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A


Abbagnano, N., 19n, 144n, 147n, 170, 212n
`Abdu'l-Bahá, xvi, xvii, 1, 2, 4, 5, 20, 37n
      definitions of religion by, 18n
      excellent horseman, 80
      His address at the Friends' Meeting House, 159
      and perfections of man in activity, 2
      a practical mystic, 2
      Secret of Divine Civilization, The, 17
      `Tablet on Purity', so-called, 185n
      Tablets of the Divine Plan, 216n
      travels in North America, xv
      visits Stanford University, 2
Abraham, 100, 196
Abu'l-Fadl, Mírzá, 111, 232
Action (actions), 167-70
      spiritual, 174
      thought and, see Thought
Adam, 41, 109, 196
Addiction, see Habits
Adrons, 55n, 74
Affinity
      chemical, 150
      selective in the animals, 162, 315
      of the atoms, see Atom
      of the elements, 106
      the cause of life, 106, 154
Agnosia to pain, 317 n. rr
Agnosticism, 141
Alcohol, 361 n. l
Algae, blue green 156
`Alí, Commander of the Faithful 334 n. yy
Alma Ata, Conference of, 358 n. g
Animals, 128-9, 157-66
      difference between men and,
      feelings of, 128-9, 158, 305-6
      freedom of, 165-7
      king of the world of nature,
      learning, 159-61
      limitations of, 162-6
      man
            does not come from the, 79, 190
            perfect animal, 270
      memory in, 128-9, 158-9 and n. e
      origin of, 157-8
      qualities of, 158-62
      sense perception of, see Perception, sensory
      Apes, see Pongides
Aquinas, St Thomas
Arandas, 380
Arc of existence, see Plotinus
Archetype,see Exemplar
archetypal virtues, 209
Aristotle, 34, 35 n. mm, 51 n. c
      Eastern philospher, 10 n. k, 183 n. i
Armies
      heavenly, 418 and n. v
Aspiration
natural, for immortality, 281

Atheism, 442-3, 463 and n. r

Atom (atoms)
      affinity of, 106, 110-1, 401
      expression
      of love, 106-7, 154, 402
      of spirit, 106-7
      attraction of, see affinity of
      conception of
            of `Abdu'l-Bahá, 104-14
            of scientists, 108-9 and n. ff
      elemental, 105, 108, 116,
      and intrinsic oneness of all phenomena, 107, see also World,
      material
      is indestructible, 105-6, 109
      is totipotent, 107, 111-3
      motion of, 106, 110
      expression of the dynamism of the spirit, 154
Atomic
bomb, 111
Attachment, 333,
      conscious, 313
      of the heart, 327 and n. ss
Attainment
      of any object, 42
`Attár, 414 and n. o
Attraction, 102
      atomic, see Atom, affinity of
      power of, 83, 123, 135, 401
      toward the natal self, 259
      toward the world of creation, 247, 250, 316, 332-3
      toward the world of the Kingdom, 247, 251, 264, 316, 331, 437
      conscious, 313
Attributes of God, 66-70, 115 n. jj
      active, 68-70 and n. f
      essential, 68-70 and n. f
      identical with the Essence of God, 69
      incomprehensible to man, 69-70
      infinite, 70
      within created things, 67-8
      within man, see Man
Augustine, saint, 19 n. y, 281 n. m
Australopithecus, 378, 380, 397
Avicenna, 51 n. c
Ayer, A.J., 46, 465


