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‘Abdu’l-Bahá.—‘Evil is imperfection. Sin is
the state of man in the world of the baser nature, for
in nature exist defects such as injustice, tyranny, hatred,
hostility, strife: these are characteristics of the lower
plane of nature. These are the sins of the world, the
fruits of the tree from which Adam did eat. Through
education we must free ourselves from these imperfections.
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The Prophets of God have been sent, the Holy
Books have been written, so that man may be made
free. Just as he is born into this world of imperfection
from the womb of his earthly mother, so is he born
into the world of spirit through divine education.
When a man is born into the world of phenomena he
finds the universe; when he is born from this world to
the world of the spirit, he finds the Kingdom.’
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