are not decisive
proofs even for those who see them: they may think that they are merely
enchantments.

Also, most of the miracles of the Prophets which are mentioned have an
inner significance. For instance, in the Gospel it is written that at the
martyrdom of Christ darkness prevailed, and the earth quaked, and the veil
of the Temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, and the dead
came forth from their graves. If these events had happened, they would
indeed have been awesome, and would certainly have been recorded in the
history of the times. They would have become the cause of much troublings
of heart. Either the soldiers would have taken down Christ from the cross,
or they would have fled. These events are not related in any history;
therefore, it is evident they ought not to be taken literally, but as
having an inner significance.(31)

Our purpose is not to deny such miracles; our only meaning is that they do
not constitute decisive proofs, and that they have an inner significance.

Accordingly, today, at table, we will refer to the explanation of the
traditional proofs which are in the Holy Books. Until now, all that we
have spoken of are rational proofs.

The state in which one should be to seriously search for the truth is the
condition of the thirsty, burning soul desiring the water of life, of the
fish struggling to reach the sea, of the sufferer seeking for the true
doctor to obtain the divine cure, of the lost caravan endeavoring to find
the right road, of the lost and wandering ship striving to reach the shore
of salvation.

Therefore, the seeker must be endowed with certain qualities. First of
all, he must be just and severed from all else save God; his heart must be
entirely turned to the supreme horizon; he must be free from the bondage
of self and passion, for all these are obstacles. Furthermore, he must be
able to endure all hardships. He must be absolutely pure and sanctified,
and free from the love or the hatred of the inhabitants of the world. Why?
because the fact of his love for any person or thing might prevent him
from recognizing the truth in another, and, in the same way, hatred for
anything might be a hindrance in discerning truth. This is the condition
of seeking, and the seeker must have these qualities and attributes. Until
he reaches this condition, it is not possible for him to attain to the Sun
of Reality.

Let us now return to our subject.

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