B


Báb, The,
      Bayán, 33 n. kk
Bacon, 399 n. rr
Backbiting
Bahá'í Community
      as model for study, 381 n. gg
Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'u'lláh
      quotations from
      Epistle to the Son of the Wolf
      Gleanings from the Writings
      Hidden Words
      Kitáb-i-Aqdas
      Kitáb-i-Íqán
      Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh
      Seven Valleys and Four Valleys
      Tablet of Wisdom
      Tablet of the Holy Mariner
      Tablet to one of His sons
      Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh
      texts of other Authors:
      Compilations
      Bahá'í Education
      Huqúqu'lláh
      Shoghi Effendi
      Advent of Divine Justice
      Promised Day Is Come
      World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
      Star of the West
Battaglia, S.
Bausani, A.
Beauty
Big bang, 145-7 and n. a, 148
Bird, see Metaphor
Birth, second, see Progress, spiritual
Body
heavenly, of man, 287
human,
      animal nature of man,
      instrument of the soul, 300
      magnet for the spirit, 299
      mirror of the spirit, 129
      temple of the soul,
      the most perfect existence, 129
      veil,
Bounty
of God, see Grace
Boyle, Charles, Earl of Orrery, 138-40
Brain, see Mind
Buddha, 197-8


C


Cabanis, P., 265 n. xx
Capacity (capacities)
      of created things, 88, 120, 268
      of the kingdoms, 127
      of man, see Man
Carnot
      principle of, 153 and n. c
Cave
      myth of the, see Plato
Cell
      primal euchariotic, 157
Chain
      of events, 325
      of Revelations, see Revelation
Chance, 152
Chastity, 245
Choice,
      and knowledge,
      between the world of creation and the world of the Kingdom, 247
      dynamics of,
      freedom of,
      of the attraction toward the world of creation, 247
      of the attraction toward the world of the Kingdom, 247
Choppers and chopping tools, 378
Chorinthians, see Paul, saint
Christ, see Jesus
Chylo of Sparta, 418
Cicero, 284 n. s
Circle of existence, see Plotinus
Civilization
      divine
      divine and material
      develop together, 418
      harmony between, 38-41
      incoming efflorescence of,
      material,
      modern, 187, 418-20
      disharmony of, 419-20
      origin of, 199
      spiritual, see Civilization, divine
      twofold aspect of, 418-20, 26-33
Cleanliness,
Cohesion, 192 See also Atom, affinity of
Cole, J.R.,
Collective Centre, see Soul, Man
Command of God, see God
Competition, 397
Confirmations,
Consciousness,
      of the Manifestation of God,
      purposes of,
Consensus gentium, 283-4
Conservation
      of energy, 113
      of species, 133
      principles or theorems of, 94 and n. z
Consultation
Contemplation
Cooperation and unity,
Coordinator of the body, see Soul
Coppens, Y.,
Cosmological principle, 98 and bb
Cosmology,
Courage, 321,
Creation
      and motion,
      as emanation,
      had no beginning,
      is continuous, 92
      knowledge, will and love, and creation, see Knowledge
      laws of,
      purpose of, 114
Creationism,
Creativity, 399
Cult
      earliest traces of, 379
Culture
      and man's success on the earth
      international
Cycles, 122, 214-6
      universal, 390 n. mm


D


Danesh, H.B.
Dante, 43 n. rr
Day
      of Judgment, 457 n. m
      of God,
Death
      as a lower degree of existence, 121
      as motionless and inert objects, 110
      as decomposition
      as transference from one degree to another, 277
      of the body,
      of the spirit
Deeds, see Action
Delaunay, A., 152
Delphi
      temple of, 418
Demand and supply, 171-2
Democritus, 104
Desire, 180, 294
Detachment,
Devil, see Satan
Dinosaurs, 134
Dispensation,
Dream,
Drugs
      habit-making, see Health
Dual nature of man, see Man
Dualism
      religion-science,
      spirit-matter
Dynamism
      of the universal energy, 120, 402
      of the world of creation, 23 and n. aa, 120, 402


