- Preamble
- “1: O SON OF SPIRIT! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and…”
- “2: O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice;…”
- “3: O SON OF MAN! Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient…”
- “4: O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore,…”
- “5: O SON OF BEING! Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me…”
- “6: O SON OF BEING! Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion…”
- “7: O SON OF MAN! If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself; and if…”
- “8: O SON OF SPIRIT! There is no peace for thee save by renouncing…”
- “9: O SON OF BEING! My love is My stronghold; he that entereth therein…”
- “10: O SON OF UTTERANCE! Thou art My stronghold; enter therein that…”
- “11: O SON OF BEING! Thou art My lamp and My light is in thee….”
- “12: O SON OF BEING! With the hands of power I made thee and with…”
- “13: O SON OF SPIRIT! I created thee rich, why dost thou bring thyself…”
- “14: O SON OF MAN! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth…”
- “15: O SON OF UTTERANCE! Turn thy face unto Mine and renounce all save…”
- “16: O SON OF LIGHT! Forget all save Me and commune with My spirit….”
- “17: O SON OF MAN! Be thou content with Me and seek no other…”
- “18: O SON OF SPIRIT! Ask not of Me that which We desire not for thee,…”
- “19: O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own…”
- “20: O SON OF SPIRIT! My claim on thee is great, it cannot be forgotten….”
- “21: O SON OF MAN! Upon the tree of effulgent glory I have hung for…”
- “22: O SON OF SPIRIT! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased…”
- “23: O SON OF THE SUPREME! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou dost seek that…”
- “24: O SON OF MAN! Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which…”
- “25: O SON OF SPIRIT! Vaunt not thyself over the poor, for I lead him on…”
- “26: O SON OF BEING! How couldst thou forget thine own faults and…”
- “27: O SON OF MAN! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art…”
- “28: O SON OF SPIRIT! Know thou of a truth: He that biddeth men be just…”
- “29: O SON OF BEING! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst…”
- “30: O SON OF MAN! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from…”
- “31: O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day ere thou art…”
- “32: O SON OF THE SUPREME! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee….”
- “33: O SON OF SPIRIT! With the joyful tidings of light I hail thee: rejoice!…”
- “34: O SON OF SPIRIT! The spirit of holiness beareth unto thee the joyful…”
- “35: O SON OF MAN! Sorrow not save that thou art far from Us. Rejoice…”
- “36: O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou…”
- “37: O SON OF MAN! Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit…”
- “38: O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself…”
- “39: O SON OF MAN! Neglect not My commandments if thou lovest My…”
- “40: O SON OF MAN! Wert thou to speed through the immensity of…”
- “41: O SON OF MAN! Magnify My cause that I may reveal unto thee the…”
- “42: O SON OF MAN! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously…”
- “43: O SON OF BEING! Make mention of Me on My earth, that in My…”
- “44: O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith….”
- “45: O SON OF BEING! Seek a martyr’s death in My path, content with…”
- “46: O SON OF MAN! Ponder and reflect. Is it thy wish to die upon thy…”
- “47: O SON OF MAN! By My beauty! To tinge thy hair with thy blood…”
- “48: O SON OF MAN! For everything there is a sign. The sign of love…”
- “49: O SON OF MAN! The true lover yearneth for tribulation even as…”
- “50: O SON OF MAN! If adversity befall thee not in My path, how…”
- “51: O SON OF MAN! My calamity is My providence, outwardly it is…”
- “52: O SON OF MAN! Should prosperity befall thee, rejoice not, and…”
- “53: O SON OF BEING! If poverty overtake thee, be not sad; for in…”
- “54: O SON OF BEING! If thine heart be set upon this eternal, imperishable…”
- “55: O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We…”
- “56: O SON OF MAN! Thou dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom…”
- “57: O SON OF MAN! Bestow My wealth upon My poor, that in heaven…”
- “58: O SON OF MAN! The temple of being is My throne; cleanse it of…”
- “59: O SON OF BEING! Thy heart is My home; sanctify it for My descent….”
