This station
is the dying from self and the living in God, the being
poor in self
and rich in the Desired One. Poverty as here referred to
signifieth being poor in the things
of the created world, rich in the
things of God's world. For when the
true lover and devoted friend
reacheth to the presence of the Beloved,
the sparkling beauty of the
Loved One and the fire of the lover's
heart will kindle a blaze and
burn away all veils and wrappings.
Yea, all he hath, from heart to skin,
will be set aflame, so that nothing
will remain save the Friend.
When the qualities
of the Ancient of Days
stood revealed,
Then the qualities
of earthly things did
Moses burn
away.
He who hath attained this station
is sanctified from all that pertaineth
to the world. Wherefore, if those
who have come to the sea of His presence
are found to possess none of the
limited things of this perishable world,
whether it be outer wealth or personal
opinions, it mattereth not.
-- Bahá'u'lláh, The
Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys, p. 36