E


Ear, inner
Earth
      origin of,
      see Metaphor
Ecological equilibrium, 99
Education of man,
      intellectual,
      limitations of, 194 n. n
      material,
      prerequisite of progress, 358
      spiritual,
      universal compulsory education, 357
      universal, of things,
      Effort,
      for the realization of self, 327, 331-2,
      to acquire knowledge, 8, 15, 42
Ego, see Self
Einstein, A., 12
Electrons,
Elephant and the blind men, Apologue of, 64 and n. d
Elijah,
Emanation,
      and soul, see Soul
      and creation, see Creation
      and manifestation,
First Emanation, 75
Emotions,
      conscious,
      natural,
      and brain,
      of animals,
      of the natal self
Endeavour, 234-5, see also Effort
      direction of human, 235-6
      for the realization of self, 234
Enlightenment, see Knowledge, gift of God
Environment,
      natural
      devastation of, 28
      protection of, 364-5, 419
Envy,
Essence,
      see also Substance
Estrangement, 252
Evil,
Evolution,
      as education,
      biological of living systems,
      conscious and willing process in man,
      expression of the spirit,
      general, of the world of creation
      general systemic theory of, 118 n. ll
      gradual, cyclical, relative and infinite growth
      guided by an Intelligent Being,
      in nuce,
      in the mineral kingdom
      is discontinuous, 391
      made possible through spirit,
      mistakes of,
      of individuals,
      of man,
      of society,
      (evolution)
      spiritual
      of individuals,
      of mankind,
      intellectual
      material,
      spiritual,
      of society,
      unconscious and unwilling process in nature,
Exceeding in words, 256 *
Exemplar, 266, 288, 416 and n. q
Exertions, 327
Existence
      conditions of, 74
      is ever existence, 120
      nonexistence cannot find, 94 **
      spiritual condition of, 169
Eyford, G. A.


F


Facchini, F.
Faculty (faculties)
      common, 302
      mental, see Soul
Faith,
      and reason,
      Bahá'í,
      scientific in its method, 19
Faithfulness, 245
Falsification
      method of, see Popper, K.
Fanaticism, 23
Fate, 194 n. m
Faust,
Feed-back, 330 and n. uu
Feelings, spiritual
Fermi, E.,
Fidelity, 246
Force
      active, 144
Form,
      ethereal, 287 and n. w
      heavenly, 429
Free will
Freedom
      of the animals,
      of choice,
      of men,


G


Galileo, 12
Gamow, G.
Genesis,
Ghiselli, A.
God
      attributes of, see Attributes
      Command of,
      Divine Presence, 453 and n. i
      existence of,
      rational proof of
      cosmological,
      limited value of,
      teleological,
      Grace of, see Grace
      Identity of,
      image of,
      knowledge of,
      love of, see Love
      meeting with,
      motive Power, 53
      Names of, see Attributes of God
      presence of,
      Self of,
      Soul of,
      Supreme Centre
      of Light,
      traces of, 58, 59, 104, 141**
      unknowable, 47-9
      Word of,
Good and evil
      Bahá'í concept of, 95-7 and n. aa, 175, 292
Gospel, see Jesus
Grace
      of God, 13 n. k, 83,
      as spirit, xx, 83
      Manifestations, vehicle for the transmission of, 204
Gratton, L.
Growth
      and progress, see Progress
      as evolution, see Evolution
      power of,
      spirit of growth,
      spiritual, see Progress


H


Habits, 318, 361 and n. l, 362 n. m
Haeckel, E.H.
Happiness, see Joy
Hatcher, J.S.
Hatcher, W.S.
Health
      and emotions, 363
      and natural environmet, 365
      and social environment, 364
      habit-making drugs, 361 n. l
      hygiene,
      inebriating drinks, 361 n. l
      prevention of disease, 358 n. g
      psycho-somatic diseases, 303 n. dd
      smoking, 362 n. m
      spiritual sicknesses, 319
Hellaby, W. and M.
Hell,
History
      tribunal of,
Hobbes, T.
Holiness, 245
Holy Alliance, 395
Holy Writings
      criterion of knowledge,
      false interpretation of,
      infallibility,
      reading of,
      litteral,
      meditation upon,
      metaphors of, see Metaphors
Homo
      erectus, 380
      habilis, 380
      homini lupus
      sapiens, 380
Humanity, see Mankind
Humility, 246
Hygiene,


