"return" is referred to, and
that is the return of qualities(249) and not the return of entities. This
matter is explained in detail in the Book of Ighan, which is translated
and published. Study that Book.

But the difference between Christ and others is this: Christ was the
Spirit, others were bodies; Christ was the Sun, others were mirrors;
Christ was the Truth and was bestowing eternal life, others were dead and
imparting deadness and negligence.

Thou hast asked concerning the spirits of men: They are not at all
annihilated--they are immortal.(250) The spirits of heavenly souls will
find eternal life, that is, they will attain the highest and most great
stations of perfection; but the spirits of the heedless souls, although
they are eternal, yet they are in a world of imperfection, concealment and
ignorance. This is a concise answer. Contemplate and meditate upon it, in
order that thou mayest comprehend the reality of the mysteries in detail.
for instance: No matter how much the mineral has an existence and life,
yet in comparison to man, it is entirely non-existent and deprived of
life. For where man is translated from life to death, his comparative
station will be that of a mineral existence.

"O ye seekers of Truth!..."

O ye(251) seekers of Truth!

Your letter was received and a sweet fragrance was inhaled from the
rose-garden of its significances. it was an evidence of your insight,
hearing and spiritual life. For, no matter if the people are living in
appearance, yet they may be dead in reality. That is why His Holiness
Christ, sayeth in the gospels: "Let the dead bury the dead!"

Praise be to God! that you have found eternal life from among the dead;
that is, you have hear the call of the divine Kingdom, are attracted to
the Heavenly Countenance and have turned your faces toward the Center of
the Light of Truth. I hope that you continue to be a living, eternal
light!

Two stones of the Most Great Name are sent enclosed with this Tablet.

"O thou Glorious Lord!..."

O thou Glorious Lord!(252)

Make thou this little maid-servant a brilliant-starred daughter of the
Kingdom; endear her in the Threshold of Oneness and overflow her with the
cup of Thy love, in order that she may raise the cries of joy and ecstasy
and mix ambergris with musk.(253)

Verily, Thou art the Powerful and the Mighty, and Thou art the Wise, the
Seer!

"O thou plant of the Garden of the Love of God!..."