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|Third Sign: The innumerable stamps of divine unity alluded to by the phrase: "His is the dominion and His is the praise"|[41](/the-rays/the-second-ray/9366/31/13/49#412)|

|Conclusion|[44](/the-rays/the-second-ray/9366/31/13/49#442))|

|A question related to the resurrection of the dead|[45](/the-rays/the-second-ray/9366/31/13/49#452)|

|A supplication about divine unity|[48](/the-rays/the-second-ray/9366/31/13/49#482)|

|THE THIRD RAY: A Supplication which expounds the verse: "Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth [to the end of the verse]"|[50](/the-rays/the-third-ray/9390/31/50/69#502)|

|THE FOURTH RAY: A subtle point about the verse: "For us God suffices and He is the Best Disposer of Affairs," in six degrees|[70](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#702)|

|The First Degree: The true pleasure of immortality lies in the immortality of the Enduring One of Perfection, and in affirming Him and believing in Him|[71](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#712)|

|The Second Degree: Through the relation resulting from belief, with his impotence and poverty, man may rely on the infinite power and strength of the Munificent Provider|[74](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#742)|

|The Third Degree: The disposals of creative power and man's importance, despite his apparent insignificance|[75](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#752)|

|The Fourth Degree: The relations and existences belief gains for man|[78](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#782)|

|The Fifth Degree: Life from the point of view of the Ever-Living and Self-Subsistent One, in four matters|[80](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#802)|

|First Matter: The essence and reality of life|[81](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#812)|

|Second Matter: The true rights of life|[81](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#812)|

|Third Matter: The innate duties of life, in three ways|[81](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#812)|

|Fourth Matter: The true pleasure and happiness of life|[82](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#822)|

|The Sixth Degree: Three proofs that all the instances of beauty displayed by these transient beings are the signs, flashes, and manifestations of an eternal, sacred beauty|[83](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#832)|

|First Proof: The beauty of a finely crafted object points to the beauty of the craftsman|[84](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#842)|

|Second Proof contains five points:|[85](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#852)|

|First Point: The beauties in beings are the shadows of a sacred, hidden beauty|[85](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#852)|

|Second Point: The successive transitory beings display an unchanging beauty|[85](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#852)|

|Third Point: The bestowal of beauty is from the beautiful|[85](/the-rays/the-fourth-ray/9399/31/70/96#852)|