I


Identity of God, see God
Illuminati, 12
Image of God, see God
Imagination,
Incarnation, 205 and n. s
Individuality,
      of the soul,
      after physical death,
      the greatest bestowal of God to man, 228 n. hh
      of things,
      of the Manifestations,
Industries
      primitive lithic, 378
Infallibility
      of the Holy Scriptures
      of the Manifestations, see Manifestations, infallibility of,
Insight, see Knowledge, intuitive
Inspiration, see Knowledge, intuitive
Instinct (instincts)
      guided through reason,
      of animals,
      spiritual
Intellect, see also Mind, Perception, rational
      criterion of knowledge,
      limitations of,
      the most precious gift bestowed upon man, 228 n. hh
      and spiritual reality,
Intellection
Intelligence
      of the animals, 159
      of man
      intermediary between body and spirit, 180
Intercession, 431


J


Jahoda, M.,
Jesus,
      Gospels
      parable of the wedding feast, xvii n. a
      Sermon of the Moutain, 410
John the Baptist,
John of the Cross, **
Jordan, D.C.
Joy
      essence of, 451
      human birthright, 141 n. ss
      material (happiness), 338
      of a creative commitment, 449
      of the spiritual growth,
      spiritual, 337-9
      the animal can never attain, 165 and n. k
Justice,


K


Kawai, M.,
Keniah, 380
Keplero,
Kingdom (kingdoms), see also World
      animal,
      differences among,
      divine
      entrance into the, 269
      human,
      mineral,
      vegetable
      world of, see World of the Kingdom
Kitáb-i-Íqán, see Bahá'u'lláh, quotations from
Knowing, loving and willing
Knowledge
      acquired, 16
      and civilization
      criteria of,
      divine and satanic, 29 n. hh
      divine gift,
      efforts to acquire,
      love and will, see Knowledge, volition and action
      - enlightenment
      intuitive,
      and spiritual progress,
      criterion of knowledge,
      practice of,
      value of, 13 and n. q
      of the essence,
      of God, see God
      of the heart, 308 n. ii
      of the Manifestation of God
      of oneself,
      of the qualities,
      power of the soul,
      spiritual,
      volition and action,
      and creation,
Krishna,


L


Language
      international auxiliary,
Laszlo,, E.,
Lavoisier,
Laws
      of nature, see nature, laws of
Leptons,
Life
      all beings are endowed with, 121
      in stellar bodies, 93
      on earth,
      preparation for the life beyond, 429
      very ancient, 157
Logos, see God, Word of
Lorenz, K.,
Love,
      cause of the creation of the phenomenal world, 77-8 and n. o
      cause of the existence of all phenomena, 106, 315
      growth of, 322-3
      in the animals, 162, 315
      in the world of creation,
      laws of, 102, 315
      of exaltation, 178, 179
      of God,
      towards the Self of God,
      of reality, 15, 46, 369, 441
      spiritual power of the soul, 315-23
      unconditional, 462
Lucifer, 409
Lunar cycle, see Metaphors [404 and n. d]


