ened by the water of Divine Knowledge and by the Holy Spirit of Jesus is not fitted to enter the Supreme Kingdom; for whatsoever proceeds from and is born of flesh is flesh, and whatsoever is born of the Spirit, that is the breath of Jesus, the same is Spirit. The essence of the meaning is that those servants who are born of and quickened by the Spirit and breath of the appearances- of holiness in every Manifestation, to them can be attributed life, resurrection, and entrance into the Paradise of Divine Love; while to others is ascribed death, heedlessness, and entrance into the fire of unbelief and Divine wrath. In all the books, tablets and scriptures, death, fire, lack of sight, hearing, and understanding is attributed to those who have not drunk of the pure cups of Knowledge and whose hearts have not attained to the bounty of the Holy Spirit of the time; as it hath been previously mentioned: "They have hearts by which they understand not," etc.
In another place in the Gospel it is said: One day, the father of one of the disciples of Jesus died. He spoke of it to His Holiness, begging permission to go perform the burial and return. That Essence of Severance said: "Let the dead bury their dead." Similarly two people of Cufa went to His Holiness the Commander (of the Faithful Ali). One owned a house and wished to sell it; the other was the purchaser. They had decided that this transaction should take place and its agreement be written under the advice of His Holiness. That exponent of the Divine
