… the spiritual world … is the Kingdom of complete attraction
and affinity. It is the Kingdom of the One Divine Spirit, the Kingdom of God.
Therefore, the affinity and love manifest in this meeting, the divine
susceptibilities witnessed here are not of this world but of the world of the
Kingdom. When the souls become separated and selfish, the divine bounties do
not descend, and the lights of the Supreme Concourse are no longer reflected
even though the bodies meet together. A mirror with its back turned to the sun
has no power to reflect the sun’s effulgence. Praise be to God! The purpose of
this assembly is love and unity.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk on 12 April 1912 at
Home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard MacNutt; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace:
Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá during His Visit to the United States and
Canada in 1912’)