M


Macrocosm,
      man should be regarded as the greater world, 170 n. c
Mahmudi, J.,
Maieutic, Socratic see Socrates
Malice,
Mankind
      capacity of cooperation of, 395
      evolution of, 371
      intellectual, 378
      not homogeneous in the world, 380
      material, 372
      spiritual, 384
infancy of, 393
maturity of, 389
      approaching, 394
oneness of, 367
selfish and aggressive, 395
Man
after his physical death
and animals
and attributes of God
artist of his own self,
as letter, 208
brotherhood of, 395
capacity of, 234, 292, 296
character of a true, 241
characters of,
collective centre,
      of all human virtues, 266
      of spiritual as well as material forces, 167
contradiction of, 181
creator of his own self, see artist of his own self
definitions of,
dual endowment of, 183
evolution of, see origin of
fruit of evolution, 135
has existed from all eternity, 149
highest development on man, 269
highest point in creation, 167
image of God, 179
lofty aspirations of, 178
lowest point of the arc of descent, 130
maturity of, 397
nature of,
      animal,
      divine,
      human,
greatness and limitations of, 184
      tension between animal and divine, 180
origin of,
part of physical and metaphysical world, 170
Perfect, see Manifestation of God
perfect animal, see Animal
perfectibility of, 447
possesses certain virtues of which nature is deprived, 54
powers of,
      knowledge, 304-14
      love, 315-23
      will, 323-27
progress of, see progress
purpose of, 270
quickening of, 456-7
supreme gift conferred by God to man, 228 n. hh
temple of God
three realities of, 170
Manifacture activities, 390
Manifestation
different from emanation
Manifestation of God
and philosophers,
and Soul of God,
and spirit
      intermediary of, 194
      visible expression of,
and world of the Kingdom,
deeds of
      proof of
denial of, 224
differences among,
divinity of, 207
double station of, 203 n. r
educators of mankind,
      proof of,
emanation of God,
founders of civilization,
      of divine civilization,
iconoclast, 224
in the history of mankind,
individuality of,
infallibility of,
love of,
meeting with,
messengers,
miracles of,
mirrors of God,
names of,
perfect image of God,
physicians, divine,
pre-existence of,
preliminary, 387
progressivity of,
proof of,
prophecies of,
      proof of,
prophets,
purpose of,
rational soul of,
recognition of,
Soul of,
spiritual power of,
submitted unto God,
Sun of Reality,
teachings of,
threefold reality of, 200
twofold nature of, 203 n. 3
unity of,
universal,
Universal Mind, divine see Mind, Universal
vehicles of the Grace of God, see Grace **
very ancient,
Word of God,
      (Manifestation of God)
words of,
      proof of,
      spiritual meanings of,
Martyrs,
Marx, K.,
Marie of Rumania, 460 n. p
Materialism,
causes of,
criticism of,
Matter, see also World, material, World, of creation
and sensible reality,
original,
Maturing, see Progress, spiritual
Mc Lean, J.,
Medicine,
Meditation,
Melchiorri, F.,
Memory,
nature is devoid of, ** 159 n. e
of the animals, see Animals
Mendelejeff
table of,
Merton, T.,
Mesons,
Metaphor
definition of,
in the Bahá'í texts,
      bird,
      cage,
      dawn,
      dust,
      earth,
      fire,
      journey,
      light,
      lunar cycle, ***
      mire,
      mirror,
      pearl,
      pilgrimage,
      prison,
      rain,
      seasons,
      seed,
      spring,
      stone,
      sun,
and earth,
      veil,
      water
Metaphysical
proof, of the immortality of the soul,
Method
scientific
Microcosm
Mind,
and brain,
and intellect,
factor of progress,
First, (Intelletto Primo)
inner,
recent use of,
the thinker, the comprehender, 84
Universal
Mirror, see Metaphor
Moderation,
Moffet, R.,
Moral
proof, of the immortality of the soul, see Soul
Moses,
Motion,
atomic,
essential, 118
is life,
logic of, 92
proof of the immortality of the soul,
voluntary
Motive Power, see God
Muhammad,
Qur'an
Mullá Husayn,
Murchie, G.,
Mysticism,


N


Nabíl-i-A'z.am,
Nash, G.
Nationalism,
Nations,
Naturalist, see Philosophers
Nature
      definition of,
      laws of,
      world, see World, of nature
Nearness to God,
Needs
      human
      of being comprehended, 441
      of comprehending, 441
      material, 172-4
      spiritual,
Neo-platonism, see Plotinus
Neutrins,
Neutron
      bomb, see Atomic bomb
Newton, I., 12
Nuclear interactions, 111
Nucleosynthesis


O


Hominids, 378
Objective, attainment of,
Oneness
      of being see Pantheism
      of mankind
      of phenomena, theme of divine philosophy see also World,
      material
Orrery, see Boyle


