In brief, there are three realities in man. One is the
animal reality, which represents the world of nature, and which is subject to
disintegration. The second is the human reality, which reality is everlasting.
If it rescues itself from the baser nature, it will constantly progress and
will become a radiant spirit, because the divine virtues possible of attainment
in the human world are unlimited. Therefore there is no end to the development
of humanity. Progress is interminable. Confirmation is everlasting.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, excerpt from a Talk at Theosophical Society, San Francisco,
October 11, 1912; Unpublished Manuscript by Ella Cooper)
