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O My servants! Be as resigned and submissive as the earth, that from the soil of your being there may blossom the fragrant, the holy and multicolored hyacinths of My knowledge. Be ablaze as the fire, that ye may burn away the veils of heedlessness and set aglow, through the quickening energies of the love of God, the chilled and wayward heart. Be light and untrammeled as the breeze, that ye may obtain admittance into the precincts of My court, My inviolable Sanctuary.
Bahá’u’lláh, "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh", 152
If we are as submissive as the earth, which we trod upon, we have humility, and that is conducive to having spiritual knowledge, as it says “My knowledge” not worldly knowledge. Not only that, this knowledge is “multicolored hyacinths” meaning there are different meanings to be derived from the Word of God.
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 of Bahá’u’lláh"
The tree will grow, the earth will send forth hyacinths1 and give blessings, and man will become of the heavenly angels. Feed on the light of guidance and impart light to the people. The bird of heaven will warble melodies unknown save by the birds of heaven; then tear asunder the veil and see the realities of things with the eye of God. Verily, thy Lord guideth whomsoever He willeth unto the Straight Path!
1 Hyacinth — the flower symbolic of Knowledge
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, "Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás vol. 1-3", 596.4
“Be ablaze as the fire, that ye may burn away the veils of heedlessness and set aglow, through the quickening energies of the love of God, the chilled and wayward heart.”
The many facets of divine knowledge spoken of in the first sentence I believe are intended for the purpose of becoming “ablaze as the fire”. This has the double purpose of burning away the veils of heedlessness and become close to God and through the love of God because of the closeness to God of setting “aglow” the “chilled and wayward heart” of other people.
“Be light and untrammeled as the breeze, that ye may obtain admittance into the precincts of My court, My inviolable Sanctuary.”
Definition of untrammeled not confined, limited, or impeded
If we are not attached to this material world, and are free from selfish desires, pride, and envy, etc. we will be admitted to the “precincts” of the “court” of God. The “veils of heedlessness” being burnt away make this possible.
Definition of court the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
We will not be in the actual “court” but in it's “precincts”. This is expressive of our lowliness before the sovereign God.
Bahá’u’lláh, "Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh", 152
If we are as submissive as the earth, which we trod upon, we have humility, and that is conducive to having spiritual knowledge, as it says “My knowledge” not worldly knowledge. Not only that, this knowledge is “multicolored hyacinths” meaning there are different meanings to be derived from the Word of God.
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 of Bahá’u’lláh"
The tree will grow, the earth will send forth hyacinths1 and give blessings, and man will become of the heavenly angels. Feed on the light of guidance and impart light to the people. The bird of heaven will warble melodies unknown save by the birds of heaven; then tear asunder the veil and see the realities of things with the eye of God. Verily, thy Lord guideth whomsoever He willeth unto the Straight Path!
1 Hyacinth — the flower symbolic of Knowledge
‘Abdu’l-Bahá, "Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás vol. 1-3", 596.4
“Be ablaze as the fire, that ye may burn away the veils of heedlessness and set aglow, through the quickening energies of the love of God, the chilled and wayward heart.”
The many facets of divine knowledge spoken of in the first sentence I believe are intended for the purpose of becoming “ablaze as the fire”. This has the double purpose of burning away the veils of heedlessness and become close to God and through the love of God because of the closeness to God of setting “aglow” the “chilled and wayward heart” of other people.
“Be light and untrammeled as the breeze, that ye may obtain admittance into the precincts of My court, My inviolable Sanctuary.”
Definition of untrammeled not confined, limited, or impeded
If we are not attached to this material world, and are free from selfish desires, pride, and envy, etc. we will be admitted to the “precincts” of the “court” of God. The “veils of heedlessness” being burnt away make this possible.
Definition of court the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary
We will not be in the actual “court” but in it's “precincts”. This is expressive of our lowliness before the sovereign God.