y and
(the power of) discrimination and comprehension, then that vision of his
is a vision (i.e., seeing) of reality(99) and not the unreality.

It is evident that the divine nearness is an unlimited nearness, be it in
this world or the next one. This is a nearness which is sanctified from
the comprehension of the minds. The more a man seeketh light from the Sun
of Truth, the nearer he will draw. For instance, a clear body is near unto
the sun, and a black stone is far from the sun. This nearness dependeth
upon clearness, purity and perfection and that remoteness is due to
density, dullness (or obscurity) and imperfection.

As to the question whether the souls will recognize each other in the
spiritual world: This (fact) is certain; for the Kingdom is the world of
vision (i.e., things are visible in it), where all the concealed realities
will become disclosed. How much more the well-known souls will become
manifest. The mysteries of which man is heedless in this earthly world,
those will he discover in the heavenly world, and there will he be
informed of the secret of truth; how much more will he recognize or
discover persons with whom he hath been associated. Undoubtedly, the holy
souls who find a pure eye and are favored with insight will, in the
kingdom of lights, be acquainted with all mysteries, and will seek the
bounty of witnessing the reality of every great soul. Even they will
manifestly behold the Beauty of God in that world. Likewise will they find
all the friends of God, both those of the former and recent times, present
in the heavenly assemblage.

As to the difference and distinction between Lazarus and that "rich man":
The first was spiritual, while the second was material. One was in the
highest degree of knowledge and the other in the lowest depths of
ignorance. The difference and distinction will naturally become realized
between all men after their departure from this mortal world. But this
(distinction) is not in respect to place, but it is in respect to the soul
and conscience. For the Kingdom of God is sanctified (or free) from time
and place; it is another world and another universe. But the holy souls
are promised the gift of intercession. And know thou for a certainty, that
in the divine worlds, the spiritual beloved ones (believers) will
recognize each other, and will seek union (with each other), but a
spiritual union. Likewise, a love that one may have entertained for any
one will not be fo