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[Tablet of May 29, 1907] |
One will encounter a little difficulty in the beginning of the
establishment of the Cause of God in that country, but later it will become
very easy. For the inhabitants of Japan are intelligent, sagacious,
and have the power of rapid assimilation. For the present a
perfect youth like thee is favored by the Bounty of the Kingdom, and
attained to the knowledge of the Lord of the Kingdom. Show thou
forth an effort that thou mayest finish that which is necessary in the
acquisition and study of science and art; then travel thou toward the
countries of Japan; so that thou mayest hoist the Ensign of Truth,
waving upon the Apex of the Supreme Concourse. Look thou not
upon thine own capability, the Invisible Divine Confirmations are
great, and the Protection and Providence of the Beauty of Abhá is the
helper and assistant. When a drop draws help from the ocean, it is an
ocean itself, and a little seed through the outpouring of rain, the favor
of the sun, and the soul-refreshing breeze will become a tree with the
utmost freshness, full of leaves, blossoms and fruits. Therefore do
not consider thy capacity and merit, but rely upon the infinite Bounty
and trust to His Highness the Almighty. Do not delay. Undertake
soon that which thou art intending.
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There are prophecies concerning the Manifestation in the Buddhist
books, but they are in symbols and metaphors, and some spiritual
conditions are mentioned therein, but the leaders of religion do
not understand. They think these prophecies are material things, yet
those signs are foreshadowing spiritual occurrence.
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(Revealed in Akka, May 29, 1907. Translated by Ahmad Esphahani,
July 21, 1907, Washington, D.C.)
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