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O thou who seekest the Kingdom of heaven!
This world is even as the body of man, and the Kingdom of
God is as the spirit of life. See how dark and narrow is the
physical world of man's body, and what a prey it is to
diseases and ills. On the other hand, how fresh and bright is
the realm of the human spirit. Judge thou from this metaphor
how the world of the Kingdom hath shone down, and
how its laws have been made to work in this nether realm.
Although the spirit is hidden from view, still its commandments
shine out like rays of light upon the world of the
human body. In the same way, although the Kingdom of
heaven is hidden from the sight of this unwitting people,
still, to him who seeth with the inner eye, it is plain as day.
Wherefore dwell thou ever in the Kingdom, and be thou
oblivious of this world below. Be thou so wholly absorbed
in the emanations of the spirit that nothing in the world of
man will distract thee.
Selections from the Writings of `Abdu'l-Bahá
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