Truth shining from the
dayspring of the Divine Essence upon all created things alike, and beholdeth
the lights of Unity reflected upon all creation. - Baha’u’llah (‘The Seven Valleys’, 2019
revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre; included in ‘The Call of the
Divine Beloved’)
[1] Qur’án 4:78
[2] Qur’án 18:39
