Re: Reality can be known?

On Feb 1, 3:03 am, "Kent Johnson" <k...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Sen,

What is the "supernatural"?

I mean just what Abdu'l-Baha refers to in those quotes: "universal
principles""the secrets of the other world, " "the divine Kingdom. "
"the hidden mysteries of
Almighty God."and min, spirit, love ... these are not objects of
knowledge in the natural world, they are super-natural
Sen


the intellectual characteristic, which discovereth the realities of
things and comprehendeth universal principles.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p.
61)

.... It even perceives
things which do not exist outwardly -- that is to say, intellectual
realities which are not sensible, and which have no outward existence
because they are invisible; so it comprehends the mind, the spirit,
the qualities, the characters, the love and sorrow of man, which are
intellectual realities.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p. 186)

..... the human spirit is an all-
encompassing power that exerteth its dominion over the inner essences
of all created things, uncovering the well kept mysteries of the
phenomenal world.
The divine spirit, however, doth unveil divine realities and
universal mysteries that lie within the spiritual world. It is my hope
that thou wilt attain unto this divine spirit, so that thou mayest
uncover the secrets of the other world, as well as the mysteries of
the world below.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p.
169)

...... the sight of the heart is illumined. It discerneth and
discovereth
the divine Kingdom.
(Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p. 37)

There are certain pillars which have been established as the
unshakeable supports of the Faith of God. The mightiest of these is
learning and the use of the mind, the expansion of consciousness, and
insight into the realities of the universe and the hidden mysteries of
Almighty God.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p.
126)

The human spirit possesseth wondrous powers, but it should be
reinforced by the Holy Spirit. What thou hearest other than this is
pure imagination. If, however, it be assisted by the bounty of the
Holy Spirit, then will its strength be a thing to marvel at. Then will
that human spirit uncover realities, and unravel mysteries. Turn thy
heart fully to the Holy Spirit, and invite others to do the same; then
shall ye witness wonderful results.
(Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, p.
160)



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