The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are
- purity of motive,
- radiance of spirit,
- detachment from all else save God,
- attraction to His Divine Fragrances,
- humility and lowliness amongst His loved ones,
- patience and long-suffering in difficulties and
- servitude to His exalted Threshold.
- `Abdu'l-Bahá (Cited in a letter dated 5 March 1922 written by Shoghi Effendi
to the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada, published in ‘Bahá'í
Administration: Selected Messages 1922-1932’; The Compilation of Compilations,
Vol. I, Consultation)
