…it is Our wish to disclose unto thee certain stations in
the wayfarer’s journey towards his Creator. Perchance all that thine eminence
hath desired may be revealed unto thee, that the proof may be made complete and
the blessing abundant.
Know thou of a truth that the seeker must, at the beginning
of his quest for God, enter the Garden of Search. In this journey it behoveth
the wayfarer to detach himself from all save God and to close his eyes to all
that is in the heavens and on the earth. There must not linger in his heart
either the hate or the love of any soul, to the extent that they would hinder
him from attaining the habitation of the celestial Beauty. He must sanctify his
soul from the veils of glory and refrain from boasting of such worldly
vanities, outward knowledge, or other gifts as God may have bestowed upon him.
He must search after the truth to the utmost of his ability and exertion, that
God may guide him in the paths of His favour and the ways of His mercy. For He,
verily, is the best of helpers unto His servants. He saith, and He verily
speaketh the truth: “Whoso maketh efforts for Us, in Our ways shall We
assuredly guide him.” [ Qur’án 29:69] And furthermore: “Fear God and God will
give you knowledge.” (Baha’u’llah, ‘Gems of Divine Mysteries’,
‘Javáhiru’l-Asrár’)
