Mar 27, 2014

happiness

Referring to members of Spiritual Assemblies, the Guardian wrote that they “must disregard utterly their own likes and dislikes, their personal interests and inclinations, and concentrate their minds upon those measures that will conduce to the welfare and happiness of the Bahá’í Community and promote the common weal.” 
(The Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 28 December 2010 “To the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors”)