Tag: "Inner reality"

tag name	Inner reality	type:	Miscellaneous; Philosophy; Religion, general
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Inner_reality
variations or mis-spellings	reality of man
related tags	Human nature; Mind, spirit, soul; Reality
notes	"... Now regarding the question whether the faculties of the mind and the human soul are one and the same. These faculties are but the inherent properties of the soul, such as the power of imagination, of thought, of understanding; powers that are the essential requisites of the reality of man, even as the solar ray is the inherent property of the sun. The temple of man is like unto a mirror, his soul is as the sun, and his mental faculties even as the rays that emanate from that source of light. The ray may cease to fall upon the mirror, but it can in no wise be dissociated from the sun..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Tablet to Dr. Auguste Forel "...the reality of man, the human spirit..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, talk #89, 16 August 1912 "... But the inner and essential reality of man is not composed of elements and, therefore, cannot be decomposed. It is not an elemental composition subject to disintegration or death. A true and fundamental scientific principle is that an element itself never dies and cannot be destroyed for the reason that it is single and not composed. Therefore, it is not subject to decomposition..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, talk #123, 9 November 1912 "... This other and inner reality is called the heavenly body, the ethereal form which corresponds to this body. This is the conscious reality which discovers the inner meaning of things, for the outer body of man does not discover anything. The inner ethereal reality grasps the mysteries of existence, discovers scientific truths and indicates their technical application. It discovers electricity, produces the telegraph, the telephone and opens the door to the world of arts. If the outer material body did this, the animal would, likewise, be able to make scientific and wonderful discoveries, for the animal shares with man all physical powers and limitations. What, then, is that power which penetrates the realities of existence and which is not to be found in the animal? It is the inner reality which comprehends things, throws light upon the mysteries of life and being, discovers the heavenly Kingdom, unseals the mysteries of God and differentiates man from the brute. Of this there can be no doubt. As we have before indicated, this human reality stands between the higher and the lower in man, between the world of the animal and the world of Divinity..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, talk #139, 4 December 1912 "... A foundational concept to explore in this context is the spiritual reality of man. In the Revelation of Bahá’u’lláh, the nobility inherent to every human being is unequivocally asserted; it is a fundamental tenet of Bahá’í belief, upon which hope for the future of humankind is built. The soul’s capacity to manifest all the names and attributes of God—He Who is the Compassionate, the Bestower, the Bountiful—is repeatedly affirmed in the Writings..." – Universal House of Justice, letter dated 1 March 2017, to the Bahá'ís of the world
references	www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="inner reality"; www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/search#q="reality of man"

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