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We mentioned the three stations of the Manifestations of God: that of corporeal existence, of individual reality, and of perfect divine manifestation, which can be likened to the sun, its heat, and its light. Other individuals also share the corporeal station and the rational soul- the spirit and mind. Thus the passages that state, "I lay asleep when the breeze of God wafted over Me and roused Me from My slumber"[117] are akin to Christ's saying, "The flesh is full of sorrow but the spirit is rejoiced", or again, "I am afflicted", or "I am at ease", or "I am troubled": All these refer to the corporeal station and have no bearing on the individual reality or on the state of manifestation of the divine Reality. Consider, for example, that thousands of vicissitudes may occur to the body of man of which the spirit remains wholly unaware. It is even possible for certain members of the body to be completely impaired and for the essence of the mind to remain unaffected. A garment may sustain a myriad rents and tears and the wearer may yet remain unharmed. Thus, the words of Baha'u'llah, "I lay asleep when a breeze wafted over Me and roused Me from My slumber", refer to the body. (39:6) com1 In the world of God there is no past, present, or future: All of these are one. So when Christ said, "In the beginning was the Word,"[118] He meant that it was, is, and shall be; for in the world of God there is no time. Time holds sway over the creatures but not over God. So in the prayer where Christ says, "Hallowed be Thy name",[119] the meaning is that Thy name was, is, and shall be hallowed. Again, morning, noon, and evening exist in relation to the earth, but in the sun there is neither morning, nor noon, nor evening.
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