Part P13
Purposes of Life: 9 Commands / Commands 5th to 7th
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The Fifth: As on ceremonial occasions a soldier wears all the decorations he has received from his king, and appearing before the king, displays the marks of his favour towards him, so this is to consciously adorn yourself in the jewels of the subtle senses which the manifestations of the divine names have given you, and to appear in the observant view of the Pre-Eternal Witness.
The Sixth: To consciously observe the salutations of living beings to their Creator, known as the manifestations of life, and their glorifications of their Maker, known as the signs of life, and their worship of the Bestower of Life, known as the aims of life, and by reflecting on them to see them, and through testifying to them to display them.
The Seventh: By taking as units of measurement the small samples of such attributes as the partial knowledge, power, and will given to your life, it is to know through those measures the absolute attributes and sacred qualities of the All-Glorious Creator. For example, since, with your partial power, knowledge, and will, you have made your house in orderly fashion, you should know that the Maker of the palace of the world is its Disposer and is Powerful, Knowing, and Wise to the degree it is greater than your house.