Selections of "The Hidden Words" by Bahá’u’lláh (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2

“O Son of Man! Upon the tree of effulgent glory, I have hung for thee the choicest fruits, wherefore hast thou turned away and contented thyself with that which is less good? Return then unto that which is better for thee in the realm on high. O Son of Spirit! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hast abased thyself. Rise then unto that for which thou were created. O Son of the Supreme! To the eternal I call thee, yet thou do seek that which perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thine own? O Son of Man! Transgress not thy limits, nor claim that which befits thee not. Prostrate thyself before the countenance of thy God, the Lord of might and power.”

“O Son of Being! How could thou forget thine own faults and busy thyself with the faults of others? Who so doeth this is accursed of Me. O Son of Man! Breathe not the sins of others so long as thou art thyself a sinner. Should thou transgress this command, accursed would thou be, and to this I bear witness.”

“O Son of Being! Ascribe not to any soul that which thou would not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it. O Son of Man! Deny not My servant should he ask anything from thee, for his face is My face; be then abashed before Me. O Son of Being! Bring thyself to account each day before thou art summoned to a reckoning; for death, unheralded, shall come upon thee and thou shalt be called to give account for thy deeds.”

“O Son of Man! Humble thyself before Me, that I may graciously visit thee. Arise for the triumph of My cause, that while yet on Earth thou mayest obtain the victory. O Son of Being! Make mention of Me on My Earth, that in My Heaven I may remember thee, thus shall Mine eyes and thine be solaced. O Son of the Throne! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therefore. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therefore, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee.”