By the righteousness of God! It is not Our wish to lay hands
on your [kings of the earth] kingdoms. Our mission is to seize and possess the
hearts of men. Upon them the eyes of Bahá are fastened. To this testifieth the
Kingdom of Names, could ye but comprehend it. Whoso followeth his Lord, will
renounce the world and all that is therein; how much greater, then, must be the
detachment of Him Who holdeth so august a station! Forsake your palaces, and
haste ye to gain admittance into His Kingdom. This, indeed, will profit you
both in this world and in the next. To this testifieth the Lord of the realm on
high, did ye but know it.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
