Praise be to God that the spirit of the Holy Writings and
tablets which have been revealed in this wondrous Dispensation concerning
matters of major or minor importance, whether essential or otherwise, related
to the sciences and the arts, to natural philosophy, literature, politics or
economics, have so permeated the world that since the inception of the world in
the course of past Dispensations and bygone ages nothing like it has ever been
seen or heard. Indeed if an avowed follower of Bahá'u'lláh were to immerse
himself in, and fathom the depths of, the ocean of these heavenly teachings,
and with utmost care and attention deduce from each of them the subtle
mysteries and consummate wisdom that lie enshrined therein, such a person's
life, materially, intellectually and spiritually, will be safe from toil and
trouble, unaffected by setbacks and perils, or any sadness or despondency.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 13 January 1923 to the friends in
Adhirbáyján; The Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, The Importance of
Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith)
