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FIHI MA FIHI V 191at neither the beginnings nor the endings—thestart and finish do not enter their minds...they areabsorbed in God. However, those who areabsorbed in worldly things do not see the beginningor end either, but in their case this is out <strong>of</strong>extreme carelessness—they are the fodder <strong>of</strong>fools.So the Man and Woman <strong>of</strong> God are the foundation.“But for you,I would not have created the heavens.”All that exists—honor and humility, authorityand high degree—all are our inheritance fromThem. All attributes are Their shadow, for everythinghas manifested from Them.Whatever this hand does it does as the shadow<strong>of</strong> Spirit, for Spirit’s shadow directs it. In truth,Spirit has no shadow, yet it has a shadow withouta shadow, just as ‘meaning’ has form withoutform. If the shadow <strong>of</strong> Spirit were not over us, all<strong>of</strong> our body would wither away—our handswould no longer grasp, our feet would not knowhow to walk, our eyes and ears would be lost in

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