Tag: "Mind, spirit, soul"

tag name	Mind, spirit, soul	type:	Philosophy; Religion, general; Science: natural, social, and applied
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Mind,_spirit,_soul
related tags	– Concepts, Philosophical; – Concepts, Religious; – Concepts, Science; Aql; Body; Heart; Human nature; Mind; Psychology; Self; Soul, Human; Spirit (general)
referring tags	Dreams and visions; Inner reality; Magnets and magnetic forces; Rational faculty
Inventory subject	Mind as intermediary between soul and body; Mind as principle emanation; activity of the human spirit; Relationship of the soul to the body
notes	See also: – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Sacred Writings, Chapter 14, section "Mind, Spirit, and Soul" – Arabic and Persian Originals of Metaphysical Terms in the Bahá'í Writings For comparison, the below article describes an Islamic view on human nature, the structure of the soul (nafs, qalb, ʿaql, and rūḥ), and the stages of the development of the soul: - Rothman, A., Coyle, A. (2018) Toward a Framework for Islamic Psychology and Psychotherapy: An Islamic Model of the Soul. Journal of Religion and Health (off-site). See also Wikipedia article Fitra (human nature in Islam).
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: ".. Say: Spirit, mind, soul, and the powers of sight and hearing are but one single reality which hath manifold expressions owing to the diversity of its instruments. As thou dost observe, man’s power to comprehend, move, speak, hear, and see all derive from this sign of his Lord within him. It is single in its essence, yet manifold through the diversity of its instruments. This, verily, is a certain truth. For example, if it directeth its attention to the means of hearing, then hearing and its attributes become manifest. Likewise, if it directeth itself to the means of vision, a different effect and attribute appear. Reflect upon this subject that thou mayest comprehend the true meaning of what hath been intended, find thyself independent of the sayings of the people, and be of them that are well assured. In like manner, when this sign of God turneth towards the brain, the head, and such means, the powers of the mind and the soul are manifested..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Súriy-i-Ra'ís, ¶35 (BH00260) "... 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 (AB00020) "... the members, constituent parts, and composition that are found within man attract and act as a magnet for the spirit: The spirit is bound to appear in it. Thus, when a mirror is polished, it is bound to attract the rays of the sun, to be illumined, and to reflect splendid images. That is, when these physical elements are gathered and combined together, according to the natural order and with the utmost perfection, they become a magnet for the spirit, and the spirit will manifest itself therein with all its perfections. From this perspective one does not ask, “Why is it necessary for the rays of the sun to fall upon the mirror?”; for the relationships that bind together the realities of all things, whether spiritual or material, require that when the mirror is polished and turned towards the sun it should manifest the rays thereof. In like manner, when the elements are composed and combined according to the noblest order, arrangement, and manner, the human spirit will appear and manifest itself therein. Such is the decree of the All-Glorious, the All-Wise." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, 52.5-6 (AB00919) "... The human spirit, which distinguishes man from the animal, is the rational soul, and these two terms—the human spirit and the rational soul—designate one and the same thing. This spirit, which in the terminology of the philosophers is called the rational soul, encompasses all things and as far as human capacity permits, discovers their realities and becomes aware of the properties and effects, the characteristics and conditions of earthly things. But the human spirit, unless it be assisted by the spirit of faith, cannot become acquainted with the divine mysteries and the heavenly realities. It is like a mirror which, although clear, bright, and polished, is still in need of light. Not until a sunbeam falls upon it can it discover the divine mysteries. As for the mind, it is the power of the human spirit. The spirit is as the lamp, and the mind as the light that shines from it. The spirit is as the tree, and the mind as the fruit. The mind is the perfection of the spirit and a necessary attribute thereof, even as the rays of the sun are an essential requirement of the sun itself..." – 'Abdu'l-Bahá, Some Answered Questions, chapter 55: Spirit, Soul, and Mind
references	en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rūḥ; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Aql; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind–body_problem

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