Gleanings — Paragraph 373
Source (Arabic)
محیط و اشراق تجلّی شمس مجلّی ظاهر و مشهود لذا البتّه او اقرب بوده و خواهد بود چه که او عالم و ناظر و محیط و انسان غافل و از اسرار ما خلق فیه محجوب...
و از ذکر اینکه کلّ اشیاء آیات الهی بوده توهّم نرود که نعوذ بالله خلق از
Translation
Consider, moreover, how frequently doth man become forgetful of his own self, whilst God remaineth, through His all-encompassing knowledge, aware of His creature, and continueth to shed upon him the manifest radiance of His glory. It is evident, therefore, that, in such circumstances, He is closer to him than his own self. He will, indeed, so remain forever, for, whereas the one true God knoweth all things, perceiveth all things, and comprehendeth all things, mortal man is prone to err, and is ignorant of the mysteries that lie enfolded within him.…