Baha'u'llah's Stupendous Revelation : How man’s “essence” can be “brought to light”

December 14, 2013

How man’s “essence” can be “brought to light” – Baha’u’llah explains

Man is even as steel, the essence of which is hidden: through admonition and explanation, good counsel and education, that essence will be brought to light. If, however, he be allowed to remain in his original condition, the corrosion of lusts and appetites will effectively destroy him. (Baha’u’llah, ‘The Compilation of Compilations’, vol. I, Baha’i Education)

the challenge

"To strive to obtain a more adequate understanding of the significance of Bahá'u'lláh's stupendous Revelation must, it is my unalterable conviction, remain the first obligation and the object of the constant endeavor of each one of its loyal adherents. An exact and thorough comprehension of so vast a system, so sublime a revelation, so sacred a trust, is for obvious reasons beyond the reach and ken of our finite minds. We can, however, and it is our bounden duty to seek to derive fresh inspiration and added sustenance as we labor for the propagation of His Faith through a clearer apprehension of the truths it enshrines and the principles on which it is based." (Shoghi Effendi, ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)

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December 14, 2013

How man’s “essence” can be “brought to light” – Baha’u’llah explains