- “60: O SON OF MAN! Put thy hand into My bosom, that I may rise above…”
- “61: O SON OF MAN! Ascend unto My heaven, that thou mayest obtain…”
- “62: O SON OF MAN! Many a day hath passed over thee whilst thou…”
- “63: O SON OF MAN! The light hath shone on thee from the horizon of…”
- “64: O SON OF MAN! My eternity is My creation, I have created it for…”
- “65: O SON OF MAN! My majesty is My gift to thee, and My grandeur…”
- “66: O CHILDREN OF THE DIVINE AND INVISIBLE ESSENCE!…”
- “67: O SON OF BEAUTY! By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and…”
- “68: O CHILDREN OF MEN! Know ye not why We created you all from the…”
- “69: O YE SONS OF SPIRIT! Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the…”
- “70: O SON OF HIM THAT STOOD BY HIS OWN ENTITY IN THE KINGDOM OF HIS SELF!…”
- “71: O SON OF MAN! Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the…”
- Preamble
- “1: O YE PEOPLE THAT HAVE MINDS TO KNOW AND EARS TO HEAR!…”
- “2: O SON OF SPIRIT! The bird seeketh its nest; the nightingale the…”
- “3: O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the…”
- “4: O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his…”
- “5: O SON OF DUST! Verily I say unto thee: Of all men the most negligent…”
- “6: O SON OF EARTH! Know, verily, the heart wherein the least remnant…”
- “7: O SON OF LOVE! Thou art but one step away from the glorious…”
- “8: O SON OF GLORY! Be swift in the path of holiness, and enter the…”
- “9: O FLEETING SHADOW! Pass beyond the baser stages of doubt and rise to…”
- “10: O SON OF DESIRE! Give ear unto this: Never shall mortal eye recognize…”
- “11: O SON OF DUST! Blind thine eyes, that thou mayest behold My…”
- “12: O MAN OF TWO VISIONS! Close one eye and open the other. Close one to…”
- “13: O MY CHILDREN! I fear lest, bereft of the melody of the dove of…”
- “14: O FRIENDS! Abandon not the everlasting beauty for a beauty…”
- “15: O SON OF SPIRIT! The time cometh, when the nightingale of holiness…”
- “16: O ESSENCE OF NEGLIGENCE! Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one…”
- “17: O COMRADES! The gates that open on the Placeless stand wide…”
- “18: O YE DWELLERS IN THE HIGHEST PARADISE!…”
- “19: O MY FRIENDS! Have ye forgotten that true and radiant morn,…”
- “20: O YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD ON THE COUCH OF HEEDLESSNESS!…”
- “21: O MOVING FORM OF DUST! I desire communion with thee, but thou wouldst…”
- “22: O SON OF DESIRE! The learned and the wise have for long years…”
- “23: O DWELLERS IN THE CITY OF LOVE! Mortal blasts have beset the everlasting candle,…”
- “24: O YE THAT ARE FOOLISH, YET HAVE A NAME TO BE WISE!…”
- “25: O YE SEEMING FAIR YET INWARDLY FOUL! Ye are like clear but bitter water, which to outward…”
- “26: O MY FRIEND IN WORD! Ponder awhile. Hast thou ever heard that friend…”
- “27: O SON OF DUST! All that is in heaven and earth I have ordained…”
- “28: O ESSENCE OF DESIRE! At many a dawn have I turned from the realms of…”
- “29: O SON OF BOUNTY! Out of the wastes of nothingness, with the clay…”
- “30: O BOND SLAVE OF THE WORLD! Many a dawn hath the breeze of My loving-kindness…”
- “31: O SON OF EARTH! Wouldst thou have Me, seek none other than…”
- “32: O BEFRIENDED STRANGER! The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand…”
- “33: O MY BROTHER! Hearken to the delightsome words of My honeyed…”
- “34: O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving-kindness I have…”
- “35: O MY FRIENDS! Quench ye the lamp of error, and kindle within…”
- “36: O SON OF DUST! The wise are they that speak not unless they…”
