…man journeys in the world of dreams. Though the body is
here, the soul wanders in the East and West of the world. Who is it that makes
these journeys? It is the second entity. Although a man has died and his body
is under the earth, one's soul can, in a dream, ask him questions and receive
answers. What is it that is talked to? It is the second reality. Hence, it is
clear that besides the physical body man possesses another reality. Though the
body grows weak, becomes… defective, still that reality remains unaltered. In
sleep the body of man appears dead but that reality moves, understands, talks
and discovers. This reality is the spiritual form and the heavenly temple, not
the physical body. It reveals hidden realities, comprehends things, discovers
arts and sciences, subdues electricity and other forces and communicates
simultaneously with the East and the West.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Words of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, December 4, New York, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s
Diary’)
