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Paris Talks
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Pages 68-70
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THE TWO KINDS OF LIGHT
November 5th
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Today the weather is gloomy and dull! In the
East there is continual sunshine, the stars are never
veiled, and there are very few clouds. Light always
rises in the East and sends forth its radiance into the
West.
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There are two kinds of light. There is the visible
light of the sun, by whose aid we can discern the
beauties of the world around us--without this we could
see nothing.
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Nevertheless, though it is the function of this light to
make things visible to us, it cannot give us the power
to see them or to understand what their various charms
may be, for this light has no intelligence, no consciousness.
It is the light of the intellect which gives us knowledge
and understanding, and without this light the
physical eyes would be useless.
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This light of the intellect is the highest light that
exists, for it is born of the Light Divine.
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The light of the intellect enables us to understand
and realize all that exists, but it is only the Divine
Light that can give us sight for the invisible things, and
which enables us to see truths that will only be visible
to the world thousands of years hence.
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It was the Divine Light which enabled the prophets
to see two thousand years in advance what was going
to take place and today we see the realization of their
vision. Thus it is this Light which we must strive to
seek, for it is greater than any other.
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It was by this Light that Moses was enabled to see
and comprehend the Divine Appearance, and to hear
the Heavenly Voice which spoke to him from the
Burning Bush.
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It is of this Light Muhammad is speaking when he
says, `Alláh is the light of the Heavens, and of the
Earth'.
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Seek with all your hearts this Heavenly Light, so
that you may be enabled to understand the realities,
that you may know the secret things of God, that the
hidden ways may be made plain before your eyes.
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This light may be likened unto a mirror, and as a
mirror reflects all that is before it, so this Light shows
to the eyes of our spirits all that exists in God's
Kingdom and causes the realities of things to be made
visible. By the help of this effulgent Light all the
spiritual interpretation of the Holy Writings has been
made plain, the hidden things of God's Universe have
become manifest, and we have been enabled to comprehend
the Divine purposes for man.
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I pray that God in His mercy may illumine your
hearts and souls with His glorious Light, then shall
each one of you shine as a radiant star in the dark places
of the world.
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Notes
1. [Exodus iii, 2.]
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