Regarding the “two wings” of the soul: These signify wings
of ascent. One is the wing of knowledge, the other of faith, as this is the
means of the ascent of the human soul to the lofty station of divine
perfections…
When your heart is filled with the love of God there will be
no room for sorrow. There will only be love and happiness.
Except a man be purified and sanctified from the soil of his
dependence on this world, the spiritual purity will not become manifest in him.
The more the mirror is clear and pure the greater will the rays and the
bounties of the Sun of Truth show forth from it.
…love of God and spiritual attraction do cleanse and purify
the human heart and dress and adorn it with the spotless garment of holiness;
and once the heart is entirely attached to the Lord, and bound over to the
Blessed Perfection, then will the grace of God be revealed.
If a soul calls the people to the Kingdom of God according
to the Teachings of Baha’u’llah, there will be many listeners.
The essential thing and the real nearness to God, is to be
steadfast in the Religion of God, to serve His Cause and to be in Servitude at
the Threshold of Unity.
This spirit is one of the divine bounties, a manifestation
of the Sun of Truth; but if the human spirit receives the breath of the Holy
Spirit, then it is a pure spirit. The breath of the Holy Spirit is the divine
teaching; in it the spirit finds eternal life. It is the heavenly light and
illumines the human world by the divine qualities. Hence we must endeavour to
act according to the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh.
The hearts of children are extremely pure and simple. A
person's heart must be like a child's, pure and free from all contamination.