Question No. 3283 31 August 2022 Official answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat) verified Content level: Intermediate

Can the Radiations of the Spirit Dwell in Other Realms?

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Dear questioner, Master Ali Saei

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Dear Professor, in earlier answers you said that the radiations of the spirit enter other realms, such as the realms of Jabarut, Malakut, and Lahut, which are connected to the streets and lanes of this world. My question is: can these radiations, after moving back and forth between these realms several times, settle there? Or must they be reconnected to the original spirit?

If they can settle there, does the spirit itself know how to remain there, or does the person need to make an effort? I would be grateful if you could explain.

Subject category: Epistemological Epistemological

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The radiations of the spirit spread throughout the universe like the rays of the sun. From one perspective, because the spirit is immaterial, its radiations are not separate from its essence; they are, in effect, one reality. From another perspective, the effects of the spirit, like its attachments, can function either with or apart from the spirit, without needing to be reconnected to the original spirit.

Answer by Master Ali Saei (Abdullah Meshkat)

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The radiance of the spirit spreads through the world like the rays of the sun. From one perspective, because the spirit is immaterial, its radiance is not separate from its essence; the two are as one reality. From another, the effects of the spirit, as things connected to it, can play their part either with or apart from the spirit.

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Can the Radiations of the Spirit Dwell in Other Realms?

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