It is evident that the divine nearness is an unlimited
nearness, be it in this world or the next one. This is a nearness which is
sanctified from the comprehension of the minds. The more a man seeketh light
from the Sun of Truth, the nearer he will draw. For instance, a clear body is
near unto the sun, and a black stone is far from the sun. This nearness
dependeth upon clearness, purity and perfection and that remoteness is due to
density, dullness (or obscurity) and imperfection.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha ('Tablets of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1’)
