…since the reality or soul of man is a ray of light
emanating from the Sun of the Word of God, it is capable of manifesting all the
perfections of Being. It is then worthy to be the throne upon which may be
established the manifestation of the Names, the Qualities and the Attributes of
the Ancient Entity. Inasmuch as this entity is capable of expressing the great
virtues of Being, and is the greatest and purest of all existing beings on
earth, from its earliest rise in the human temple to its resurrection from the
grave of the body, it can be likened to a mirror which reveals the seen and the
unseen, which possesses the virtues of the world and of the Kingdom.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha
(From a talk, quoted by Lua Getsinger in her talk in San Francisco on
December 17, 1911)(To see the transcript of the entire talk please visit Baha’i
Talks, Messages and Articles)