P


Pain, 265, 316-20, 325-6, 413
Paleontology,
Pantheism,
      true explanation of, 112
Parable,
      see also Jesus
Paradise,
Particles,
subatomical,
Passion,
Paul, saint,
      letters to Chorinthians,
Peace,
      Greater,
      Universal,
Pearl, apologue of the,
Pedagogy
      Bahá'í, 354
Perception
      inner, see Knowledge, intuitive
      intellectual, see rational
      rational,
      criterion of knowledge, see Intellect
      sense or sensory,
      criterion of knowledge,
      power of,
      spiritual, see also Knowledge, intuitive
Perfecting, see progress, spiritual
Persecutions, see Martyrs
Personality,
Pessimism,
Peter, the apostle,
Philosophy,
      and Bahá'í teachings,
      definition of,
      divine,
      praise of, 36
      Eastern,
      Greek,
      natural,
      of reality,
      philosophical traditions,
      value of, 25
      Western,
Philosophers
      and the Prophets
      Eastern
      founders of material civilization, 7
      Greek,
      ideal of,
      materialists, see Materialism
      naturalists,
      of Central Europe, 10 n. k
      of the New World,
      Persian,
      Western,
Piattelli Palmarini, M.,
Piemontese, M.,
Pigmies, 380
Plan of God,
      creative,
      general features of, 116
      individual responsibility in, 292
      power of the execution of, 115
Planets,
beginning and end of, 149
Plato,
dualism in, 102
Eastern philosopher,
myth of the cave,
philosopher-king of, 1i n. f
world of Ideas, 101
Plautus,
Plotinus
arc of existence
      of ascent, 130
      of descent, 130
bringing forth, 130
circle of existence,
emanation,
evolution,
exemplar, 415 n. p
Neoplatonism,
      founder of,
Producing something new, 131
Universal Intellect, 11 n. f
unknowability of God, 11 n. f
Pongides,
Popper, K, 24 and n. bb
method of falsification, 24
principle of refutability, 24
Positivism,
Prayer
and material means, 244
daily,
Predestination, 194 n. m
Pre-existence,
essential, 69
of God, 69
of the world of the Kingdom,
of time, 69
Prejudice,
and imitation, 16
definition of, 16
freedom from prejudice, 367
means of war, 24
Pride,
Prigogine, I.,
Progress,
expression of spirit in the world of matter, 125
fruit (outcome) of knowledge,
fruit (outcome) of efforts,
future,
intellectual,
material,
spiritual,
      and physical health, 363
      conscious and willing,
      is infinite, 276
      means for, 245
      moved by the Holy Spirit, 192
      obstacles to, 248
Prophecies, see Manifestations of God
Prophet, see Manifestation of God
Protons,
Protoplasm,
Proto-universe,
Punishments and rewards of the other world, 283
Purification, 262
Purity,


Q


Quark,
Qur'án,

R
Rabbani, R.
Reading of the Writings, see Writings, Holy
Reality
      love of,
      collective, see Soul
      definition of,
      essential, unknown, 20
      is one,
      is pure spirit,
      is truth
      material or sensible,
      educational meaning of,
      metaphorical meaning of,
      metaphysical or spiritual,
      school of,
      science of,
      universal,
      Reason
      and brain, see Mind, and brain
      faith and,
      rational faculty*, see Intellect, Perecption, rational
      supreme,
      Universal,
      Recami, E.
      Refutability,
      principle of, see Popper, K.
Reincarnation,
Religion (religions)
and science,
      separation between religion and scientific truth, 62
cause of civilization, 33
cause of unity, 418 **
cycles of, 215
decline of, 216
definitions of,
science of reality, 204
science of the love of God, 323
the greatest bestowal of God in the world of humanity, 228 n. hh
two aspects of, 219
Repose
absolute, does not exist in nature, 110
Retro-action, see Feed-back
Revelation (revelations)
a guidance for man, 42
as elixir,
chain of,
of the Soul of God
progressive
Rumi,
Rutherford,


