Elucidation of Objectives — Page 59
Tau di h-e-Mar a m 59 revelations is the difference between the aforesaid A rs i (mini-mirror) and the large-sized mirror. Although, on the face of it, it is the same Gabriel and the same impulse, but in extension and clarity, the capacity to receive is not always of the same quality. I have used the term 'clarity' to show that the difference between the various kinds of influence exerted by Gabriel is not only the difference in quantity but also in quality. All recipients of revelation are not of the same spiritual station because of the difference in the purity of hearts which is the condition precedent to the spiritual reflection mentioned above. As you know, all mirrors are not of the same quality; some are highly burnished and clear. As expected, the image of the beholder is reflected in them in full. Some mirrors are so dull, hazy, dusty and smoky that the image they reflect is not distinctly visible. Also, there are other kinds of mirrors which are so defective that if one's lips are visible, the nose is not, and if the nose is visible, the eyes are not. Human hearts too are like mirrors. A pure heart reflects a clear image while an impure heart reflects an equally dull and hazy picture. The most perfect and ideal purity belongs to the heart of the Holy Prophet sa alone. No other heart is equal to his in purity. It shall be mentioned here that God Almighty being the Cause of all causes, the Existence of all existents de- pends upon His existence alone. Out of pleasure or