If you desire the nearness of God, you must sever yourself
from everything and become purified and sanctified from the dross of this
transitory world. You must become submerged in the sea of the love of God. You
must occupy your time with His mention and praise. Bahá'u'lláh alone must be
the Beloved of the world. Observe: until the disciples of Christ renounced
themselves they did not resuscitate the world. Thus, you must always be
occupied with the mention of God and in spreading the teachings of
Bahá'u'lláh.
- 'Abdu'l-Baha (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk, October
19, Los Angeles, USA, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
