the light of the Most Great Guidance and make her eyes see and her ears
hear."

Say on my behalf to the maid-servant of God, ........, "The end of every
(material) work is without result, because it is perishable and
inconstant, but the first (real) work is attraction to the fragrance of
God, enkindlement with the fire of the love of God, reading the verses of
Unity and beholding the lights from the Dawning-place of Mystery.(107)
After that cometh the training of the soul, purification of character and
service to humanity. If thou art able to accomplish any one of these, the
result is eternal and the fruit everlasting."

Thou hast written regarding thy coming to the Holy Land; do not hasten,
for then thou mayest travel with comfort. It would be better not to resign
from the school, nay rather, avail thyself of the opportunity during
vacation time which is in the season of summer, and present thyself in
this land; because thy presence in that school is fruitful. Thou shalt
finally study the Persian language.***

"O thou whose breast is dilated with the Fragrances..."

O thou whose breast is dilated with the Fragrances of God!

I received thy letter which showed thine advance toward the Kingdom of
God.

O maid-servant of God! Verily, the weakness of body and its strength do
neither harm nor benefit; nay, rather the spirit must be strong through
the breath of the Holy Spirit, at this time, so that it may apprehend the
consummate wisdom which is deposited in this great age. I beg of God that
He may increase joy and fragrance in thy spirit, give thee power and
strength, and that He may help thee at every moment in faith and
assurance. Verily my Lord is powerful in all things! Trust thou in the
grace of thy Master and ask that which thou wishest from His Name, the
Clement, the Merciful.

"O thou who art rejoiced at the Kingdom of God!..."

O thou who art rejoiced at the Kingdom of God!

The letter indicating thy great wish to be a maid-servant of the Cause of
God in His wonderful and excellent vineyard, was received.

Thank thou God that He hath removed the veil and hath manifested unto thee
the reality of things until thou hast apprehended that, verily, the world
and all of its concerns are but confused dreams and of non-duration.

Verily I beg of God to grant thy greatest wishes and bestow upon thee the
good of this and the world to come.

"O thou herald of the Kingdom!..."

O thou her