S


Sacrifice
meaning of,
of life, 245
of self,
Sa'dí
Saní'í
Satan,
Satanic self, see Self
Schaefer, U.,
Science,
abuse of, 28
and insight, 194 n. n
and religion,
and virtue, 333
and natural philosophy,
divine,
limitations,
man of,
method of,
of reality,
spiritual,
use of, 245
useful
useless,
Scriptures, Holy, see Holy Writings
Search
free and independent
method of,
Seasons, see Metaphor
Scholars, Bahá'í
fundamental principle of,
Second birth, see Progress, spiritual
Seed,
Seeker
conduct of, 16
Self
attraction toward, see Attraction
cause of sorrows,
conquering the natal, 260
dying from the, 265
elimination of, 252
love of,
natal,
natural emotions of, see Emotions, natural, of natal self
of God, see God
realization of,
sacrifice of,
satanic, 414
selfish disorders, 319
struggle against, 252
two meanings of, 248 and n. rr
Self-centredness, 248-52, 333
Self-sacrifice, 245
Sense of feeling,
of the animals, 158
Sense perception
criterion of knowledge,
lowest degree of perception, 9
Sensibility
of the animals, 128
Service,
Shame
sense of,
Shoghi Effendi
quotations
      from writings of,
The Faith of Bahá'u'lláh
The World Order of Bahá'u'lláh
      from letters written on behalf of,
Shook, G.,
Sickness, 301
spiritual, 319
Silence,
Simple,
substance
Singleness, mathematical, 146
Sleep,
Smoking,
Society
development of, 392
likened to the human organism, 371
modern,
of the Friends,
Socrates,
identification of science and virtue,
maieutic of,
Sorrow, 257-60
Soul (souls)
after physical death, 427-37
capacity of feeling joy and pain, 316-20, 322
collective centre, see Man, collective centre
comes into being with conception of physical body, 202, 275, 299,
      356
coordinator and motor of the body, 302-4
dual nature of, see Man, dual nature of
emanation of God, 83-4, 275, 287
enlightened
      qualifications of, 245-8
existence of the
      denial of the, 271-2
      proof of the, 272-4
limited value of, 284-5
faculties of the, see Powers of the
immortality of the,
      proof of the
limited value of, 284-5
metaphysical, 275-82
moral, 282-4
      (soul)
imperfect, 393-4
individuality of the, see Individuality
journey of the, 344-6
mental faculties, see Soul, powers of the
mirror of human choices, 335-44
not subject to change, 291, see also Substance, innate
passionate, 294
pleasing and tranquil, 294
powers of the, 302-44
      spiritual, or mental faculties, 306
      appearance of, 389-90
rational, 176-8, 202
relation between body and, 299-304
spiritual qualities of the, 302 etc., 415-7
substance, 276-80,
unknowable, 285-6
Soul
      of God, see God
Soul
      of the Manifestation of God, see Manifestation of God
Species
conservation of, 133
phenomenal, 134 n. qq
Spin,
Spirit,
action of, upon,
and matter, unity of,
animal,
definition of,
degrees of, 83
      animal, see Spirit, animal
      Greatest, see Spirit, Greatest
      Holy, see Spirit, Holy
      human, see Spirit, human
      of faith, see Spirit, of faith
      vegetable, see Spirit, vegetable
divine,
emanates from the world of the Kingdom,
Greatest,
Holy,
      light and knowledge,
human,
      is eternal,
      powers of,
indwelling, 60
is the greater power, 107
is progressive, 90
of faith,
quickening, 107
reality is,
unity of,
vegetable,
Spiritual world, see World, spiritual
Spirituality,
and knowledge,
Spiritualization of mankind,
Spring, divine, see Metaphor
Steadfastness, 245, 328 and n. tt
Struggle
for existence,
inner
Subconscious
Submission
unto the Will of God,
Substance,
innate, transformation of, is impossible, 122
inorganic,
organic
Sun
metaphor,
of Reality,
of Truth,
Superstition,
Sympathetic nerve, see Faculty, common
Systems,
living, 150
      biological evolution of,
prebiotic, 155


