The process of becoming a Bahá'ís necessarily slow and
gradual. The essential is not that the beginner should have a full and detailed
knowledge of the Cause, a thing which is obviously impossible in the vast
majority of cases, but that he should, by act of his own will, be willing to
uphold and follow the truth guidance set forth in the Teachings, and thus open
his heart and mind to the reality of the Manifestation.
- The Universal House of
Justice (From a letter dated 7 June, 1974, to an individual believer; Bahá'í
News of India, p. 2, July/August, 1974; compilation: ‘Lights of Guidance’)
