Say: He is not to be numbered with the people of Bahá who
followeth his mundane desires, or fixeth his heart on things of the earth. He
is My true follower who, if he come to a valley of pure gold will pass straight
through it aloof as a cloud, and will neither turn back, nor pause. Such a man
is assuredly of Me. From his garment the Concourse on high can inhale the
fragrance of sanctity.... And if he met the fairest and most comely of women,
he would not feel his heart seduced by the least shadow of desire for her
beauty. Such an one indeed is the creation of spotless chastity. Thus
instructeth you the Pen of the Ancient of Days, as bidden by your Lord, the
Almighty, the All-Bountiful.
- Baha’u’llah (Quoted by Shoghi Effendi in a letter
dated 25 December 1938; ‘The Advent of Divine Justice’)
