Middle Way
A middle course is best, as it is written: "It is incumbent upon you to do good between the two evils," this referring to the mean between the two extremes.
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Secret of Divine Civilization, p. 108-109
Quote of the Day
Istiqlal 1 Mulk 182 B.E.
With regard to your first question on alcohol and drinking, Bahá’u’lláh, fully aware of the great misery that it bring about, prohibits it as He expressly states that everything that takes away the mind, or in other words makes one drunk, is forbidden.
Shoghi Effendi – Lights of Guidance, p. 349