T


Taherzadeh, A.,
Taletes, 418
Teaching
the Faith,
      prerequisites for,
Teleology,
Teresa from Avila
Terminology
Bahá'í
      destiny, (predestination)
      devil, see Satan
      dispensation,
      emotions, natural,
      faith,
      fate,
      good and evil
      hell,
      Identity
of God
      individuality,
      Logos,
      love
      man
      Manifestations of God,
      mind,
(Terminology, Bahá'í)
      First
      Universal
      Universal, Divine
      natural laws,
      nature
      divine, of man
      paradise,
      personality,
      philosophy,
      predestination,
      reality
      religion,
      Satan,
      science,
      scientific method,
      second birth,
      self,
      natal,
      Self of God,
      soul
      Soul of God,
      spirit
      Holy
      Greatest
      of faith
      spiritual progress,
      spirituality
      theology
      will
      of God
      Word of God,
      world of the Kingdom,
Tertullianus,
Texts, Bahá'í
philosophical language of,
Theology,
science of Divinity
Theorems of conservation,
Thomas, saint
Thought
and action,
Townshend, G.,
Traces of God, see God
Tradition
      criterion of knowledge, see Holy Writings
      philosophical and religious, see Philosophy
Transformation, 190
of substance, depend upon divine bounty, 123
of man,
spiritual, see Progress, spiritual
Tribunal of life and history,
Tripartition of being, 74 n. k
Truth see also Reality
absolute
free and independent search after, see Search
Truthfulness, 245, 246


U


Ulysses, 33 and n. rr
Unconscious, 189 n. j
Understanding
essence of, 442 and n. c
power of
      and spiritual vision, 350
      limitations of,
      the most praiseworthy power of man, 179
Uniqueness of phenomena, 103, 403
Unity
and cooperation,
as moral criterion
collective expressions of, 393
of religions
of spirit and matter
of worlds of nature and spirit
Universal House of Justice,
      The Promise of World Peace
Universality,
Universe
free from imperfection
infinite
is not fortuitous, 152
laboratory, 113
oneness of the laws of, 98 n. bb
origin of,
workshop, 113
Upright position, 390
V
Value, 141, 164, 185, 189 n. j, 243
Van Lawick Goodall, J., 160
Vegni, G., 108
Via eminentiae, 68
Via negationis, 68, 71
Virtue
archetypal, 209
divine, 168, 267, 331
      potential in man, 169
human, see of man
of humanity, see of man
of man, 166, 352, 415
of the world of the Kingdom, 415
Vision, inner (spiritual), 267, 307-12, 350. See also Knowledge, inner


W


Wai-wais, 380
War
religious,
prejudices, means of, 24
Water, see Metaphors
Weil, H., 310 n. ll
West, see World, modern Western
Will, 193-4
free, see Free will
First, 75, 76, 77, 131
of God, 91, 232, 325
power of the soul, 323-7
Primal, see First
Winterburn, G., 129 n. pp
Wisdom
Tablet of, see Bahá'u'lláh
Word (words)
exceeding in,
meaning of,
of God see God, word of
power of, 341
Work
World (worlds)
beyond 421-38
material or of creation,
      balance of phenomena, 99
      change, essential attribute of, 103
      deathless in its duration, 92
      educational meaning of, 409
      evidences that proclaim the perfection of God, 72
      evolution of,
      fac-simile of the inner kingdom of the spirit, 101
      illusion, 122
      imperfect, 103
      inequality in degree, 125
      infinite in its range, 92
      inter-dependence of phenomena, 99
      intrinsic oneness of phenomena, 118
      is always growing and evolving, 116
      metaphor of spiritual world, 99
      mirror of the image of God, 114
      molteplicity of, 90
      order and perfection of,
      perpetual motion of, 110
      reality of,
      shadow stretching out of the world of the Kingdom, 423
      show, vain and empty, 91
metaphysical,
nodern Western,
      (World)
of creation, see World, material
of existence,
      degrees of, 73-5
of God,
      countless, 93
of nature,
      and, of reason
      is imperfect,
of reason, see World of nature and world of reason
of the Kingdom
      acquiring the qualities of,
      creative forces of, 196
      entrance into, 245
      laws and truths of, 226
qualities of, ***
spiritual,
Writings see Holy Writings


Z


Zoroaster, 197, 198
Zohoori, E., 365 n. q
Zygote, 144, 379, 380

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