…the material worlds
terminate at the end of the arc of descent… the station of man lies at the end
of the arc of descent and the beginning of the arc of ascent… from the
beginning to the end of the arc of ascent the degrees of progress are of a
spiritual nature. The arc of descent is called that of “bringing forth” and the
arc of ascent that of “creating anew”. The arc of descent ends in material
realities and the arc of ascent in spiritual realities.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ –
2014 revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre)
