…the reality of Christ was a clear mirror wherein the Sun of
Truth—that is, the divine Essence—appeared and shone forth with infinite
perfections and attributes. It is not that the Sun, which is the Essence of the
Divinity, was ever divided or multiplied—for it remains one—but it became
manifest in the mirror. That is why Christ said, “The Father is in the Son”,
meaning that that Sun is manifest and visible in this mirror.
The Holy Spirit is the outpouring grace of God which was
revealed and manifested in the reality of Christ. Prophethood is the station of
the heart of Christ, and the Holy Spirit is the station of His spirit. It is
thus evident and established that the Essence of the Divinity is absolute
oneness and has no peer, equal, or likeness.
This is the true meaning of the three Persons of the
Trinity. Otherwise, the foundations of the religion of God would rest upon an
illogical proposition which no mind could ever conceive, and how could the mind
be required to believe a thing which it cannot conceive? Such a thing could not
be grasped by human reason—how much less be clothed in an intelligible form—but
would remain sheer fancy.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in Akka, authenticated by
‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised translation by the
Baha’i World Center)
