In the Rose Garden of changeless splendor a Flower hath
begun to bloom, compared to which every other flower is but a thorn, and before
the brightness of Whose glory the very essence of beauty
must pale and wither. Arise, therefore, and, with the whole enthusiasm of your
hearts, with all the eagerness of your souls, the full fervor of your will, and
the concentrated efforts of your entire being, strive to attain the paradise of
His presence, and endeavor to inhale the fragrance of the incorruptible Flower,
to breathe the sweet savors of holiness, and to obtain a portion of this
perfume of celestial glory. Whoso followeth this counsel will break his chains
asunder, will taste the abandonment of enraptured love, will attain unto his
heart’s desire, and will surrender his soul into the hands of his Beloved.
Bursting through his cage, he will, even as the bird of the spirit, wing his
flight to his holy and everlasting nest.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the
Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
