The prime requisites for them that take counsel together are
purity of motive, radiance of spirit, detachment from all else save God,
attraction to His Divine Fragrances, humility and lowliness amongst His loved
ones, patience and long-suffering in difficulties and servitude to His exalted
Threshold. Should they be graciously aided to acquire these attributes, victory
from the unseen Kingdom of Bahá shall be vouchsafed to them....
- ‘Abdu'l-Bahá (cited in a letter dated 5
March 1922 written by Shoghi Effendi to the Bahá'ís of the United States and
Canada, published in ‘Bahá'í Administration: Selected Messages 1922-1932’; The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, Consultation)
