Know thou, verily, man before reaching (spiritual) maturity
passes his days and only apprehends trivial things which are clear on account
of their exoteric indications, but when he attains full development, then he
grasps the reality of things and their esoteric facts. Every day after maturity
is equivalent to one year before it, on account of (man’s) perception,
understanding, apprehension and discoveries.
Now, thou hast reached development and apprehended the
degree of maturity: Gaze at the grades of the existence, the realities of
beings, the allegories in the epistles of God, and the mysteries in the Old and
New Testament. By the life of Baha, the covering will be removed from off thee
(i.e., facts will be unfolded to thee), and thou wilt be informed of that which
all the philosophers and wise men are unable to apprehend. Verily, this is a
gift which God assigns only to such of His chosen servants as He willeth.
Verily, thy Lord will inspire thee with the mysteries of God, the Protector,
the Self-subsistent.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
