Humanity’s Spiritual Education

Abdu'l-Baha: “The mission of the prophets, the revelation of the holy books, the manifestation of the heavenly teachers and the purpose of divine philosophy all center in the training of the human realities so that they may become clear and pure as mirrors and reflect the light and love of the Sun of Reality."

I was reading the section V: humanity’s spiritual education of a book: “Baha’u’llah’s Teachings on Spiritual Reality” compiled by Mr. Paul Lample. I was deeply impressed by the introduction of this section and like to share it with you here:

“Bahá’u’lláh indicates that the revelation of spiritual power comes to humanity in two ways. One is a general revelation which flows to all creation, without which the physical world would cease to exist. A second, specific revelation is accessible to human beings to provide for their spiritual awakening and transformation.

Despite the fact that the nature of spiritual reality is objective, human beings would never be able, unaided, to discovery the principles and laws which govern its operation. They would remain as an uncultivated orchard that bears no fruit. It is for this reason that God sends an intermediary – an Educator whose purpose is the cultivation of human spirit.

The series of divine intermediaries are like teachers in one school who contribute to a never-ending process of human development, each building on what came before while further releasing the potentialities latent in the human race. These Educators reveal teachings and laws suited to the current stage of human social progress. Thus true religion – which is essentially one despite its new manifestation in every age – is not humanity’s reaching for God but, rather, God’s instruction to guide humanity. Only when human interpretations have contaminated the original teachings does the perfect instruction in human reality degenerate into superstition. Then does the new Educator appear to renew the pure teachings.

Human beings are called upon to recognize the source of this spiritual education and follow its guidance. Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings are the latest restatement of the divine purpose suited to the current spiritual, social and material needs of the human race. Through His guidance the stupendous material achievements brought about by scientific mastery of physical reality will be renewed, reinforced and even overshadowed by the moral and social progress that will transform human civilization through mastery of spiritual reality.”
 

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