tag name Holy Spirit type: Principles, teachings; Religion, general; Religions, Middle Eastern web link bahai-library.com/tags/Holy_Spirit variations or mis-spellings rúḥu'l-qudus; روح القُدُس related tags - Manifestations of God; - Religion; Holy; Spirit (general) referring tags Drop into ocean, atom into star, gnat into eagle; Magnets and magnetic forces; Most Great Spirit; Spirit of faith Inventory subject Manifestation of God as recipient of divine revelation; Holy Spirit; The Holy Spirit; Being a channel for the Holy Spirit in teaching the Cause selected quotations
(authoritative sources)These quotations reflect common presentations of Bahá’í views; the materials below may show a wider range of interpretations and contexts:
"... As to the fourth degree of spirit, it is the heavenly spirit, which is the spirit of faith and the outpouring grace of the All-Merciful. This spirit proceeds from the breath of the Holy Spirit, and through a power born of God it becomes the cause of everlasting life. It is that power which makes the earthly soul heavenly and the imperfect man perfect. It cleanses the impure, unlooses the tongue of the silent, sanctifies the bondslaves of passion and desire, and confers knowledge upon the ignorant. The fifth degree of spirit is the Holy Spirit, which is the mediator between God and His creation. It is like a mirror facing the sun: Just as a spotless mirror receives the rays of the sun and reflects its bounty to others, so too is the Holy Spirit the mediator of the light of holiness, which it conveys from the Sun of Truth to sanctified souls. This Spirit is adorned with all the divine perfections. Whensoever it appears, the world is revived, a new cycle is ushered in, and the body of humanity is clothed in a fresh attire..."
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, chapter 36.6-7 (AB00266)"... by “spirit” is meant divine grace; by “water”, knowledge and life; and by “fire”, the love of God. For material water cleanses not the heart of man but his body. Rather, the heavenly water and spirit, which are knowledge and life, cleanse and purify the heart of man. In other words, the heart that partakes of the outpouring grace of the Holy Spirit and becomes sanctified is made goodly and pure. The purpose is that the reality of man be purified and sanctified from the defilements of the world of nature, which are vile attributes such as anger, lust, worldliness, pride, dishonesty, hypocrisy, deceit, self-love, and so on.
Man cannot free himself from the onslaught of vain and selfish desires save through the confirming grace of the Holy Spirit..."
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, chapter 19.6-7 (AB00674)
"... How can I succeed unless Thou assist me with the breath of the Holy Spirit, help me to triumph by the hosts of Thy glorious kingdom, and shower upon me Thy confirmations, which alone can change a gnat into an eagle, a drop of water into rivers and seas, and an atom into lights and suns..."
– 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Prayers
bahaidata.org Q5046 · Links to Bahá'í wikis (bahai9, bahaipedia, etc.) references en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Spirit; bahaiquotes.com/subject/holy-spirit; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="Holy Spirit"
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