Bahá’í Quotes

Desire

. . . now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be protected, and be not consumed with the flame of desire and passion.

- Bahá’u’lláh, The Persian Hidden Words 34

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Istijlal 14 Nur 183 B.E.

Looking back upon those sullen days of my retirement, bitter with feelings of anxiety and gloom, I can recall with appreciation and gratitude those unmistakable evidences of your affection and steadfast zeal which I have received from time to time, and which have served to relieve in no small measure the burden that weighed so heavily upon my heart.

Shoghi Effendi – Bahá’í Administration, p. 66