For all are sheltered beneath the tree of His providence and mercy. All humanity is under the protection of His love and favor, and unto all He has pointed the way of guidance and progress. The former is attained through observation of the surrounding existence and constitutes the foundation of civilization. Spiritual progress is through the breaths of the Holy Spirit and is the awakening of the conscious soul of man to perceive the reality of Divinity. Material progress ensures the happiness of the human world.
Spiritual progress ensures the happiness and eternal continuance of the soul.
The Prophets of God have founded the laws of divine civilization. They have been the root and fundamental source of all knowledge. These forms of fraternity, these bonds of brotherhood, are merely temporal and transient in association. They do not ensure harmony and are usually productive of disagreement. The spiritual brotherhood which is enkindled and established through the breaths of the Holy Spirit unites nations and removes the cause of warfare and strife.