plexed in the comprehension of Its existence and were at last
discouraged, and in great despair they left this world. For the
comprehension of the condition and mysteries of that Reality of realities
and Mystery of mysteries there is need for another power and another
sense. That power and sense is not possessed by mankind, therefore they
have not found any information. For example: If a man possess the power of
hearing, the power of tasting, the power of smelling and the power of
feeling, but no power of seeing, he cannot see. Hence, through the powers
and senses present in man the realization of the Unseen Reality, which is
pure and holy above the reach of doubts, is impossible. Other powers are
needed and other senses required. If those powers and senses are obtained,
then information can be had; otherwise, not.

As to the question of marriage, according to the law of God: First you
must select one, and then it depends upon the consent of the father and
mother. Before your selection they have no right of interference.

Endeavor as much as thou canst to acquire the English language with the
utmost of eloquence and excellence, so that thou mayest be enabled to
translate the Tablets into the Japanese tongue. This is my advice.
Certainly exert thy utmost endeavor to attain this bounty.

"O thou who art attracted by the Word of god to the..."

O thou who art attracted by the Word of god to the Kingdom of God!

Turn with the whole of thy being to God, forget aught else save God, and
supplicate God to make thee a sign of guidance in the midst of people who
are veiled from God; perchance they may be guided to the Orb of all
horizons, enter the kingdom of harmony, drink of the cup of the love of
God, rejoice at the manifestation of the Kingdom of God, and shelter
themselves in the shadow of the Tree of Life in the midst of the Paradise
of God.

This beseemeth the believers; this is the qualification of the sincere;
this is the path of the knowers, and this is the utmost aim of the
faithful.

Exert thy utmost power that thou mayest share this great bounty.

"O thou spiritual youth!..."

O thou spiritual youth!(261)

Japan hath made wonderful progress in material civilization, but she will
become perfect when she also becometh spiritually developed and the power
of the Kingdom becometh manifest in her.

One will encounter a little difficulty in the beginning of the
establishment of the Cause of God i