BahÃĄâ•Žuâ•ŽllÃĄh and the New Era - Knowledge Rush

Self-RealizationBahá’u’lláh constantly urges men to realize and give full expressionto the perfections latent within them—the true inner self asdistinguished from the limited outer self, which at best is but thetemple, and too often is the prison of the real man. In the HiddenWords He says:—O Son of Being!With the hands of power I made thee and with the fingersof strength I created thee; and within thee have I placed theessence of My light. Be thou content with it and seek naughtelse, for My work is perfect and My command is binding.Question it not, nor have a doubt thereof.O Son of Spirit!I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself down topoverty? Noble I made thee, wherewith dost thou abasethyself? Out of the essence of knowledge I gave thee being,why seekest thou enlightenment from anyone beside Me?Out of the clay of love I molded thee, how dost thou busythyself with another? Turn thy sight unto thyself, that thoumayest find Me standing within thee, mighty, powerful andself-subsisting.O My Servant!Thou art even as a finely tempered sword concealed in thedarkness of its sheath and its value hidden from the artificer’sknowledge. Wherefore come forth from the sheath of self anddesire that thy worth may be made resplendent and manifestunto all the world.O My Friend!