The Garden of Paradise
Those Who Bow Before God
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THOSE WHO BOW BEFORE GOD
God requires for paradise realistic souls who live as
if they are seeing God, though He is invisible; who
are so conscious of God’s greatness and perfection
that He is always in their thoughts. Their lives
should be so centred on God that their hearts
should pulsate to His words.
The wondrous world of paradise will be inhabited
by those who are so devoted to God that He comes
to dominate their lives; who raise their
consciousness to a level which enables them to look
at themselves objectively; who, although they are
free, place constraints upon themselves and practice
self-discipline.
When one reaches this stage of high-mindedness
and realism, one develops objectivity in one’s
thinking; one begins to see oneself in a true rather
than a personal light; one submits totally to the
Creator, though one is not forced to do so; one
keeps to God’s commandments, even in the face of
temptation; one accepts truth fully, even though
one is in a position to reject it; one has the same
