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tag name Water and clay type: Metaphors and allegories

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related tags Water (metaphor)
referring tags Bird, water and clay
notes "I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Persian #13
"The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Persian #36
"... When a true seeker determineth to take the step of search in the path leading unto the knowledge of the Ancient of Days, he must... purge his breast, which is the sanctuary of the abiding love of the Beloved, of every defilement, and sanctify his soul from all that pertaineth to water and clay, from all shadowy and ephemeral attachments..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude, ¶213
"... Justice is, in this day, bewailing its plight, and Equity groaneth beneath the yoke of oppression. The thick clouds of tyranny have darkened the face of the earth, and enveloped its peoples. Through the movement of Our Pen of glory We have, at the bidding of the omnipotent Ordainer, breathed a new life into every human frame, and instilled into every word a fresh potency. All created things proclaim the evidences of this worldwide regeneration. This is the most great, the most joyful tidings imparted by the Pen of this Wronged One to mankind. Wherefore fear ye, O My well-beloved ones? Who is it that can dismay you? A touch of moisture sufficeth to dissolve the hardened clay out of which this perverse generation is molded. The mere act of your gathering together is enough to scatter the forces of these vain and worthless people..." – Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Lawḥ-i-Dunyá (Tablet of the World), ¶6
"... Thus have We built the Temple with the hands of power and might, could ye but know it. This is the Temple promised unto you in the Book. Draw ye nigh unto it. This is that which profiteth you, could ye but comprehend it. Be fair, O peoples of the earth! Which is preferable, this, or a temple which is built of clay? ..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Súriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)", ¶276 (closing paragraph)

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tag name	Water and clay	type:	Metaphors and allegories
web link	bahai-library.com/tags/Water_and_clay
related tags	Water (metaphor)
referring tags	Bird, water and clay
notes	"I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of heaven, ye will sink back to the shades of utter loss, and, never having gazed upon the beauty of the rose, return to water and clay." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Persian #13 "The wise are they that speak not unless they obtain a hearing, even as the cup-bearer, who proffereth not his cup till he findeth a seeker, and the lover who crieth not out from the depths of his heart until he gazeth upon the beauty of his beloved. Wherefore sow the seeds of wisdom and knowledge in the pure soil of the heart, and keep them hidden, till the hyacinths of divine wisdom spring from the heart and not from mire and clay." – Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, Persian #36 "... When a true seeker determineth to take the step of search in the path leading unto the knowledge of the Ancient of Days, he must... purge his breast, which is the sanctuary of the abiding love of the Beloved, of every defilement, and sanctify his soul from all that pertaineth to water and clay, from all shadowy and ephemeral attachments..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Íqán (Book of Certitude, ¶213 "... Justice is, in this day, bewailing its plight, and Equity groaneth beneath the yoke of oppression. The thick clouds of tyranny have darkened the face of the earth, and enveloped its peoples. Through the movement of Our Pen of glory We have, at the bidding of the omnipotent Ordainer, breathed a new life into every human frame, and instilled into every word a fresh potency. All created things proclaim the evidences of this worldwide regeneration. This is the most great, the most joyful tidings imparted by the Pen of this Wronged One to mankind. Wherefore fear ye, O My well-beloved ones? Who is it that can dismay you? A touch of moisture sufficeth to dissolve the hardened clay out of which this perverse generation is molded. The mere act of your gathering together is enough to scatter the forces of these vain and worthless people..." – Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, Lawḥ-i-Dunyá (Tablet of the World), ¶6 "... Thus have We built the Temple with the hands of power and might, could ye but know it. This is the Temple promised unto you in the Book. Draw ye nigh unto it. This is that which profiteth you, could ye but comprehend it. Be fair, O peoples of the earth! Which is preferable, this, or a temple which is built of clay? ..." – Bahá'u'lláh, Súriy-i-Haykal (Surih of the Temple)", ¶276 (closing paragraph)