Verily, eyes are dazzled by gazing at the sun, and it is
impossible to consider it because of the intensity of its rays; and verily the
sea cannot be contained in a cup. The weakness of eyes does no harm to the sun,
nor the smallness of the cup to the sea… Verily, minds are limited, and the
splendor of lights is so great as not to be comprehended by (man’s) reflective
faculties. Ye ought to have the sigh of the heart so that ye may apprehend the
reality of the mysteries of God which are deposited behind coverings.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha ('Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1')