- “37: O MY SERVANT! Abandon not for that which perisheth an everlasting…”
- “38: O SON OF SPIRIT! Burst thy cage asunder, and even as the phoenix…”
- “39: O OFFSPRING OF DUST! Be not content with the ease of a passing day,…”
- “40: O MY SERVANT! Free thyself from the fetters of this world, and…”
- “41: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Didst thou behold immortal sovereignty, thou…”
- “42: O MY SERVANT! Purge thy heart from malice and, innocent of…”
- “43: O MY FRIENDS! Walk ye in the ways of the good pleasure of…”
- “44: O COMPANION OF MY THRONE! Hear no evil, and see no evil, abase not thyself,…”
- “45: ALAS! ALAS! O LOVERS OF WORLDLY DESIRE!…”
- “46: O BRETHREN IN THE PATH! Wherefore have ye neglected the mention of the…”
- “47: O CHILDREN OF DESIRE! Put away the garment of vainglory, and divest…”
- “48: O BRETHREN! Be forbearing one with another and set not your…”
- “49: O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor,…”
- “50: O QUINTESSENCE OF PASSION! Put away all covetousness and seek contentment;…”
- “51: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Be not troubled in poverty nor confident in…”
- “52: O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE AND PASSION!…”
- “53: O YE THAT PRIDE YOURSELVES ON MORTAL RICHES!…”
- “54: O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye…”
- “55: O SON OF PASSION! Cleanse thyself from the defilement of riches…”
- “56: O MY SON! The company of the ungodly increaseth sorrow,…”
- “57: O SON OF DUST! Beware! Walk not with the ungodly and seek…”
- “58: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Wouldst thou seek the grace of the Holy Spirit,…”
- “59: O HEEDLESS ONES! Think not the secrets of hearts are hidden, nay,…”
- “60: O FRIENDS! Verily I say, whatsoever ye have concealed within…”
- “61: O SON OF MAN! A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My…”
- “62: O SON OF DUST! Turn not away thine eyes from the matchless wine…”
- “63: O YE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD! Know, verily, that an unforeseen calamity followeth…”
- “64: O OPPRESSORS ON EARTH! Withdraw your hands from tyranny, for I have…”
- “65: O REBELLIOUS ONES! My forbearance hath emboldened you and My…”
- “66: O EMIGRANTS! The tongue I have designed for the mention of…”
- “67: O CHILDREN OF FANCY! Know, verily, that while the radiant dawn breaketh…”
- “68: O WEED THAT SPRINGETH OUT OF DUST! Wherefore have not these soiled hands of thine…”
- “69: O CHILDREN OF ADAM! Holy words and pure and goodly deeds ascend…”
- “70: O SON OF WORLDLINESS! Pleasant is the realm of being, wert thou to attain…”
- “71: O MY FRIENDS! Call ye to mind that covenant ye have entered into…”
- “72: O MY SERVANT! Thou art even as a finely tempered sword concealed…”
- “73: O MY FRIEND! Thou art the daystar of the heavens of My holiness,…”
- “74: O CHILDREN OF VAINGLORY! For a fleeting sovereignty ye have abandoned My…”
- “75: O CHILDREN OF NEGLIGENCE! Set not your affections on mortal sovereignty…”
- “76: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Guidance hath ever been given by words, and now…”
- “77: O SON OF JUSTICE! In the night-season the beauty of the immortal…”
- “78: O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream…”
- “79: O SON OF DESIRE! How long wilt thou soar in the realms of desire?…”
- “80: O MY SERVANTS! Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth…”
- “81: O MY SERVANT! The basest of men are they that yield no fruit…”
- “82: O MY SERVANT! The best of men are they that earn a livelihood…”
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